G + 13 : From Cassis to Marseille - Hello from the Tethys Sea
This Calanque has become Port-Miou. It is deal for hiding during a Mistral Last day of sailing along the Ligurian coast. We are going to...
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hbanziger
Jul 25, 20235 min read
G + 9 : Port-Cros - Richelieu's Play Ground
Fort Tour d'Île seen from the Fort l'Estissac yesterday morning The weather continues to be unpredictable. We expected a light easterly...
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hbanziger
Jul 22, 20233 min read
G + 7 : Mistral Reaches further than Toulon
Yesterday's Sun Set from the Lérins Island gave no Hint of the choppy Night ahead It is handover day – Team One left this morning at...
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hbanziger
Jul 20, 20234 min read
G + 5 : Crossing Old Borders - Sailing from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Antibes
I The Rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer where we stayed for the night - our boat is 2nd right It is amazing how well you sleep in a gentle...
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hbanziger
Jul 18, 20234 min read
G + 3 : Menton and the Italian Invasion of France in 1940
Morning Coffee in San Remo - Air-humidity hits the cooler Hills Full schedule today. The Captain had to refuel the boat. Italian...
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hbanziger
Jul 16, 20233 min read
G + 1 : Liguria - Transit Land
Over night, the weather changed. A strong wind from the South stirred-up a strong swell. We had to take shelter behind the island of...
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hbanziger
Jul 5, 20235 min read
G - 10 : Nizza Honours Garibaldi - Does it?
Garibaldi's Monument on Garibaldi Place in Nice Almost everybody knows Giuseppe Garibaldi and what he has done for the unification of...
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hbanziger
Jun 28, 20233 min read
G - 17 : "Are you seaman to fill your casks with wine rather than powder?" - the Siege of Nice
The Bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer is a natural Harbour which was used by the US 7th Fleet 5 August 1543 was not a good day for people...
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hbanziger
Jun 25, 20233 min read
G - 21 : The Beauty of Mathematics
Fortified Borgo Parasio with the San Maurizio Basilica in Imperia on the Ligurian Coast During our week of exploring Liguria and the Côte...
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hbanziger
Jun 14, 20235 min read
G - 32 : Genoa's Most Famous Son?
We all know that Christopher Columbus was Genovese. Several places claim that he was born In their town. There is Savona, where we start...
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hbanziger
May 29, 20234 min read
G - 49 : Genoa's Denial of Access Strategy
Sanremo's Yacht Harbor from the Genovese Fortress Cannot believe that in less than 50 days we embark on our journey along the Ligurian...
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hbanziger
May 3, 20234 min read
G - 74 : Why do Mallorquins not Speak Italian?
Santuari de la Mare de Deu de Bonany near Petra on Mallorca In 1113, the year when the Order of the Knights of Saint John was founded...
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hbanziger
Apr 19, 20235 min read
G - 87 : Toulon and the Longitude Problem
A Royal Navy Ship of the Line in Story Weather (Artist Impression from 17th Century) We write the year 1707. A British Fleet of 21 ships...
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hbanziger
Apr 7, 20236 min read
G - 99 : An Emirate in Saint-Tropez?
Was plotting the course for our second week of sailing and looking for quiet bays to stay overnight. Would be a lovely to anchor for one...
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hbanziger
Apr 4, 20236 min read
G - 102 : Toulon 1942 - Heroism or Infamy?
Toulon Naval Base, two years after the Scuttling of the French Fleet on 27 Nov 1942 In November 1942, London was shrouded in the worst...
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hbanziger
Apr 3, 20234 min read
G - 103 : Fréjus - Second only to Ostia
Fréjus on the French Riviera looks like a typical Provencal town. A quaint medieval center, the mandatory yacht harbor and long, yellow...
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hbanziger
Mar 19, 20235 min read
G - 115 : Galleys are good - Clearing is better
The Piazza dei Cavalli in Piacenza where the Claims Clearirng took place four Times a Year Early January I wrote a blog “Bankers are good...
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hbanziger
Mar 15, 20235 min read
G - 120 : Toulon - The Port that made an Emperor
Most careers are made when someone steps into a difficult situation and resolves it. In our second week of sailing, we will visit Toulon,...
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hbanziger
Mar 11, 20234 min read
G - 124 : How France snatched Nice and Savoy
When strolling through Nice, you get the distinctive feeling that the architecture is Italian not French. The old town and the...
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hbanziger
Mar 5, 20234 min read
G - 130 : Piracy - A cruel but lucrative Business
Fort Mont-Alban built in 1557 between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer to prevent a repetition of the devastating Siege of Nice in 1543 by...
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