Emerald Tales

Currently in Portugal after 7 years in the Mediterranean

22 March 2024 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
What Next for Emerald, Having Escaped Porto Santo?
08 March 2024 | Gran Canaria
Full Passage Report: Sailing Porto Santo to Gran Canaria
01 March 2024 | Porto Santo
When the Wind Blows in Porto Santo
23 February 2024 | Porto Santo
Why Did We Have An Overheating Propeller Shaft?
02 February 2024 | Porto Santo
We Need New Sailboat Batteries: Lithium or Lead Acid?
22 January 2024 | Madeira
Festive Fun in Funchal and Porto Santo
15 December 2023 | Porto Santo
Leaving Porto Santo - Our Hotel California
01 December 2023 | Porto Santo
Emerald's Launch From the Boatyard: The Moment of Truth
24 October 2023 | Porto Santo
Sailing Life: All you Need is Just a Little Patience
13 October 2023 | Porto Santo
What Happened Next in Our Boat Engine Rebuild
15 September 2023 | Porto Santo
Advice for Servicing a Hydraulic Autopilot
09 August 2023 | Porto Santo, Madeira
Our DIY Boat Engine Rebuild: The First Test Run
28 July 2023 | Porto Santo, Madeira
Boat Engine Rebuild - The Gasket Debacle
22 July 2023 | Porto Santo
Rebuilding a Boat Engine - Our Continued Adventures
23 June 2023 | Porto Santo
Repairing A Water Damaged Boat Engine
15 January 2023 | Porto Santo
What to do With Our Broken Sailboat Engine?
15 September 2022 | Porto Santo
A Hydrolocked Engine - Off With Its Head!
19 August 2022 | Porto Santo
A Sailboat With a Broken Engine
29 July 2022 | Porto Santo, Madeira
Sailing to Porto Santo
18 June 2022 | Faro, Portugal
Boat Refit: At Long Last It's Time to Leave the Boatyard

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12 September 2015 | Vonitsa, Vlicho, Sivota: Ionian Greece
Nichola / dry, westerly winds
After an uncomfortably windy night in Vonitsa we decided to head back south to the islands in the hope that the summer hordes would be thinning out with the start of September looming. Read More
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Vessel Name: Emerald
Vessel Make/Model: Kelly Peterson 44
Hailing Port: No fixed abode
Crew: Colin 'Skip' Wright, Nichola Wright
About: One from Northern Ireland, one from Yorkshire, UK
Extra: Emerald has been our home since 2004. We've sailed around the UK, the western Baltic and have spent 7 years in the Med. We're currently in Portugal, planning a refit. Lot's more information about us and the boat can be found at www.yachtemerald.com
Home Page: https://www.yachtemerald.com/
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Emerald

Who: Colin 'Skip' Wright, Nichola Wright
Port: No fixed abode

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