Sail Further

"Each of us is all the sums he has not counted: subtract us into nakedness and night again, and you shall see begin in Crete four thousand years ago... Each moment is the fruit of forty thousand years. The minute-winning days, like flies, buzz home to death, and every moment is a window on all time. -Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward Angel

Marmaris Yacht Marina is a very economical Marina for wintering "on-the-hard." Here's why: 1). As you can see from the first photo: No need to rent a cradle! 2). And as you can see from the satellite photo, they really pack in the boats! Launch is clearly on a Last-in, First-out basis so if you miss your launch date expect big fees to move you around and reshuffle.

Flying the "steal your face" flag tied to the town quay in Hvar (Croatia's St. Tropez). Met quite a few Americans who couldn't get over seeing a US sailboat with "Portland, OR" as its hailing port here in Croatia.

Nothing like making landfall in Lipari (the Aeolian Islands) and being greeted by dolphins. Or gazing at the red glow in the distance, from the volcano on the island of Stromboli, in the early morning darkness ("the lighthouse of the Mediterranean... It guided Odysseus towards the twin perils of Scylla and Charybdis... " Rod Heikell).

Can't stop addicted to the shin dig Cop top he says Im gonna win big Choose not a life of imitation Distant cousin to the reservation -- Can't Stop, Red Hot Chili Peppers They must have played this song twenty or more times celebrating the finish of the America's Cup in Valencia last July. I'd never heard it before. I Googled the few lyrics I remembered and found out it was RHCP. The spaniards sure know how to enjoy life. I just heard Larry Ellison won his lawsuit so Oracle will be the challenger of record for the next AC in Valencia (on multihulls!!! whaaa...???)

I finally got my Furuno weatherfax working here in the Med. Last year I used the frequencies and transmission times from Heikell's "Italian Waters Pilot" with no luck. This year I used the data from Imray's "Mediterranean Almanac 2007-08" which seems to work. The data available here is kind of disappointing. Compare the image above (actual size!) to what was available in Northern Europe from the UK Met office below (synoptics, wind barbs, etc.)

Name the man standing in front of the "Further" bus.