We have only ever left Portsmouth Harbour in our own boats - Islay Mist and Stiletto- to sail across the channel to France, so it seemed just a little bit weird to be doing the crossing in a commercial boat. But we soon relaxed and looked forward to the adventure ahead?
We have been sailing together for 15 years and have owned Stiletto for 13 of them. We have exhausted the Solent and the South Coast and all the other usual passages: West Country, France, Channel Islands etc. that are available from our home port of Gosport. [...]We are now embarking on our "Slow Boat to the Med" big adventure, having sailed out of Gosport in April 2017, with our final destination being the island of Ikaria, in the Eastern Aegean - where Andreas has his family roots. This will become the base for our adventures in Greek waters in the coming years. With hundreds of stunning island locations to cruise we could be away a while!