Enroute to Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Formentera to Spain. September – October 2016.

Sardinia to Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Formentera and Spanish mainland. Tony, Tony E, and Dominic arrive safely into Spain, 11 days, … More

Tioram heads to Italy, 9th – 19th May 2016

Hi all,It’s that time of year again and Tioram has been prepped, polished and readied for her sailing trip across … More

Glamorous apple pie. Mahon Marina, Menorca. 23rd May 2015

Had a long sleep and our first ‘day off’, great;-) For me the best moment of the day on a … More

Just lie down, close your eyes, relax… and watch that other sole! Porto Petro – M ahon Menorca 76NM. May 22nd 2015

Left the bay of Porto Petro at 8.00am. T&T let us sleep a little longer, but with the engine on … More

Flying Meatballs after a busy day at the office, Palma de Mallorca – Porto Petro 42NM May 21st 20 15

Departure at 9.00am heading for the fuel station before we set sail to Porto Petro. Passing Rapita Bay with 10 … More

Strange noises from a well organised galley, lots of Bimbo’s. Santa Ponsa – Palma de Mallorca May 20th 2015

No rush today, only a short trip to Palma de Mallorca ahead of us. Tina and Tony made us some … More

‘Sole Overboard’ – Santa Ponsa, Mallorca 70NM May 19th 2015

Leaving Formentara at 6.45am for a 86 NM trip to Mallorca. Wind on bow, so motoring. One dolphin was spotted … More

South of Spain – Espalmador beach, Formentera. 150NM May 17th-18th 2015

Churros for breakfast? and our first night sail experience After meeting with Pepe and Maria, Spanish friends of T&T, we … More

Sailing from Spain to Sardinia. May 2015.

Hi all, In 2013, in Greece we were moored alongside the waterfront in Samil, Kefalonia. A small 33-35ft charter yacht … More

Berendine and Anita’s story.

Hi all, The following blogs are Berendine and Anita’s story sailing from Spain to Sardinia. We are delighted that they … More

Tioram begins a new adventure May 2015

Hi dear family and friends, The beginning of a new sailing year brings mixed feelings. Living on the boat in … More

Sailing back to Spain……..returning to family and friends. 18th -19th October 2014.

On the 18th October at 09.05 we slipped our lines from San Antonio marina, Ibiza to sail the 150n miles … More

San Antonio bay, Ibiza. 5th -18th October 2014.

At 10.35, star ship enterprise, star date 5th October, we lifted anchor from Formemtera to head to San Antonio bay … More

Exploring Ibiza by motorbike…..the interior gem. October 2014.

Hi all Whilst Tioram was safely tied to the dock in San Antonio marina, we decided to hire a motorbike … More

Palma Nova, Palma and Santa Ponsa. 30th September – 2nd October 2014

At 05.50 hrs on 30th September after a totally still night, an unforecast wind suddenly kicked in on shore in … More

Ensenada de Sa Rapita bay/ Palma Nova bay, Mallorca. 27th -30th September 2014

We lifted anchor from Porto Colom after a very welcome calm nights sleep and motored south along the coast to … More

‘Red Arrows display’. Mahon, Menorca. 22nd September 2014

Hi all, Sailing is lovely with fair winds and calm seas…….but I always say that arrival is sweet. Today it … More

At sea en route to Menorca. 20th -21st Sept. 2014.

Hi all, After the Fornelli passage we began our trip to Mahon, Menorca. The forecast for a light headwind was … More

Maria and Pepe

Photo’s of Maria and Pepe, Sailing with us from Mazarron to Formentera and Palma Nova, Mallorca.

Tioram sets sail heading East. June 2012.

Our last blog left us asking the qustion, ‘ to head East or West?’. Our intention had been to head West to … More

Formentera to Cala Boix, Ibiza, Balearic Islands 23rd – 24th June 2012 39:01.68N 001:36.42E

On 23rd June we lifted anchor at 09.30 hrs and motored north east along the beautiful coastline of Ibiza. We kept out of … More

Mazarron, mainland to Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain. 20 – 23rd June 2012. 38:43.95N 001:24.28E

At 13.00 hours local time we slipped our warps from Mazarron to head for Formentera in the Balearic Islands. Mom … More

Food , food and more food—-Traditional Spanish ‘Migas’. 29th November, 2011.

On 29th November, our Spanish friends Maria and Pepe invited us to their country house again for another party with … More

Argentinian BBQ.– 27th November, 2011.

Our friend Amorina is originally from Campana, in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her parents Norma and Adam flew … More

‘Paella’, with Spanish friends.— 24th November, 2011.

On the 24th November our Spanish friends Pepe y Maria and their family, Julian and Carmina invited us to their … More

La Azohia, Spain 12th October. 37:33.87N 001:10.36W

Today at 14.20 , 12th October we slipped our lines and headed to La Azohia to anchor in the bay. … More

Island of Formentera to mainland Spain. 27th-28th September 37:33.87N 001:15.41W

At 09.30 on 27th September we lifted our anchor after a calm overnight stay in Formentera. The morning view of … More

Tioram completes her ‘dream’ to sail to Greece.

…………………….And so Tioram safely and playfully completes her Eastern circuit after travelling 4, 177 logged nautical miles. Last year, Tioram … More

Island of Formentera. 26th -27th September. 38:45.42N 001:25.86E

We lifted anchor from Cala Estanyol , Ibiza at 08.15 and motored in light winds the 15 N miles to … More

Cala Estanyol, Ibiza. 25th-26th September. 38:59.30N 001:33.12E

On 25th September we untied our lines from the marina at Andraitx and quietly motored away from our friends yacht … More

Andraitx, Mallorca 24th-25th September 39:32.83N 002:23.23E

We lifted anchor from Palma Nova bay at 11.48 after an unexpected phone call from our dear friends Lorenzo and … More

Palma Nova, Mallorca. 22nd-24th September, 2011. 39:30.84N 002:32.63E

On 22nd September we slipped our lines from the Real Club Nautico marina in Palma and motored the short 7 … More

Palma, Mallorca. 21st –22nd September 2011. 39:33.94N 002:37.96E

We lifted anchor from Palma Nova bay on 21st September and sailed the 7 n miles to Palma in a … More

Sailing/motoring to Palma Nova Bay, Mallorca 20th–21st September, 2011. 39:30.86N 002:32.63E

20th September, the crew of Tioram had an early morning swim before lifting the hook and motoring/ sailing the 20 … More

Playa de Rapita (bay) Mallorca. 19th -20th September, 2011. 39:21.52N 002:57.57E

We lifted anchor from Porto Petro bay on 19th September at 10.40 with 14 to 17 knots of wind to … More

Sailing from Sardinia to Mallorca, Balearics 16th -18th September, 2011. 39:21.55N 003:12.88E

We slipped our lines from the marina in Cagliari, Sardinia at 09.27 hrs and then stopped off at the fuel … More