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Starting again in September

We arrived late at night courtesy of the Stansted to Zadar Ryan Air flight on Thursday September 3rd. We were craned into the water at 1030am the next morning and got moored up on Pier 16 just before the storm hit, about the same time that the dozens of charter boats were returning at theContinue reading “Starting again in September”

A hot July

Apologies to Sue and Dick for not yet uploading the photos from their week in June, but we were swept away by events! The wonderful wedding of the year over, we retreated to the boat on July 4th with friends Sharron and Peter Hornsby, to unwind from all the excitement and explore Southern Croatia onceContinue reading “A hot July”

Special Visitors and Naming Deja Vu

Still en route to Split to meet our visitors, Tom and Faye for a couple of days and then Sue and Dick for a week. We holed up in Trogir for a couple of days whilst high winds and rain ran through. This kept us close to the boat, but we got away on SaturdayContinue reading “Special Visitors and Naming Deja Vu”

The start of the season

Having a new boat does not seem to reduce the amount of work to prepare for our departure from Marina Dalmacija. Once launched we spent 4 days cleaning Deja Vu after the winter ashore. In spite of having been well covered in the boat park, she was still covered in red Saharan dust that hadContinue reading “The start of the season”

Plans for the first trip of 2015

With Mo’s choral concert featuring Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony sung on Saturday May 9th, we feel suitably tuned into sailing as we pack our bags to leave for Croatia on Tuesday 12th May. The weather forecast for our first few days is for strong southerlies which may make it tricky to get to Split, aboutContinue reading “Plans for the first trip of 2015”

Last trip of the season

We had a couple of days in Sukosan, weathered another storm there, but most importantly met up with American friend John and his partner Isabella and enjoyed their good company. This included toasting John’s recovery from Hep C, going out for supper to a Thai restaurant in Zadar and catching a light entertaining film atContinue reading “Last trip of the season”

The first 200 miles in our new Déjà Vu

The Italian forecast for Wednesday August 13th was for no wind in the Bay of Trieste. We set off to return to Izola in Slovenia with low expectations of much sailing. As it turned out, no sooner had we set the sails in a pleasant 8 knots of south westerly breeze, than we were hitContinue reading “The first 200 miles in our new Déjà Vu”

Changing Boats

It turned out to be a slick operation, taking delivery of our new Sunbeam 42.1 and transferring all the gear from our old one, a Sunbeam 44. It was not, however, without a lot of hard work, reminiscences and many mixed emotions! We had driven to Matsee, near Salzburg for the factory handover on JulyContinue reading “Changing Boats”

Deja Vu II’s last voyage Part 3 – Pula to San Giorgio

We had been looking forward to Tom and Faye joining us for part of this last leg of the journey and it was to be special time having the Cuthbert family altogether, although we did miss Guy. Faye’s partner Guy was unfortunately left behind as he had run out of holiday and Faye had justContinue reading “Deja Vu II’s last voyage Part 3 – Pula to San Giorgio”

Deja Vu II’s last voyage Part 2 – Arriving in Istria

Mali Losinj did indeed provide the shelter we needed from three days of strong winds and frequent thunderstorms. We did our best not to get cabin fever and broke out for a few good walks and a couple of bike rides to parts of the island that we had not previously visited. Other highlights includedContinue reading “Deja Vu II’s last voyage Part 2 – Arriving in Istria”