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Korcula 2: The Commodore's Blog from Croatia - 14/09/2016

I forgot to say that the "Maresca" traditional sword fight dance we were due to see on Monday evening was mysteriously cancelled - as Michael Unsworth said, this is Dalmatia!  But the pontoon

Korcula 1: The Commodore's Blog from Croatia - 14/09/2016

Well, what a wonderful two days we have had. The passage from Hvar to Korcula was made without the assistance of wind - except for half an hour as we approached the Korcuka Channel.

The Fleet musters in Trogir: The Commodore's Blog from Croatia - 12/09/2016

Yesterday was a busy day for all the Little Shippers taking part in the Historic Croatia Rally.

Spinnaker run to Trogir: The Commodore's Blog from Croatia - 12/09/2016

I last reported our stay in the Marina at Marina - the small town at the western, opposite, end of the sound of Trogir from that wonderful medieval UNESCO Heritage city.  So on Thursday, with the w

Moored in Marina: The Commodore's Blog from Croatia - 09/09/2016

Today - hard to remember it's only Wednesday - we awoke to the Bura's continuing fiendish howls.  But the forecast suggested it would finally blow itself out by midday.

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