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Sailing Aquila Adam & Clare learnt to sail, sold up and bought a boat. Follow us for travel, sailing & boat life ⛵️

We left the bustle of Valetta in search of a bit of peace at anchor. After a recce of the tourist hot spots around Gozo ...
04/10/2026

We left the bustle of Valetta in search of a bit of peace at anchor. After a recce of the tourist hot spots around Gozo and Cominio island, the conditions weren’t quite right so we sailed down the west coast to find a bay to ourselves - the clay cliffs of Gnejna Bay. We swam, put some tunes on, polished off the last of the Sardinian w**e, watched the sun set and enjoyed dinner on deck.

Little day out to the original capital, Mdina. Super touristy but picturesque and it’s easy to see why it’s a popular fi...
24/09/2026

Little day out to the original capital, Mdina. Super touristy but picturesque and it’s easy to see why it’s a popular film location - Games of Thrones the most obvious! It’s a tiny place so we ventured into neighbouring Rabat to visit the Catacombs. The labyrinth of underground tombs were never-ending. Too sweaty, hot and humid, we didn’t finish them. We ended the day on a rooftop with the best lasagne ever ⛵️

Valetta is like an open air museum. Packed with history and culture, it’s an easy place to spend a few days. We headed t...
22/09/2026

Valetta is like an open air museum. Packed with history and culture, it’s an easy place to spend a few days. We headed to the Battery for the notorious (super loud) gun salute, visited the war museum and took a water taxi to the Three Sisters for the Inquisitor’s Palace. A welcome change from pizza/pasta, we tried Maltese rabbit 3 ways and had some late nights bar hopping ⛵️

Always excited to arrive somewhere new, particularly a different country! Malta is a first for us so very glad to have f...
18/09/2026

Always excited to arrive somewhere new, particularly a different country! Malta is a first for us so very glad to have finally made it out of Sicily and across the Strait under sail. We passed the oil rig, crossed the shipping channel, raised the Maltese flag and radioed to request entrance to Valletta harbour just as the sun was setting for the obligatory b**r on the dock ⛵️

Boat jobs kept us more on land than at sea over spring, so we thought we’d be set up for a good autumn. But this is boat...
10/09/2026

Boat jobs kept us more on land than at sea over spring, so we thought we’d be set up for a good autumn. But this is boat life. We returned to a flat-as-a-pancake engine battery, so spent 2 weeks in a heat wave waiting for a new one. Hot as hell we spent most of our time inside with the air con 🙄
The pics are us finally leaving Licata. We had a dream of a sail with GPS tracking 7.5kts - fast for us! - but only a vague idea as both our wind and water speed sensors went kaput, and we arrived in Regusa to find sea water in the locker and a split exhaust pipe. I think Aquila’s trying to tell us she wants a rest ⛵️

New sail on and a bumpy first passage to Licata. We’ve taken an annual berth this year as we plan to spend more time on ...
22/05/2026

New sail on and a bumpy first passage to Licata. We’ve taken an annual berth this year as we plan to spend more time on land and take the pressure off having to go long distances. Thanks to our pals on In the Mood who sorted us out with their old sail after ours delaminated on our way back from Tunisia, they also made us a beautiful wood cup holder❤️ It was good to get back out on the water, downwind sailing all the way and the mandatory b**r out at our new port to end the day

Another little road trip. First stop Sicily’s chocolate capital, Modica. After a walk up the hill to the impressive cath...
03/05/2026

Another little road trip. First stop Sicily’s chocolate capital, Modica. After a walk up the hill to the impressive cathedral we went chocolate hunting. We found more than 150 flavours including bubble gum and jasmine. They use an old ‘raw’ Aztec style so it has a crunchy texture, like there’s rice crispies inside! We spent the afternoon in pretty Scicli with and a tapas lunch on a sunny terrace 🚘

We were welcomed back to Sicily with a prime view of Etna. While we waited for sail repairs and boat parts to arrive we ...
29/04/2026

We were welcomed back to Sicily with a prime view of Etna. While we waited for sail repairs and boat parts to arrive we hired a car. First stop lovely Noto, another splendid example of baroque architecture and where we found our favourite cafe for people watching and treats. We finally tried the Sicilian classic, brioche con gelato 🍦

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