We are Emily and Ryan, a couple from Tasmania, Australia, who are pursuing our dream of exploring the world by sailboat. We have recently bought a 1988 Moody 425 in Greece, named Wishful Thinking (formerly Vitaminsea III). We will be fixing her up ourselves and sailing in the Mediterranean in 2023/2024.
We are Emily and Ryan, a couple from Tasmania, Australia, who are pursuing our dream of exploring the world by sailboat. We have recently bought a 1988 Moody 425 in Greece, named Wishful Thinking (formerly Vitaminsea III). We will be fixing her up ourselves and sailing in the Mediterranean in 2023/2024.
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It's been a little while since we've posted an update on YouTube... We've been busy sailing across the Atlantic Ocean!
We've now arrived in the Caribbean! Here's a short video with some of the highlights from the crossing. Details below:
Cape Verde to ...
We complete our sail around the Peloponnese and arrive at the Ionian islands in early April. The weather is unseasonably warm due to a storm in the Atlantic pushing hot air up into Europe. As it's still the "off season" for tourism, we get to enjoy some of...
We explore Milos and then have a hectic 13 hour sail across to beautiful Kythira. After a quick stop at Elafonisos island, we have another sporty sail around the Peloponnese to Methoni. We explore epic Venetian fortresses at Methoni and Pilos, as well as w...
We finally launch Wishful Thinking in Leros, Greece, ready for our second sailing season. We're nervous about our launch as we've done lots of work below the waterline and found a leak after launching last year. Our friends (along with their cat, Chicho) i...
We upgrade our anchor and chain, replacing our Chinese knock-off Bruce with a shiny new Spade. Ryan also refurbishes a Katadyn/PUR 40E water maker and installs a cockpit/deck shower. We finish off lots of other jobs ready for launch day, while Chicho the g...
We fly back to Leros island in Greece where we left Wishful Thinking for the European winter on the hard at Moor and Dock Boatyard. We get straight into boat work to prepare to launch her for our second sailing season. Below the waterline we remove rust on...
Watch Sailing Wishful Thinking From The Beginning!
We are Emily and Ryan, a couple from Tasmania, Australia, who are pursuing our dream of exploring the world by sailboat. We recently bought a Moody 425 monohull yacht in Greece, ready to sail the Mediterranean in 2023. In this video, we take you along the ...
We arrive back in Greece, reunite with Wishful Thinking and spend four weeks getting her ready to go in the water. Ryan installs a new bilge pump, holding tank and replaces four broken seacocks. Unfortunately Wishful Thinking sprang a leak on launch day an...
We fix a leak coming from one of Wishful Thinking's thru hulls by doing some fibreglassing. We also get some other boat jobs done including servicing our winches and re-oiling our compass. We then make a second launch attempt and set off on our journey thr...
We transit the Corinth Canal and sail to the Saronic Islands where we meet up with Ryan's family at Poros. We explore Hydra while we're there, before setting off on our adventure through the Cyclades with stops at Legrena, Kythnos, Syros and Mykonos.
We explore Naxos and Paros in the Cyclades Islands, Greece. While in Paros a super yacht collides with us in the middle of the night when its stern line breaks. Luckily there was no damage to our boat!
We sail Wishful Thinking from the Cyclades to the Dodecanese Islands, making our way to eastern Greece ready to head to Turkiye. We stop at Naxos, Koufonisia, Astipalea, Kos, Tilos and Alimia along the way. We'd planned to check out of Greece in Kos, but d...
We spend a week exploring Rhodes. We particularly loved wandering the streets of the old town and exploring the impressive fortress. Our Schengen visa was about to run out though, so we sail across to Türkiye and start our adventure down the Turkish coast...
We continue sailing up the Turkish coast, visiting Ciftlik, Marmaris, Pamukkale and the Fethiye Gulf, and stopping at some other amazing anchorages along the way. We say goodbye to Zander in Marmaris and welcome Ryan's cousin Luke on board.
We continue exploring around Fethiye before sailing to Kas and Kekova. We check out some sights around Kas, including the ancient cities at Patara and Myra as well as Duden Waterfalls in Antalya. Luke heads off to continue his travels through Europe and Wi...
We spend our last few weeks in Turkey with our friends Beth, Paul, Gabi, Alex and Belinda. We then sail back to Greece as our Schengen visa time had finally reset. We check in at Symi and explore the island. We sail to Tilos and Nisyros as we make our way ...
Wishful Thinking is hauled out on Leros island in eastern Greece for the European winter. We pack away the sails, service the engine and seacocks, fog our dinghy outboard and do lots of other jobs to prepare to leave her for the winter. We engage a technic...
We fly back to Leros island in Greece where we left Wishful Thinking for the European winter on the hard at Moor and Dock Boatyard. We get straight into boat work to prepare to launch her for our second sailing season. Below the waterline we remove rust on...
We upgrade our anchor and chain, replacing our Chinese knock-off Bruce with a shiny new Spade. Ryan also refurbishes a Katadyn/PUR 40E water maker and installs a cockpit/deck shower. We finish off lots of other jobs ready for launch day, while Chicho the g...
We finally launch Wishful Thinking in Leros, Greece, ready for our second sailing season. We're nervous about our launch as we've done lots of work below the waterline and found a leak after launching last year. Our friends (along with their cat, Chicho) i...
We explore Milos and then have a hectic 13 hour sail across to beautiful Kythira. After a quick stop at Elafonisos island, we have another sporty sail around the Peloponnese to Methoni. We explore epic Venetian fortresses at Methoni and Pilos, as well as w...
We complete our sail around the Peloponnese and arrive at the Ionian islands in early April. The weather is unseasonably warm due to a storm in the Atlantic pushing hot air up into Europe. As it's still the "off season" for tourism, we get to enjoy some of...
It's been a little while since we've posted an update on YouTube... We've been busy sailing across the Atlantic Ocean!
We've now arrived in the Caribbean! Here's a short video with some of the highlights from the crossing. Details below:
Cape Verde to ...
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