If you're sailing around the Greek Ionina, One House Bay on Nisis Atoko is a lovely spot to anchor. The Pilot Book doesn't mention much about the mooring so I did a video to capture just how spectacular the bay is. It's one mooring not to be missed!
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Here's a mini-trip down the Lefkas Canal in the Greek Ionian. We've met quite a few boaters that were afraid to enter the canal. The trick is to hold back and enter as the last boat rather than the first as it can get congested before the bridge opens (ent...
Watch this to see what happens over a 6 week period on a sailboat refit! See the before and after pictures and videos :) A special 'thank you' to Andrea Blasi, Vittorio Malingri and their team for making our refit an amazing experience.
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After trying to get Sienna to swim unassisted all summer, she finally took her floatation jacket off and gave it a go! Our number one concern about sailing around the world is safety and getting Sienna swim has been high on the list of things to do.
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While my daughter, Sienna, and I were moored up in Kos Marina we went for a walk around Kos Town. After buying a Barbie that sings Greek, we stumbled upon this Agora, or ancient meeting place. The things you find when you get off the sailboat are often inc...
The Corinth Canal is a passage, created back in 1882 and 1883, that connects the Ionian Sea to the Aegean. Rather than traveling south around the Peloponnese, you can pay a handsome fee to cut through Greece and pop out near Athens. This video shows a quic...
After leaving Italy, we sailed to Greece. Our first stop was Corfu! Here are my husband and daughter celebrating leaving one country and heading to another by dancing to the theme song to Despicable Me 2 - Happy!
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Paul and Sheryl Shard sail their 37-foot sailboat north along the west coast of Turkey to Istanbul then explore the northern Greek Islands of Lesvos, Samos, Chios, Patmos and more. They then head to the southern coast of Turkey visiting Marmaris and the Tu...
The voyage into the Mediterranean continues in Distant Shores Series 2 when Paul and Sheryl head through the Straits of Messina to the Aeolian Island of Italy, then around Italy's south coast into the Adriatic Sea to explore the Croatian coast, then north...
Mooring Mediterranean-style stern to the dock in Greece. This is an excerpt from the Distant Shores sailing adventure television series.
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Hobie Wildcat sailing in 25 knots at Vassiliki, Greece.
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Tory Salvia, President of TheSailingChannel, introduces "Distant Shores" the highly acclaimed half-hour sailing/travel/adventure series produced by Canadian sailors, Paul and Sheryl Shard. In the Greek Islands and Turkey series, youll sail with the Shards ...
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