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Racing to MASTER the Art of Seamanship | BOAB 196
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Rat Onboard! Horror of Finding a Rat on our Boat – Liveaboards Nightmare 030
Yup, we had a rat onboard within days of docking in Almerimar Marina. We tried using traditional traps, homemade traps, glue, duct tape and even Oscar, a Patterdale terrier - a proven ratter, but nothing worked. But if there's one thing worse than a live...
020: Sailing the Cyclades to Crete – Knossos Palace, Earthquakes, Dinosaurs and Minotaurs
The last blog was about returning from England and Woody's experiences in Aegina - a visit to the Parthenon and witnessing a live sea rescue. In this blog we leave Aegina and head down through Cyclades to Crete and beyond! Our first stop was Russian Bay,...
Stern to Mooring Fails, a Rescue at Sea and a Visit to the Parthenon in Athens #019
In the last blog we left Woody to look after the boat in the Aegina and get on with maintenance work while we returned to England for a few weeks. It's great the kids are curious and want to learn about maintenance work on the boat, but obviously it slow...
Bikes Repaired and Recycled after being Illegally Dumped in Nature Reserve
This footage is from a few months ago while still in Lefkas. It was missed out of our main Travel and Sailing BIG blogs due to lack of time, bandwidth and disk space! We've uploaded it as a smaller microblog here because it raises important issues. Wa...
018: Sailing the Corinth Canal, Visiting Epidavros and Mooring in Aegina
This blog it's all about finishing off the Gulf of Patras and going through the Corinth Canal heading around to Epidavros and finally bringing the boat to Aegina. There's always a few maintenance issues and on this passage it was the toilet - or heads! We...
Woman Rescued from Sea after Falling from Passenger Ship – Live Footage!
We thought it was worth doing a standalone blog just on this because it was quite serious and there was a lot to learn from it. We are involved in a genuine rescue at sea while on a Greek ferry between Athen and Aegina. About half way along our journey ...
017: Sailing in Greece – Delphi and Dolphins in The Gulf of Patras.. after a Rig Check
We had mixed feelings about leaving Lefkas - it was sad to say goodbye to our new friends but we were really excited about setting sail again. We did last minute shopping, engine checks and a rig inspection from where we could see all the walks we'd done...
Sailing Away on our Sea Travels Again – Goodbye Lefkas – Hello Dolphins!
So we finally left Lefkas and we're sailing again after a long cold wet winter! We hoisted the sails, turned off the engine and were met with beautiful white caps and magic dolphins. What a thrill! It was sad to say goodbye to all the friends we'd made ...
Family Travel and Sailing Blogs about Exploring the World by Sea and Living your Dream
Our new CHANNEL AD.! A decade of planning, saving and sacrifice to eventually live the dream of traveling the world by sea. We sold all our belongings, quit our jobs, rented the house, took the kids out of school and searched for the best cruising boat w...
015: Wintering on a Sailboat when Thunder Storms Start and Sailing Stops
After problems with the boat and stormy weather our plans for travel and adventure change and we end up spending the winter months in Lefkas, Greece. We take up some new hobbies like horse riding, knitting(!), hiking and guitar and get to know our fellow ...
014: Sailing Ionian Flotilla Routes with Yacht Chartering Friends
We meet up with some friends who charter a yacht for the week and sail around the Southern Ionian, exploring caves on Meganisi and beaches on Ithaca Island. We're hit by another storm and go against our off grid principles by sheltering in a cafe with a b...
013: Dinghy Sailing, Paddle boarding and Kayaking at Neilson’s Ionian Yacht Charter Base
We head south through the Lefkas Canal and into the Southern Ionion to meet up with some friends chartering a yacht from our old employer - Neilson Active Holidays. We arrived early - they arrived late, so we had some fun on the beach until they arrived. ...
012: Caving, Campfires and Exploring a secluded Anchorage near Parga – North Ionian
Woody watches a flotilla coming in to Parga and remembers his old days as a flotilla skipper for Neilson Active Holidays. We're beginning to hit our stride with the home schooling and a quick stop over for lunch extends into a couple of days at anchor in ...