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"Caladh"
is our Victoria 34 sloop built in 1990.
We
purchased her in November 2003 and kept her in
Sparkes Marina near our home on Hayling Island for four years.
From here we cruised extensively on the south coast, the west country,
the Channel Islands, Brittany and Normandy.
In April 2007, we set off on a slow cruise towards the
Mediterranean. That summer we cruised the coasts of Brittany and the
west coast of France, as far as La Rochelle. In June 2008 we crossed
Biscay to Gijon in
Northern Spain and spent the summer on the Atlantic coasts of Spain
and Portugal, leaving the boat in Faro on the Algarve for the winter.
In 2009 we sailed from Faro through the Straits of
Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean. We spent the summer cruising
southern Spain, the Balearics and Sardinia, leaving Caladh in Cagliari
for the winter.
In 2010 we plan to cross from Sardinia to Sicily and
Malta, with the aim of reaching the Ionian Islands of Greece by the
autumn. A more detailed account of our adventures is contained in the
following pages.
Regards, Simon and Joanna Bound |
