Tortue's voyage

Tortue de Mer, in Greece and beyond!

Vessel Name: Tortue de Mer
Vessel Make/Model: Jeantot Marine, Privelege 39
Hailing Port: Sete, France
Crew: Michael Karamanof et al.
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16 July 2021 | Ah. Patrikia, Kithira, Greece
06 July 2021 | Marsala, Sicily
02 July 2021 | Mallorca
30 June 2021 | Cala Xinxell, Mallorca
27 June 2021 | San Jose
25 June 2021 | Sotogrande, Andalusia
16 June 2021 | Douro Marina, Porto
14 June 2021 | Oporto, Portugal
02 June 2021 | Ponta Delgada
08 May 2021 | Phillipsburg
05 May 2021 | Le Marin
03 May 2021 | Lamentin
03 May 2021 | Ste Anne / Le Marin
22 April 2021 | Anse a l’ Ane, Martinique
17 April 2021 | Anse Couleuvre, Martinique
16 April 2021 | St Pierre, Martinique
15 April 2021 | Fort de France
11 April 2021 | Anse a l’ Ane
09 April 2021 | Grande Anse d’ Arlet
30 March 2021 | Le Marin, Martinique
Recent Blog Posts
16 July 2021 | Ah. Patrikia, Kithira, Greece

At home!

We made landfall here in Agia Patrikia, Tortue’s home port, on Sunday at 0600 hrs. Some light breeze in the Ionian, but mostly motoring or motor-sailing, we were blessed by some good tuna catches on the way, so much so, I sold a couple of fish to a local restaurant! Nearly 24 months ago we left here with long distance sailing in mind, well, we haven’t gone around the world, but did sail a fair bit, nearly 20000 miles and lots of adventures later, going to the Caribbean and coming back went a long way in making a man out of me 😎... Small sailing tours planned for the rest of the summer, lots of farming and other land-based activities in between! I will soon conclude with the blog, it was a lovely way of keeping track of my travels and in contact with all of you. Thanks for your comments and encouragement at times, highly appreciated!

06 July 2021 | Marsala, Sicily

Last stop, Sicily

Four days of sailing and -mainly- motor sailing from Palma brought us to Marsala, where we refueled the boat with diesel and our stomachs with a 3-course lunch! We set off straight after that with a light breeze, going ESE, we are going home, to Kithira, where we set off on 8 August 2019 bc (before COVID)! No fish liking our lures since Porto, but have you seen a whale (a real one!) in the Med!? Here is one we spotted off Ibiza last week, majestic! Till soon with the last update from our home port!

02 July 2021 | Mallorca

Palma adios!

Lovely catching up with friends in our little bay, we swam, snorkeled, ate and drank, toasted to various things, including the world’s sanity and left a couple of hours ago for Kithira, where it all started nearly 2 years ago! Maybe a short stop in S Sicily... Hope our systems will last until then, Tortue is still in good shape, but also wants a break, like its skipper! The summer seems to have arrived in Europe, have a good, healthy one all! 😎🏴‍☠️

30 June 2021 | Cala Xinxell, Mallorca

Jet setting in Palma

Long trip we had from Sotogrande, only one day of good wind, but nice to be in Mallorca, anchored in Ses Illetas, just outside Palma. Weather got substantially warmer, it’s fun to jump in the water again, at least I miss the Caribbean a bit less! 😎🏴‍☠️ So, a bit of regrouping here and getting ready for the last legs to Sicily and Kithira.

27 June 2021 | San Jose

On our way to Mallorca

After a day and a half of motoring we passed Almeria and anchored at about midnight yesterday in the delightful bay Fondeadero del Morron, seen here on the pic as we are leaving this morning destination Mallorca. At last some light SW wind pushing us gently and we enjoy the peace and quiet! Eta Palma Tuesday morning, it feels like a little jump after the Atlantic adventures, but the Med can be full of surprises! Till soon!

25 June 2021 | Sotogrande, Andalusia

Sotogrande, hello and goodbye!

We had such an uneventful, pleasant sail from Porto, through the straights of Gibraltar and 15 miles up, in Sotogrande, we set up camp, visiting friends and repairing the boat (lost one propeller a day before arriving here!). Today, 5 days later we set sail on our final leg to Kithira! Due to confused winds and a couple of deadlines we are planning to make very few stops, Mallorca, South Sardinia, South Sicily and that’s it! As always, nothing is cast in stone, but it’s good for the spirit, to have 1000 miles left after having “swallowed” over 4000! Will let the Garmin run till the end for the people who track us on that platform and will be in touch from our next stop, first we have to climb a very long E Spanish coast...

Back to Guadeloupe

10 May 2020 | Pigeon, Guadeloupe
Michail Karamanof | Gusty, light rain
On Thursday 7 May, after repeated goodbyes, we cleared out at St Johns and left at about 1100 hrs for a pleasant sail, albeit wet at times, to Guadeloupe’s West coast, anchored in front of Pigeon village at the edge of the Cousteau marine reserve late evening and were welcomed by our Danish friends Felix, Michael and Pierre over a couple of Ti ponches, collapsing in bed pretty early! On Friday we went diving with Felix in the Cousteau reserve, Some big fish around! Received our motor spare by taxi, as we aren’t allowed on land and get slowly ready for the long sail to Martinique. We have to give Dominica a miss this time, as we are not allowed to enter its territorial waters... Great to have land support though, as our Danish friends have been shopping for us!
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