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    Total sailed  : 6,396 nm

    Sailed 2021 :  3,937 nm

    Sailed 2022:     363 nm

    Volcanos, volcanos and more volcanos
    Ingrid
    • 2 days ago
    • 6 min

    Volcanos, volcanos and more volcanos

    Following the volcano trail at the Aeolian islands north of Sicily. Our expectations were fully met, and Stromboli kept its promise!
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    Slipping our mooring lines
    Ingrid
    • May 6
    • 3 min

    Slipping our mooring lines

    Sliipping our mooring lines and continuing our journey towards the Canaries via the long, long way.
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    Time to look at her bottom
    Peter
    • Feb 23
    • 5 min

    Time to look at her bottom

    Antifouling, Prop Speed treatment and new anodes. Great lift out at the yard in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily
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    So, what do you do on your boat ?
    Peter
    • Feb 13
    • 8 min

    So, what do you do on your boat ?

    Live aboard during the winter in Marina di Ragusa and no rest for the wicked!
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    Down our Street
    Peter
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 8 min

    Down our Street

    Winter in the Med with other liveaboards.
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    Finding a Home for the Winter
    Peter
    • Oct 31, 2021
    • 5 min

    Finding a Home for the Winter

    Choosing our winter live aboard in The Med: Greece, Turkey, Cyprus or Italy? The winner is: Sicily.
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    16 Months Onboard
    Peter
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    16 Months Onboard

    16 months on board, 4000 nautical miles, 9 countries and we still enjoy it!
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    The Green Flash
    Peter
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Green Flash

    I spent a large section of my life working on oil platforms and drilling rigs where on many evenings, almost too countless to number, we...
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    The Plans of Mice and Men
    Peter
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 9 min

    The Plans of Mice and Men

    Adventures in Greece including engine starting problems and meeting great people who helped us out!
    830
    Planning a Passage to meet a Greek goddess
    Peter
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 9 min

    Planning a Passage to meet a Greek goddess

    Having begun to develop an affinity with Odysseus by following his ancient voyage through the Straits of Messina we began to understand...
    1890
    Beautiful Bays, Fantastic People, Treacherous Straits, Spare Parts and an active Volcano
    Peter
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 9 min

    Beautiful Bays, Fantastic People, Treacherous Straits, Spare Parts and an active Volcano

    These are all a part of the variety of our daily adventures as we continue our sailing around the Sicilian coastline. You may think that...
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    Anchoring girl being an easy job?
    Ingrid
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    Anchoring girl being an easy job?

    The joy of anchoring with 25+ knots of wind
    1320
    One year on.......
    Peter
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    One year on.......

    It is hard to believe that we started living onboard The Ocean Deva from the 8th July 2020 and now a year has already passed – we are...
    1272
    Boys and their Toys
    Peter
    • Jun 25, 2021
    • 7 min

    Boys and their Toys

    Our first bay, just 3 hours away from Cagliari was a real pleasure for us. The water was a turquoise blue, 6 metres deep, crystal clear...
    710
    Where the Mistral meets the Sirocco
    Peter
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    Where the Mistral meets the Sirocco

    Cagliari, where the Mistral meets the Sirocco.
    1140
    Gibraltar to Sardinia - non stop
    Peter
    • May 31, 2021
    • 5 min

    Gibraltar to Sardinia - non stop

    This leg of our journey was an important step for us – we planned a 7-day, 800 nm trip without any crew that had more experience than us,...
    620
    The Rock of Gibraltar
    Peter
    • May 29, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Rock of Gibraltar

    After our 1,002 nautical mile journey from Brest we arrived safely in Gibraltar and began enjoying the sunshine and warmth. We actually...
    1910
    Arrival Gibraltar: Completed 1002 Nautical Miles
    Peter
    • May 1, 2021
    • 8 min

    Arrival Gibraltar: Completed 1002 Nautical Miles

    Leg 3; Cascais to Gibraltar Cascais turned out to be a lovely small town, upmarket satellite to Lisbon with back streets in the shade of...
    1100
    Port Tasting in the Port of Porto
    Peter
    • Apr 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Port Tasting in the Port of Porto

    Our first stop after Brest, 503 nautical miles later was Povoa de Varzim, a small marina and fishing port a little way down the...
    560
    Crossing the Bay of Biscay
    Peter
    • Apr 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    Crossing the Bay of Biscay

    Our first attempt to cross the Bay of Biscay was in October of last year. We had arrived in Camaret Sur Mer, just south of Brest and...
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