131. Rome
We made the crossing with our catamaran from the island of Sardinia to Rome! Back to the mainland of Italy. ‘Huh? Rome isn’t by the sea, is it?’, I hear you thinking. That’s right, but the river Tiber (in Italian: Tevere) that flows into the Mediterranean Sea, is the opening that will bring you far […]
130. Sardinia
We sailed from the south tip of Corsica to the north coast of Sardinia. A complete different island we found out in the following weeks, but yet so close to each other. We could see the island of Sardinia during the time we were with our catamaran sailing along the coast of Bonifacio in the […]
129. Corsica – Sud
Because Corsica is such a varied island with so much to see, we decided to write 2 blogs: 1 about the north part of Corsica and now 1 of the south part. We sailed along the red cliffs for the last time in this part of Corsica, before we would explore the south side of […]
128. Corsica – Nord
After having visited the surprising island of Elba, we prepared for the crossing to Corsica. The famous French island, known for it’s rough features. Corsica is actually the largest island in France and the fourth largest in the Mediterranean after Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus. We prepared together with our friend Yvonne this 6 hour sail, […]
127. Elba
Yes! The island of Elba has been on a my bucket list to see during our sailing trip: Why? There is something mysterious about it: the exile of Napoleon. And I don’t know that the island looks like 😉. I know that once I am on new ground. I start digging in the past, future, […]
126. Pisa
After visiting the beautiful Portofino and Cinque Terre, we continued our sailjourney along the Ligurian Coast. La Spezia First we sailed into the bay of La Spezia, it is a beautiful sheltered area. And I always check the Navily app to read about good anchoring areas or moorings or harbors. I read about a special […]
125. Portofino & Cinque Terre
After visiting Genua, one of the oldest cities in Europe, we picked up sailing again along the coast of Italy. We are still sailing the Northern part of Italy, which is called The Italian Riviera, which is synonymous with Italy’s Liguria region, the Mediterranean coastline starting at San Remo, alle the way to the border […]
124. Back to Holland. For 2,5 weeks
We left the catamaran in an Italian harbor end of August to come to the Netherlands. This was at the invitation of Nautisch Kwartier in Stavoren, the boatdealer from which we bought the catamaran in 2019. They invited us in 2022 as well, to tell about our worldtrip sailing on the Hiswa te Water in […]
122. Upgrades and maintenance
It’s time for an update on our upgrades and maintenance. Because as a sailor you are always in the ‘Bermuda triangle’, ‘suck’ into 1 of these 3: upgrades, maintenance or repairs. There is no escape of this ‘Bermuda Triangle’, it’s part of your lifestyle when you are a sailor. Last time I wrote about […]
Nr 121. Viva Italia! San Remo & Genua
After my brother jumped on board at Menton, the last city in the Southeast of France before the border, we sailed into Italy! We were very excited to do so after 3 months of sailing the South of France and to have received many lovely guests this summer in the Cote d’Azur. You actually don’t […]