We’ve arrived in Las Palmas - at last! After three years of planning and a 3180 mile journey from Greece, we’re reached the Canary Islands, ready to join the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) in ...
Atlantic Diaries I: Preparations
Passage to Morocco and the Canaries
It felt like leaving home all over again when we sailed away from Gibraltar. What a curious and strangely comforting place it is. After months of broken English and over-reliance on Google Translate, ...
From the Rock to the Medina: Gibraltar to Tangier
Gibraltar - Home Sweet Home As we came within sight of the great Rock of Gibraltar, we both felt an unexpected sense of homecoming. After all our adventures through Europe, and knowing what was to co ...
Passage to Valencia
“Write that article and I’ll make you banana bread.” That’s what life comes to after six months on a yacht with your darling wife (and blog editor). Jobs begin to get traded against rewards, o ...
From Storm to Stillness: Sardinia, Corsica and the French Riviera
Sardinia’s East Coast "Life is more simple, but the easy things are more difficult.” I can’t recall where Robin first read this about life afloat, but we laughed out loud because it rang so t ...
Passage to Sardinia
Passage to Sardinia We opted to leave Sicily, partly due to the incessant swell, but also because a perfect weather window had come along for our sail to Sardinia. Sadly, that left no time to explore ...
Through the Strait - Currents, Swordfish and Sulphur
Messina Strait Our stay in Taormina lasted longer than planned while we waited for the winds to settle, so we could pass safely through the Strait of Messina. The Strait is a narrow channel between ...
Goodbye Greece, Hello Sicily
It was with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Greece — a place that has become our second home. Honestly, where else in the world can you walk into a shop in a new town and be handed a present be ...
Last Days in Greece
Our final week in Greece was one to savour. We set sail from Kalamata to Pylos in the Western Peloponnese, joined by our good friends Phil and Naomi. Highlights of the week: Crew put to work! O ...
Our Sailing Odyssey Begins - Westward Ho!
After several years of planning and preparation, our six-year voyage aboard Pérdika is finally underway. Leaving our home port, Lakki Marina, Leros We’ve now sailed just over 400 nautical miles ...