10 BEST THINGS TO DO IN ATHENS: We do feel like semi-experts when we talk about Athens, having spent 6 months based in Alimos marina just outside Athens last year. If we managed to get some time off we would hop on a tram and meander through the leafy suburbs to the centre of Athens. … Continue reading The top ten must see attractions to make the most of your time in Athens 2023.
Author: sailingandsunshine
Mike (Swiss) and Nikki (South African) are fulltime liveaboards, currently in Cape Town, South Africa. Have just spent 6 months as flotilla leaders in Greece, an experience of a lifetime! Where to next? Good question.....
Essential Boating Gifts for Yachties and Sea Lovers
Not sure what to buy your boating friends or family members? A guide to useful and fun gifts,compiled by full-time liveaboards.
An all-encompassing guide about flotilla sailing holidays in Greece.
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on how to choose, and have the best experience, on your flotilla sailing holiday in Greece. In the summer of 2022, we were lucky enough to spend 6 months in Greece as flotilla leaders in the Saronic Gulf. When we applied for what looked like an interesting sailing opportunity and … Continue reading An all-encompassing guide about flotilla sailing holidays in Greece.
Poros, Greece: Journal 8 June 2022
Poros and the inevitable happened..... No. I did not fall in. Neither did I break any bones. However, when coming in "stern to" I usually drop the anchor and Michael reverses in and gets the lines tied on to shore, usually he can jump off, sometimes if we are lucky someone will catch a line … Continue reading Poros, Greece: Journal 8 June 2022
Mr Beam tries his hand at carpentry on our boat – Part One.
Mr Beam does carpentry on board the boat – again!
Greece – The Beginning of our 6 months sailing adventures as flotilla leaders.
The beginning of our Greek adventure which I will be documenting on our blog along with what we learnt, what we wish we had known and tons of photos of gorgeous Greek islands! So. Let us begin. This is the blog post I wrote just before we left. How green and naive we were!!! … Continue reading Greece – The Beginning of our 6 months sailing adventures as flotilla leaders.
Cruisers and lockdown in South Africa in 2020.
Lockdown and cruising. It has been a while since I wrote a blog post, although I do keep things up to date on my Facebook pages (please join me). A lot has happened since we arrived back in South Africa after our semi (I say semi because there were some really good times) -disaster in … Continue reading Cruisers and lockdown in South Africa in 2020.
Atlantic ocean storm and demasting.
After spending a few weeks in Rio De Janiero, we finally set off to cross the Atlantic ocean all the way to South Africa. Sadly, things did not go as planned.
Captain Mike dishes up a treat and cooks prawns on board the yacht.
Delicious and ever so easy - cooking prawns on the boat. Do not do this in rough weather or if you are rocking and rolling! https://youtu.be/cQDyTGoetSA
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