Older logs, properly filed.

Date

16 October 2026 onward

Route

Portopalo to Malta

Status

Current passage

Overnight passage south from Sicily to Malta, departing Portopalo di Capo Passero and arriving in Malta on 16 October 2026.

Follow current marina instructions and monitor VHF 13 and 16 around ferry traffic. Valletta’s bastions, Upper Barrakka, old streets, pastizzi, coffee, provisions and chandlery remain the useful shore circuit; exact berth details stay private. Captain Ron’s commentary: today the best destination is the one with the lines still attached.

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Date

22 September 2026 – 15 October 2026

Route

Sicily loop: Cefalù, the Aeolians and south to Siracusa

Status

Previous passage

Northern Sicily, the Aeolians and the run south from Messina to Siracusa. Siracusa is the latest confirmed stop after the 9 October Taormina-to-Siracusa move. Current plan: in Siracusa (marina) until Thursday, then Portopalo, crossing to Malta Friday if the weather holds (Saturday backup).

0.78 NM from previous fix; anchor watch armed.

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Date

21 September 2026

Route

Palermo to Cefalù

Status

Older passage

Underway confirmed on 21 September. This log starts with the first fresh fix collected after logging was requested; it is not a reconstructed departure track.

Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 0.0051 NM since the previous accepted fix. This records stopped movement only, not anchor security; exact coordinates retained privately.

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Date

14–21 September 2026

Route

San Vito Lo Capo to Palermo waters

Status

Older passage

Departed San Vito Lo Capo on 14 September, paused at the Zingaro coast, and continued east toward Palermo and Mondello.

Cefalù has cathedral-and-gelato credentials, but first it needs a tidy daylight arrival.

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Date

11-14 September 2026

Route

Mondello to San Vito Lo Capo

Status

Older passage

Arrived at San Vito Lo Capo after the 11 September passage from Mondello; the next useful options are the Scopello and Castellammare coast in settled daylight. Exact live coordinates remain private.

San Vito is doing the useful harbour-day work while the breeze minds its manners.

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Date

10-11 September 2026

Route

Terrasini towards Mondello

Status

Older passage

Anchor up at 10:42 CEST on 10 September. A fresh onboard fix confirms eastbound progress off the Punta Raisi coast. No missing historical track has been reconstructed.

Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. This records the arrival and reported anchor-down state, not anchor security.

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Date

7–10 September 2026

Route

San Vito lo Capo to the Gulf of Castellammare

Status

Older passage

At Terrasini on 10 September after the eastbound coastal run. Automatic movement logging resumed after a recording gap; unrecorded track points have not been invented.

Make any short move early, or keep the harbour day. The sea is easy; the heat, dry land and afternoon gusts are the sharper edges.

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Date

15 August - 7 September 2026

Route

Gozo to western Sicily

Status

Older passage

Archived Gozo-to-western-Sicily chapter, ending at San Vito lo Capo before the 7 September coastal passage.

Good stop for sand, couscous, and a calm boat; arrive early, keep the port in mind, and do not confuse popularity with shelter.

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Date

8 July 2026 - 14 August 2026

Route

Siracusa to Malta and Gozo

Status

Older passage

Current Siracusa to Malta and Gozo log: the Malta Channel crossing, Marsamxett and the Valletta pocket, Little Armier, Comino and St Mary's Tower, Ramla l-Hamra on Gozo, boat jobs, overnight anchor watches, crew calls, and AIS breadcrumbs off the onboard W2K-2.

Licata is a sensible finish: tie up, stretch legs, eat Sicilian seafood, and let the rope department pretend it planned the whole thing.

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Date

28 June - 7 July 2026

Route

Roccella to Bova to Taormina to Riposto to Catania to Siracusa

Status

Older passage

Full Roccella to Bova to Taormina to Riposto to Catania to Siracusa log: early GO windows, Bova buoy stop, Sicily underway report, swim stop, Riposto hold call, Catania media, Siracusa arrival, dinghy fuel run, and AIS breadcrumbs.

Fresh VesselAPI breadcrumb: another tiny Porto Grande shuffle at the 0.4-knot line, so she is still just barely moving and not ready to call the harbour shift over.

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Date

27 June 2026

Route

Crotone to Roccella

Status

Older passage

Full Crotone to Roccella log: weather reversal, anchors up, underway media, AIS fixes, and Roccella arrival notes.

New public breadcrumb: the boat is still alive out there, but only just, and the tracker is staying stubbornly vague.

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Date

25 June 2026

Route

Leuca to Crotone

Status

Older passage

Full Leuca to Crotone log: dawn GO check, underway crew media, AIS fixes, and Crotone arrival notes.

She’s parked properly now: even the sea has stopped pretending this is a race, and Captain Ron has handed the wheel to the anchorage committee.

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Date

24 June 2026

Route

Brindisi to Leuca

Status

Older passage

Full Brindisi to Leuca log: AIS fixes, storm updates, onboard media, Leuca arrival, and anchor notes.

Back to a proper southerly stride now, with the bow pointed at Leuca and no time for nautical napping.

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