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Mallorca

With the wind fresh from the northeast, conditions were perfect to sail across the channel from Menorca to Mallorca, the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands. Our Australian friends Annie and Liam on Gone With the Wind were heading across as … Continue reading

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Menorca

With the weather forecast showing moderate northeasterlies for the next couple of days, we departed on September 2 from Carloforte, the small resort/fishing village off the southwest coast of Sardinia, bound for Mahon in the Balearic Islands of Spain, about … Continue reading

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The South Coast of Sardinia

We’re presently weather bound, anchored on the south end of Isola San Pietro, a small resort island off the southwest corner of Sardinia.Mistral is the local term for the fresh northwesterly blows that spawn up in the Gulf of Leon … Continue reading

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The South Coast of Sicily and Egadi Islands

The Southern coast of Sicily is an easy day’s sail from Malta. The trick is to find a weather window that provides the necessary breeze to get you there, but allow you be comfortable when you arrive as there are … Continue reading

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Malta, Part 2

After our excellent haul out, we spent the next three weeks waiting for the new dodger cover to be completed. Somehow we managed to find a plethora of jobs and projects to fill up most of our days. Our “to … Continue reading

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Malta

    With the prevailing northwesterlies forecast to continue for a few days and Moonshadow back in sailing trim, we planned to set sail for Malta on 23 June.The last job prior to departure was to “mow the lawn” or … Continue reading

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Back on Board in Monastir

    After a month in the United States and forty hours of travel time from San Francisco, we finally arrived back on board Moonshadow.Other than a coating of dust and rust, she was in pretty good shape thanks to … Continue reading

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Mothballing Moonshadow for the Winter

For the last few years, we have been “part-time” cruisers, leaving Moonshadow under care in a marina and returning home to New Zealand for the southern hemisphere summer. Our experience with this has been mostly positive as we’ve learned both … Continue reading

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Tunisia

We rose before sunrise and left the anchorage at Malfitano on the southern tip of the island of Sardinia at 0630 on a clear, calm morning.We set a southerly course towards the continent of Africa and within 20 minutes a … Continue reading

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Sardinia

The Italian island of Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and actually lies closer to the African continent than to its own mainland.The Sardinians actually speak of Italy as if it is another country, not their … Continue reading

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