dsc_0034-8.04.28-am.jpg Arrived here yesterday. It was a bit difficult to find an open berth in Palma since the place is getting ready for the Palma boat show. But the Royal Club Nautico de Palma h ...

Cabrera is a group of islands with spectacular scenery on the SW side of Mallorca. It’s a national park, you’re not permitted to anchor - have to use their moorings - and you must have made reser ...

Another tough day in paradise. We had to turn the engine on, press the "anchor up" button after breakfast, and steer a course along this fabulous rocky coast roughly East until we hit the "end" of Ib ...

We left the motor boats behind today in the marina - it was blowing a nice 20-25kn from the North East and we sailed a sporty 25 miles to another beautiful anchoring spot. Just one other cruiser he ...

Yesterday was a day of exploring the Ibiza castle and town and to catch up on some boat work. The main achievement, however, was to finally find some "real" tapas for dinner after many attempts with ...

We rented a car on Formentera and explored what was there. It's a quiet island without much evidence of "over" tourism. When we got back to the boat, there was still time for the sail over to Ibiza ...

We're sitting here in La Savina on Formentera now and feel a bit lucky to be here already. Yesterday, as she was pulling up the anchor, Rieke reported a large chain around the anchor. Yes, it was "L ...

Cruising life is gathering steam! As I'm writing this, we're in a lovely anchorage tucked between two islands north of Formentera. No other boats around. Yesterday, we sailed over from the mainland ...

Papi, Friederike and I arrived in Alicante on Thursday. The boat was in fine shape albeit under a brown veil of dust. Three hours of work got rid of that the next day - now she looks like new again. ...

We got here a couple of days ago. Again, great downwind sailing with the Gennaker. Sun and breeze all day. I'm leaving the boat here until the end of March. She's at the docks of the Real Club de ...