THE SUMMER OF 2015. After the solo qualif experience, I had to return to the everyday life routine. It wasn't easy, as in the solo qualif one passes through an emotional catharsis and realizes that many things in real life are forced upon us by our lifestyle. But, the philosophy of life
SOLO QUALIF The hardest part of a Mini Transat project is getting to the starting line in France. One of the big steps in getting there is the solo qualifier, a 1000 nm journey in which the sailor gets to know his boat and himself. Eloa's and mine started on
OUR FIRST REGATTA - THE GPI 2015. Our dreamgoal: The Mini Transat 2017. Still a long way to go.. But, in order to participate in the Mini Transat, we must complete our qualifying cycle. Amongst other things, it consists of a 1000 NM solo qualifier (sailing solo for at least 1000 NM non stop) and at least
FIRST SEA TRIALS Eloa is refreshed. She is ready, but are we? That's what we wanted to find out, so Eloa took us sailing around Croatian islands to show us what she was capable of. We were quite impressed..
WINTER FACELIFTING Not being such an old lady, Eloa didn’t need big facelifting procedures, just minor aesthetics and functional tweaks. It took us 25 days to optimize and refresh both Eloa’s interior and exterior. All the major equipment was checked – including rudders, mast, keel and electricity – while the sailing hardware
704's NEW HOMEPORT - Mali Losinj, Croatia After a year’s negotiating and fund raising, Mini serie Tip Top 704 finally found a new homeport – Mali Losinj / island Losinj in Croatia. A few days before Christmas, in Ancona (Italy) we parted from her previous owner Simone. Simone shared some really nice memories with 704 (named “Dagada'
