Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 23
A dry run of the talk I will be giving at the winter lecture series of the Bonneville School of Sailing. Stories from 15 years of sailing in the Med
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 22
Comments on Maxwell Windlass, healthcare while sailing and other thoughts. Also I’ve been asked to speak at a winter sailing series of lectures at Bonneville School of Sailing and I look forward to that later this winter. If you’d like me to speak in front of your group drop me a note, if it’s possible I … Read more
Free Crete Greece Sailing Guide!
Crete Sailors Cruising Guide by Tony Cross I met Tony Cross in the summer of 2013 at the marina in Nikolas when I was sailing in Crete he had posted on the bulletin board in the Marina the availablility of this free cruising guide. Of course I’m always interested in getting as much information on … Read more
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 21 Summer 2013 Part 1
It’s been a while since I’ve put out an episode and I thought I’d at least try to bring you up to date. The summer sale of 2013 was challenging from both a weather and technical point of view. In this podcast I talk about getting on the boat in Turkey, and preparing the boat … Read more
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 20 VAT and EU Taxes
This is a great interview with Alex Chumillas of Tax Marine Service the companies website is http://www.taxmarine.com/ Finally I am able to talk to an expert on the procedure and rules for VAT and other taxes and issues in the EU. If listeners write me questions (franz at medsailor dott comm ) that Alex can … Read more
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 19 Trip to Santa Cruz Island
I deviate a lot in this podcast and I talk about a recent sailing trip from Ventura California out to Santa Cruz Island in April 2013. I also discuss how to free and anchor when you snag another line. The photos at the website are integral to this podcast This was the first time that … Read more
Trizonia Greece
This is an actual EDITED video I just uploaded to youtube on Trizonia, Greece
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 18 Static Boat Holidays
I received a couple of e-mails this week one from an 18-year-old student in the UK looking for advice on how to get sailing experience. I’m a great believer that in order to achieve something in life you have to have a dream, a drive, and a passion this letter came from a student who … Read more
How to Med Moor
Tor at http://www.tor.cc/ Has allowed me to reprint this article from his web site; http://www.tor.cc/articles/mooring.htm Thanks Tor and I look forward to an interview! MEDITERRANEAN MOORING © 1991 Tor Pinney – All Rights Reserved Mediterranean mooring, docking a boat “end-on” to a quay as opposed to tying up alongside, is common practice in many … Read more
Sailing In The Mediterranean Episode 17, Sardinia
In this podcast I talk about the summer of 1999 where I continued my journey through the Mediterranean by launching my boat in Santa Pola Spain sailing through the Balearics to Ibiza Mallorca Minorca over to Corsica and Sardinia then across to Italy making a stop at the delightful island of Ponza. Let’s talk about … Read more