Tuesday 21st July, Isola di Giannutri to Santa Marinello
Finally managed a decent sail for probably two thirds of the 40 miles crossing to the Italian mainland, to anchor for the fourth consecutive night just outside the harbour at Santa Marinello. We toyed with the idea of a run…
Monday 20th July, Elba to Isola di Giannutri
Yet another windless day, although it did pick up slightly during the day allowing us a fairly speedy motor sailing passage at close to 7kn with the wind almost behind us and the genoa out. We passed close to the…
Sunday 19th July, Marina di Campo to Laconella
We decided to get the tender out and visit the very pretty local town. Despite two chandleries and loads of clothes and tourist shops being open, we failed to find a bread shop. (not sure yet what bakery is in…
Saturday 18th July, Macinaggio to Marina di Campo, Elba
A grey and windy start to the day, with a few drops of rain, and of course, the wind is blowing directly from Elba, our destination for the day. So after a quick hose down of the deck and topping…
Friday 17th July, Golfe de St Florent to Macinaggio
Despite the name, Macinaggio, this is still definitely Corsica, France. A fairly quiet day, motor sailing round the top of Corsica, passing Canari an old asbestos mine, to the small village of Macinaggio, boasting a large marina, a small supermarket,…
Thursday 16th July, Calvi to Golfe de St Florent anchorage
Decided to spend our first night at anchor so motored the 25miles east from Calvi to a reasonably calm bay offering shelter, along with about 20 other boats. On lowering the anchor we noticed an acrid electrical burning smell, and…
Wednesday 15 July, Calvi
A free day in Calvi to catch up with sleep and to explore a bit. So took the small coastal train to Rossa for lunch and a laze, followed by people watching from the boat in the evening. …
Mon 13 and Tue 14 July, La Ciotat to Calvi
The weather forecast suggested favourable lightish winds, picking up a bit later in the week, so we made the decision to try for Calvi on Corsica, knowing that we could abandon the passage and stop at the Ile de Porquerolles…
Sunday 12th July, Port Napoleon to La Ciotat
We weren’t quite sure where we would end up today, either the islands off Marseille, or Port Miou or beyond. In the end despite motor sailing all day, we reached for La Ciotat, a lovely albeit slightly industrial town that…
Sun 5 to Sat 11 July, Port Napoleon
We spent the week getting ready to sail, doing things like fitting a new accumulator, several times in fact, with more and more ptfe tape and ptfe liquid until it stopped dripping. Trying unsuccessfully to get AIS targets displayed on…