Siciliae
The marina in Favignana has room for 20 boats. Still, there are two marinas. One on each side of a concrete pier. We ducked the northern one and were greeted by two men in identical red t-shirts. The two men were also responsible for the registration. Reception and registration have otherwise been sharply separated tasks in the ports in the Mediterranean, [...]
Siciliam
At nine thirty we let go of the moorings and sailed out of the harbor in Villasimius. In the harbor run, we met an inflatable boat with a large outboard motor. It came from the megayacht that was anchored outside the harbor. The dinghy sailed to the GC32 catamarans. A man was dropped off. Was that Sir Ben Ainsley on his way to work […]
Sardinia
A lot happened while we were at home. Our second granddaughter – Luva – was born and a few months later, Pia's mother finally found peace after a serious illness. While we spent one last Christmas in the house in Humlebæk with children, daughters-in-law and grandchildren, Carl turned 65 and could finally call himself a PhD (Pensioner all [...]
Corsica & Sardinia
Genoa to Corsica
None of the warnings we had received about Genoa held true. Genoa is a lovely city. After a few days there we sailed further down the coast. We took our time again and saw Porto Fino, Cinque Terre, Porto Venere at La Spezia, Pisa, Elba and Corsica
Finally, On
We wintered in Menton. While we were away, an 10 year winter storm came the second year in a row. During the storm, a cleat was torn out of the hull. After a loooong time, the damage was finally repaired. In the beginning of June we finally left. Well, just over 2 months late.
