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A summary of our travels and expenses for the year 2019, where we left Marina di Ragusa for Tunisia, then headed north to spend three months on the French Cote d'Azure. From there we sailed south down Mediterranean Spain to our winter berth in Cartagena.

Sailing Summary 2019

25 May 2020 by Nichola

After a gentle motorsail from Elba to Corsica, we set out in a heatwave to walk part of the Customs Path around Cap Corse

Following in the Footsteps of the Corsican Customs Men

9 August 2019 by Nichola

It’s been a while coming, but here is the summary of our sailing adventures for 2018. It even includes a pie chart! Where and How Far Full details of our journey can be found by scrolling through the 2018 routes and blogs here. We departed Roccella Ionica in Calabria, Italy on […]

Summary of our Sailing Adventures For 2018

29 April 2019 by Nichola

If sailing north Corsica had been amazing, to sail west Corsica was even better. Given that I’m writing this several months later from our winter berth, I can confidently say it was my favourite area of this year’s summer cruise. It had clear, electric blue water, abundant sea life, walks […]

Sail West Corsica – Fish, Mountains, and a Mistral

29 December 2018 by Nichola

We crossed from Portoferraio to sail north Corsica. We left on a flat calm day, the sky washed clean by the previous days’ rain. As a result we really could see for miles and miles. In one direction we could see way up the Italian coast. Then as soon as […]

Sail North Corsica – Wonderfully Wild With a Soupçon of ...

22 October 2018 by Nichola

Fantastic countryside — Having sat out some strong winds, we decided the Porto Vecchio anchorage was safe enough to leave Emerald to make a few day trips inland. For that we really needed a car. Public transport is available between the larger towns, but it isn’t very frequent nor does it go to […]

Hiking and Sliding Through the Corsican Countryside

17 August 2018 by Nichola

Off to Corsica We left the Maddalena islands on a sunny morning for the short trip across to Corsica. Our plan was to sail south east Corsica aiming for Porto Vecchio. The often feisty winds of the Bonafaccio Straits were having a rest day and the most we saw was […]

Sail South East Corsica

2 August 2018 by Nichola