Ile Jeudi - Vilasimius (Sardinia)

Vilasimius (Sardinia)

Ile Jeudi

Bob and Lin Griffiths

Mon 18 Jul 2011 09:36

39:07.11N 09:30.00E

Sunday 17th and Monday 18 July 2011

Distance Run 150 miles

We left Favignana soon after 8am and with a nice N Easterly wind we were able to sail at again. It didn't last and the sailing and motoring was about 50:50. We arrived in the bay at Vilasimius at about 10am the next day and swam in the 26 deg water (this temperature met with Lin's approval).

Vilasimius is a beautiful bay at the south east tip of Sardinia outside an expensive marina (about €100 a day for us) - so everybody anchors in the bay!

At rest after our overnight passage from Sicily:-

Turquoise water in the anchorage:-

This is the largest sailing catamaran we've ever seen. See how small the guy on the aft deck is:-

Blog Entries

2015

Jul 2015

Sun 5 Jul 21:22
- 3 weeks in Carriacou and on to Grenada

Jun 2015

Mon 15 Jun 19:14
- Carriacou
Sun 7 Jun 23:28
- The Grenadines
Mon 1 Jun 23:18
- Les Saintes to Bequia

May 2015

Sun 31 May 20:11
- Two hops to Les Saintes
Sat 30 May 17:04
- To Montserrat
Fri 29 May 22:42
- Moving South
Mon 4 May 19:08
- Back to St Martin
Fri 1 May 18:59
- St Martin and Anguilla

Apr 2015

Mon 20 Apr 20:02
- To St Martin
Sun 19 Apr 19:22
- North Sound, Virgin Gorda
Sat 11 Apr 16:57
- Savannah Bay
Fri 10 Apr 19:36
- Cooper Island
Mon 6 Apr 22:33
- Norman and Peter Islands
Thu 2 Apr 02:33
- More Sandy Beaches and Soper's Hole

Mar 2015

Sun 29 Mar 22:46
- Cane Garden Bay and Foxy's
Thu 26 Mar 15:35
- Thursday Island
Wed 25 Mar 15:27
- Jost van Dyke
- Trellis Bay, Beef Island
Sun 22 Mar 23:12
- Anegada
Sat 21 Mar 10:15
- Virgin Gorda
Tue 17 Mar 22:50
- To the BVI's
- To Marigot Bay
Sun 15 Mar 18:02
- Waiting for a weather change
Mon 9 Mar 16:25
- Re-insulate the fridge

Feb 2015

Wed 25 Feb 17:34
- Trip to Saba
Sun 22 Feb 17:29
- Productive Time
Fri 13 Feb 21:12
- Into Simpson Lagoon
Sun 8 Feb 21:15
- Sint Maarten, Saint Martin
Sat 7 Feb 20:25
- Statia
Fri 6 Feb 21:54
- Our time in Antigua - end of 2014
Thu 5 Feb 19:43
- We've left Antigua!

2014

Aug 2014

Mon 4 Aug 22:48
- Review of the Season

Jul 2014

Fri 25 Jul 21:08
- End of Season in Antigua
Sun 13 Jul 22:58
- Leaving Deshaies, but then again...
Mon 7 Jul 20:34
- Around Deshaies
Wed 2 Jul 19:12
- Deshaies again
Tue 1 Jul 17:19
- Back to the Marina

Jun 2014

Tue 24 Jun 21:27
- Isle du Gosier
Fri 20 Jun 16:02
- Tour of Guadeloupe
Fri 13 Jun 23:02
- Pointe a Pitre
Sun 8 Jun 22:26
- Some more days in Les Saintes
Wed 4 Jun 18:11
- Back up to Les Saintes

May 2014

Fri 30 May 17:39
- To Martinique
Wed 21 May 23:16
- Iles des Saintes
Sun 18 May 21:52
- To Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Sat 17 May 21:11
- Heading Back South
Mon 12 May 23:26
- Barbuda
Wed 7 May 22:41
- Deep Bay, Antigua
Mon 5 May 18:23
- Jolly Harbour
Thu 1 May 21:18
- To Antigua

Apr 2014

Mon 28 Apr 15:48
- Last days in Guadeloupe
Sat 26 Apr 19:16
- Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Tue 22 Apr 19:11
- Les Saintes
Fri 18 Apr 16:00
- Indian River, Dominica
Thu 17 Apr 19:50
- Tour of Dominica
Tue 15 Apr 18:33
- Sailing to Dominica
Sun 13 Apr 21:38
- St Pierre, Martinique
Sat 12 Apr 20:50
- Fort de France
Fri 11 Apr 20:31
- Grande Anse Bay and Fort de France
Thu 10 Apr 20:00
- Diamond Rock
Mon 7 Apr 17:06
- In with the New

Mar 2014

Wed 26 Mar 18:08
- Out with the Old
Tue 25 Mar 19:26
- Touring Martinique (2)
Sat 22 Mar 18:02
- Touring Martinique
Fri 21 Mar 17:11
- Investigations
Sun 16 Mar 15:51
- Le Marin, Martinique
Thu 13 Mar 20:45
- To Martinique
Wed 12 Mar 22:38
- Two Weeks in St Lucia

Feb 2014

Fri 28 Feb 17:53
- To St Lucia
Thu 27 Feb 17:47
- St Vincent
Mon 24 Feb 21:02
- Tour of Bequia
Sun 23 Feb 21:24
- Bequia
Wed 19 Feb 20:30
- Mayreau
Tue 18 Feb 20:46
- Leaving Grenada
Mon 17 Feb 20:44
- Moving Again
Sun 16 Feb 22:33
- The Windlass Returns
Sat 15 Feb 22:29
- Life at Le Phare Bleu
Fri 14 Feb 18:29
- One step forward....
Wed 12 Feb 21:07
- Lin's Birthday
Tue 11 Feb 20:29
- Some good news
Mon 10 Feb 20:05
- First Passage of 2014
Sun 9 Feb 19:29
- First half of January
Fri 7 Feb 01:25
- Christmas and New Year
Thu 6 Feb 16:05
- Update

2013

Jul 2013

Wed 3 Jul 02:15
- Grenada Marine
Mon 1 Jul 01:28
- Clarkes Court Bay

Jun 2013

Tue 25 Jun 16:36
- Le Phare Bleu
Sun 16 Jun 21:57
- Much Less Drama
Sat 15 Jun 21:27
- Dramas in Grenada
Sat 8 Jun 19:16
- Happy Birthday
Sun 2 Jun 16:59
- Turtle Watch

May 2013

Wed 22 May 20:02
- Wedding Anniversary
Tue 21 May 19:05
- Mount Hartman Bay Resort (2)
- Mount Hartman Bay Resort
Thu 16 May 18:08
- Grenada Tour
Wed 15 May 22:28
- Prickly Bay and Secret Harbour
Sun 12 May 21:50
- Grenada south coast bays
Wed 8 May 22:28
- Outside the Harbour
Sun 5 May 21:11
- St Georges, Grenada
Wed 1 May 21:26
- Carriacou

Apr 2013

Mon 29 Apr 21:10
- Clifton, Union Island
Sun 28 Apr 13:31
- Union Island
Fri 26 Apr 13:27
- Downtown Bequia
Wed 24 Apr 13:25
- Admiralty bay, Bequia
Tue 23 Apr 16:47
- On to Bequia
Sun 21 Apr 21:07
- Pirates of the Caribbean
Sat 20 Apr 20:02
- Not doing that
Thu 18 Apr 22:55
- Soufriere
Tue 16 Apr 23:04
- The Pitons
- Marigot Bay
Sun 14 Apr 15:35
- A few days at anchor
Wed 10 Apr 22:54
- Lazy Days in Rodney Bay
Fri 5 Apr 22:12
- Over to St Lucia
Wed 3 Apr 21:23
- More Barbados

Mar 2013

Thu 28 Mar 21:30
- iPad Time and Carry on Nurse
Sat 23 Mar 20:32
- Second few days in Barbados
Tue 19 Mar 14:22
- Thank You and ...... Tins
Mon 18 Mar 14:15
- First few days in Barbados
Fri 15 Mar 19:10
- Barbados
Thu 14 Mar 23:47
Wed 13 Mar 14:05
- 16th Day
Tue 12 Mar 12:56
- 15th Day
Mon 11 Mar 12:39
- 14th Day
Sun 10 Mar 13:23
- 13th Day- Who's been sleeping in my bed?
Sat 9 Mar 15:46
- 12th Day
Fri 8 Mar 13:31
- 11th Day
Thu 7 Mar 14:27
- 10th Day
Wed 6 Mar 13:36
- 9th Day
Tue 5 Mar 17:30
- 8th Day
Mon 4 Mar 15:00
- 7th Day
Sun 3 Mar 14:12
- 6th Day
Sat 2 Mar 13:28
- 5th Day - Heading West
- Gybe point for Map
Fri 1 Mar 13:59
- 4th Day and Weather Router

Feb 2013

Thu 28 Feb 12:43
- 3rd Day
Wed 27 Feb 13:20
- 2nd Day Flying Fish & Dolphins
Tue 26 Feb 13:23
- Transatlantic 1st Day
Fri 22 Feb 18:42
- Waiting
Sat 16 Feb 15:04
- Interruption
Tue 12 Feb 17:36
- Mindelo Carnival
Mon 11 Feb 18:49
- Electrickery
Sat 9 Feb 23:11
- Don't move that foot!
Thu 7 Feb 21:13
- Tour of Santo Antao Island
Wed 6 Feb 22:45
- Pottering about and meeting other cruisers
Sat 2 Feb 19:12
- Mindelo Town
Fri 1 Feb 18:44
- Mindelo Marina

Jan 2013

Thu 31 Jan 18:09
- Thursday at Anchor
- 7th Day - Mindelo
Wed 30 Jan 12:14
- 6th day
Tue 29 Jan 12:53
- 5th day
Mon 28 Jan 14:06
- 4th Day
Sun 27 Jan 14:59
- 3rd Day
Sat 26 Jan 15:03
- 2nd Day
Fri 25 Jan 13:07
- 1st day
Wed 23 Jan 18:23
- The Route
Tue 22 Jan 17:42
- Lin's Birthday
Fri 18 Jan 19:46
- Therapy
Wed 16 Jan 19:23
- Back down to Mogan
Tue 15 Jan 18:31
- More preparation
Wed 9 Jan 16:46
- Progress....
Tue 1 Jan 18:25
- New Year's Day

2012

Dec 2012

Sun 30 Dec 17:44
- Back to Las Palmas
Tue 25 Dec 16:57
- And so this is Christmas
Mon 24 Dec 16:56
- Puerto de Mogan
Fri 21 Dec 16:53
- Change of Scene
- For Map Position only
Mon 17 Dec 17:02
- Watermaker
Wed 12 Dec 17:01
- Back to the Boat

Nov 2012

Fri 30 Nov 18:11
- Back to the UK
Tue 27 Nov 17:31
- ARC delayed start
Sat 24 Nov 16:02
- Return to Gran Canaria
Fri 23 Nov 19:13
- A tour in Tenerife
Tue 20 Nov 23:39
- Rig Check
Sat 17 Nov 12:53
- Santa Cruz
Fri 16 Nov 20:57
- Tenerife
Tue 13 Nov 12:47
- More meanderings in Las Palmas
Thu 8 Nov 17:45
- Cast Off
Tue 6 Nov 17:46
- Don't Move That Elbow

Oct 2012

Tue 30 Oct 19:27
- 'Do you want ice with that?' and other new equipment
Mon 22 Oct 20:30
- Sales Prevention
Fri 12 Oct 18:04
- It's a small world and 'head over heels'
Thu 11 Oct 18:49
- Gran Canaria
Tue 9 Oct 18:58
- Fridge Update
Sun 7 Oct 17:13
- Back on board
Thu 4 Oct 18:01
- Caves and Omar's House

Sep 2012

Sat 29 Sep 16:40
- More Touring in Lanzarote
Mon 24 Sep 16:04
- Touring - Cesar Manrique Museum
Sat 22 Sep 15:34
- Family Shipping Agents
Fri 14 Sep 17:12
- A Stimulating Day
Sat 8 Sep 14:21
- Marina Rubicon
Thu 6 Sep 14:27
- Puerto Calero
Wed 5 Sep 14:46
- Arrecife
Tue 4 Sep 11:01
- Position Only
- Position Only
Mon 3 Sep 16:25
- More Graciosa

Aug 2012

Wed 29 Aug 17:25
- Isla Graciosa
- Nearly there
Tue 28 Aug 12:44
- Leaving Madeira
Mon 27 Aug 16:53
- Another Drive around Madeira
Sun 12 Aug 12:42
- The Monte Toboggan.
Sat 11 Aug 11:00
- Cable Car to Monte
Fri 10 Aug 16:52
- Funchal Market
Thu 9 Aug 16:23
- Island Tour
Tue 7 Aug 18:39
- A week Ashore
Sun 5 Aug 15:39
- A drive in Madeira
- Red Ruth
Wed 1 Aug 17:16
- Quinta do Lorde Marina

Jul 2012

Tue 31 Jul 18:13
- Porto Santo to Madeira
Mon 30 Jul 14:10
- Bus Tour - Porto Santo
Sat 28 Jul 17:32
- Trip into 'Town'
Fri 27 Jul 17:45
- Porto Santo
- Third Day
Thu 26 Jul 11:00
- Another Day
Wed 25 Jul 16:19
- And they're off....

Jun 2012

Thu 21 Jun 15:41
- Albufeira to Portimao
Wed 20 Jun 10:53
- Culatra to Albufeira Marina
Tue 19 Jun 10:32
- Culatra
Mon 18 Jun 10:26
- Tavira to Culatra
Sun 17 Jun 11:52
- On passage to Tavira
Sat 16 Jun 11:54
- Dinner in Ayamonte
Wed 13 Jun 17:37
- More pictures of Ayamonte
- Ayamonte Town
Tue 12 Jun 17:16
- Culatra to Ayamonte
Sat 9 Jun 15:16
- Storage of Hydrovane Parts - Only of interest to sailors!
Fri 8 Jun 15:45
- Happy Birthday
Thu 7 Jun 15:29
- Windvane Trial
Tue 5 Jun 16:48
- Position Report only

May 2012

Thu 31 May 16:58
- Views of Portimao Marina
Thu 24 May 16:30
- The Finished Table
Fri 11 May 16:21
- Wood for New Table

Apr 2012

Fri 20 Apr 15:09
- Preparation Time

2011

Oct 2011

Thu 20 Oct 17:52
- Back to Portimao - Position Only
Sun 9 Oct 15:42
- Rigging
Sat 8 Oct 15:35
- Installation Time
Tue 4 Oct 16:02
- Relaunch Time

Sep 2011

Fri 30 Sep 18:38
- Dinner in Alvor
Thu 29 Sep 11:55
- Sand Sculptures
Wed 28 Sep 18:53
- Men at Work
- Silves with Mon and Nev
Tue 27 Sep 15:49
- The work goes on...
Sun 25 Sep 15:43
- Holiday Time
Thu 22 Sep 16:10
- Lagos
Wed 21 Sep 17:59
- Pottering about in Portimao
Sat 17 Sep 16:48
- Angie and Mark
Thu 15 Sep 18:59
- Spain to Portugal
Tue 13 Sep 15:15
- More pictures of Rota
- Rota
Sat 10 Sep 12:08
- Gibraltar to Rota
- W of Cabo Roche - Position Only
Fri 9 Sep 20:00
Thu 8 Sep 12:02
- Getting ready to go again
Mon 5 Sep 12:01
- Installation Completed
Sun 4 Sep 11:57
- La Linea - Fitting the Hydrovane

Aug 2011

Wed 31 Aug 11:51
- Queensway Quay Marina
Sun 28 Aug 16:41
- Gibraltar
Fri 26 Aug 16:21
- Time in Almerimar
Sun 21 Aug 15:11
- Almerimar Marina
- Cabo de Gata - Position Only
Sat 20 Aug 14:53
- Garrucha
Fri 19 Aug 14:31
- We're off again!
Tue 16 Aug 14:10
- A new alternator!
Fri 12 Aug 13:59
- and two backwards
Wed 10 Aug 13:57
- One step forward
Mon 8 Aug 12:00
- Rudder Inspection - more photos
- Rudder Inspection - some photos
Fri 5 Aug 13:42
- Repairs Update
Mon 1 Aug 13:37
- Torrevieja

Jul 2011

Sun 31 Jul 16:27
- Backwards to Torrevieja
Sat 30 Jul 13:20
- Sardinia to Spain - and a rudder problem
Tue 26 Jul 16:32
- Isola di San Pietro (nr Carloforte) - Position Only
- Carloforte by Day - Photos
Fri 22 Jul 16:50
- Carloforte at Night - Photos
Thu 21 Jul 16:01
- Carloforte
Tue 19 Jul 15:52
- Malfantano
Mon 18 Jul 09:36
- Vilasimius (Sardinia)
Sat 16 Jul 15:15
- Favignana again
Thu 14 Jul 05:15
- Isola Favignana
Tue 12 Jul 14:51
- Ragusa Marina
- Syracuse to Ragusa Marina - Position Only
Mon 11 Jul 14:43
- Greece to Italy - and Dolphins
Fri 8 Jul 14:34
- Methoni Fort
Thu 7 Jul 14:33
- Methoni again
Wed 6 Jul 14:29
- Passage to Methoni
Tue 5 Jul 14:21
- Porto Kayio - some photos
Mon 4 Jul 22:30
- Elafonisos Islands
- Milos to Elafonisos - Position Only
Sat 2 Jul 13:36
- Adhamas (Milos Town)
Fri 1 Jul 17:20
- Folegrandos and Milos
- Folegrandos - Position Only

Jun 2011

Thu 30 Jun 13:27
- Ios
Wed 29 Jun 13:21
- Amorgos
Fri 24 Jun 11:49
- Kalymnos Quay
Thu 23 Jun 11:46
- A day in Kos
Wed 22 Jun 14:30
- Kos Harbour
- Datca to Kos - Position Only
Mon 20 Jun 11:56
- Datca Formalities
Sun 19 Jun 15:30
- Datca
- Ciftlik to Datca - Position Only
Sat 18 Jun 15:22
- Return to Marmaris
Fri 17 Jun 17:00
Thu 9 Jun 14:31
- At Anchor near Yacht Marine
Wed 8 Jun 14:30
- View from the Mast - Photos
Tue 7 Jun 14:20
- We finally leave the Marina!
Sun 5 Jun 14:17
- Dinghy and Outboard

May 2011

Sun 29 May 14:15
- Duff Oven?
Sat 28 May 14:13
- Bits and Pieces
Fri 20 May 14:11
- More recommissioning
Thu 19 May 15:30
Sat 14 May 13:17
- More Mast Off Pictures
- Take the Mast Off

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