We're back in the fatherland now and slowly transitioning again into land-locked life... There are a few items which we still have on our list to post here as some kind of a "wrap-up"; here's the first installment - our year aboard Namani in summary (in somewaht random order...):

10,268 sea miles
360 nights aboard Namani
70 nights at sea
19 countries visited

4 broken toes (3 within first 10 days, 1 towards the end)

Longest passage with us 2 adults: Milos (Greece) to Malta, 6 days, 636 miles
Longest passage overall (3 adults): Atlantic crossing, 26 days, 3192 miles
Shortest day's sail: Mayreau to Tobago Cays, 3 miles

Easternmost point of cruise: Greece: Sifnos (Vathi) 024�41 E
Southernmost point of cruise: Grenada: Prickly Bay 11�59.59 S
Westernmost point of cruise: Florida: Fort Pierce 080�19 W
Northernmost point of cruise: Maine: Snow Island 43�49 N

Of our 360 days aboard Namani:
� 129 we sailed with friends on board
� 156 we sailed in company with another sailboat
� A total of 247 days (excluding overlaps) we sailed either with friends on board or in company of friends on another boat

Roughest conditions:
� Europa Point off Gibraltar - big, confused seas
� Atlantic crossing: 1 rough night mid Atlantic, big seas last 50 miles into Antigua
� North of St Vincent
� Barbuda to St Kitts - big following seas
� We never experienced more than a Force 7 (perhaps low 8) at sea

Sails
� 9 sails carried, 6 used
� Never used: storm sail, spare main, spare genoa
� Most used: Mainsail, #2 genoa, large staysail
� Used just once: spinnaker, small staysail

Most valuable equipment: tow/wind generator, Lego, Rocna anchor, SSB + Pactor modem, solar garden lamp as anchor light

Longest time spent in one place: 3 weeks in Fort Pierce, Florida, waiting for engine parts & repair; 3 weeks Jolly Harbour, Antigua after crossing and celebrating holidays

Biggest problems: (not too bad, considering)
� break in self steering with 1000 miles to go in Atlantic crossing; had to hand steer
� engine problems started with flooding through exhaust in Atlantic, later caused failure in Bahamas and Florida

Favorite places:
� Valletta, Malta
� Mahon, Menorca
� Tobago Cays, St Vincent & Grenadines
� Les Saintes, Guadeloupe
� Portsmouth, Dominica
� Grenada in general
� Bahia de Almodovar, Culebra
� Snow Island, Maine

Most scenic points of our cruise:
� Pitons, St Lucia
� Tobago Cays
� Snow Island, Maine
� Barbuda
� Culebra
� Cala Covas, Menorca

Most special sights:
� whales in Atlantic
� many dolphins off Lanzarote
� lunar eclipse inTobago Cays
� space station passing overhead, Florida,
� swimming with sting rays and turtles, Tobago Cays
� swim call in the open sea in water 3000 meters deep

Longest stretch of only anchoring: 36 days in Windward islands

Windiest anchorages: Canouan 32 kt winds, St Kitts 38 kts (measured at deck level)

Most expensive repairs:
� Engine repair US $750, Florida
� New bracket for self steering: US $630, Antigua

Best beer: Dogfish 60 Minute IPA, Maine
Worst beer: Anheuser Busch sampling, Florida
Best Mediterranean beer: Ichnusa (Sardinia)
Best Caribbean beer: Piton (St Lucia)

Things we would do differently next cruise:
� More solar panels and maybe a permanently mounted wind generator
� Keep a slower pace than we had in the Mediterranean
� Sign up with Chris Parker or similar weatherman / router sooner
� Get rid of hot water heater for more space
� Better insulate fridge
� Different wind vane steering system (we liked our old Windpilot's separate rudder but it was frequently knocked off course in big following seas)
� Anchor windlass set-up that can handle mixed rode (we had to manually attach / detach line from chain)

Things we liked most about our boat:
� Good mix between a hardy, sea going vessel and a roomy, livable home
� Spacious cockpit
� Small enough to be affordable (upkeep, bottom paint, marina fees), big enough to work well and be comfortable