Olbia to Rome
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Since Janey and Dara arrived it’s been nothing but wind and rain, and very cold (understatement!!!). This morning, ahead of another mistral out of the Rhone Valley, we came into a port just outside of Rome called Turistico di Roma.Winter has come with a vengeance (Lithgow pun intended) and with wind outside now at 40 knots and seas you can’t imagine, we are now here for the duration.This week we sailed north Sardinia and south Corsica enjoying having Janey and Dara onboard. This is a very beautiful place, but only for the summer months. These islands are of the same distance from the equator as the Bass Strait - the only similarity being the wind!Our trip across from Olbia, Sardinia was another overnight fast trip. Wind from the west, it was very comfortable flying a spinnaker and having extras onboard. The entrance into this port was interesting with breaking following seas and sharp right-hander to avoid the beach, don’t blink!
We are now on our way home two weeks earlier than planned, returning to the boat mid-March. So for those of you in Sydney, see you at the Thursday night badge draw (20-Nov). I would like to finish this year with a typical Ian quote:
Ian: Do you speak English?
Local: No
Ian: Why Not?!
For the serious sailing buffs, herewith our yacht’s details:
Yacht details
We purchased a year old Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 473 .
The yacht had previously owned by a New Zealand couple who were doing the same thing as us but had to return to New Zealand for business reasons. They had purchased the yacht through Beneteau Vicsail Sydney.
Technical details:
LOA 14.3 metres
Beam 4.3 metres
Draft 2.1 metres
3 cabin layout with 2 heads
Engine 75HP Yanmar
Fuel 240 litres (3.2 litres per hour)
Water 800 litres (4 tanks of 200 litres) lasts 2 for 20 days with generous use
Sails: Main with lazy jack
Roller furling Genoa
Staysail hanked on inner forestay
Gennacker with snuffer
Electronics :
B & G Speed ,wind ,GPS, depth, etc
B & G C-Map
B & G Autopilot
Furuno Radar
Icon SSB Radio and VHF
Link 20
Laptop connected to GPS to operate Endevour 5 Navigation system on Admiralty
Charts
Laptop connected to HF radio to receive weather fax
Tender:
3 metre Zodiac with 5HP 4 stroke Mercury, we sling across the stern of the yacht when sailing