Short summer in Italy

Montalto

Quick visit to Spain

The main street of La Union 

Having finished the project with s/y Fanny I had to take a quick tour to Spain to conclude an errand that had been pending for a while with my friend D.  

Project s/y Fanny Rhodes to Kalamata and La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Turkish coast again

Project s/y Fanny Port Said to Kastelorizo and Rhodos

Before arriving Med I had been watching the weather and it looked like we had a small chance of getting weather with us.

Sunset

Project s/y Fanny Sawakin to Suez and Port Said

Sudanese lighthouse

Project s/y Fanny Djibouti to Sawakin

N Djibouti, dunes in the sea, some of them Islands

Spotted coaster wreck

Marzooqah K

Project s/y Fanny Maldives to Djibouti

Sunrise

Project s/y Fanny Malaysia to Maldives

KL skyline

Project s/y Fanny - Thailand to Malaysia

After having done the rounds in Phuket I one evening met a Malaysian chap that had been refurbishing a 10yr old second hand 45' Lagoon catamaran for the purpose of world wide traveling. 

P fwd guest cabin

Vacation in Thailand

Yacht Haven marina

Project s/y Fanny in Thailand

​In January​​ having arrived with Boadicea to Thailand I was ashore one evening having a few refreshments and was standing on the street near the marina at a local watering hole. 

Fanny on the hard

Boadicea

19.11.2021 - 25.01.2022
28.08.2021 - 18.10.2021
Captain
m/y Boadicea

Boadicea in Nice

Happy New year 2022

Indian ocean

Was I visited by Santa Claus...?

Seiko Prospex

Meeting old friends

m/y Kalizma riding at anchor off Hulhumale Is

Walking Montalto to Carpasio

Went walking up in the mountains and started early morning as one does not want to get stuck up there after dark, at least if you are not carrying the right gear.

Ligurian valleys

Rescue of Wilhelmine - the whole story

The story of Wilhelmine was broken up into several posts due to the length of each chapter. 

In Kalmar

Rescue of Wilhelmine - epilogue

If you've read all the previous posts you know by now she was only rescued from an undignified end rusting asunder at an deserted beach despite our greater ideas that were smashed by the pandemic.

Bow section chomped to pieces by hydraulic scissors

Wilhelmine in media

As Wilhelmine was resuscitated and moved about she broke the news barrier and below are few articles published by Finnish papers that I've freely translated below in chronological order. 

Kimito nyheter 24.11.2020:

Main picture of article in Kimito news.

Wilhelmine in history

Waalhafen 1970's, courtesy of Shipnostalgia by "optoon"

Rescue of Wilhelmine - the end

Team selfie

Doing a Riva

Nice airport mascot

Caipirinha

05.05.2021 - 30.06.2021

Captain

m/y Caipirinha

Caipirinha alongisde in Durres