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Chapter One: OFF TO PASTURES NEW 30 August: The night had been mild and we awoke to a beautiful sunrise and calm but slightly rolly sea in our anchorage at Capo Passero, Sicily. The weather window for...

Chapter One: A BUMPY START Having left Spain on 5 July we had just enough wind for a pleasant sail. Ingrid had the first watch from 9.00pm to midnight and Cordelia was going along nicely in a North-Easterly...

Chapter One: GOOD-BYE ALMERIMAR Cordelia was hauled out and cleaned above and below the hull at the end of March. At the beginning of April she was back in the water and raring to go. We prepared...

Chapter One: THE CLIMATE Almerimar is conveniently situated on the Costa del Sol (sunny coast) which makes it an ideal place to overwinter if you like it warm. We do, and we had loads of sunny days,...