Sailing from Istanbul to Athens next summer, where Genovese galleys once roamed, will take us to many tiny ports where fishermen still go...

It is going to be a sailing day today. Before going to bed last night we sailed to Panarea, the island owned by 25 families – looks and...

When compiling everybody’s passport information and vaccine report for the Immigration Authorities in Malta, Italy, and Greece I wondered...

Temperamental weather today – 15 min of torrential rain followed by 1/2 hour of sunshine. Then it repeats. What better way of coping with...

The AFAET in the harbour of Bastia in Corsica last Summer I am very fortunate to be a yacht captain. I count over twenty years of working...

Medieval Illustration of Greek Warriors Sailing to Troy - in Contemporary Ships though! Even though we sail along Genovese trading...

Replica of the Kyrenia Ship - there are three - I do not know which one this is Yesterday’s blog reminded me of my promise a few weeks...

As a student in Senior High I loved historical maps. One of the maps which intrigued me most was a chart showing the Vikings’ journeys...

A few days ago we talked about how Rome expanded into Southern Italy and how the Greek culture was adopted by Romans. We also learnt...

Approaching Portoscuso (Hidden Harbor) this morning - the mini-arsenal is in the middle One of the nice things about sailing is that...

Over the last two weeks, I must have talked every second day about galleys – at least. Definitely did so yesterday. Time to describe how...

Ever wondered how the Phoenicians and Greeks sailed in the 8th - 6th century BC to the western Mediterranean? We will be crossing these...

We all know the story of the Italian physicist, mathematician and engineer Galileo Galilei who was draged before the Catholic Inquisition...

We are not only going to see lots of tourists during our trip. There are also plenty of shipyards we are going to sail past - Bay of...

When you look up the list of important cartographers in Wikipedia, there are 18 names listed for the first 2'000 years up to 1400 AD. 17...

One of the many things we will notice on this year's trip along the Dalmatian coast is how small the Venetian harbours were. I wondered...

On C + 4 the Dragonfly, our sailboat, will reach Ulcinj in Montenegro, the (in)famous pirates' nest. It was a thorn in the flesh of the...

Long before Albania became an independent Kingdom in 1912, there was Albania Veneta, a geographical term, which the Serene Republic used...

Since Venetian times we look at the Adriatic as a north - south axis on which precious goods from Asia and the Middle East are shipped to...

Not being able to leave from Famagusta meant we had to round the tail of Cyprus before heading south towards Israel. It would take us 21...