It's the last day of my summer holiday and the heat wave has gone - in fact it's going to rain today! We have thoroughly enjoyed our "new" boat, and have been out every other day. With plenty of drinks and a packed lunch, we can spend the whole day on the boat, even if we never sail far from the marina. Here is a selection of picture from different days, different moorings around the coast
27.08.2023
Although we did our best to repair the cover that came with the boat, it was neither functional nor pretty or easy to handle. Having a new cover made professionally was going to be expensive, so I thought we'd give it a go ourselves. I bought 10m of coated nylon fabric and we took measurements for the starboard side directly off the boat and mirrored them to port side. It came out quite well: fits snugly and looks very good indeed. Only time will tell how it stands up to rain and wind
27.08.2023
If you can't remember that we bought a red two seater rigid sea kayak a couple of years, you are entirely forgiven. We haven't used it much, and now I have put it up for sale. Instead we bought an inflatable stand up paddle board, which is easier to store and much more fun. We haven't quite mastered standing up, but kneeling works fine as does kayak-mode
23.08.2023
In the last week temperatures have been the highest we have seen in Costarainera (35deg) and the sea have been really calm ... and warm obviously (26deg). On our last outing on the boat - just west of the habour in Aregai, in front of Santo Stefano al Mare - the water was also clearer than we have ever seen and we found a huge shoal of Damselfish with some Saddled Seabream in between
14.08.2023
On Saturday the sea was really calm and wonderful, so we went pass Imperia and up to Cervo in the boat. Both cities are among the most beautiful in Liguria, and no less so from the sea. The water was so incredible clear you could see the seabed regardless of the depth. When we went snorkelling on Sunday the visibility had reduced slightly, but we still saw loads of fish. My holidays starts today, so expect more water-related updates!
07.08.2023
We had Mikkel and Eli visiting last week at the end of their summer holiday, and had a lovely day out on the boat on Saturday.
Last weekend we drove the Boxster up north of Ivera to see our friends Daniella and Hans' new house, with some amazing views over the mountains and down towards Torino
26.06.2023
The boat has been in the yard for several weeks to get the hull painted and a hydraulic leak fixed. Meanwhile Bibi and I patched up the boat cover and removed the windows, so that it's now serviceable (if not pretty). There is still loads to do, but Sunday the weather was perfect, so we finally got out on the sea and enjoyed a full day on the boat. She goes through the water much better now the underside is clean, and can reach 32knots, showing potential for when the trim is fixed
13.05.2023
I used to sail back in Denmark when I was younger, and had a longstanding ambition to own a boat once I retire. I started looking in earnest in the fall of 2022, and now we have just bought a 25 foot Cranchi Clipper 760 called Alexia. She's a 30 year old Italian motor boat with twin Volvo Penta V6 gasoline engines. She - like most things we buy - needs a bit of work, but now we can get out on the water and enjoy ourselves