On 30th August we lifted anchor from Scoglio to head north along the coast. We sailed and motor sailed passing … More
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Scoglio, Gulfi di Aranchi. Sardinia 28th-30th August
Hi all, Scoglio at anchor …..what a gem. The wind has finally gone and this anchorage is lovely. White sand … More
Sailing north to Golfi di Aranchi. Sardinia. 28th August.
On the 28th August with a forecast for light easterlies the wind turned into a 21 true knot northerly, so … More
Porto della Taverna bay 25th-27th August 2014.
On 25th August we slipped our lines at 12.45 in 8 knots breeze from La Caletta marina to sail north … More
La Caletta marina…….graffiti 25th August 2014.
Hi all, We are told by many Sardinians that they regard themselves as ‘ Sards ‘ first before being ‘Italian’. … More
La Caletta, east coast of Sardinia. The Festival in Nuoro. 23rd -25th August 2014.
Hi all, We lifted anchor from Porto della Taverna bay to sail and motor sail south down the east coast … More
Coda Cavollo, an uncomfortable move at 1am. Porto della Taverna. 21st-23rd August 2014.
On the 21st August we lifted anchor from San Paolo to motor to the lovely bay and marine reserve of … More
San Paulo bay, Sardinia 20-21st August 2014.
We lifted anchor after a calm night at Porto Della Taverna and motored the short distance to anchor in the … More
Passing Island of Tavolara and onto Porto della Taverna 19-20th August 2014.
On the 19th August we headed south motoring pas the Gulf of Olbia and past the Island of Tavolara. The … More
Porto Rotondo, Sardinia 18-19th August 2014.
Hi all We left Cannigione to motor along the coast past the enormous super yachts around the Porto Cervo and … More
J class yachts and Wallys at Rolex cup, Porto Cervo. 2014.
Hi all, Our dear friends Lorenzo and Mabi kindly asked us to there home here for a lovely evening and … More
Cannigione in strong winds,13th-18th August 2014. N46:06.26 E009:26.79
Hi all, When the maestral wind blows….it blows. We have had 5 nights here on a buoy in the bay … More
Life ashore…Cannigione street market August 2014
Hi all, A few photos of the really interesting street market in Cannigione….strangely shaped cheeses and local products. Love to … More
Leaving Maddalena ….strong winds again. 13th August 2014
Photos leaving Maddalena…………Wind, wind and more wind again …. Love to all T and T x
Islands of Maddalena and Caprera. 11th -13th August. 2014. 41.12:84N 009.24:64E
Hi all, We motored in hot humidity from Cannigione to the town of La Maddalena on Maddalena. We decided to … More
Liscia Bay and Cannigione , Sardinia. 8th- 9th August 2014. 41.06:27N 009.26:70E
Hi all, With strong winds forecast , yet again, we decided to seek some shelter leaving Capo Testa at 14.25 … More
Porto Cervo by car with Lorenzo 8th August 2014
En route to a lovely evening with Mabi and Lorenzo on 8th August, we spent a couple of hours at … More
Capo Testa, Sardinia …snorkelling on Roman columns. 5th -7th August 2014. 41.14:28N 009.09:82E
Hi all, Capo Testa is situated on the North west coast of Sardinia. The bay is surrounded by strange shaped … More
Heading south again….Pinarellu, Santa Amanza, Passage de Piantarella. Corsica. 4th-6th August 2014 41.26:027N 009.13:59E
Hi all, On the 4th August we lifted our anchor from the bay of Pinarellu, Corsica in 7/9 knots true … More
Wow…unbelievable…. Fire planes in Pinarellu, Corsica. 4th August 2014.
Hi all , Well those of you who follow our blogs will remember my blog about us motoring in late … More
Baie de Pinarellu , Corsica. 2nd – 4th August 2014 41.40:55N 009.22:59E
Hi all, We lifted anchor from Ciprianu to head north along the coast. It seems that heading further north from … More
Baie de San Ciprianu, Corsica. 29th July -2nd August. 2014. 41.38:097N 009.21:29E
Hi all, We slipped our lines from Porto Vecchio marina at 11.45 hrs to head north up the coast of … More
Porto Vecchio, Corsica. 27th-29th July 2014. 41.35:46N 009.17:08E
On 27th July we lifted anchor to head north to Porto Vecchio. In 16-22 true knots we sailed with 2 … More
Heading North to Corsica. 26th -27th July 2014. 41.25:97N 009.13:63E
At 08.43 hrs on 26th July we lifted anchor from Porto Liscia bay to sail across the straits of Bonifacio … More
Liscia bay , Sardinia 24th-26th July 2014. 41.11:61N 009.18:52E
Hi all, On 24 th July we lifted anchor from Pevero bay to head north along the coast to Porto … More
Beautiful Pevero bay, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia. 23rd-24 th July 2014. 41.06:96N 009.32:55E
Hi all, After a welcome calm night at anchor in Cala Capriccoli we lifted anchor to motor the short distance … More
Do camper vans drag around the field …..???? Portisco 20th- 22nd July 2014 Sardinia. 41.02:18N 009.31:56E
Hi all, Well those of you who follow our blogs will know how much I love Tioram and the thousands … More
North bay, Cannigione, Saline bay and Cannigione marina. 1st -12th July 2014
Hi all, We have enjoyed a few calm days before heading back to Cannigione marina to get a repair done … More
Cannigione marina 29-30th June 2014. Wind, wind and more wind. N41:06.49 E009:26.55
Hi all, Well how did the seafarers and ‘sailors of old’ manage….that s what I want to know. Because all … More
North bay, Cannigione, Sardinia. 28-29th June 2014. N41:07.91 E009:27.97
Lovely evening at anchor in North bay, Cannigione. A flying ‘rib’ took off in the bay near us. Never seen … More
Sardinia by car . 27th June 2014. N41:01.92 E009:31.50
Hi all, Whilst safely tied up in Portisco marina we decided to hire a car to explore the interior of … More
Sailing the area and Cala Lazarina bay, Lavezzi Islands , off Corsica. 22-26th June 2014 N41:20.22 E009:15.06
Hi all , 22nd June sailed across Straits from Bonifacio to Capo Testa bay, Sardinia and overnight in Santa Theresa … More
Bonifacio, Corsica. 21st June 2014. N41:23.34 E009:09.83
Hi all, At 11.15 on 21st June we slipped our lines from Last Maddalena to sail across the Bonifacio Straits … More
Cannigione to Maddalena . 19th-20th June 2014 N41:12:85 E009:24.64
Hi all, At 12.15 on 19th June we slipped our lines from the marina in Cannigione to sail to the … More
Sailing around Cannigione, Maddalena, Costa Smeralda and Portisco. 13th -20th July 2014.
Hi all, Well the wind certainly knows how to blow in Sardinia. After maestrali after maestrali we finally slipped our … More
Cannigione, Sardinia 17-19th June 2014 N41:06.50 E009:26.54
Cannigione has a great atmosphere, especially at night. Here are some photos of the street market.
Sardinia ,Italy. Exploring the North East coast of Sardinia . 10th -17th June 2014.
Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily. It is 260 km long and 135 km wide. … More
Cannigione Carnival July 2014
Here are some great atmospheric photos of the evening celebrations ashore, the parade and craft market stalls. Love to all … More
Cannigione and the World Cup July 2014 41.06:50N 009.26:54E
We all know that the World Cup event is licence for groups of people to get together and watch the … More
Joining Tioram, Olbia, Sardinia. 7th June 2014.
Hi dear family and friends, It’s a strange feeling flying into join Tioram in a different country to where we … More
Deb joins Tioram. May 2014. – Greece to Sardinia – N41:06.50 E09:26.54
I have sailed in Greece with my husband Pete for many years and we have a boat based in the … More
A great day sailing in Sardinia, 21st May 2014 N41:07.96 E009:28.053
What a great days sail. We left Capo Cada at around 12-00pm after our first complete nights sleep for a … More
A watch keepers life 02.00am 20th May 2014, N39:53.44 E011:47.16
It,s 2.00 am on Tuesday morning and just had the change of watch. Pete is off to bed. Another still … More
Arrival in Sardinia. 19th May 2014, N40:50.58 E09:43.21 ,672 miles completed.
Tioram has arrived in Sardinia. At 21.43 last night on the 20th May we dropped anchor in the small bay of … More
Getting the kite up at last. 20.41hrs, 19th May 2014. N38:41.51 E012:32.80
Only 150 miles to go to our destination in Sardinia. We have had a good days sail. The winds have … More
Monday morning, 10.00 am 19th May 2014. N39:10.52 E13:29.27
Its Monday morning and only 200 miles to go to Sardinia. We had light rain over night and first thing … More
Away towards Sardinia. 18th May, 2014, 21.20hrs. N38:36.23 E014:58.94
We are just passing through a group of Islands called “Isole Eolie” which sit just north of Sicily. We have had … More
Leaving the Messina Straits 18th May 2014, 15.00hrs N38:22.19 E015:38.89
Position only.
Entrance to the Messina Straits. 18th May 2014 09.00hrs. N37:50.023 E015:33.44
Position only.
Approaching Messina. 07.50hrs, 18th May 2014. N37:51.78 E016:08.18
A busy night approaching Messina, lots of small fishing boats and pot buoys. It was a night spent looking at … More