Last Days in Europe
Getting things done and enjoying our visitors whilst in Vilamoura. Sailing from Vilamoura marina to Porto Santo, Madeira.
Total sailed : 8,372 nm
Sailed 2021 : 3,937 nm
Sailed 2022: 2,338 nm
Peter
- Aug 20
- 7 min
Ocean Deva goes Lithium
Arriving in Gibraltar was a little like coming home for us, or at least as close as any one place can be considered home. Last year we...
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Peter
- Jul 25
- 10 min
A Year in the Med
It sounds a little like Peter Mayels "A year in Provence"; though our stories are different and we hope that you find then just as...
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Peter
- Jun 17
- 12 min
Licking my Wounds
I am sitting in one of my favourite spots on the boat, in our front cabin with the sunshades on the hatches and the sound of the water...
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Ingrid
- May 16
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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!
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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...
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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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Ingrid
- Jul 14, 2021
- 5 min
Anchoring girl being an easy job?
The joy of anchoring with 25+ knots of wind
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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...
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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...
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Peter
- Jun 17, 2021
- 5 min
Where the Mistral meets the Sirocco
Cagliari, where the Mistral meets the Sirocco.
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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,...
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