It is about time we put fingers to IPad and write a blog. We have been on Lady Mayfair in Barcelona, essentially since last September. Much of the time has been spent refurbishing equipment on the boat, a task more arduous and complicated than anticipated. Prior experience in the US has shown it could be a lot easier and less expensive there, than here. However, the upside is that we are.. Read More
Slow but Steady Progress with Lady M Tasks
I think it is the same whenever you acquire anything new, there is always a settling in phase, getting to know the ins and outs of how it all works and figuring out where upgrades and/or changes may be warranted. This certainly seems to have been the case for us with Lady M. So, not only have we been slowly chipping away at the “must do” ‘B’ items found during.. Read More
Meet Lady M….
After almost a 12 month hiatus as live-aboards, we are back. The pandemic definitely blunted our plans but in the end, June, we managed to fly to Spain and find our next boat, Lady M a 2001 Moody 54. She is a very nice, well loved, blue water boat and much better suited for welcoming guests onboard, although she is a few feet longer than what we were looking for… Read More
Turkey – Last Hurrah, at least for 2020
We are trying to remain positive as we plan for our last day in Turkey. Thursday morning sped past completing COVID forms for entering the U.K. and trying to resolve where our belongings being shipped to Wales are. They appear to be stuck in Holland. Hopefully they will arrive within a week or two! Tomorrow, Friday, we will be back in the U.K.. Our return to the U.K. has not.. Read More
And off we go to Marmaris again….
With Howard’s back slowly improving, we set off for Knidos on August 12th. It was a good sail some of the way but, again, the wind died behind the island of Kos. This time we didn’t even go ashore in Knidos, just in case the anchor dragged in the somewhat variable and gusty winds that evening. Instead we enjoyed great swimming off the boat and a quiet evening onboard. The.. Read More
Bodrum – Where Life Onboard MAZU Took an Abrupt Change
Yes, it happened when we least expected it to. While we were in Bodrum, we received a message from our Turkish broker, Birol, that an American couple living in Italy were interested in buying our boat so they could sail her back to the US and maybe beyond. After much heartache, some serious soul-searching and some negotiation, we accepted their offer. The next step in the process was to have.. Read More
Datça to Bodrum via Pamalut and Knidos
Our last blog was a bit after the fact because we ran out of data on our Turkish SIM card, just at publishing time. It took three more stops until we were able to find a Turkcell dealer and top up our minutes. In the interim, the blog was published without photos using wifi from a bar. The photos have since been added so, in case you have’t already seen.. Read More
Exploring More of the Carian Coast – Bozburun, Keçi Bükü and Datça
From Bozuk Bükü, we anticipated stronger winds once past the first headland as there is just a 4-mile stretch of water between it and the Greek island of Symi. A reef in the main turned out to be prudent initially when sailing close-hauled in about 20 knots of wind but we soon shook it out as the wind dropped and we were reaching around the second headland and entering.. Read More
Breathing out in Bozuk Bükü after Marmaris
Our departure from Marmaris was delayed because we wanted to get our boat insurance sorted out before we left. Our current insurance is with Pantaenius US but they, like several other companies, are getting out of the yacht insurance business (too many hurricanes?) so will not renew our policy that expires on August 10th. We have had difficulty finding alternative insurers. Some US companies were not keen on us being.. Read More
Re-tracing our Steps to Marmaris
After chilling for about 5 days in various Kekova anchorages, enjoying a bit of hiking, paddle-boarding and cooling-off swims in the oft chilly spring-fed waters, we set off around the next set of headlands, passing closely to a couple of small Greek islands. One of those islands was Meyisti (home to Castellorizo) where we saw a large Greek war ship patrolling the waters. Thankfully we hadn’t strayed into Greek waters.. Read More