This makes it easy and fun! Thanks for the letters. Today I answer the following letters ( I have taken off any personal information and just republished the letters below). Keep them coming! BTW I mentioned the wonderful weather routing free service that Herb Hilgenberg, SOUTH BOUND II has offered for many years for those sailors crossing … Read more
I answer questions on fishing, sail purchases and anchoring while sailing in the Mediterranean
I ramble on about various subjects, including the projects that I’m working on, such as rebuilding my bowsprit, finding a new battery charger, how I am going to eliminate dry rot in the future on my bowsprit and then I start talking about my summer travel plans. This summer I plan on sailing south, leaving … Read more
I interview Arjan Stoof of BVI Yacht Charters. Arjan became a sailor after college, After being seduced by the sea. He eventually became an owner of a yacht charter company. Over the years he’s expanded and now he has a company the Balearic Islands in Spain that he works with for his clients who wish … Read more
I interview charter entrepreneur and operator Stefanos Moussouras about his charter operations in Greece the link to his website Bareboat Greece is: http://www.bareboatgreece.com/ If you want to be considered as a crewmember next summer then write me and give me details about yourself. I like making new friends.
You can now follow us on Twitter and Facebook and contact me directly via e-mail. I have some decisions to make about where I’m going to be sailing in the summer of 2013. The choices. I’m considering, South toward Karpatos, Kasos and Crete or to the far northern islands of Greece. Preparations can’t begin early … Read more
This is the story of how I went from being a dreamer of being a sailor as a child in landlocked Utah to realizing my dream and becoming a sailor with my boat in the Mediterranean.
This podcast covers the final leg of the summer 2012 sail from Croatia to Turkey. In this episode we sail from Astypalia to Kalymnos, Leros and Turkey. Suggestions for future episodes are welcome email suggestions to franz@medsailor.com and visit our website www.medsailor.com
This is the continuation of the podcast of the summer 2012 sail from Croatia to Turkey in this episode I cover from the island of Poros to Amorgos and finishing riding out another meltimi on the island of Astypalea Greece Below are some links to YouTube videos that relate to this post.
I continue telling the story of my summer 2012 sailing odyssey which took me from Croatia to Turkey this is the second section that covers Greece and geographically we cover the area from Poros to the island of Paros. My crew member Dave gets an injury, and we become port bound due to high winds. … Read more