Passage to Tunisia – The Last Leg
It was already light out at 7am as we were approaching Comino Channel between Malta and Gozo, a much smaller island next to Malta’s main island. We anchored in famous Blue … Continue Reading
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Passage to Tunisia – The Last Leg
Most of the rest of the day was very uneventful. I was drained from the lack of sleep and form the events of that morning. I didn’t feel like reading … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – A Long Morning
The next morning we were roused at sunrise under cloudy skies. Winds were 18 knts with gusts to 20. Sylvie was now skipper and John & I were replacing her … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – A Long Morning
Early morning during the last watch, Christa and I were still in bed. The boat was bouncing around and slamming the bow down hard enough that there was no way … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – Departure From Hammamet
After the excitement of our camel riding excursion, we headed back to the boat for supper and then prepared to leave Hammamet for Malta. John was skipper and gave me … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – Departure From Hammamet
We were looking at almost 2 days under way getting back to Malta. That was a long time for rookies like Christa and I. Originally we had planned to go … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – Arrival In Hammamet
We were surprised that the knock on our door for shift change came at 6:45am, an hour later than we expected. It was already light out and the city of … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – Arrival In Hammamet
Last watch slowed our speed so that we didn’t arrive at a strange harbour in the dark. We actually got an extra hour of sleep as Tunisia is on London … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – On To Hammamet
We awoke to the sound of a jet engine taking off at the nearby airport and it was already light outside. After breakfast on the boat, Stephen advised that I … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – On To Hammamet
We left the marina at approximately 0910. It was clear with winds and waves at maybe force 3. Christa was in charge acting as skipper as we left Lampedusa behind … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – The Next Morning
With the coming day, I was willing myself to feel better. There was very little wind and we were motoring most of the way. John came up on deck as … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – The Next Morning
We started the engine at about 0800 to charge the batteries, make some hot water, and ended up motor-sailing a bit since there wasn’t much wind. Neither one of us … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – The First Night
John & I decided to further our sailing experience by doing an off-shore trip with Malta Sailing School, to follow up on our Day Skipper course that we completed in … Continue Reading
Going Coastal
To carry-on from our Day Skipper Sailing course in June, John & I returned to Malta for a five-day practical Coastal Skipper course with Sailing School Malta. Our home for the … Continue Reading
Passage To Tunisia
We’re just about to board a plane for Malta, where we will try to achieve our RYA Coastal Skipper Course by departing Grand Harbour for Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia in a Bavaria … Continue Reading
Distant Shores Season 10
We just got through the last Season 9 episode of Distant Shores, which is an adventure tourism television series produced by Shard Multimedia Inc. Paul and Sheryl are fellow Canadians … Continue Reading
Victoria to Maui Race
We just got done watching a Distance Shores episode about the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and wondered if there was a similar event on the Pacific Coast. Turns out … Continue Reading
Day Skipper Course in Malta – Part 2
In Part 1, we wrote about what we thought of the boat we spent the week on, and what we think we want in any future boat, either chartering or buying. The … Continue Reading
Day Skipper Course in Malta – Part 1
We just got back from our great trip to Malta. We had reserved a week-long live aboard course with Sailing School Malta. We found the school by checking the directory … Continue Reading
Malta Sailing
John & I just got back from a sailing week in Malta where we qualified to be “Day Skippers” of a sailboat – complete with official ID cards. We lived … Continue Reading