Scilla and Charybdis

We’re here in Taormina, our first anchorage in Sicily and it isn’t too impressive. Everything ashore looks run down, buildings covered in graffiti. The water isn’t too clear either - not sure ...

Tropea

Today my three months aboard Kincsem are ending! What an epic adventure they were, with so many beautiful and dramatic landscapes, the incredibly blue and crystal clear water of the Mediterranean, and ...

Stromboli

We stayed a third day in the anchorage at Capo Palinuro. Time flew by with paddle boarding, swimming, eating and drinking. The Admiral is now an established “stand up” paddle boarder - congratu ...

Capo Palinuro

We arrived in this little bay yesterday afternoon and decided to stay for today. There were only a handful of sailboats here this morning but now, at lunchtime, we’re in the middle of a little Ital ...

Agropoli

We’re here at the “Yacht Club of Agropoli” just 30 miles south of Salerno and are enjoying every second. Nicki is running the washing machine and I’m splashing around on the deck with a hos ...

Amalfi Coast

Next on the agenda was Positano and Amalfi, if possible. I say “if possible” because there is no guarantee one can stay at either place. Positano is a completely open, unprotected anchorage an ...

Pontene Islands

The sail from Eastern Sardinia to the Italian mainland is about 200 miles, one of the longest ocean passages in the Med you can make. But you can reduce that to 160 miles if you stop at Ponza, a very ...

East Coast of Sardinia

After the Costa Smeralda, Isola di Tavolara was next. Yes, as indicated by the name, it is a table-like mountain of impressive height with white cliffs everywhere. It also lies in a marine reserve a ...