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450 miles full of experiences in the comfort zone, and in our panic zones!
There were a few challenges, and the odd hard nut to crack. Sailing is so varied, and can bring so much joy, especially when you can also laugh at yourself.
... with mooring to the buoy or alongside the quay wall.
I'm curious, because it's got dark. We check the first bearings and turn our theoretical knowledge into practical competence. A specific sound emerges – namely the sound of 'the penny dropping' (SK!PA humour)! The sound occurs quite frequently, and we have another laugh. What rubbish you can talk when the day is long, and what you can take with a sense of humour....
My boss said I'd done really good work over the past year and deserved something special: "But boss, I've never been on a sailing boat before...!" To arguments like seasickness, lack of expertise and completely uncharted territory, there were only better counter-arguments: "Well, B, you're always saying yourself that you're curious, that you like challenges, and that you need to reflect on your own self-efficacy." So now I'm here and …
A week of hiking & sailing in autumn on the Aeolian Islands: From the Marina di Portorosa in Sicily, the two of us sail a Beneteau Oceanis 38.1 to Vulcano, Salina, Panarea and Lipari. Ashore we hike around the Gran Cratere, up Monte Fossa delle Felci and Monte Guardia, and finish on the northern flank of Etna. With information on anchorages, harbours and berthing fees.
A week on the French Mediterranean coast: sailing a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410 with a crew of six from Bormes-les-Mimosas via Saint-Tropez and Antibes to the Îles de Lérins off Cannes and back via Port-Cros and Porquerolles. With experiences of strong winds in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, berths via the Navily app, anchorages and shore visits.
Two weeks of island hopping in the early season: With a Bavaria 46 Cruiser, the five of us sail from Athens via Kythnos, Syros, Mykonos, Naxos, Ios, Santorini, Folegandros and Milos to Hydra and Poros in the Saronic Gulf. The report describes each leg with harbours, anchorages, tavernas and shore excursions, plus tips on mooring with a bow anchor and on the Meltemi.