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Update #1: Adriatica 2011 – Mission accomplished, returning home

Posted in Sailing, Sailing Croatia, Sailing Greece, Sailing Montenegro on Jul 3rd, 2011

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Some five weeks ago I departed from Murter, Croatia, to sail south to the inland sea of Levkada in Greece…
My sailing yacht Helena, a Beneteau Cyclades 39, is very easy to handle and performs well, including the Genaker, one of my trip gadgetsthe ultimate toy. Top speed we reached was [...]

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“The Middle Sea” by John Julius Norwich

Posted in Library on Aug 16th, 2008

Currently reading the epos of John Julius Norwich about the history of the Mediterranean (over 700 pages). The first readings made me clear that this could be a very promising book for me. It starts ca. 1,500 BC with a short description of civilizations prior to the Greek (Mycenaean, Minoan). Then quickly jumps to the [...]

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