Don’t mess with Beryl
When we were planning our Atlantic crossing, there were two big things I had in mind: one was us safely getting to the Caribbean, but the other was “Hurricanes”. Overall, the UK and Mediterranean are pretty stable when it comes to winds (side from the occasional “Medicane”). However, when you get to the Caribbean, it’s […]
Getting ready to cross
Getting ready to cross We’re now in Mindelo, our last port of call before we cross to Barbados. The last few days have been spent doing final provisioning; walking the local markets to find fresh fruit and veg for the crossing. The marina is absolutely packed with various “yachties”, so there is an excited energy […]
We’re in Sardinia
Well, we’re now well on our way this season. After getting things sorted in Malta, we pushed off to make our way up to Sardinia. Our goal was to get to Palermo (the capital of Sicily for the 4th May where Marek was going to join us to sail to Sardinia. Malta to Sicily We […]
Finished the new Water Maker
we have water…… One of the big projects i’ve been planning for a while is to put in a new water maker. Part of the design for the large lithium battery bank & inverter we installed was to have enough power to run a larger water maker. We originally had a SPLASH30 from Ecosystems. It […]
Lots to do in Malta
Back to Malta (again) We have a funny relationship with Malta and Gozo now…. Twice we have been here, each time we have gotten to the point we can’t wait to leave and then we come back and realise we missed the place. This time it was back to Malta for a final bit of […]
The 2023 season has started!
Early start, leaving Sicily at 06:30 for the start of the next chapter in our adventures. Next stop Malta.
New Switch Panel Installed
One of the big jobs I wanted to get completed before the start of the season was to actually downgrade something on Nautilus!! We had a Naviops computer system on the boat for controlling all of the electrical systems (lights, pumps, navigation systems). In principle this is a great idea, but in practice, when […]
Getting ready for the start of the season
After an amazing few weeks in South Africa, we’re back on Nautilus and starting on the mammoth list of jobs to get ready for the new season. Our deadline is being all sorted for friends coming to stay at the end of March. Top of the list will be getting the updates to the electric […]
A long todo list
We’ve stopped sailing now and the boat is battened down for the winter with the sails folded and put away. That said, we’re really looking forward to the 2023 season and it’s also going to be a big one of us. There’s a lot more of the med to explore, but the big thing going […]
Plans for 2023
Plans for 2023 Currently Nautilus is tucked up for the winter and we’re off seeing family for a few weeks. The is a whole bunch of work to be done on the boat but once that’s completed we’ll be off on our adventures again. The overall plan for 2023 is to make our way out of […]