Living the Dream

Buying a yacht in Italy, sailing the MED, and then sailing slowly back home to New Zealand

06 November 2018
24 October 2018
18 October 2018
11 October 2018
30 September 2018
30 September 2018
29 September 2018
28 September 2018
26 September 2018
25 September 2018
25 September 2018
25 September 2018
14 September 2018 | Rethymno lighthouse over looking the marina
13 September 2018 | Over looking the Venetian harbour and Egyptian lighthouse -Rethymno Crete
13 September 2018 | Dhia Island anchorage - North of Crete
10 September 2018 | Spinalongia Fort
07 September 2018 | Tzermiado- Crete
04 September 2018 | Agios Nicholas - Crete

Tersaine Creek - Gocek area

13 July 2018 | Tersaine Creek, anchored and tied back
Sailed with 18 -25 knots and swells up to 4 metres at times. then wind died altogether as turned in to Gocek, we anchored and tied back to a bollard at 9pm.
We had wanted to buy a stand up paddle board off of a Turkish man who was advertising in the marina at Marmaris, since we were travelling this way we met up with him here. Sale went ahead and now we have another toy on the boat.
Met a lovely English family sleeping out on the deck of their boat, as too hot inside!

A few days later German yacht anchored and tied back between the neighbours boat in a fairly tight spot, took awhile of mucking around to get it all sorted.
They decided to leave after all this after a couple of hours of lunch and swim, then after untying the rope the skipper forgot to give the order to the boy on the front to pull in the anchor, they moved around the front of the neighbours then our bows and we had to yell at the skipper to alert him that he hadn't pulled the anchor in and was about to collide with us. We averted the collision and off he went with no acknowledgement of anything being wrong!! Arrogant !! Finally they are out of bay, we can relax.
Vessel Name: ONDINA
Vessel Make/Model: 2007 Beneteau Cyclades 50
Hailing Port: Picton, New Zealand
Crew: Caroline & Kelvin
About:
Both retired early at 53 and now intend sailing Ondina back to New Zealand over the next 5 years. [...]

Who: Caroline & Kelvin
Port: Picton, New Zealand