MapisM
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This really feels like it. Overnighting the way God intended.
Ever anchored in the middle of an aquarium
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jfm
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Malfatano? Looks lovely. I just googled it though and found this report:
"Large picturesque bay with many anchoring options depending on wind direction. We ran here for protection from W & NW gales. We anchored in the largest W bay and found the bottom to be incredibly undulated after the 5m contour - we ran aground twice when the depth jumped from 4m to 1.4m in an eye blink! -. There are great mounds of sand and weed covered rocks closer in we'd advice not going below the 5m contour. Lots of sand patches, good holding in these, we held out for a week in 25-36knts. Decent protection can also be found not as far in on the west-side, opposite a small bay near the tower, anchoring in about 10m. The most popular spot with locals seemed to be the small bay west of I.Teredda. We scouted it out by dinghy, (bins here for rubbish disposal) - the anchoring area seemed small due to the beach being buoyed off for swimmers. No provisioning here only a couple of beach shacks. A boat boy came by on our first night saying he could deliver provisions daily at 8.30am but sadly we never saw him again. "
"Large picturesque bay with many anchoring options depending on wind direction. We ran here for protection from W & NW gales. We anchored in the largest W bay and found the bottom to be incredibly undulated after the 5m contour - we ran aground twice when the depth jumped from 4m to 1.4m in an eye blink! -. There are great mounds of sand and weed covered rocks closer in we'd advice not going below the 5m contour. Lots of sand patches, good holding in these, we held out for a week in 25-36knts. Decent protection can also be found not as far in on the west-side, opposite a small bay near the tower, anchoring in about 10m. The most popular spot with locals seemed to be the small bay west of I.Teredda. We scouted it out by dinghy, (bins here for rubbish disposal) - the anchoring area seemed small due to the beach being buoyed off for swimmers. No provisioning here only a couple of beach shacks. A boat boy came by on our first night saying he could deliver provisions daily at 8.30am but sadly we never saw him again. "
MapisM
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Wow, that almost makes for a cruise report, thanks for taking the time to look for it.
The last sentence above is particularly accurate in explaining the local attitude, I must say.
Not many workhaolics around here!
AndieMac
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Nice bay MM, the weather looks to be having a 'bit of a go' out beyond the last headland.
Your anchorages never appear to be over crowded, is that because you carefully select the quieter ones?
Edit: Waiting for some proof of the aquarium claim!
Your anchorages never appear to be over crowded, is that because you carefully select the quieter ones?
Edit: Waiting for some proof of the aquarium claim!
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MapisM
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Well, actually the whole area isn't overcrowded, which is one of the reasons why I choose it.Your anchorages never appear to be over crowded, is that because you carefully select the quieter ones?
Edit: Waiting for some proof of the aquarium claim!
Then again, I also like searching the quieter spots!
Re. some proof, your wish is my command...
I Hope you'll enjoy a short clip and some pics.
blueglass
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Outstanding photos!!!
Im' going to show my ignorance now - where is Malfatano? I need to go there right now.
Im' going to show my ignorance now - where is Malfatano? I need to go there right now.
MapisM
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This is the place: Capo Malfatano
The first pic of the thread was taken from the road visible on the upper left area of the map.
The first pic of the thread was taken from the road visible on the upper left area of the map.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Great pics MM. I see what I'm missing!
jfm
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Great pics. What is the awkward looking guy in the 4th from last pic? I'm not sure of the scale of the pic and his size but I think I'd leave him alone rather than do anything that might annoy him
Lovely anchorage. I must get to S. Sardina sometime in 2011 season
Lovely anchorage. I must get to S. Sardina sometime in 2011 season
MapisM
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Who, me? Naaah... I'm just a lovely small grouper.
I'm rather good at annoying stupid guys snorkeling around with a camera, looking at them from the bottom at 5m or so, and hiding away every time they dive to take a pic...
...just to show up after a dozen trials, when their lungs are beginning to give up!
Aaarumph!
scubaman
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No, but I definitely wouldn't mind giving it a go. That looks simply fantastic!
Amazing that the water is so clear of silt that using u/w flash doesn't produce any noise. Judging by the pics you're not using an off-camera flash, are you?
Mind you, weather wise it hasn't been too bad here either. A new all time high of 37,2 C was recorded today. Scenery is not the same, though
Amazing that the water is so clear of silt that using u/w flash doesn't produce any noise. Judging by the pics you're not using an off-camera flash, are you?
Mind you, weather wise it hasn't been too bad here either. A new all time high of 37,2 C was recorded today. Scenery is not the same, though
MapisM
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Wow, you must know a thing or three about u/w photography!
Spot on, water transparency and cleanliness were indeed amazing. The last rocks in the background of the second pic were at least 60' far from the camera, probably more.
And nope, no off-camera flash. Just the internal one, in all but the first 3 pics. The camera itself is nothing special, just a compact Fuji, with no filters whatsoever. And all the pics were taken while snorkeling, which as you surely know is much harder than while scuba diving.
The only trick I'm using, which I find more effective than any kind of sophisticated equipment, is shooting in raw format and then use PS to restore the proper colours.
Whenever you would have a chance to come to this area, just let me know and we can arrange some proper dives, and hopefully take even nicer pics!
scubaman
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That makes sense, RAW gives room to play with post prod.
Btw, IIRC some fujis have better than normal ISO sensitivity which is very handy for u/w photography.
Whenever you would have a chance to come to this area, just let me know and we can arrange some proper dives, and hopefully take even nicer pics!
Cheers, I may well take you up on that sometime
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AndieMac
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This little bloke with a head like a snake, very much resembles our common 'flathead', its got to be some sort of relative, especially in the body.
Ours are found on flat sandy sea-bed, and come fully equipped with nasty spikes. Colloquially called 'lizards', also a very nice table fish.
As scubaman said MM, can't believe the sediment free clarity. Being on just a snorkel, I'm guessing you are only quite shallow, 3 or 4 metres?
Is it because the sand/silt is quite course and heavy and not easily disturbed by swim-fin activity?
Rum_Pirate
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I would agree, here they are referred to as lizard fish.
MapisM
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Yep, most of the pics were taken in 4 to 5 metres depth.
Hard to tell how much of the clarity comes from an heavy sand vs. the limited interferences of swimmers, anchors, etc.
At a guess, both reasons applies.
