Life On Sail

 Alex's first sail with us, and we're bringing him back to France.  It was a very short stay in Italy for him.  And it was the most memorable trip! We had wind, sun and an amazing dolphin family swimming alongside Vogue for 15 minutes or even more as we were about to cross the French border.   It was absolutely amazing.  They were so close to me I could have touched them with my feet.  We reached 33.5 NM in 6h36 min at 5.1 knots average.  You can watch on YOUTUBE a 360 video of this interaction with dolphins.  360 degree video means you can scroll anywhere on the screen and watch the video from the angle you want to. Try it out and try to watch the dolphins as they swim! Best viewed on YOUTUBE directly:  https://youtu.be/U6QRBzIjES4

    Budget overview: It was one of our lowest spending months. But still more than we would have wanted because of unexpected event.  We had our dinghy stolen, no extra costs yet, it will incur next month.  It it is our last month before crossing to the French border.  We spent a total of  1711  euros, which is one of our lowest spending during this gap year.  February spending details: We had to stay in ports more than we would have wanted to. Unfortunately, in Italy, the low season price is as expensive as the high season in France.  Also sailing in winter is rough, either too much wind therefore we had to shelter, or not enough, we used the engine far more than we would have wanted. So we had to fill up the tanks twice this month! And last but not least, our autopilot hydraulic pump broke down, we had to get spare parts delivered quickly. It did entail extra costs.  February vs Budget:   We only have 1700 euros left to spend for ...

 No wind today, last sailing day in Italy.  Tomorrow we'll be heading back to France.  We reached 18.7 NM in 4h19  at 4.3 knot speed.  Alex is joining us for 5 days and experience life on sail with us!