YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali,

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC ‘Do It Yourself’ Cruise The cruise has involved the participants at every stage, from the very start: –Early in the year participants decided where and when to go –Pre-cruise preparation: choosing the charter agency and the boat, ordering nautical charts –For the ‘beginners’ some extra preparation (investment? ) was organized by Rob, our skipper: basic navigation skills, outings on the lake with the surprise

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC3 Who: Skipper(s) and Crew Open to all club members Particularly interesting for –Skippers who want to gain experience before ‘chartering on their own’. –Club members who have started sailing on the lake and want to put heir skills at test on the sea 2007 cruise: 1 experienced skipper, 3 SU key holders, 1 CK student, 2 ‘dinghy people‘.

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC4 Where Elba and Corsica Start and End Point: the Italian Coast (Salivoli) ~7-hour drive from Geneva Short listed: Greece Portugal

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC5 What and When: The Charter Dufour ft, 3 cabins Brand new model 85m2 sail, 55HP motor Very good compromise performance-comfort June 9 th – 16 th

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC6 Why: Sailing! Sailing in good winds..and blue skies

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC7 More sailing Sailing in stronger winds

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC8 Sailing at night

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC9..Motoring..

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC10 Navigation Crew members Would take care of charts and logbook during their watch..no GPS allowed!

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC11 Repairs That’s what can happen to the lightest crew..

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC12 Food and cooking Brazilian chicken in beer sauce with rice Couscous and fish Cappone fish with onions Pasta melanzane zucchine..and a good selection of local wines

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC13 Conclusions 250 nautical miles, almost all the time upwind! 2 night sailing, 2 nights in a harbour, 3 nights anchored in gorgeous little bays Visited Calvi and Centuri + admired the wild coast of NW Corsica and Capraia Mild weather and good winds most of the time We avoided the crowds of the high season Cost: ~750 euros per person

YCC Sea Sailing Luca Canali, YCC14 YCC Sea Sailing 2008 Planning another edition of the ‘do it yourself’ cruise So far I have collected a list of possible destinations, periods and people interested to join: –Croatia, Greece, Galicia, Brittany to Isles of Scilly –June, September –At least 2 skippers have shown interest You are invited to stay for a drink and a chat after this meeting if you are interested