Sardegna to Messina Gallico

A plan in GypsyDjango seldom works out as it should. Leaving Sardegna with Russell monitoring our planned 74 hours to Vulcano island in the Aeolian Islands off Sicily. As things were going so well when we got to Vulcano we continued and started our passage to the terrifying Messina Strait. Timing it with the most amazing wind behind us we made the time slot to be able to enter the strait with favourable currents before the tide turned. The alternate would have been to moor outside of the mouth if we did not make it. By fortune and great excitement we got there and continued our journey to an anchorage in the Messina for a rest overnight before our crossing to Greece. Our final time 75 hours - much faster than our ETA to Vulcano which was ten hours behind. The anti fouling has changed everything and such an awesome investment. I think me jumping to make GypsyDjango lighter also helped. On the journey we were accompanied by three sets of dolphins, 4 sparrows migrating and a dove, lost in flight who stayed for a welcome rest overnight.Read more