Yes, that's 10 nautical miles :) That's right we sailed today and we both agree it's a hell of a lot easier than cycling. Ivan (our skipper), Sandy and I left the marina at about 1030 and motored (no wind) until we got to another island and then we anchored, went swimming from the boat in usual Croatian water, crystal clear, and then had a spot of lunch on board.
We anchored in 7m of water and you could see the shadow of the boat on the bottom. We donned our newly purchased snorkel and goggles and swam. I could see that the anchor had dragged when we tried to set it, the water was so beautiful.
After lunch the wind had picked up so we unfurled the sails and headed toward Iž.
The sailing was downwind on a broad reach in about 7-10knots so very relaxing.
Finally sailing
The autopilot is broken so we took turns on the helm
We got to the marina early as it's small and popular and it's 'first come, first served' for berths. Ivan's local knowledge helped us again as we have seen one big boat come in than turn around and leave again.
Our boat
Iž is a lovely little fishing village that has a small/basic marina right in amongst the fishing boats and little cafe/bars.
Ivan and Sandy
Ivan, our very cool skipper, has been a great tour guide and shown us so much on the way. Even if I had a Croatian boat license it would pay to hire a skipper for the first couple of days anyway just for the local knowledge.
Sandy cooked spag bog for dinner and we are now sitting in the cockpit watching the sun go down.
2 comments:
Glad to hear all is happy again, I was getting a little worried reading that you both were really fed up. I have loved following your adventure! Enjoy the rest now on the boat
Cros!! One step up from the shower hat.............or is it????
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