Back to Sailing – 2024
Finally – beginning of May 2024 the Fortuna Princess went back into the waters around Leros. During the winter it had obviously served some birds as a hotel – they …
General
Various topics
Greece – useful links
NAVWARN – Navigational warnings on a map NAVWARN- textual. Both much easier than listening to the VHF broadcast by Olympia radio. Olympia Radio VHF Channels – so you know which one to …
Northern ionian 2022
Paperwork Those islands are usually the gateway into Greece if you are coming from somewhere in the North or West. So the question is: where can I do the “check-in”? …
Leaving Pescara and Italy
June 2022. Two years after I bought Fortuna Princess in Pescara. The seller has become a friend and Pescara a city I feel comfortable in. So it is with a …
Hot plate
As stated before I like using renewable energy as much as possible. Today, the sky is overcast and very hazy, yesterday the sun created orange reflections on the water at …
Bimini reinforced
The kicker of my beam is constantly chafing on the front of my bimini top when the beam is centered and the main sheet is closed. Not good… since sailing …
Sandwichmaker on board – the eco-lunch
I do like anchorages and I do not like having to find marinas or ports in order to stock up on something. That said, preparing hot meals with gas is …
Rules on the Fortuna Princess
No smoking on the ship Clothing is optional except while in harbours or when safety equipment must be worn. Meals are arranged around sailing – not sailing around meals. Drinks …
The first trip
On April 20th, 2021 we arrived in Pescara by car. The plan: service the winches, clean the ship under water then sail to Tremiti Islands and Croatia. As we know, …
Water pressure pump failure
Last week, my Jabsco Par-Max plus model 82600-0292 failed. This is a pretty powerful pump: 2.8 bar, 22.7 l/min, costing more than 270 € these days. I was told that …