James Aspinwall

05:00 start to beat the fuel cues. Got there for opening and only a 45 min wait. Perfect ☺️. Spent the day relaxing in a bay. Lush. What a life. Then to Bobovice my fav last night spot in Croatia 🥰

Beautiful sail. ⛵️ Anchor practice for the team ⚓️ Beautiful fish from Ringos. Formula is simple….. €77 a kg any fish. We picked Sea Robin. Never heard of it before but it has wings and also legs it uses to crawl on the bottom of the sea. It was wonderful 😋. Also discovered half a used lemon is perfect for playing catch. Smells good, nice and soft to catch, perfect weight for throwing 😁🍋

Early to Parmizana Marina. Hopped onto a taxi to Hvar. Enjoyed wandering, the view from the fort and then watching England win against Netherlands 💪⚽️☺️

Easy downwind sail to my favourite place in Croatia. Scedro a small island with only a couple of bays a real paradise. Fresh tuna steaks, watched Spain vs France and 1/2 a day messing around in the water. Lush. 🥰

No sailing but an early motor to Vis. Wanted to get on the Kut harbour wall which we did when the first person left 😁. Followed by my favourite tour of Vis: - 🛵 Get scooters - 🍦Ride through the beautiful landscape, view points and windy roads to Komiza for a swim and an ice cream. - 🏝️Back on the scooters, the windy roads and stunning views to visit Stivinia a bit of a tourist hot spot but a cool little cove to swim in. - 🍷Off to Roki’s vineyard for the most wonderful octopus Peka ordered 6 hours in advance and cooked over fire. - 🤩 An amazing thoughtful and kind surprise from Chris (co-founder SailTies) who ordered a Carob cake and bottle of Rokis sparkling to the table to celebrate 10k sailors using SailTies! - 🤿 Off to tour the south of the island to see WW2 Submarine storage - 🎥🎞️ The cinema! Been wanting to watch a film from Vis’s open air cinema for a while! And finally managed to do so with Bad Boys Ride or Die 😂 What a day!

Today was tacking practice. Well - Keeping a course practice as we have a self tacker 🙈😭😂. Spent a lazy afternoon in the bay messing around with the SUP, 🤿 and Dinghy. Some good hip hop and sunshine 🎶☀️. Water is lovely and warm too 🥰. Went to Fisherman’s for tea 🐟. Outstanding Sea Bass and some lovely homemade butter orange grappa!