A short Week with Thorben (& Mai-Lin)
My son Thorben arrived on Samos and in Ormos Marathokampou Marina on May 20th, 2024. After some nice lunch in the great Trata restaurant right next to the marina we …
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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 …
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 …
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, …
Greek ban of pleasure craft
I remember the day – March 1st 2021… browsing the internet, dreaming about the voyages to come in a few weeks I learned that Greece has banned all private boats …