georgebackhus on August 30th, 2010

We’re presently weather bound, anchored on the south end of Isola San Pietro, a small resort island off the southwest corner of Sardinia.  Mistral is the local term for the fresh northwesterly blows that spawn up in the Gulf of Leon and affect the central Mediterranean Sea.  This one, packing winds of up to 40 [...]

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georgebackhus on August 23rd, 2010

The Southern coast of Sicily is an easy day sail from Malta.  The trick is to find a weather window that provides the necessary breeze to get you there, but allow you be comfortable when you arrive as there are few protected anchorages between Syracusa on the east coast and Trapani on the west coast. 
An [...]

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georgebackhus on August 12th, 2010

After our excellent haul out, we spent the next three weeks waiting for the new dodger cover to be completed.  Somehow we managed to find a plethora of jobs and projects to fill up most of our days.    Our “to do” and “to get” lists are the shortest they’ve been in years, both hovering in [...]

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