On our return to Olbia, we were happy to find a space available on the free dock. With hardly any wind when we arrived, mooring alongside, in the relatively small space, went well. We got chatting to our neighbours and joined them later for a nightcap. They were following the same route that we have […]
At first light, we continued our journey along the coast of Sardinia, avoiding the many fishing pots as we left Arbatax behind. The sea state was very confused and swell was coming from two directions, but fortunately the current was running with us, so we were easily making 6 kts as we cut through the […]
This week we’ve had a week of travelling which started when we lifted the anchor at Favignana. The sun was rising and a force 3 northerly wind was blowing as we left Favignana, and headed northwest towards Capo Carbonara on the south coast of Sardinia. Once out of the bay, we had the sails up […]
Favignana and the Aegadian Islands are part of the province of Trapani, which is just 11 nm away on the western tip of Sicily. It was a very calm sunny day as we lifted our anchor from the clear blue water and headed over to Trapani, where we anchored in the sheltered harbour. In contrast […]
After a few days in Mazara del Vallo and a couple of trips up the river, it was time to move on. We lifted the anchor and motored out of the bay heading north towards the Aegadian islands. The Aegadian islands (also known as the Egadis) are a group of five small mountainous islands situated […]
Sailing ZigZag 