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They said 7 knots of wind…
The forecast for Sunday and Monday couldn’t have been more different. Strong westerly winds on Sunday followed by light and variable winds on Monday. We still had a bit to do on Nimmie so decided to set sail early on … Continue reading
New photos
For those of you that would like more information and photos on some of the places we have visited with Nimmie, there are now pages on the Amalfi Coast and Malta as well as an updated page on Corsica 2013. … Continue reading
Malta here we come!
Yesterday, we decided that it would remiss of us not to explore the Ancient Greek ruins in Siracusa before heading on south. We spent the morning walking around the extensive site just to the west of the city. It was … Continue reading
Siracusa
Despite checking the anchor every 3 hours to ensure it was dug in, we got a really good night’s sleep. We awoke to a calm anchorage in front of the pretty town of Ortigia with about 24 other boats. After … Continue reading
Another day, another anchorage
Last night turned into something of a drama as the swell that we had moved away from came and found us with a vengeance! By 3am, we had had enough and figured that it couldn’t be as bad across the … Continue reading
So near yet so far
We decided to stay in Scilla (pronounced Shilla) another day as the forecast was for strong southerly winds going through the Messina Straits and that would mean we would be fighting waves and wind. Instead we had a lovely lazy … Continue reading
The best laid plans of mice and women
The plan today was to leave Tropea between 10 and 11 so that we would reach the top of the Messina Straits just as the south going tide kicks in at 4.30pm. The wind of course was on the nose … Continue reading
Bearded lady
Well, finally, we have made it out to Nimrod. Liz finished her work project on Friday evening so on Saturday afternoon we flew out to Naples and arrived at the boat around 10pm. A wee dram later and we were … Continue reading
Getting excited!!
Just ten days to go before the next episode of our adventure begins. We fly out on Sat 13th Sept to move Nimrod from Naples to Malta via Sicily. Our first stop will hopefully be Stromboli, some 160nm from our … Continue reading
Ischia
We decided that we would sail over to the island of Ischia on Sunday morning and in order to make the most of the day, we set off early. However, just as we were about to leave, a huge thunderstorm … Continue reading
Nimrod Oceanlord 