giovedì 26 novembre 2020

MEDITERRANEAN: Graham Johnson's dream the first step (from 20 October to 22 November 2020)

 ALTRE CROCIERE

MALTA : before departure

Traveled Itinerary

Graham Johnson made the first leg of his round-the-world sailing boat trip from October 20 to November 22 in the Mediterranean, starting from Malta and arriving in Gibraltar. Highlights of the cruise Boat: WESTERLY Oceanmaster 48 from 1990 Departure from Malta on 20 October 2020, after some maintenance works, arriving in Gibraltar on 22 November; summary of the path: Valletta - Porto Palo - Syracuse - Aci Trezza - Giardini di Naxos - Vulcano - Cala Aligusta (Teulada) - Carloforte - Denia - Alicante - Tabarca - Gibraltar.
Altogether 1400 miles of which I had the pleasure of participating for about 1000 miles. - 10 berths on the quay in the port - 5 anchorages in the harbor


from19 to 22 Octobre: before my arrival


participants: Graham, Wanda, Ulisse and behind me


WANDAUS in the harbor


on the quay in Ortigia


Goodbye Syracuse

preparation for crossings in the Mediterranean

on the quay in the port of Aci Trezza

the wrath of the Cyclops Polyphemus for the blindness of Ulysses

Polyphemus took his revenge with Ulysses on board making us run aground in the point indicated by the buoy

In the port of Aci Trezza the automatic pilot is reactivated thanks to the intervention of Gesué, an excellent technician, who also contributes to the arrangement of the on-board electronics and the water heater; only the solar panels are not activated due to the lack of charge controllers


in the bay of Giardini di Naxos with Etna now behind


Taormina front of us

baths in Giardini di Naxos



the bay of Giardini Naxos view from Taormina

through the palms Etna between clouds and first snow



street and little street in Taormina in time of Covid

Castelmola on the left Taormina on the right






Panoramic views from Castelmola

Ulisse chez Turrisi

Giardini Naxos - Volcano the first hard sailing in the strait of Messina

Strait of Messina Calabrian coast


Strait of Messina Sicilian coast
In the night from 1 to 2 October we crossed the Strait of Messina. The counter-current was so strong that, with the engine at 1800 rpm, the boat forward instead of backing away: Graham could not believe his eyes thought was haywire gps. Then with a 2500 rpm engine we were able to move at 2 knots right in the very center.

at 9 am on November 2nd we enter the bay of the western port of Vulcano where we allow two days of tourism. Follow photos
















shots visiting Vulcano

Vulcan extreme south of Sardinia

Salina on the right Panarea 
between the two Stromboli

Lipari, Vulcano goodbye


Alicudi and Filicudi

Alicudi goodbye Sicily

sunset in the Mediterranean

Cape Teulada





Cala Aligusta: Night at anchor without waves but with gusts above 40 knots

extreme south Sant'Antioco: the bull, the cow and the calf

In Carloforte, among the Tabarchini, relax before tackling a demanding navigation






shots visiting Carloforte

Carloforte - Denia: 
prelude to Atlantic navigations

"dolce far niente" in navigation
we eat fresh tuna now
Cap Negre



photos of Denia follow



Gallery under the fortress of Denia

Last step in the Mediterranean

Benidorm

Port of Alicante




photos of Alicante

Nueva Tabarca 
twinned with Carloforte

from the Genoese colony of the island of Tabarca on the Tunisian coast a large part was transferred to Carloforte another part to Alicante on the Piana island which then took the name of Nuova Tabarca

Tabarca in the Mist

 

Raffaella Casanova descendant of the Genoese from Tabarca in front of his home

other photos of Tabarca follow












Santa Pola city of Town

DOPHINS

fishing continues

the wind blows in the right direction

Gibraltar: goodbye Mediterranean















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