Exploring the Start of the Aeolian Archipelago
After a wonderful evening in Scilla we left our safe buoy early on the 29th July and headed across the 43 NM’s to an anchorage on the west coast of Vuclano, the first of...
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." — William Arthur Ward, Writer
2023 / The Aeolian Archipelago
by Chantal & David · Published August 24, 2023 · Last modified January 3, 2024
After a wonderful evening in Scilla we left our safe buoy early on the 29th July and headed across the 43 NM’s to an anchorage on the west coast of Vuclano, the first of...
by Chantal & David · Published August 20, 2023 · Last modified January 3, 2024
On the 26th July, we set sail from Taormina up to the start of the Messina Straits. Knowing we had to time it right to be able to get through with the tide/current that...
by Chantal & David · Published August 18, 2023 · Last modified January 5, 2024
On the 21st July we set sail to Sicily. This was not a one day trip so we had to work out where along the Italian coast we could take shelter each night in...
by Chantal & David · Published August 10, 2023 · Last modified January 3, 2024
On the 19th July we set sail from Taranto across the Gulf for 33nm’s, first close hauling, then as the wind came round, on a beam reach averaging 6.8 knots. It didn’t take long...
15th July we set sail from Santa Maria de Leuca heading to Gallipoli. The Approaches to Gallipoli Gallipoli is one of the very few places in Italy that offer a free dock, Greek style,...
by Chantal & David · Published July 30, 2023 · Last modified January 3, 2024
We set off from Vlore, Albania on 10th July at 8:45am, for the most part we had a wonderful sail on a beam reach in a NW3/4 for 52NM reaching land at a place...
On the 10th July, we left Orikum, although not without incident. With a healthy Force 4 blowing on our nose, negotiating out of our tight and shallow spot was not an easy task, not...
We woke in the morning, suitably refreshed and popped upstairs to our quirky hotel terrace, well roof top for breakfast and were initially served with this… Tea! Initially we declined but the hurt look...
The following morning, we woke after a surprisingly restful sleep, I say surprising because normally having spent a week onboard Seaclusion with varying degrees of rocking, it normally takes a while to adjust to...
We picked the hire car up the night before so we could set off early the following morning, given we were looking at a gruelling 6.5 hour drive plus the sightseeing time of course....