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Karpaz Gate Marina Chapter One: VISA-VIS Upon our arrival at Karpaz Gate Marina in Northern Cyprus we were given a 30 day visa. We later found out that some people got one for 60 days and even 90 days,...

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...