We’re here knowing nothing and learning sailing bit by bit. This week we’re doing some boat jobs again. Trying to attach solar mounts and cut mattresses. Wow, ...
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As the 2018 season begins to wind down, we take two of our friends, Shawn and Deb, aboard for a short tour of the northern Greek Ionian islands and shoreline. ...
The strong, fall wind patterns return to Greece after a mid-summer of dulldrums. Starting in Corfu town, we embark on a circumnavigation of the the island. ...
Guys, we finally made it! We try to launch again and this time nothing is stopping us from floating away in our new home. It feels great to have water under ...
In todays episode we prepare Blue for launching day and get some last jobs done! We learn very quickly that things are not always easy and often don’t go as ...
In what turned out to be the culmination of absolutely unbelievable season of things happening to us and around us, we get backed down on by a huge day-cruise ...
What begins as a simple swap-out of our 24 volt alternator morphs into an in-depth discussion of sailboat batteries and charging systems. This overview ...
Tempers flare in a very tight and shallow harbor. This is the culmination of weeks of frustration with increasingly aggressive behavior by other boat drivers. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sailing from Croatia to Corfu in Greece. Sailing nonstop while being chased by thunder storms and bad weather. Night sailing and night navigation. Fishing ...
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, ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
http://www.TheSailingFamily.com - Klaus and his friend Thomas started the Ionian Sea Crossing in Kalamata/Greece and sailed to Sicily/Italy to the Strait of ...