Sailing Fabule
It took us 3 days and 3 nights to cross the Ionian Sea from Greece (Zakynthos) to Malta (Mgarr). We enjoyed sailing in these particularly blue waters. By Mediterranean standards in the summer, we had good winds, especially at the beginning and in the middle of our trip. I wanted to create a little video […]
This week we enjoyed a relaxed and joyful time in company of Side by Side. We savored the simple pleasures of life in a nice sunny place, while also taking care of fixing the halyard and catching up on professionnal work. It was our last week with our friends and the end of our stay […]
During our stay in Greece, we mostly experienced the prevailing NW breeze that starts about midday. Now that we were sailing south in company of Side by Side, we hoped for some nice sailing. This opportunity materialized during the passage from Ithaca to Zakynthos. Ambulance at Lefkas Canal On our way south, we took the […]
Five years ago, we were invited to cruise the blue waters of Corfu, Paxos and Antipaxos aboard Side by Side (Lagoon 450). It was a beautiful experience that consolidated our own project to buy a boat. Last year, as we were experiencing a cold and rainy week in Norway, we had a video call with […]
This week was (mostly) quiet and warm. With rising temperatures, we had to find new ways to keep the boat fresh, especillay on the days we worked. Playing hide and seek with the wind On our sail from Kefalonia to Lefkada, we had everything from 30 knots to no wind and constantly changing wind directions. […]
During this week, the wind picked up while we explored the south of Kefalonia. The Ionian islands offer many beaches, coves and bays to anchor on good holding grounds. They therefore provide the perfect setting to test our new plow anchor (Manson supreme 80 lbs) in conditions with strong NW wind (including long periods between […]
We spent another week in this beautiful bay in the southwest of Zakynthos. There were several practical reasons to do so, but mainly we stayed because we really liked it. Marathonisi Island The rock formations and the caves around Zakynthos are gorgeous. So is Marathonisi Island, easily accessible with a small boat and a popular […]
We spent a relaxing week in a beautiful and comfortable anchorage in the south of Zakynthos Island. This has been our longest period at anchor so far and an excellent opportunity to learn about energy, water and waste management. It was an great spot, allowing us both to work professionnally inbetween jumps into the water […]
One of the reasons we chose Zakynthos as our starting point in Greece was that it offers beautiful diving sites. On the island’s south beaches, there are breeding sites for the loggerhead sea turtles. To our surprise, we already saw sea turtles swimming by as we were making our way south of the Italian boot. […]
The week started with strong easterly winds and heavy rain but now the sun is back and the winds, however light, are in the right direction. In the meantime, Yan fixed the antenna and our AIS is working again. Sooo… we are ready to set sails for Greece. We leave on Saturday morning and plan […]