Here we are… After refueling in Reggio Calabria, we finally reached Puglia! 🇮🇹⛵️ 21 hours of sailing: dolphins at the stern, bioluminescence sparkling in our wake, a sky full of stars, and radar always on during night navigation. Yesterday we also had the chance to visit the Riace Bronzes at the museum in Reggio Calabria…a breathtaking dive into ancient history before returning to sea. We made a quick detour to the “Maldives of Salento” to recharge before continuing our journey toward the Ionian Greece 🇬🇷✨ Last night’s crew: 5 sailors on board, rotating 2-hour shifts, two on duty and then rest.

Today we’re getting ready to cross the Strait of Messina and dock at the port of Reggio Calabria. The wind wasn’t on our side, so we motored through, and hit 13.3 knots in the current (13.9 too, but no photo proof! 😉). The first time I was here, I was on shore attending a dream wedding in a stunning location. Sailing through it now on a boat feels just as magical…and maybe even better! ⛵✨

Our southbound journey continues! Early morning today we set sail towards the stunning Tropea 🌊 Choppy seas today, but nothing we couldn’t handle…we even managed to bake a homemade pizza in the oven! 🍕 As we dropped anchor in Tropea, the sea gifted us a magical surprise: a beautiful sea turtle swam right by our boat. As a dive master with 13 years of experience, I’ve never seen one in the Mediterranean before! 🐢 Next stop: Reggio Calabria, where we’ll welcome back owners and guests before crossing to Greece. Stay tuned! 🇬🇷

After dropping off the owner and guest in Naples and enjoying a delicious pizza with an amazing view of Castel dell’Ovo and Vesuvius, we moved to Nerano to spend the night. The next morning just after lifting anchor… they appeared. A pod of dolphins dancing at our bow — a magical guide into a new day at sea. From Amalfi coast to Palinuro and finally to the wild charm of Dino Island, every mile felt like a gift. Freedom has a sound… it’s the splash of dolphins, the wind in your sails, and your heart beating in sync with the waves. Onward we go. Southbound, salt-kissed, and wide open to wonder. 🐬⛵️

Today’s motto: fun first! A few tacks here and there to reach the Posillipo anchorage just in time for lunch. On the menu: homemade sugo with fresh amberjack pasta!

We left Ponza this morning to reach Ischia. Not the perfect windy day but after a delicious lunch aboard watching Ventotene marvellous coasts we set sail and tried the new code zero of Hakuna Matata!

A dreamy passage that started with a golden sunset and ended under a sky full of stars. ✨ We set sail from Anzio just in time to enjoy a dinner of fresh seafood cruditès while the sun dipped into the horizon, painting the sea in orange and pink. As night fell, we navigated in calm waters looking at the horizon and all the constellations above us. A magical night crossing, and the best kind of welcome to the island.

We’re back at sea! We set sail from Scarlino towards the stunning Isola del Giglio, spending two magical nights at anchor under a sky full of stars. ✨ After a magical sunrise, we’re continuing our journey southbound, cruising all the way to Fiumicino — and tomorrow we will pick up the owners in Anzio and we will go to the amazing Pontine Islands. Salt on our skin, wind in our sails, eyes on the horizon. This sailing season is just getting started…stay tuned!

We moved from Porto Azzurro to Marina di Campo just to bring back the dinghy to fix a valve, but the following days brought us some challenges: generator issues, inverter problems, and unstable forecasts — but with a bit of patience (and tools!), we managed to solve everything while at anchor in Marina di Campo. 💪⛵ Just in time for another weekend cruise with the owners — which ended with a dramatic thunderstorm finale as we reached the safety of the port in Scarlino yesterday after breakfast. ☕️⛈️ Now it’s just the two of us again, getting ready to set sail and continue our southbound adventure… Next stop: Argentario Let’s keep chasing horizons. 💙

We moved from the anchorage in Scarlino to Punta Ala, where we welcomed the owners on board for a fresh fish lunch. After a calm night, we discussed together and decided it was safer for us to sail ahead towards a more sheltered bay, given the strong winds and bad weather forecasted for the coming days. We crossed to Porto Azzurro, on Elba Island, where we found good protection and many other boats already at anchor. Are they here for the same reason, waiting out the weather? Or will they head back to the Tuscan coast before tonight? We’ll see… Oh! And yesterday we had a lovely surprise…a beautiful dog came to visit us on board!