Our first truly successful overnight anchorage

As we continue to make our way north we are starting to see more Italian influences – from an Italian restaurant or two to more Italian flagged boats. Our new goal is to reach Venice in about a week. So in the morning after Conor’s safety pitch, off we set… Our first day was a […]

The city of Zadar + some Croatian history

We made the 24 nautical mile trek to Zadar with some strong gusts. We nailed our docking into Marina Zadar, though, so we were feeling pretty good about that. 🙂 Marina Zadar feels more of an industrial working marina, but its best feature is that it’s a short 10-15 minute walk into Zadar’s old town. […]

Off the Beaten Track

Leaving Rogoznica, we did another lunchtime anchorage. We’ve been getting a lot of anchoring practice, and I think we’re getting better. 🙂 This time, Conor even left the boat! He’s been too nervous to leave her without someone on board. It was a big step for him. With mask and fins, he dove down to […]

The Kids Take to the Sea

We finally set sail from Kaštela and have a new goal of reaching Zadar in about a week. In a nutshell.. We first headed to the island of Šolta and the quaint town of Maslinica. We stayed at the nice, small Marina Maslinica (or Martinas Marchi marina). We were struck by the clearest water we […]

A Tale of Four Cities

We continue to enjoy the southern Dalmatia region of Croatia. Fun Fact: Did you know that the Dalmatian dog breed was named after this region, supposedly its first home? Fun Fact #2: This region became famous more recently because much of the popular TV show “Game of Thrones” was shot here in places like Split. […]

Crazy Korčula

After one night in Luke Polače, we left for the island and town of Korčula. Yet another first – we actually had enough wind to raise the sails! Conor had fun futzing with trimming the sails while I constantly read out our travel speed. I don’t think it made any difference, but Conor enjoyed the […]