Monastir is a city on the east coast of Tunisia and our home for the next few months. The name originates from a monastery in the Byzantine era. Since arriving in Monastir, we have been busy preparing ZigZag for the winter. Our first task, once we were safely tied up in the marina, was to […]
It was all quiet on board now that our visitors had left and it was time to start planning our final passage of 2023. There were more strong north westerly winds forecast so we first headed for shelter back at Mellieha bay. Once the wind passed, we had a calm couple of days which was […]
My sister and her family were due to arrive in two days so we lifted the anchor leaving Mellieha bay behind, and headed south again. There was no wind but quite a lot of swell so we decided to go to Rinella bay which is just inside the protection of Grand Harbour. It was very […]
With a light northeasterly wind, we slipped our lines at Manoel Island Marina and headed 10nm towards the southern region of Malta. As we left Grand Harbour behind, full sails went up. Unfortunately, the wind was not quite strong enough to fill the sails, so it wasn’t long before the motor was back on. At […]
We climbed out of bed at 3am to catch the forecasted westerly wind, which was due to blow 15-20kts all morning giving us a great sail. Our course was set to travel 54nm south to Malta. It was a starry night with a banana moon as we left Portopalo and Sicily behind. However, the sea […]
The tradition of puppet shows, as a form of entertainment, is said to date back to medieval times. I was very dubious about visiting one as my first thought is of amateur Punch and Judy shows at the seaside, and I always find puppets quite scary looking. However, this tradition is still very popular in […]
Sailing ZigZag 