Sailing In the Mediterranean Episode 16, French Canal Cruise

This is a great interview that I had with Jules who I met in Croatia in 2011. Jules and his wife Vanessa spent four months sailing through the French canals into the Mediterranean. We talked about his trips through the French  canals. He gives us some great pointers and what is needed to qualify for … Read more

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 15, Sailing in Spain

In this episode I discussed the first year of my travels in the Mediterranean covering from where my crew left me in Lagos Portugal across to the river that took me up to Seville Spain then down the coast of Spain and in through the Straits of Gibraltar. I spent a week in Gibraltar putting … Read more

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 9, preparations for the summer of 2013

You can now follow us on Twitter and Facebook and contact me directly via e-mail.  I have some decisions to make about where I’m going to be sailing in the summer of 2013.  The choices.  I’m considering, South toward Karpatos, Kasos and Crete or to the far northern islands of Greece.  Preparations can’t begin early … Read more

Sailing In the Mediterranean Episode 7 Greece to Turkey

This podcast covers the final leg of the summer 2012 sail from Croatia to Turkey. In this episode we sail from Astypalia to Kalymnos, Leros and Turkey. Suggestions for future episodes are welcome email suggestions to franz@medsailor.com and visit our website www.medsailor.com

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 1

This podcast is about sailing in the Mediterranean, the topics intended to be covered are from the perspective of either the cruising sailor, or the charter sailor.  We will talk about charter basis, local knowledge related to specific geographical areas in the Mediterranean, interviews with professionals and fellow sailors and anything else that interests the … Read more

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 2, 2012 summer sail Croatia, Montenegro, Albania

Summer 2012 sail This is the first of several episodes that talk about my summer sail from Croatia to Turkey. This podcast covers Croatia Montenegro and Albania   If you have some good sailing or travel stories to tell please contact me and I would enjoy conducting an interview via Skype you can reach me … Read more

Meltimi winds in Serifos, Greece July 23, 2012

The summer of 2012 was a very windy summer in the Aegean. I’ve made this comment on previous posts but I thought I would post a video I took when I was an anchorage on the island of Serifos Greece. Fortunate for me when I arrived at the mole the winds were light and there … Read more

My Abandon Ship Bag

Please check out my travel podcast series at Travel Trade Exchange www.traveltradeexchange.com and subscribe in ITunes If you have some good sailing or travel stories to tell please contact me and I would enjoy conducting an interview via Skype you can reach me at seedream@medsailor.com Also consider purchasing my books on Amazon And Bareboat Yacht … Read more