Brindabella
| Vessel Name: | Brindabella |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Najad 405 |
| Hailing Port: | Suffolk Yacht Harbour, UK |
| Crew: | Simon, Fiona and Daisy the dog! |
| About: | Simon and Fiona had Brindabella built in Sweden before she was launched in 2009. They sailed her from Sweden back to Suffolk in the UK. They are now exploring the Mediterranean. |
15 April 2024
Porto Santo Stefano
We had to leave Giannutri early the next morning as the wind direction changed and we would have been pushed onto the rocks. The weather was due to change. There was a Gale Force 7 with gusts forecast on the VHF radio, from the French Riviera and down across Corsica. It sounded like the Mistral. In the [...]
13 April 2024
Isola di Giannutri
We have now reached the island of Giannutri which is one of the Tuscan islands. It is wild and exposed. The island forms a natural crescent shape, shallow enough to anchor close to the shore, otherwise it is too deep. There is a little harbour where the ferry lands. We anchored quite close to some rocks, [...]
11 April 2024
Riva di Traiano
We motored round from Rome and the sea still had remnants of swell. Three and a half hours later, we reached the marina at Traiano. This is a large modern well protected marina with cafes, restaurants and chandleries.
09 April 2024
Porto di Roma
At 8.30am, we slipped our lines at Nettuno and headed towards the port of Rome. It was warm, but the air was muggy with little wind. On the VHF radio, we heard a Force 7 to 8 gale warning for Corsica, broadcast in Italian, French and English. Simon had already seen on the forecast an increase in swell [...]
08 April 2024
Nettuno
It was a calm day with a light wind, so we motorsailed from Ponza to the marina at Nettuno. We had been here last year and had to watch the depth at the marina entrance. In one patch the depth sounder recorded 2.7m, we draw 2.1m. On the approach to the marina, we prepared to tie up, alongside rather [...]
05 April 2024
Isola di Ponza
After a brief walk around Ventotene, we had breakfast in a café and bought a few food items in a little grocery shop. It was calm at sea, and we saw an army helicopter overhead, that did a fly by and circled the boat twice.
Oeiras near Lisbon
There were two divers on site at the French yacht and also a dive boat when we returned 5 hours later. They did eventually get it free but we were amazed to see them anchor in a similar spot for a second time!
Luckily, when we lifted our anchor it came up fine. We had heard that the bay had some rocks and fishing equipment on the bottom. We had also set a tripping line. This is a line attached to the top of the anchor and allows you to pull it backwards to free it if caught.
We sailed the short trip around to Oeiras marina in brilliant sunshine. It's a nice marina. They deliver fresh bread rolls for free in the morning, provide a car to take you to the supermarket or train station and you also have free access to an onsite swimming pool.
Tuesday we caught the train into Lisbon and looked around Belem tower and the botanical gardens. We then caught the tram into central Lisbon for lunch.
We were due to move on again on Wednesday but decided a day on the beach was in order! There is a nice beach just around from the marina.
Time: 1:30 hours Miles: 1nm Total Time: 82:30 hours Total Miles: 476nm
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