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Arcadia Sailing
A place for Neil and Sarah to share their adventure with friends and family
Where are we?
Arcadia (Merrriam-Webster) noun: A region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet
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“Turn right at the old lady”
We departed Sardinia, bright and early, on August 4th for a 30ish hour sail to the Egadi islands. The sail was, thankfully, uneventful and we cheerfully arrived in…
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Corsica and Sardinia
As I start this we are about 5 hours into the expected 30 hour passage from Sardinia to Sicily. The outline of Sardinia’s spectacular mountainous East Coast is…
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Moments of bliss and moments of fear
I write this while waiting for our engine to be serviced, or more accurately, serviced again. I’m also waiting for my heart rate and breathing to slow. Neil…
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Balearics, Barcelona, and our first visitors.
T he Spanish Balearic Islands have been everything we hoped for and more. This chapter of our adventure began on June 5th, when we sailed from mainland Spain,…
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Gibraltar and Southern Spain
Emerging from the boat in Gibraltar marina was surreal. Tears were shed and many hugs shared before Anthony set off to catch his flight back to London. Minutes…
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La Rochelle to Gibraltar
Finally, after two and a half weeks of boat prep and orientation in La Rochelle, we set sail for Gibraltar and the Mediterranean. We made the decision a…
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