We Thought the Anchor Was Holding
Our anchor held through a night of strong, shifting wind off Ithaca. Then the alarm sounded in the middle of the day: Bluefish had started to drag. We sailed toward Kefalonia, but the first bay we checked had a rocky bottom, so we carried on as the sun went down. The place we eventually stopped was exposed to swell, and Bluefish rolled through the night. In the morning we moved again, looking for a sandy patch and a better place to settle.
The calmer part of this episode takes us pump foiling below the cliffs, exploring a small cave by dinghy and going ashore for ice cream. The striking superyacht THIS IS IT is anchored nearby. After some wing-foil practice, we lift anchor and sail west along southern Kefalonia.
At the end of the day, a neighboring charter catamaran heads toward a known reef and grounds. We take Bluefish off anchor to help, but it comes free before we need to assist, so we return and reanchor. The catamaran then grounds again around the corner. It manages to get clear a second time and anchors farther into the bay. We do not know the boat’s condition afterward.
**Chapters**
00:00 Opening preview
00:18 Wind at anchor
01:04 The anchor drags
01:45 Sailing toward Kefalonia
03:06 A bay with a rocky bottom
04:15 After a rolling night
05:10 Looking for a sandy patch
05:49 Pump-foil practice
06:42 Exploring by dinghy
07:47 THIS IS IT
08:14 Ashore for ice cream
09:00 Wing-foil practice
09:46 Sailing west
11:26 A catamaran hits the reef
⛵ Welcome aboard Bluefish
We’re Fredrik, Laura, Lucas and Noa. We sold everything and moved aboard Bluefish, our Lagoon 42 catamaran, because we believe life is meant to be lived before it’s too late.
Now we sail the Mediterranean full-time, sharing life aboard with teenagers — sailing, anchorages, boat systems, fishing, foiling, photography and the places we discover along the way.
🌍 Website: https://www.sailingbluefish.com
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Our anchor held through a night of strong, shifting wind off Ithaca. Then the alarm sounded in the middle of the day: Bluefish had started to drag. We sailed toward Kefalonia, but the first bay we checked had a rocky bottom, so we carried on as the sun went down. The place we eventually stopped was exposed to swell, and Bluefish rolled through the night. In the morning we moved again, looking for a sandy patch and a better place to settle.
The calmer part of this episode takes us pump foiling below the cliffs, exploring a small cave by dinghy and going ashore for ice cream. The striking superyacht THIS IS IT is anchored nearby. After some wing-foil practice, we lift anchor and sail west along southern Kefalonia.
At the end of the day, a neighboring charter catamaran heads toward a known reef and grounds. We take Bluefish off anchor to help, but it comes free before we need to assist, so we return and reanchor. The catamaran then grounds again around the corner. It manages to get clear a second time and anchors farther into the bay. We do not know the boat’s condition afterward.
**Chapters**
00:00 Opening preview
00:18 Wind at anchor
01:04 The anchor drags
01:45 Sailing toward Kefalonia
03:06 A bay with a rocky bottom
04:15 After a rolling night
05:10 Looking for a sandy patch
05:49 Pump-foil practice
06:42 Exploring by dinghy
07:47 THIS IS IT
08:14 Ashore for ice cream
09:00 Wing-foil practice
09:46 Sailing west
11:26 A catamaran hits the reef
⛵ Welcome aboard Bluefish
We’re Fredrik, Laura, Lucas and Noa. We sold everything and moved aboard Bluefish, our Lagoon 42 catamaran, because we believe life is meant to be lived before it’s too late.
Now we sail the Mediterranean full-time, sharing life aboard with teenagers — sailing, anchorages, boat systems, fishing, foiling, photography and the places we discover along the way.
🌍 Website: https://www.sailingbluefish.com
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingbluefish
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingbluefish
📩 Business & Collaboration: [email protected]
#SailingBluefish #SailingGreece #BoatLife #lagoon42
Sailing Bluefish
A family living full-time aboard a Lagoon 42 catamaran, sailing Greece and exploring real boat life in the Mediterranean. We’re Sailing Bluefish — Fredrik from Sweden, Laura from the UK, and our two New Zealand-born boys. After building businesses and raising our family in New Zealand, we chose a different kind of life. Now our home floats. We’ve been sailing and living aboard for the past two years. We’re only now sharing the journey properly on YouTube. This channel follows the real rhythm of full-time catamaran life — Mediterranean sailing, family life aboard, worldschooling, boat systems, maintenance, repairs, anchorages, passages, weather, waiting, and the everyday lessons learned through trial and error. If you’re curious about family liveaboard sailing, Lagoon 42 life, sailing Greece, and what it really takes to live full-time on the water, welcome aboard.
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