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We are Kel and Al, a couple from New Zealand and Australia who have always had a passion for travel. In January 2018 we left our full time jobs and started to travel the world. We spent two years travelling on a budget through South East Asia documenting our adventures as we went before we found a new dream, to buy a boat! Fours years of hard work scrimping and saving led us to our dream. We introduce you to our home Dakini. She is a 2010 Lagoon 421 and we love her. Purchased in Greece we started our adventure cruising the greek islands. Two years later we have sailed all over Greece, Italy, Turkey and Malta with a winter in Tunisia. Our plan for 2026 is to explore Albania, Italy, Malta, France and Spain before the biggest adventure of our lives, crossing the Atlantic around New Years. Exciting times ahead.
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We are Kel and Al, a couple from New Zealand and Australia who have always had a passion for travel. In January 2018 we left our full time jobs and started to travel the world. We spent two years travelling on a budget through South East Asia documenting our adventures as we went before we found a new dream, to buy a boat!
Fours years of hard work scrimping and saving led us to our dream. We introduce you to our home Dakini. She is a 2010 Lagoon 421 and we love her. Purchased in Greece we started our adventure cruising the greek islands. Two years later we have sailed all over Greece, Italy, Turkey and Malta with a winter in Tunisia.
Our plan for 2026 is to explore Albania, Italy, Malta, France and Spain before the biggest adventure of our lives, crossing the Atlantic around New Years. Exciting times ahead.
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Finding it hard to leave Akbuk in te Gekova Gulf! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 99)
The prevailing westerlies make it hard for us to get out of Akbuk and explore more of the Gokova Gulf, but we try! We do make it Oren again for another pump out where we get visited and moved on by the Coastguard. Akbuk is proving a great town for us to af...
Touring inland from Akbuk Bay – visiting Mugla by bus! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 98)
In this episode we stay in Akbuk, a big bay on the northern side of Gokova Gulf that we are really enjoying. Al does something a bit different though, and takes a bus inland to visit Mugla, the capital city of this interesting province of Turkey. He goes o...
We find an ice cold fresh water river in Akyaka – Gokova! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 97)
This episode begins with us anchored off Akyaka, the tourist town at the head of the Gulf of Gokova. In addition to being the home of a lot of big tourist boats, it has a great little market and a popular beach. In addition to being the capital of Turkey's...
Stoked to find more awesome spots in the Gulf of Gokova! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 96)
In this episode we continue deep into the Gulf of Gokova looking for new places to explore and we are not disappointed. First we have a great sail East to Oren, a destination very popular with Turkish weekenders. It's a pretty place but a challenging ancho...
Another racing sail to Datca, then we enter Gokova Gulf! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 95)
In this episode we leave friends in Kalkan and take advantage of a rare Northerly to head west once again. After a slow we get Dakini up to a consistent 9knots with a reef in. A nervous way to start an overnight sail but so rewarding. We do have to beat o...
Kekova and Kas are an amazing underwater playground! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 94)
In this episode we spend a few great days in the Kekova Roads area doing some free-diving and some much needed maintenance, including getting some polishing done. The hull is still looking pretty good but we get stuck in to giving that a refresh as well. ...
A big sail east across Türkiye when the wind allows! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 93)
In this episode we are sailing from Fethiye in a huge collection of tourist boats. The summer school holidays are in the full force. We aren't sure how far east we will get but we agreed at the start of the season that we would make the most of any good ea...
We are back in Fethiye & we love this part of Türkiye! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 92)
In this episode we leave the great anchorage at the entrance to the Gocek Marine Area and head on in to the park itself. It is so hot, one of the reasons we are underway is to get some air moving. The Gocek area is really busy and we decide to move on, and...
Urgent repairs & anchor dragging mayhem – Marmaris, Turkiye! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 91)
Previously we have really enjoyed Marmaris however this time we are there for some urgent repairs on our anchor winch. Unfortunately the heat is really taking its toll as we do fault finding and attempt our repairs. To add to the drama, unexpectedly stron...
Entering Turkey from Greece – this time Simi to Bozburun! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 90)
We've left Simi and it's time to get our Türkiye courtesy flag out as we are crossing the border! We haven't checked in in Bozburun before and we are always nervous dealing with agents and customs staff, but it goes very smoothly and that afternoon we mov...
Simi, famous for its beauty and colour – but so windy! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 89)
We really are island hopping our way across Greece, having left Kefalos on the island of Kos for a long day sail south-east to our last spot for this period in Greece, Simi. It is predominantly a downwind sail, and pretty fast at times, but the real actio...
Exploring Nisyros – a massive smoking volcano in Greece! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 88)
It's an early start for us in this episode as we leave Dakini in the gorgeous little harbour on Nisyros to explore the island by car. Nisyros is actually a huge active Volcano and the main highlight we visit first, beating all the tourist buses, is the cra...
We go on a road trip around Kos to avoid the meltemi! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 87)
We anchor off Kardamaina Beach about mid way along Kos' south coast. We figure this would be a great place to shelter from the meltemi for a few days, and we were kind of right. First Kel, Helen and Pete do a road trip around Kos itself to avoid the worst ...
Astypalaia & Kefalos – from the Cyclades to the Dodecanese! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 86)
Astypalaia is also known as the Butterfly Island due to its unique shape. It does make for great shelter as the Meltemi rolls in and we find a great anchorage to spend a few days, giving the everyone the opportunity to do some exploring on foot. Al does so...
Koufonisia & Schinoussa – amazing islands in the Cyclades! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 85)
Koufonisia Island was everything we were hoping for from the Cyclades. Crystal clear water, lovely sand, and no crowds. First we anchored off Pori Beach in an amazingly sheltered bay. We took the opportunity o explore both the rugged north east of the isla...
Heading to the more remote and stunning Cyclades! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 84)
In this episode we first take Helen and Pete back to Parakia so we can do a little tourism, but it is time to head further into the Cyclades. First we head west around Parakia, catching our first fish of the season and our first barracuda in the shallows b...
We’ve made it to Naousa, time for hiking and watersports! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 83)
It is a short hop around the northern side of Paros Island to get from Parakia to the second largest town on the Island, Naousa. As usual, in this episode it is the weather that moves us on as we need to find somewhere with good shelter from the northerlie...
We are battling the ferries of the Aegean around Despotiko! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 82)
After a couple of nights with friends in Sifnos in the Cyclades we sail east to an amazing anchorage between Despotiko and Antiparos. This move is prompted by the weather but we are stunned by our strongest winds ever while underway at 38kts. We end up dum...
More exploring of the Cyclades – Kimolos and Serifos! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 81)
After the massive day in Milos we head around the island to the East and despite pretty poor sailing conditions make it to a great anchorage on the south side of Kimolos. We finally get to try out the Standup Paddleboard and briefly get a wing inflated in ...
We have a massive day hiking around beautiful Milos! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 80)
We survived the big storm hunkered down in Milos, and now it is time to explore. We sail across the bay and anchor off town to wash Dakini who was covered in orange! We spent the first afternoon heading out to a small lighthouse and checking out town, but...
Running from a storm – off to Milos in the Cyclades! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 79)
That's right Kel is back and we are sailing from Vari on the mainland of Greece to Milos in the Cyclades. This is new territory for us and we are super excited to see what these famous and historic islands have to offer. We have an amazing sail south west...
Absolutely stunning Plitvice Lakes & Zagreb – love Croatia! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 78)
It's Kel, Helen and Pete's last few days in Croatia before Kel returns to Dakini and their first stop is the truly stunning Plitvice Lakes national park. Waterfalls for miles, crystal clear water and gorgeous forests. Yes this is a unique and incredible ar...
Croatia is awesome – this time we are exploring Split! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 77)
Exploring Croatia with Kel, Helen and Pete continues as they head north, this time to Split. It's a city with an amazing history and architecture and everyone is really enjoying exploring religious sites, forts and parks. Not to mention those pizzas which ...