TonyR123
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And now I could not own a boat without a seakeeper or equivalent.
THOSE OF US WITH BOATS IN THE MED
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Bouba
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Ice cold in Antibes
jointventureII
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We've got 2 seakeepers on the Pershing 108, they are about the only things that don't need constant maintenance.
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How old are they? Any issues like bearing failures?
Portofino
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jointventureII
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No issues at all apart from access, need to dismount most of the crew cabins to do the 2000 hour service, though that's a Pershing fault! Make a bit of noise and the boss prefers them off if we're at anchor overnight.
jointventureII
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I went on the first one last year from Loano to Aeroporto, it stayed nearby for the summer before being shipped
Bouba
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Over 30 c today. The evening walk was just as hot
Portofino
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It’s turning out pretty good weather wise .
Not going far .Covid and all that , but feels pretty safe . Only done 35 hrs though.
Boats behaving itself .Nowts bust ! Yet !
Not going far .Covid and all that , but feels pretty safe . Only done 35 hrs though.
Boats behaving itself .Nowts bust ! Yet !
Hooligan
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28 degrees in the UK......could be the new cruising ground of choice soon if this goes on. Well only maybe....
Did a 1000 NM cruise this year. Salerno to Aeolian Isles, around Sicily and back to home base with three stops in the Aeolians. Spectacular and a great great cruising ground for sea, food, culture - basically pretty much everything. Some casual observations
1. Attitude towards corona virus. No one taking masks too seriously in my view. Many wear but take off to kiss/greet, or one in a couple may wear and the other not (seems to make so sense to me either both wear or neither wear), many don’t cover nose, many wear under chin and some on their heads. Got told once to put a mask on when walking outside and was fine if under chin, just needed to be in evidence.
2. No big boats around. Mainly day crafts and so anchorages were bliss especially overnight. We were the only boat overnight on many occasions, something I have never experienced before, certainly not in the Balearics.
3. Marinas easy to get into. My only criticism is that there has not been much investment so there are power issues in terms of infrastructure everywhere, even in new marinas. Shame but perhaps the story of S Italy
4. Nowhere better for food. Sorry Bouba!
5. The Aeolian Islands are fabulous but Egadi Islands really a special place and really worth going out of the way to get to if you are in the vicinity. The variety of landscape, water, colour is breathtaking everywhere you go. The South coast of Sicily is mainly about inland culture - Valley of the Temples etc - rather than coves and nooks and crannies to anchor in. Not much shelter so you need to know where to bail out to if things pick up. Syracusa on the East coast is a must. The anchorage in the bay is excellent if you don’t want to go into a marina and there is a great municipal key for E 20 per night ex electricity. Just drop anchor and reverse in and tie up. Poor man’s St Tropez!
6. Very few English voices or English flags. I viewed this generally as a positive. judging by the detail or lack thereof in the guide book I use which is excellent on Corsica, Sardinia, Balearics, I would surmise that this is a path less trodden by Brits in general. Google Translate became my best buddy and an invaluable tool.
A few things went wrong starting with the starboard alternator which in turn burned out the batteries but managed to get through it with some local help and some help from fellow forumites. For anyone with a S58, strongly recommend you take a small child with you in case the port side sump pump gives up the ghost as is impossible for most to get into the space needed to repair. The Raymarines blew out as a result of the alternator - I think - and I switched to Navionics + on day 2 and used for balance of the trip. Gear in and Raymarine probably need to change their business model I suspect!
Overall simply the best year to be boating for me. Thank you Italy!!
Did a 1000 NM cruise this year. Salerno to Aeolian Isles, around Sicily and back to home base with three stops in the Aeolians. Spectacular and a great great cruising ground for sea, food, culture - basically pretty much everything. Some casual observations
1. Attitude towards corona virus. No one taking masks too seriously in my view. Many wear but take off to kiss/greet, or one in a couple may wear and the other not (seems to make so sense to me either both wear or neither wear), many don’t cover nose, many wear under chin and some on their heads. Got told once to put a mask on when walking outside and was fine if under chin, just needed to be in evidence.
2. No big boats around. Mainly day crafts and so anchorages were bliss especially overnight. We were the only boat overnight on many occasions, something I have never experienced before, certainly not in the Balearics.
3. Marinas easy to get into. My only criticism is that there has not been much investment so there are power issues in terms of infrastructure everywhere, even in new marinas. Shame but perhaps the story of S Italy
4. Nowhere better for food. Sorry Bouba!
5. The Aeolian Islands are fabulous but Egadi Islands really a special place and really worth going out of the way to get to if you are in the vicinity. The variety of landscape, water, colour is breathtaking everywhere you go. The South coast of Sicily is mainly about inland culture - Valley of the Temples etc - rather than coves and nooks and crannies to anchor in. Not much shelter so you need to know where to bail out to if things pick up. Syracusa on the East coast is a must. The anchorage in the bay is excellent if you don’t want to go into a marina and there is a great municipal key for E 20 per night ex electricity. Just drop anchor and reverse in and tie up. Poor man’s St Tropez!
6. Very few English voices or English flags. I viewed this generally as a positive. judging by the detail or lack thereof in the guide book I use which is excellent on Corsica, Sardinia, Balearics, I would surmise that this is a path less trodden by Brits in general. Google Translate became my best buddy and an invaluable tool.
A few things went wrong starting with the starboard alternator which in turn burned out the batteries but managed to get through it with some local help and some help from fellow forumites. For anyone with a S58, strongly recommend you take a small child with you in case the port side sump pump gives up the ghost as is impossible for most to get into the space needed to repair. The Raymarines blew out as a result of the alternator - I think - and I switched to Navionics + on day 2 and used for balance of the trip. Gear in and Raymarine probably need to change their business model I suspect!
Overall simply the best year to be boating for me. Thank you Italy!!
Portofino
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Glad you like it .
Sounds a great trip .
Shush about the empty Italy thing
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Actually yesterday I was playing with the plotter, as figuring out to change the language from Italian to Eng , I noted it’s logged 28,000 nautical miles .Engine s show 970 hrs .
About right from my 480 hrs when I bought it .
As I said earlier we have been a bit cautious re Corvid and just grateful to have been able to start mid June .
On it now bobbing about @ anchor as I type 32 degrees .
Sounds a great trip .
Shush about the empty Italy thing
.Actually yesterday I was playing with the plotter, as figuring out to change the language from Italian to Eng , I noted it’s logged 28,000 nautical miles .Engine s show 970 hrs .
About right from my 480 hrs when I bought it .
As I said earlier we have been a bit cautious re Corvid and just grateful to have been able to start mid June .
On it now bobbing about @ anchor as I type 32 degrees .
MapisM
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Except that it's actually MUCH better, imho.
The Ortigia (historical center of Siracusa) is an absolute gem, that St.Trop can only be envious of.
I also agree with all the rest of your summary, fwiw.
Bouba
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Another early evening dog walk. This time we are one of the anchored boats
Chris H
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Surprised how many boats are moored up in the bay
Bouba
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Because it’s so sheltered, some boats are left permanently moored. There is a group of small boats that come every year and spend the entire summer anchored, from what I can see one person goes into town for supplies. There are also several people on the beach which is always surprising as it’s quite a hike. At the moment there are probably close to ten boats spending the night
Bouba
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Is there anything better than sunrise at anchor ?
vas
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Is there anything better than sunrise at anchor ?
your post would be much better with this pic only: 1 other boat close by.
First pic with another 3boats v.close is not as attractive
Chris H
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There are at least 20 boats moored up outside cap Ferrat 
Bouba
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Is it because they’re yotties ???your post would be much better with this pic only: 1 other boat close by.
First pic with another 3boats v.close is not as attractive
???