Monday 10th August, Santa Maria di Leuca to Othonoi (Greece)
A 50 mile run from the very tip of the heel of Italy, due east to the small Greek island of Othonoi, and with F4 northerlies for most of the morning we had a great sail for half the passage…
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August, Santa Maria di Leuca
We’d only intended staying one day here but with strong winds forecast for Sunday, we decided to make it a couple. This is apparently where Mussolini finished off an aqueduct that had been 100 years in the making to feed…
Thursday 6th and Friday 7th August, Le Castella, to Crotone to Santa Maria di Leuca
On Thursday, we motored round the headland to the town of Crotone, mooring up at the Yacht Krotone Club. Arriving mid afternoon we went for a walk, to encounter litter, broken glass and rubbish strewn streets, with weeds growing from…
Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th August, Porto Bolero to Roccella Ionica to Le Castella
Two longish days of motoring occasionally with the sails up. On Tuesday we pulled in at Roccella Ionica marina, a large and characterless place about 2 miles from the town and its castle, and then on Wednesday across the bay…
Monday 3rd August, Scilla to Porto Bolaro
Rowed ashore at Scilla and took a tour of the castle and church. Then looked around the quaint fishing port where we spotted one of the sword fish boats going out. Having not seen a marina since last Wednesday (Amalfi)…
Sunday 2nd August Scilla anchorage
Having motored through the night with a few hours of sailing, rather than head straight down the Messina Straits with its traffic separation zone regulations, which include seeking permission to enter the zone, we took the easy option and anchored…
Saturday 1st August, Cetraro to Stromboli
We decided to make a slight detour and visit the volcanically active island of Stromboli. And we did actually manage to get the sails up for a while! As we approached we could see the occasional puff of black smoke….
Friday 31st July, Isola di Dino to Cetraro
Yet another very still day for the 25 mile run yet further south. This part of the coast is devoid of both decent deep marinas and safe sheltered anchorages, so its just as well there’s very little wind, allowing us…
Thursday 30th July, Ogliastro Bay to Isola di Dino anchorage
Literally no wind so motored the 45 miles further down the coast to an anchorage by the Isola di Dino. Saw dolphins as we arrived in the bay and some other large fish that may have been tuna. Again we…
Wednesday 29th July, Amalfi to Ogliastro Bay Anchorage
We spent a final hour looking round the beautiful town of Amalfi with its 3 dimensional steps leading up past house doorways through rock and masonry to dead ends or breath taking vistas. Finally before we sailed off, we settled…