Olbia to Malta
Timoneer and her crew left Olbia on the 9th July to head to Malta to repair the boom. We were very lucky with the weather and had calm seas the whole way. As per usual we had the fishing lines out but got nothing the first day. However the next morning we caught a very nice Big Eye tuna. Soon after we hooked another fish but lost it. The morning of the 11th we came along the coast of the islands of Malta. They are very dry with a lot of fortifications built up over millenniums of invasions. Arriving in Valletta was quite spectacular with the dome of the cathedral, spires of many churches and massive walls on which the city is built.
Our repairs have taken longer than expected after finding a large crack in the carbon that also needed fixing. Today we finally put the boom back together and we left about an hour ago. We now have 350nm to go to reach Pilos, Greece. There we will clear into Greece and pick up our Greek cruising log and then we will be able head to Athens another 200 miles on.
JC