Hanse 455 YouTube Videos
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Rescuing Crocodiles in Southern Italy – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World, Ep. 24
Join us as we make landfall on the Italian mainland at Scario, and then sail up to a supposed haunt of Ernst Hemmingway's, the charming town of Acciaroli, where we make an unexpected rescue - a plasticus crocodilus! It was wonderful sailing the Campania ...
Sailing Volcanoes – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.23
Join us sailing the Aeoli Islands, including the live volcanoes of Vulcano and Stromboli, where we are treated to the oldest light show in the Med and indulge in a steaming hot mud bath. Where else can you anchor under a volcano, take a steaming hot mud b...
Climbing Etna, Diving the Big Blue – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.21
After our three-day crossing from Greece to Sicily, we stretch our legs by hiking up Mt Etna, an active volcano. While waiting for a weather window to Messina, we explore Riposto town and nearby Taormina. We gatecrash the pool bar at the 5-star Capo Taor...
Wild Weather to Sicily – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.20
In our first multi-day sea crossing, we have a great sail... until we reach Italy, and then we come in for a wild ride! All part of the adventure of sailing around the world! Join us as we look at how we set up for night crossings - safety first! - and ou...
Sailing to Shipwreck Beach – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.19
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, Agios Nikolaus as well as the Blue Cave - with the grand finale at spectacular, and maybe the most fa...
The Islands of Ulysses – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.17
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, Meganisi, and his home island of Ithaca (and the not-to-be-missed beautiful town of Kioni) - immersing o...
Thunderstorms and Minefields – Our first night passage – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.14
Come for a sail on our first night passage on Tranquilo down the coast of Albania. This passage had a bit of everything: motoring in negligible wind, Tranquilo’s max speed so far in too much wind, several thunderstorms, a beautiful sunset and dolphins at...
Mermaids and Fairytale Towns – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep. 13
In this episode we leave Montenegro's fjords and continue our sailing around the world adventures down the Adriatic coast for the fairytale towns of Budva and Sveti Stefan. Soundtrack acknowledgements: - Opening theme is our favourite Brazilian song Mas Q...
Sailing Croatia’s Nature Wonderland I – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.5
Continuing our sailing around the world adventure, we visit the natural wonders of Croatia, including the world heritage Plitvice Lakes and the largest bay in the Adriatic, Luka Telascica with its salt lake, Jezero Mir. -----------------------------------...
Sailing into History (Istria, Croatia) – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.4
We've set sail, leaving Slovenia for Croatia. First stop is the northern coast of Croatia, Istria. Istria has a long history. It was the second-most important region of the Roman Empire after Rome, producing wines and olive oil, and the Roman heritage is v...
Preparing Tranquilo for Sailing Around the World Ep. 2
In this episode we prepare Tranquilo to sail around the world - we go through the equipment we had installed, take her for a test sail and learn to use the spinnaker, before signing off and completing the handover. ----------------------------------------...
Introducing Tranquilo – Sailing Around the World Ep.1
We finally set sail around the world! In our first episode we introduce Tranquilo, our Hanse 455 yacht, as well as take you around on our first stop, the picturesque town of Piran in Slovenia. ------------------------------------------------------------...