After our great stay in Alicante, we finally cast off on September 25th on a route due west to Gibraltar. It was a nice fair-weather sail with no major events or breakdowns. …
Return to Alicante
We first visited Alicante in 2015 while sailing our former Amel, Euros 41′. We enjoyed the town so much that we always wanted to return. Alicante is such a vibrant town with a great culinary scene without being overly touristy!…
Mahón to Alicante, Spain
We left hospitable and beautiful Mahón taking course to Alicante, sailing around the southern shores of the Balearic Islands: Mallorca and Ibiza. We started with nice and sunny weather which followed us all the way to Alicante. Sailing…
Mahon, Menorca
After our first gale experience on the boat, we reached Mahon, Menorca. As its name implies, it’s the smaller of two main Balearic Islands. At the same time, it’s a great place to visit and enjoy the archipelago as it…
We set sails, finally, for good!
After all this time of preparations and re-fits, the boat seemed ready to be taken out to sea. Sunday September 8 we set up sails in the direction of Playa Santa Cristina, Spain with intention to anchor there for a…