All the anticipation, the preparation and the frustration of the weather was over as we freed our lines and set off in calm condition and sunshine at 9am on Thursday 18th May. We found a cool Westerly breeze south of Pasman Island and had a cracking sail to Kakan, one of our regular stop overs.Continue reading “First Sails”
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Launched at last – 15th May
We launched on Tuesday 15th May at 8am in calm conditions and it felt good to have the boat in her natural environment Wednesday and Thursday though brought the dreaded bora, thunderstorms, strong winds and lots of rain, as well as plummeting temperatures. We met some charming folk on other boats who had come inContinue reading “Launched at last – 15th May”
Getting the boat ready
We arrived midday on Wednesday 9th May to a sunny Sukosan. The drive through from Slovenia to Zagreb and down to Zadar was an easy breeze. We found Deja Vu II waiting for us on her cradle in the compound, ready antifouled and polished. Nigel had a list of jobs that seemed endless, aContinue reading “Getting the boat ready”