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Formia – finally on the mainland!
We left Ponza at 0300 as planned on Weds for the 7 hour trip back to the mainland. There was still no wind until about 0800 but then the predicted blow came. It was from the NW so we put … Continue reading
Pontine Islands
We ended up motoring the whole 160nm to Ponza in the Pontine Islands off the Italian mainland. It was dead calm so a very easy, if expensive, run. With 4 of us on board, the watch system was pretty simple … Continue reading
Arrivederci Sardegne
We are finally on our way from Sardinia to Napoli on the Italian mainland, where we will be mooring Nimmie for the next 12 months. We flew into Alghero on Friday morning with Jase and Lee who are helping us … Continue reading
A weekend away
This time last week we were in Alghero with my cousins, Bryan and Linda. It was a long weekend of planned boat jobs plus a few we hadn’t! Having got up at the crack of dawn, we caught the early flight … Continue reading
Six chicks hit Sardinia
Day one:We arrived at Nimrod in time for breakfast beers, was this to set the pattern for things to come? Foolishly allowed Benny to select a play list which consisted of Kenny Rogers! Thank god for Jo and Liz’s Ibiza … Continue reading
Weekend in Alghero
We were really looking forward to a long weekend away. The forecast was looking good at 36 degrees with light winds – perfect for some R&R in a local bay. The six of us arrived in Alghero at 10am after … Continue reading
Tranquil in Asinara
We had an uneventful night sail over to Sardinia on Friday evening despite crossing the Straits of Bonifacio – a heavy shipping channel. We saw a couple of large freight liners and a superyacht but none of them close enough … Continue reading
Return to Bonifacio
We awoke on Thursday morning to brilliant sunshine in Rondinara so we had a champagne breakfast to celebrate Graham’s birthday before heading off for lunch to the Cavallo island in the Straits of Bonifacio. There are a number of very … Continue reading
Meteo madness
Michael writes, with Graham jogging his failing memory: Recovered from our night sail, it was time to “nip around” to Porto Vecchio, some 10 nm away. The Meteo Marine smartphone app promised us wind force 2-3 variable: usually code for … Continue reading
Nimrod Oceanlord 