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Our one day stop at Kastos town, on the island of Kastos (Greece) turns into a couple of days when Wendy pulls something in her back. This highlights one of the negatives of full time cruising, which is that often you're off the beaten path with little or ...

We can't catch a break. Winds pick up in Kioni Harbor, and suddenly Talisman seems to have no holding. We find ourselves being blown back onto the quay, and alarmingly also into the adjacent boats.

Talisman finally gets some bruises. No matter how hard you try, these are the types of things that eventually happen. We've been cruising full time for almost a year now, and this is the first issue of the kind. Join us for some fast sailing and a close ca...

Sailing in Greece is so much fun. The bareboat and charter operations take up a lot of room, but we like having people around and the mood is universally festive. For this portion, in the middle of a week of dead wind we actually find an afternoon of 20 kn...

As we enter the early summer of 2018 in Greece, we find some real gems. We're still learning the habits of Talisman, our Oyster 485 sloop, but she's a rugged and spirited boat. She doesn't steer in reverse very well, but with practice things start to come ...

From summer of 2018, a short (but sweet) episode where we make a stop at the small harbor of Fiscardo, on the Greek Ionian island of Kefalonia. We take an afternoon to dinghy to the adjacent bay to observe the technique of long-lining. Back in town, Talism...

As the title says, it's time for a big hop and the 3-on-3-off watchkeeping rotation that we all love so much. Our trip begins with the dreaded currents of the Strait of Mesina, where we dodge ferry and fishing boat traffic. Then it's out into the wild blue...

Sailing from Croatia to Corfu in Greece. Sailing nonstop while being chased by thunder storms and bad weather. Night sailing and night navigation. Fishing boats without navigation lights or AIS. This video show only a glimse of why you should not sail lon...

In our continuing sailing around the world adventures we sail to our last stop in Greece: Zakynthos. We visit its towns and natural wonders - Port Zante, Agios Nikolaus as well as the Blue Cave - with the grand finale at spectacular, and maybe the most fa...

In our continuing adventures sailing around the world, we sail to Cephalonia, first the charming town of Fiscardo, and on to Sami and the magical Melissani Cave. Melissani Cave in Greek mythology was the Cave of the Nymphs. In Fiscardo, we moor by droppi...

In our continuing adventures sailing around the world, we sail to the islands of the mythical legend Ulysses - Lefkada and the charming town of Sivota, Meganisi, and his home island of Ithaca (and the not-to-be-missed beautiful town of Kioni) - immersing o...

We're off into a sailors' paradise, the rugged coastlines, beautiful sandy beaches, torquoise waters and fair winds of the Greek Ionian Islands. We drop into Corfu to pick up Fil's mum Maria, then head for the twin islands of Paxos and Antipaxos where we ...