Sardinia Sail and La Maddalena Archipelago, Italy
A couple of days in Olbia or the surrounding countryside is a nice way to acclimate before the week of sailing in northeast Sardinia. Especially if the meltemi is up! Continue Reading →
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St. Martin & St. Barth Sailing Itinerary
The French islands of St. Barth and St. Martin have good winds, great food and many bays and coves to explore. The small capital town of Gustavia, St. Barth is Continue Reading →
Cane Garden Bay, BVI, Caribbean
On the north coast of Tortola lies one of its largest stretches of white sandy beach. Little bungalow hotels are sprinkled among the palms that rise up the hillside overlooking Continue Reading →
Kos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece
Kos Island lies midway in the north – south chain of Dodecanese Islands. Rhodes is at the southern end of the chain, Samos to the north. Bodrum, Turkey can be seen 10 Continue Reading →
Croatia Itinerary: One – Way, Split to Dubrovnik
A one-way sail along the Dalmatian Coast allows us to see several amazing ports that would be out of reach if we returned to the same base. In the middle Continue Reading →
Greek Islands: South Dodecanese Itinerary
Sailing out of Kos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece, we head south in the 10 mile wide bay separating Kos, Greece from Bodrum, Turkey. Passing the southeastern tip of Kos we turn southwest towards Nisyros, Greece. Continue Reading →
Symi Island, Greek South Dodecanese
The island of Symi is in the Southern Dodecanese chain of islands running north to south off the Aegean coast of Turkey. It lies of few miles north of Rhodes and Continue Reading →
Korcula, Dalmatian Coastal Islands, Croatia
Korcula is both the island midway between Dubrovnik and Split, Croatia and the main town of that island. It is a smaller version of the famous wall city-fortress of Dubrovnik; Continue Reading →
Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece
Corfu is the name of both the second largest of the North Ionian Islands and the city-port of Corfu. The Old City area of Corfu was designated an UNESCO world heritage Continue Reading →
Marina Lunga, Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily
True to its namesake, Aeolus – Greek god of the winds, the Aeolian Islands are one of the worlds best sailing areas. These islands boasts beautiful scenery, volcanoes, castles, thermal Continue Reading →