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Vesna has been anchored near Marina du Marin in Martinique after moving on from Saint Lucia following an extended, but much enjoyed, stay in Barbados. We liked Saint Lucia more than we expected to; th...
On December 29th, 2019 Vesna left Gran Canaria to set off across the Atlantic and arrive in Speightstown Barbados. The crew were excited after being in the Med for over three years. From the way the C...
Day One (December 29) We left Las Palmas without incident. The southerly component of the wind meant that as soon as we cleared the marina breakwater, we were beating into a short and sloppy chop. Thi...
We arrived in Skyros after a seven hour sail from Skopelos. Skyros is a beautiful island with a haunted side. Bones can be found in abundance in many places, sometimes you can even find a whole deceas...
We have spent the last week or so in Olympic Marina near Laviron waiting for a part for our anchor windlass. The anchor chain was replaced over the winter and the new chain just doesn’t work well with...
The Bora is wreaking havoc with our sailing plans this month. We’re currently in harbor again on the island of Cres on waiting for another Bora wind to start. Fortunately this event is expected to be ...
It is about a 9-12 hour sail to Venice from Grado. We decided to cover this distance over 2 days because it was important to arrive in Venice early to savour the experience of arriving in Venice by sa...
Grado was our first Italian stop. We all love Italian food and so were very excited to visit Italy and eat! The northern Adriatic coastline of Italy is not known for having lots of sheltered bays so w...
Slovenia is not a place that Jack and I had planned to spend much time. We didn’t set out to buy a boat in Slovenia. It was more a case of, “where in the world is there a boat that we can afford”, and...
Vesna is a Bavaria 44 built in 2002. The boat is 14m long and nearly 5m wide. She has 4 cabins, 2 heads (bathrooms) and a large combined galley/saloon area with loads of storage space. Considering her...