We left Preveza on Wednesday 4th September after a very severe storm whilst on the quay, not a good place to be in a strong SE wind. For a time we had to run the engine ahead to hold Déjà Vu away from the wall behind us. The next morning the wind moderated andContinue reading “Sailing in September 2024”
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Corinth to Galaxidi
We finally made an escape from Corinth that had held us hostage for 5 days whilst the final gales from Storm Daniel ran their course. From the sea wall it looked moderate; the wind was F4-5 on the beam, so we set off west, well reefed, to make the 30 mile trip to Galaxidi. AContinue reading “Corinth to Galaxidi”
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”
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”
Karma Noodle (and thanks to Sharron)
When Sharron arrived on Deja Vu back in mid June, she had with her a ‘noodle’. Actually it was Peter who had painstakingly carried this said blue, semi flexible noodle in his luggage, which at a length of 1.5m and diameter of 70mm, was no mean feat. It sprung out of his luggage with muchContinue reading “Karma Noodle (and thanks to Sharron)”
The coming and going of the beard
It all started one morning when the recent Christmas present Mo had given Nigel in the shape of a top of the range Remington razor, simply fell apart in Nigel’s hands, honest guv! It was early July and we were nowhere near shops that sold food let alone electric razors. With no back up wetContinue reading “The coming and going of the beard”
Silba, Bribinj & Iz
It was an unusually cold wind, but a sunny day, Friday 21st September, when we arrived at the Bay of St Ante on Silba. We were all alone in a bay littered with mooring buoys, it was quite eerie, and there was only a reef separating us from the open sea. We went ashore inContinue reading “Silba, Bribinj & Iz”
Hello!
Welcome to our sailing world. We set off in May this year returning at the end of July. During this time we travelled over 1300 sea miles from Croatia down to Corfu and Paxos and back, via Montenegro and Albania. It was a great trip. Having spent August back in the UK, taming the gardenContinue reading “Hello!”
Deja Vu 