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Strictly speaking, you are not in the Dodecanese until you are as far South as Patmos. We were headed for Psara, followed by Inousses, both North Aegean Islands. Our departure from Skiros was very early. We had pretty good conditions to sail most of the way. In the end, it was only a 10-hour sail across the middle of the Aegean, however it seemed to take forever. My second mate was feeling a bit ill, so it must have felt like an eternity for her. We were exhausted by the tim

The Sporades Archipelago is a group of Greek islands in the northwest Aegean Sea, known for their lush greenery (something that is indeed...

The first month of the 2025 sailing season has been consumed with preparing and launching the boat, shake down sailing, heading South...

We left Loutra on September 26 which left us about 4 weeks to get back to the Ionian sea on the West side of Greece and more specifically...

Astros was lovely, however after 5 days there on the town quay, we were beginning to go a little stir crazy. The unlimited water supply...

At the end of our last blog, we had just dropped off Jez in Brindisi, Italy. That very same night, we sailed for Corfu and checked into...

Our last week in Croatia We made it back to Trogir (near Split airport in Croatia) in plenty of time to pick up Jeremy. There was even...

(This is a big one sorry) Venice was never part of our master plan, we'd been there a few time before we purchased NJ, but here we were...

On May 19 we arrived back in Montenegro to commence our 2024 sailing season. As we had done in previous years, we had planned to do as...

We finished our last blog riding out yet another Meltemi, in Olympic Marina, South East of Athens.  We had given NJ a good clean (which...

After our stressful and diabolical sail through the Gulf of Corinth, we were more than ready, the next morning to make our way through...

We returned to Corfu from Albania to pick up more crew in Sue and John. We would be dropping them off in Athens in a little over 3 weeks,...

We only saw the far Southern coast of Albania (within the close vicinity of Saranda), which is a very small sample of this large and...

Corfu Preparation for our 30 hour sail south to Corfu was less than perfect. We would be checking out early in the morning from Bar...

We only had a few more weeks in Montenegro before heading South to Greece, and there were still quite a few places we hadn’t seen yet....

Croatia has the largest yacht charter fleet in the world and is equally popular with full time cruisers. This is in part due to its...

We flew from Melbourne to Tivat, Montenegro with stopovers in Dubai and Belgrade. It was a very long haul, however we were delighted to...

After dropping Sarah off at Catania Airport then navigating Sicilian public transport back to Nova Jean in Syracuse, we decided we'd had...

A new crew member in Sarah: After many hugs and saying our goodbye's we dropped Tayla and Jez off at Naples Central Station where...

(Ponza, Ischia, Capri, Positano, Amalfi, Pompei & Herculaneum) PONZA Having Tayla and Jeremy onboard with us for two weeks was the...

Sardinia is a short sail off the southern tip of Corsica and it was here in the Northern town of Olbia that we would be meeting up with...

We had a few weeks spare to explore the island of Corsica before we would be meeting up with friends in Northern Sardinia. We hadn't done...

We sailed overnight from Cinque Terre to the Island of Elba. It was hot and there was very little wind, so we stopped in the middle of...

Cinque Terre (The Five Lands) is a group of five small villages built on the shores of the mountainous area North of Porto Venere. They...

Leaving Villafranch was a little sad, but we needed to get moving on to Italy and ultimately Rome to drop our guests off. Portofino is...

Our 24 hour crossing to Saint Tropez Started out very uncomfortable with swell coming from multiple directions. We didn't get the sails...

After picking up our guests in Palma and giving them a quick tour of our favourite anchorages on the island of Mallorca, it was time to...

It was difficult to leave portinatx in Ibiza as It felt like heading home after a relaxing holiday. However we needed to move on to the...

After 5 days and 400 nautical miles of sailing we finally made it to the island of Ibiza, party/holiday central of the Med. First stop...

We spent 5 days sailing from Morocco to Ibiza with overnight stops at Fondeadero del Morron, Cartagena & Moriara. Most of this time was...

Marina Smir was our next destination on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. We just needed 1 night out of the EU to reset the boats VAT...

We left Cadiz, checking out of Spain. With a convoy of 4 boats hugging the coast, we headed south. Many of you would be unaware in the...

After two trying but uneventful day sails from Culatra to Mazagon and then on to Cadiz, we settled into a few days of sightseeing as well...

After a few beers with the lads from Sopromar who did a fantastic job looking after NJ over winter, it was sadly time to leave Lagos. We...

With winter fast approaching, it was time to check the boat into it's winter home, Lagos Portugal. Lagos is a thriving beach resort town...

Leaving Cascais was hard as there was so much to see (and eat) however we needed to make our way to our winter home, Lagos. Lagos is a...

As Portugal's capital and most populous city, Lisbon is full of culture and history. Tram lines wind along narrow cobblestone streets...

Sintra is a breathtaking hilltop resort town that is about 1 hour out of Lisbon. Amongst other attractions, there are two royal palaces,...

Cascais was and is a flourishing fishing port that became a very fashionable summer resort town during the 19th century, after the...

After 2 Months of sailing, 3 countries and 3 different languages, 20 ports and anchorages, swell ranging from dead calm to 3 meters, wind...

Nazaré, home of the largest wave ever surfed. It's a pretty seaside tourist destination with a large sandy beach, gift shops, restaurants...

Figueira da Foz which translates to ‘fig tree at the mouth of the river’ is nicknamed Rainha das Praias (Queen of Beaches). We tied...

We spent 3 nights anchored outside the fishing village São Jacinto. After a dinghy/ferry/bus ride we arrived in the tourist town of...

Porto, wow! We had high expectations, but boy did it overdeliver. Every corner we turned we saw something that left us gobsmacked!. We...

Hello Portugal Viana do Castelo is a tourist town without the tourists. We squeezed into a small uninviting marina and we were...

We spent a few nights in the Islands of Cies anchored at Illa do Faro. It was a boisterous sail in and a little tricky dropping the...

The west coast of Northern Spain (Galicia) has a number of impressive Rías (Estuaries) which are littered with small fishing villages. We...

Had a lovely sail to A Coruña until the wind dropped and we had to start the engines. Booked into the Marina for 3 nights to organise...

We've spent the last few days cruising west along the Spanish North Coast, anchoring at beaches and outside small towns at night. I know...

Arrived in Ribedo as the sun was rising. It was meant to be just a target to aim for while crossing Biscay. Sadly, it's going to be hard...