Enroute to Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Formentera to Spain. September – October 2016.
Sardinia to Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Formentera and Spanish mainland. Tony, Tony E, and Dominic arrive safely into Spain, 11 days,…
Leaving Sardinia to head west, 25th September 2016. 41.06.38N 009.26.53E
Hi all, On the 21st of September I took the ‘quick route’ and flew home to the UK to be…
Sailing and Sunlight, Corsica to Sardinia 19th September 2016.
On the morning of 19th September we slipped ur lines from the Marina in Porto Vecchio. Yesterday the wind howled…
Marina Porto Vecchio, Corsica, exploring by car. 18th September 2016. 41.35.41N 009.17.07E
On 18th September, the wind blew hard as is does in Corsica and Sardinia when the mistral blows. So with…
Pinerellu, Corsica 17th September 2016. 41.40.31N 009.23.33E
A lunchtime anchorage at Pinerellu, photos from the transom of Tioram
Sunset in Ciprianu, Corsica 15th-16th September 2016 41.38.018N 009.21.20E
Hi all, After slipping from Bonifcio on 14th Sept, we sailed north up the east coast of Corsica anchoring in…
Bonifacio, Corsica 13th September 2016 41.23.30N 009.09.72E
Hi all, We slipped from La Maddalena and sailed across the Straits of Bonifacio and into the natural harbour. We…
Island of Budelli, 12th September 2016. 41.17.40N 009.21.37E
We anchored on the west entrance to the island. The shallow ‘lagoon’ of pure sand creates the turquoise pool. In…
Lavezzi Islands off Corsica. Cala Lazarina. 12th September 2016. 41.20.24N 009.15.067E
Sailing around…3rd Sept Anchored Ziu Paulu ,4th-8th La Maddalena, 8th-11th Cannigione, Porto Palma, overnight in Porto Pozzo and onto Lavezzi.…
Cala Cotticio (Little Tahiti bay), Caprera. 2nd September 2016.
Hi all, Well in high season this stunning turquoise bay is impossible to enter……just tourist boat ‘soup’. So this is…
Superyacht Madame Gu, by day, by night, Cala di Volpe, Ist September 2016 part 3.
Majestic Madame Gu by day in Cala di Volpe, Sardinia and at night. It was so interesting to be at…
The Film Crew in Cala di Volpe, Sardinia 1st September 2016 part 2.
Hi everyone, Well today turned into a memorable, beautiful day. In Sardinia the wind can blow very hard, but when…
Cala di Volpe, Sardinia, Ist September 2016 part 1.
Hi all, We lifted anchor from Ziu Paulu, Cannigione and motored south along the coast to Cala di Volpe. The…
Sailing and Sunlight, 2016.
The Maltese Falcon in Corsica and Sardinia, 2016.
Tonys photos of the Maltese Falcon outside Bonifacio, Corsica and on a buoy in Cala di Volpe bay, Sardinia. On…
The coast and bays, Sardinia Summer 2016.
A summer in Sardinia, 2016
A selection of photographs of Sardinia during this summer 2016. The worlds beautiful superyachts came to visit alongside little Tioram.
Updating the Tioram blog 2016-2020.
Hi all, For family and friends who have enjoyed reading about our travels on Tioram the blog continues……. it is…
Tioram heads to Italy, 9th – 19th May 2016
Hi all,It’s that time of year again and Tioram has been prepped, polished and readied for her sailing trip across…
Birthday celebration with Spanish friends. October 2015
Hi all,One of our Spanish friends , Leo, celebrated her 50th birthday so we treated her to a surprise sailing…
Jackie and John join Tioram, Sardinia, 19th September 2015.
I first met John on my first Atlantic trip in 2004 as we were both crew on a 67ft racing…
Saying goodbye to Sardinia…..again. September 2015
Hi all, This summer seems to have flown by and we have become fonder of Sardinia and Corsica. The Sardinian people…
Sailing around in Sardinia 5th – 18th September 2015
Hi all,This week we have been sailing around Sardinia, Maddalena Archipelago, visiting all the beautiful bays as well as an evening…
A visit to an exhibition at Surrau, Arzachena 1st September 2015
Hi all, Our dear friends Lorenzo and Mabi who live in Sardinia for part of the year kindly asked us to…
Golfo di Arzachena, a visit from friends 30th-31st August 2015
Hi allBerendine and Anita joined Tioram for our cross Med transit to Sardinia in May.The great news is they couldn’t…
Sant Amanza, Corsica 26th -29th August 2015
On the 26th August we anchored in Sant Amanza for the night.The gulf is a good anchorage and at the…
Palombaggia beach, Corsica. Moules mariniere mmmh 26th August 2015
Hi all, We lifted anchor from Porto Vecchio to head south along the coast of Corsica.We anchored off Palombaggia beach and…
Portoferraio to Seccheto, Elba and onto Corsica. 21st-23rd August 2015
Hi all, Hey even in August….the wind blows, sometimes too much. With a forecast for stronger southerlies we could see…
Touring the Island of Elba by car. August 2015.
On the 19th August we lifted anchor from the bay in Portoferraio and went into Esaom marina. Living at anchor…
Stories of dogs on yachts . Dog swimming in Portoferraio. 18th August 2015
Hi all, You might think that dogs and sailing or boats don’t really mix. It seems that owners go to…
Dodging the swell, Elba. Portoferraio, Lacona, Stella, Portoferraio. 16th-18th August 2015.
Hi all The strong winds which stopped us heading to the South of France are heading west to east across…
Portoferraio. 15th-16th August 2015.
Hi all, On 15th August we lifted anchor from Lacona bay and motored the 24 n miles to Portoferraio and into…
Lacona bay 14th August
Hi all On th 14th August we lifted our anchor from Marina di Campo bay and motored the short distance…
Saint Florent Corsica to Elba, Italy. 13th August
Saint Florent, Corsica to the Island of Elba, Archipelago Tuscano, Italy. Hi all Another early start with Tony lifting the…
Saint Florent, 13th August 2015
Hi all, At 06.00 hrs on 12th August Tony slipped our bow line from the buoy in Calve and kindly…
Head winds stop us from sailing to the South of France, 11-12th August 2015
Hi all. Well our plan was to strike off from Calve on the north west coast of Corsica to head…
Tuna in Calve, 11th august
Tuna catch on the waterfront, Calve, Corsica. 11th August 2016 Hi all, When we sailed into Calve we saw a…
Calve, Corsica. 9th-12th August 2015
Calve on the north west tip of Corsica is a stunning location and the best place to be with the best…
Early morning wake up call , Girolata to Calve. 9th august 2015
Hi All, After the calmest of nights in Girolata, Corsica we were woken early by the swell building and bouncing…
Girolata, Corsica 8th-9th August 2015.
Hi All, On the 8th August 2015 we slipped our lines from the marina in the harbour of Porto Tino…
The professional Figaro sailor and his family. Ajaccio, Corsica. 7th August 2015.
Hi All, Its seems that some sailing days blend into another but the 7th August in Ajaccio has been a…
Jack the live aboard sailor from Santa Barbara. Ajaccio. Corsica. 7th August 2015.
On the morning of 7th August 2015 an old sailing yacht started to leave its berth in the marina, Porto…
Ajaccio, Corsica. The French street market. 7th August 2015.
Hi all, It is intriguing that the short distance across the Straits of Bonifacio from Sardinia to Corsica is a…
Ajaccio, capital of Corsica. 6th – 8th August 2015.
Hi all, On 6th August 2015 we motored the 18n miles into Porto Tino Rossi, the old harbour and marina…
Porto Pollo, west coast Corsica. 5th – 6th August, 2015.
Hi all, At 08.30 hrs on 5th august 2015, we lifted our anchor from the bay at Murtoli to motor…
A new adventure heading north, the west coast of Corsica. 4th – 5th August 2015.
Hi all, At 07.00hrs on 4th August 2015, we slipped our lines from the buoy at Porto Pozzo, Sardinia to…
Porto Pozzo, Sardinia 2nd – 4th August 2015.
Hi all, On 2nd August 2015 we slipped from the buoy in Cannigione in calm weather and super hot temperatures.…
Sailing from Olbia back to Cannigione 25th July – 2nd August 2015.
On 25th July we left Olbia sailing back to Cannigione. As we past Cabo Figaro the head winds increased and…
Gulfi di Arzachena by motorbike, Nuraghe archaeological site, Sardinia. 1st August 2015.
Hi all, After a few days of being boat bound in high winds we decided we needed some land time.…
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