We left the marina in Tropea on the 1st of July and headed for Stromoli but some very insistent fishermen made us change course to avoid their fish traps and we ended up in Vulcano. From there we motored to Sicily and a very rolly anchorage at Capo d'Orlando. We continued along the coast to the northeast corner at San Vito Lo Capo and went ashore to buy bread and vegetables. When the wind picked up in the afternoon we set sail across the Tyrrhenian Sea for ...

Gibraltar (week one) We arrived in Gibraltar on Tuesday (16th) a day late due to strong easterly winds in the straights of Gibraltar and rough seas. We didn't fancy motoring all the way with the wind right on the nose. We were in time to meet up with the rest of the Blue Water Rally for the party in the evening at the royal Gibraltar yacht club, (most of the boats are doing a circumnavigation together but we are only staying with them until Antigua).Ther...