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Corfu, Greece ‐ Oct 28, 2020

Corfu Sailclub

Back in DK

My flight was canceled the other day. I could choose between coming home the next day or November 17th. Although Corfu is wonderfully weather-wise, I chose to go home the next day as I found the coron...

Back in Corfu

Back in Corfu sailclub. Met with the old friends from last. Arranged a sailmaker to come up with offers for new sprayhood and benimi as well as repair of sails. In addition, arranged electricians for...
Lakka ‐ Oct 23, 2020

Last daycruise for this summer

It's getting late summer and cooler. I am sailing today to Corfu where the boat will be in Corfu sailclub this winter. There is not much wind, but it is sunny here. It is about 5 hours sailing by moto...
Preveza ‐ Oct 21, 2020

+4
Vlikhon bay ‐ Oct 17, 2020

Season slowly ending

I begin Slowly going back to Corfu for winter port. The weather has become a little cooler, 22-25 degrees during the day and down to 16-17 degrees at night. Not cold or uncomfortable, but still a sign...
38.706611, 20.713949
38.621431, 20.72485
Syvota ‐ Oct 15, 2020
Vathi - Itahca ‐ Oct 13, 2020

+17
Vlikhon ‐ Oct 10, 2020

+12

Lefkades

Weather here in Med

The weather for last night was predicted to be windy, which was one of the reasons for choosing this very protected lagoon. Have been lying here for several days and then moved the boat over to a laid...

Preveza and Lefkas chanel

Had an overnight stay in Preveza Marina, which is a brand new marina with all amenities. I needed to get clothes washed, recharge boat batteries and be washed in fresh water as well as geting provisio...
Preveza ‐ Oct 9, 2020
Parga ‐ Oct 7, 2020

+14
Gaios ‐ Oct 6, 2020

+12

Gaios trip

Excursion Gaios

Just thought I had to sail a little trip today to a new port. Will hate to forget how to sail or that the boat grows stuck in the bottom. Sailed 5 nm south and got a tomato salad and a cup of coffee,...
39.205921, 20.192356
39.242026, 20.135708
Lakka ‐ Oct 3, 2020

+11

Lakka

To avoid winds and waves that are currently comming during the day I set sail early and arrived at Lakka harbor on an island south of Corfu allready 10 o´clock.Absolutely wonderful place. Fantastic tu...
Plataria ‐ Oct 2, 2020

Unpredictable weather

Today the plan was to sail 27 nm south to Paxhoi. The weather was fine and I set off. Of course it blew up shortly after and there were waves and wind in the nose. I changed the plan and sailed over t...
Mandraki - Corfu Sailing Club ‐ Sep 29, 2020

+25

Korfu

Appointment for winterstay in Sailingclub

To have peace of mind to sail around down here in Greece without thinking about where the boat should be during the months I am in Denmark, I have today made an agreement with the sailing club to stay...

Considerations for staying in the winter

Enjoying civilization in a real city and in a real sailing club. Already know several sailors who belong to the sailing club. It is completely different to lie in a sailing club than in a commercial m...

Mandraki ( Corfu old town )

After a few days with too much wind I was able to sail again. The sailing trip to Corfu was wonderful on mirror-clear water and culminated with arrival at the beautifully situated sailing club in Mand...
Corfu
39.826468, 19.865685
Ereikoussa ‐ Sep 24, 2020

+11

Layover

+10

Kalypsoˋs island and Ereikoussa

Mooringline in propeller

There comes one low pressure after another. Yesterday I tried to sail to Corfu between 2 low pressures as there was a window of 10-12 hours with less wind. The attempt failed as I got a mooringline in...

Layover due to strong wind

Had planned to read a good book today. Instead, it was to take care of the boat. Basically it has blown quite a lot last night and today, but when there is a thunderstorm on top then there will be som...

Last streth to Greece

Waited for a window to sail the last stretch to Greece - a distance of 50 nm. The wind was reduced to very little from the morning and the forecast was that it would be calm all day. After getting fue...
Othonoi Municipal Unit
Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy ‐ Sep 21, 2020

+20

Englishmen - and boats

You meet many English boats down here in the Greece. There are like 2 categories. One is large beautiful and well-kept boats. The second group are some very small - often only 6-8 meters - in very poo...

Leuca sigtseeing

Yesterday I cycled around the area. The lighthouse, Mousolini's staircase, the caves and some provisions. The city is geared towards great tourism...... but there is none. Many restaurants and hotels...

A few days More in Italy before Greece

Took off early yesterday at 5 o'clock. There was 72 nm in front. There were good weather reports everywhere, so it was just about to get going.. Arrived in the port which is located on the southern ti...
39.078902, 17.13797 ‐ Sep 20, 2020
39.021318, 17.210426
38.950446, 17.173251
Capo Rizzuto
Le Castella ‐ Sep 19, 2020

Milestone - 1000 nautic mile

Today I have logged a total of 1017 nautical miles or 1873 KM 😊🥂
Roccella Ionica ‐ Sep 15, 2020

+4

Cementeri for boats failing entering the port

Cementeri for boats

After a few days of waiting for better weather (less wind) I set off on the 4th day. I had a relatively long distance to the next port. Had to cross a bay which is notorious for big waves, but it was...

Entering Ionian see

Yesterday was a very long day. 15 hours sailing, which included 9 hours with strong headwinds and big waves. In addition, I was running out of fuel as the boat used a lot of fuel due to the big waves...
37.913867, 16.068192
37.914351, 15.744097
37.939865, 15.658264
Reggio Calabria ‐ Sep 14, 2020
Messina

+12

Messina straith

Covid and Italy

As always, the port office in Messina was very cumbersome as in all other Italien ports. All ship documents, Address, mail, telephone, ID, last port, next port, and final destination. When I mentioned...

Missina strait

Get fine through Messina Strait. There were absolutely no problems in it. Sailing in the area between Elsinore and Helsingborg is more challenging. There were some ferries, there were also some fishin...
Bagnara Calabra ‐ Sep 13, 2020

+4

Swordfish fishing boats and advices for The Messina Strait

There are many swordfish in the area. I have not seen any, but they grow up to 4.5 meters long and weigh up to 600 kg. Some very special boats have been developed, where the helmsman sits in a tall to...
Tropea ‐ Sep 11, 2020

Volcano Strompoli

Vulcano Stromboli

I had been recommended in Rome to sail out to a volcanic island a little north of the Strait of Messina. The volcano is active and has regular eruptions. I had the consideration to sail out there - ab...

Break

After a long stretch, it turned into a 2 day break in Tropea. Charming place. Spent some time studying the conditions at the Strait of Messina, which I will be going through in a few days. It is certa...

Transport

The day was a transport day. There is a fairly long stretch of beaches without harbors. When sailing you do not like long distances without ports. If the weather gets bad or you have problems with gea...
Cetraro Marina ‐ Sep 10, 2020
Marina di Camerota ‐ Sep 9, 2020
40.128233, 15.070677
Salerno ‐ Sep 7, 2020

+10

Pompei

Morning started with great activity on deck and in dinghy. The big seagulls picked up all the dead little fish that had committed suicide last night. Seagulls get up early !! This morning I rowed in...

Weird fish

The nice place I had in Naples was a place that the military had. A couple of very friendly soldiers asked me to sail away. I therefore sailed on. Naples will be another time. Good sailing with Capri...
- Pompei ‐ Sep 8, 2020
  
  +11
Via Isola Capri
Naples ‐ Sep 6, 2020

+10

Fenced

Had emailed a number of ports in Naples to get a mooring. I was rejected. However, I still tried if I could sneak into a spot at the end of the day. I managed to find a mooring without the harbor mast...
Baia - Napoli ‐ Sep 5, 2020

Baia - Naples
Baia - Napoli

Napoli

Ports in the area around Naples are extremely expensive - and it does not seem easy to find space for sway just outside one of the ports. It is said - and described - that there is a risk that your bo...
San Felice Circeo ‐ Sep 4, 2020

+8

Early morning on the way to Neaple

Early up

This morning I was up very early. I was at anchor. During the night the wind had turned and at 4 o'clock I was almost thrown out of the bunk due to large swells. Not much wind. In the black night I ha...

Shallow water

After 3 weeks on the Tiber near Rome, the bottom of the boat was completely overgrown with seaweed. I sailed much slower than usual - at least 0.5 knots slower. during the day it got better. Got off a...
Fiumicino ‐ Aug 21, 2020

Rome tour

+5

Callisto catacomb

+8

Tiberen river

Next move

Have been in the area for a long time and now I have to move on. Here is otherwise nice. Rome is lovely and here where I lie there are lovely with nice people and a lot of nature and animals. Yesterda...

Time to continue

Have been in the area for a long time and now I have to move on. Here is otherwise nice. Rome is lovely and here where I lie there are lovely with nice people and a lot of nature and animals. Yesterda...

Relaxing

Spent the day on little things as I had not gotten enough sleep. Got the bike ashore and cycled a ride in the area and got provisions. Enormous amounts of fluid and fruit are needed in hot weather. Th...

In place for Rome adventure

Sailing in very little wind on blue water with spots of dolphins. At the mouth of the river Tiber, I sailed up the river and got a great place at a small shipyard. Piers in the area around Rome are ve...
Lido di Ostia
Boccelle ‐ Aug 20, 2020

On the way to Rome

2 days ago I was considering whether I should sail to Corsica or sail south. It became south as I thought there was a great risk for me to be in port every day as the possibility of anchoring was limi...
Porto Santo Stefano
Portoferraio ‐ Aug 18, 2020

+4

Back to Portoferrario

Ending the Elba loop

It is practically impossible to get a place in a port on Elba., And it is said it is even worse in Corsica. The ports are filled up at least 5 days ahead with reservations. When supplying, the port au...
Porto Azzurro ‐ Aug 17, 2020
Marina di Campo
Fetovaia ‐ Aug 16, 2020

Fetovaia bay

Relax days with swimming, book reading, and unfortunately also a little bit of challenges with the engine. Tried to get a mooring in a few ports to get the bike ashore. Everything was busy. The Italia...
Marciana Marina

+4

Elba
Portoferraio ‐ Aug 10, 2020

Elba arrival

Elba

Enjoy the days with the beautiful view from the boat's cockpit. Reads my favorite biography about Napolion as well as doing little things on the boat. Simple days that I enjoy.

Arriving Elba

Totally windless day. The engine teased a bit at first, but it worked for 5 hours after all. Arriving at Elba is very nice. It can be hard to understand that Napoleon was so eager to leave Elba. Laid...
Marina di Cecina

Cesina

Pitstop

I made 2 friends in the harbor. One was a dog who became very interested in my spaghetti bolognaise and the other one was an incredibly helpful guy named Antonio. Antonio gave me a lot of good advices...
Marina di Pisa ‐ Aug 8, 2020

+2

Pisa

A few days in Port di Pisa. Provisioning, petrol and of course Pisa with the Leaning Tower. It is actually really impressive and due to Corona there were not many tourists - but it was really hot. The...
Portovenere ‐ Aug 7, 2020

+32

Vernazza & Portovenere

Vernazza & Portovenere

Some days in a few Italian gems of small picturesque villages. The coastline has many small villages on the cliffs.
Vernazza ‐ Aug 6, 2020
Chiavari ‐ Aug 3, 2020

+3

Recorvery

Day 10 -12 Monday was mainly spent in hospital to get a prescription for some medicine for
Santa Margherita Ligure ‐ Aug 2, 2020

+9

Portofino

From Idylic to thunderstorm

Day 9 Good sailing to Portofino which is a very nice and idyllic port. Found a place,
Isola Gallinara ‐ Aug 1, 2020

+6

Anchor at a little island

Day 8. Windless most of the day. Past Monaco with its atypical skyline and further to a small island where I lay at anchor. Bathed for the first time in the Mediterranean. The water is 27 degrees so i...
Nice, France ‐ Jul 31, 2020

+15

Nice

Day 7 Ended up in Nice. Fantastic place. I called over the VHF harbor master to get a place. No answer. Sailed around but found no moring. Then someone waved. It was the harbor master. He had no morin...
Le Lavandou ‐ Jul 30, 2020

+9

Idyllic to modern port

Idyllic to modern

Day 6. Lef
Calanque de Port-Miou ‐ Jul 29, 2020

Wonderfull port just before Casis

+3

National park south of Marseilles

National Park south of Marseilles

Day 5. National park south of Marsailles. Dolphins followed me on my way. Archipelago as on the west coast of Sweden - j
Carry-le-Rouet ‐ Jul 28, 2020

+7

On the Way

On the way

Day 4 Finally - now I could sail. Cool.
Carmague ‐ Jul 21, 2020

Met a Danish boat in the Navy Service harbor, which was supposed to masting as they had just come down through Europe's canals and rivers. I knew the boat from Rungsted, where I spoke to the captain in March about the family's upcoming trip. It is only a little over 5 weeks ago that it opened up in Germany, so they have been busy. They are essentially going the same trip as me. Today was an excursion day. Drove to the Camargue to see wild horses, flamingos and nature in general. It was one [...]
of those hot days where you want to be in the shade, but the delta area has only a few - and very low - trees. I saw many horses - but no wild ones.There were a lot of birds. In particular, there were thousands of flamingos.

Camargue
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

Mast

+2

Launch

Impatience

Day 3 There were some things with the mast that still presented challenges and that I could not get help for that day. However, at least knew what the problem was and that it would be solved tomorrow.

Challenges

Day 2. Started the day by getting up the mast and managed the different things from yesterday. Later I had to mount the sails and here came the challenges. The front sail could only come half up........

Launching

Day 1 Then it was my turn to get in the water. It got pretty busy getting the mast on as the spare parts for the mast arrived very late. Therefore, I unfortunately have to go up the mast tomorrow and...

Waiting pisition

After a few days of preparing the boat, I now only wait for the rig to repair some wires. Then the mast must be on board again and the boat in the water. However, there is a bit of a queue as many nee...
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône ‐ Jul 11, 2020

After a long day on the road, I arrive at the boat, which you can see has been ashore for a long time. It will take a few days before it is ready for sailing. Was greeted by the harbor master's assistant -Charmalene, who immediately made me feel welcome.

+2

Boat preparation
Villié-Morgon ‐ Jul 10, 2020
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Soltau, Germany ‐ Jul 8, 2020
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