Mirabella

Vessel Name: Mirabella
Vessel Make/Model: Hallberg-Rassy 400
Hailing Port: Suffolk Yacht Harbour, UK
Crew: Simon, Fiona and Daisy the dog!
About: Simon and Fiona had Mirabella built in Sweden and launched in the South of France in 2025 where they continue their exploration of the Mediterranean. Prior to then, they sailed Brindabella, a Najad 405 also built in Sweden which they sailed for 16 years.
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02 May 2025

Varazze

On the Friday, we left Santa Margherita in very warm, calm conditions and no swell. The sea was flat and the wind very light. Once we were out in the Ligurian sea, it was the perfect opportunity to try out the Code Zero sail. This is a very lightweight sail that can be used in light winds instead of [...]

29 April 2025

Santa Margherita Ligure

After stocking up with provisions and filling with water, we made the short journey across the bay to Santa Margherita Ligure. It was a hot day and the water was extremely calm. We spotted three small dolphins close to the boat.

27 April 2025

Chiavari

We motored most of the way to Chiavari as there was little wind and the sea was calm. We passed the Cinque Terre. An hour before our destination, the wind picked up and we had a good sail into the bay and towards the marina in Chiavari.

25 April 2025

Le Grazie

Just before we had left Viareggio, Simon had spotted a fishing boat that had caught some live tiger prawns. After two customers in front of him had bought a substantial quantity, he was able to buy the last ½kg portion.

23 April 2025

Viareggio

The forecast stated that there would be swell and wind for Wednesday night to Thursday. We could move on during Wednesday or stay put until Friday. We decided to head back in the direction of Genoa. We sailed to the port of Viareggio, which was our first visit to this town.

21 April 2025

Marina di Pisa

It was calm and sunny for our trip to Marina di Pisa. We had the sails out for half of the journey, then motor sailed into the marina. The temperature seems to have gone up a notch since entering Tuscany. The marina is sheltered from the wind. We went into the town and walked along the beach. There were [...]

18 April 2025

Le Grazie

At lunchtime, after buying some cockles for Pasta Vongole, we left La Spezia and returned to anchor at Le Grazie. There was little wind, some sunshine and miraculously no swell. We anchored and had a peaceful afternoon and evening. Ashore near the little church, there was a Good Friday church service [...]

13 April 2025

La Spezia

The forecast showed that the weather was worsening and we were going to get some heavy rainfall for the next few days. Therefore, on Sunday, we travelled the short distance to the marina in the city of La Spezia. We would have more to do in the city and could dodge the rain showers as necessary. We arrived [...]

11 April 2025

Le Grazie

We had breakfast ashore at Santa Margherita and picked up some fruit and bought a squeaky soft chicken toy for Daisy! It was another calm day, with sunshine and we motored to Le Grazie. We have been here several times before and knew a good spot to drop the anchor. The first night we went ashore for [...]

10 April 2025

Santa Margherita Ligure

In the morning we called into Delta to collect our life raft which had been sent on to us from Sweden. After getting a bit of shopping, we were out on the water again, heading for Santa Margherita. It was a beautiful day, calm and sunny. We saw a large trawler which had seagulls following it and following [...]

Sanremo

03 April 2025
Simon
We needed to visit Sanremo to complete the import process for our yacht. It was also the first major marina after leaving France. The process took longer than expected and we were in the port for 6 days. For many of those days, the wind was blowing from the east (the direction we are heading), so were not able to move on anyway.

Sanremo town has an old feel about it with a mixture of old narrow streets or alleys and a larger modern shopping area. We walked up through the medieval alleys to visit the Santuario Diocesano Nostra Signora Assunta – Madonna della Costa, which is a large church perched on the hill overlooking Sanremo. The interior of the church was fabulous and the views over the town made it worth the climb.



Back in the old part of the town, there was a small restaurant we visited before, which we wanted to seek out again. We found it and had a nice, simple Italian lunch! We had also visited Sanremo back in 2021 on our way from France to Italy.

By the 6th day, the import process was complete, and we were free to proceed further into Italy.

Time: 5:15 hours Miles: 25nm Total Time: 13:00 hours Total Miles: 58nm
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