C + 21 : After nine weeks on the Sea we made it from Jaffa to Venice
Just when we thought we had outrun the Bora, he eventually got us. Without any warning, a gale set in just after 2 am with windspeed of...
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Aug 14, 20193 min read
C + 20 : Becoming Slovenia
Sailing to Piran in Slovenia today. We left Croatia at 7 pm since immigration between EU - members nowadays takes quite a while....
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hbanziger
Aug 13, 20193 min read
C + 19 : Pietra d'Istria
As expected, weather did not look great this morning. When we went up to the deck to get coffee at 6.30 am, there was still a light...
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hbanziger
Aug 12, 20193 min read
C + 18 : Why is Pula's Arena in Better Shape than the Coliseum in Rome?
Pula Arena towering over the old harbour - being built on a slop it is 3 stories high Engines started at 5 am. We had to outrun the Bora...
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hbanziger
Aug 11, 20192 min read
C + 16 : Sailing Over the Flooded Po Valley
Another a beautiful and quiet morning today. The sea could not have been calmer - ideal for long kaiaking rides and morning swims. We...
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hbanziger
Aug 11, 20192 min read
C + 16 : Italian Dreams & Nightmares
Wonderful lazy day today - the weather is perfect, little wind, lots of sun, almost no swell and our captains Mustafa and Marko found the...
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hbanziger
Aug 9, 20192 min read
C + 15 : Changing the Flags in Zadar
It is change over day again. Team 2 had tanned so well that we needed to send them back to cloudier parts of Europe and America - too...
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hbanziger
Aug 8, 20193 min read
C + 14 : Swimming Baby One Last Time
We woke up early morning to a gentle swell in the beautiful Bay of Tijat Island. When we arrived last night we could not see the full...
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hbanziger
Aug 7, 20193 min read
C + 13 : Buy Ticket in Sibenik not Here!
Today would be another windy day. Forecast predicted winds from the south of up to 15 knots. We would be sailing like yesterday. Wind...
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hbanziger
Aug 6, 20192 min read
C + 12 : When Emperors Have to Hide
Another day, another excursion! We visited Stari Grad this morning to buy fresh fruits and croissants. We had the town almost for...
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hbanziger
Aug 5, 20192 min read
C + 11 : An On and Off the Boat Day - Hvar
It is Hvar day today! But before we sail we shall visit Vis town with its beautiful older part in the west and an Austrian Fortress in...
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hbanziger
Aug 4, 20192 min read
C + 10 : Josip's Bunkers
Engines started today at 5 am to get us to the island of Vis where we had tickets for the Blue Caves at 8 am. The caves are inside/below...
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hbanziger
Aug 4, 20192 min read
C + 9 : Marco Polo's Crib Has Moved
It’s Sunday today but the bells of the church did not ring this morning. Mljet National Park - the island about 20 miles south of Korcula...
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hbanziger
Aug 2, 20192 min read
C + 8 : Dubrovnik - 1'000 Years of History
Today is handover day in Dubrovnik. Captain Mustafa and his team prepare the Dragonfly for next week, scrubbing every inch of the boat...
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hbanziger
Aug 1, 20192 min read
C + 7 : Ragusa - The Mongol Slayer
We start to get used to beautiful mornings. There are no words to describe the tranquility at 7 am. It is just utter peace. We have...
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hbanziger
Jul 31, 20193 min read
C + 6 : Catholic in the East - Orthodox in the West - Crossing Religious Borders Several Times
Last night we anchored close to a place called Stari Milni (Old Mill) under an impressive range of lime stone mountains. When we woke up...
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hbanziger
Jul 30, 20192 min read
C + 5 : Bay of Kotor
This morning we arrived in the Bay of Kotor, the one and only fiord in the Mediterranean (see blog C - 25). The mountains here are smooth...
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hbanziger
Jul 29, 20192 min read
C + 4 : Towards the Bay of Kotor
Below two photos taken from the same point in the Port of Bar - the first one from yesterday - the 2nd this morning at 8 am. What a...
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hbanziger
Jul 28, 20192 min read
C + 3 : Crossing into Montenegro
After three days in Albania, we left this morning for Montenegro. The wind had calmed down but there was still a rough swell from the...
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hbanziger
Jul 27, 20193 min read
C + 2 : Taking Shelter in Epidamnos (Durres)
Seeing that the pentacles of the European Cyclone will reach Durres this afternoon with wind speed of 45 knots, we decided to start our...
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