Grand Harbour, Malta As we entered Grand Harbor in Malta, one of the first things we saw were three giant masts rising above the fort. We wondered if it was the Maltese Falcon, one of the largest, and most luxurious, sailing yachts in the world. Sure enough, as we rounded the corner there she was. […]
Grand Harbour, Malta Sailing into Grand Harbor, Malta is amazing. With its imposing walls, it is like stepping back in time. Malta lies just 50 miles south of Sicily and we made landfall in good time. Berkeley East performed beautifully on the season’s first sail, and we performed beautifully docking her for the first time […]
After weeks of bad weather and extensive boat work, we were finally ready to leave Berkeley East’s winter berth at Marina di Ragusa, Sicily. On the big day, we once again awoke to big winds and reluctantly decided that we had to wait another day. Two hours later, all was calm, it was a beautiful […]
Marina di Regusa, Sicily About three and a half weeks ago, we left North Carolina to return to Berkeley East in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily. Since then, we have received numerous emails asking for news, updates, pictures, information about food eaten, restaurants discovered, new adventures, etc. Everyone wants to hear about “the great time” we […]
Cornelis, NC, USA It’s March and we are preparing to leave for Sicily and another summer in the Mediterranean. Before laying out the plan for this year’s cruising season, we looked back on last year. Wow! We went to so many great places it is difficult to remember all the names. And there were so […]
Sicily, Italy With just two weeks left, we looked at our options. We wanted a bit of relaxation and a bit of touring, so we decided to sail along the south coast of Sicily, to the west corner and the Egadi Islands. On our way to the Egadi Islands we stopped for the night in […]
Sicily, Italy Since we started cruising, quite a few people have visited us on Berkeley East. Family, friends, neighbors, business collegues, cruising buddies. Some came for the sailing. Others wanted to see a country, or island, that we were at. A few wanted the cruising “living the dream” experience. Some came just to hang out […]
Taormina, Italy We arrived in Milazzo, Sicily on August 30th. We had been cruising in Italy for the entire month of August, from Sardinia to Ponza, to Capri, down Italy’s mainland coast, and now to Sicily. We had been told by many that August was a tough month in the Med. It is the month […]
Aeolian Islands, Italy Between Tropea and Sicily lies a group of seven volcanic islands (two of which are active volcanoes) called the Aeolians. In August, ferries and hydrofoils run non-stop each day from mainland Italy and Sicily to the islands, carrying thousands of visitors embarking on the quintessential Italian holiday. The water is turquoise and […]
Tropea, Italy I’ve done casual sailing since college. But the more we talked about cruising one day, the more I thought I should get some proper training. So when we moved to Australia in 1997, I decided that Sydney Harbour would be the perfect spot to really learn the ropes. I gathered some friends together, […]
