Tag Archives: Med

Finally, our first trip out to the boat since last October! The flight was delayed but nothing could diminish our excitement of seeing Nimrod again. Liz has been working in Verona this week so she flew into Naples as well. … Continue reading →

It seems odd that a year ago we had settled in Alghero and getting our heads around what we needed to do to keep Nimmie safe over the winter with huge surges and high winds. Last year we bought sturdy … Continue reading →

Another glorious but windless morning greeted us on Thursday so we motored over to Procida, an island just outside the Bay of Naples and very close to Ischia. By 1100 the sky had clouded over so sunbathing was out for … Continue reading →

It was another glorious day in Cápri on Tuesday morning but after a leisurely morning we set sail around 1100 – there’s a theme starting to form I think – and made our way to Amalfi. We found a bit … Continue reading →

Yesterday we had a lazy morning as Ingrid and Jan Olav had a long day getting to us. We left Stabia around 1100 to sail over to the Island of Cápri approx 20nm away. The forecast was for a F4 … Continue reading →

We have finally arrived at our home for the next 12 months in the Marina di Stabia – the largest marina in the Med apparently. Room for 685 boats, it is not yet full but quite stylish with a yacht … Continue reading →

So, having decided to leave Formia, we had a 7 hour sail to Sant’Angelo on the south side of Ischia. This island is just off the Gulf of Naples so we figured we could then spend the day on Thursday … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →