Rino Marinelli

Late start after a coffee and shop ashore. Few more familiarisation exercises to get to know the boat. Wash down decks and fill up water tank. Motored out the 3-4 miles out gentle sail. Short-lived, back on motor with a little help from the gib. Max 10 knots wind from south east. Anchored just west of Trogir for an overnight stay and crew swap tomorrow. Dinner in Trogir at Queen Teuta. Spent next day as a tourist in the historic town of Trogir. Stories spanned out in architecture and stone. Networks of narrow streets. A market with fresh local produce.

Started on engine for the first couple of hours then sailed at 20-30 degrees downwind on jib. Once in open water swapped to Genoa for a gentle push around Hvar then back on motor arriving in Stari Grad. Lazy lines to wall in the town. We are still familiarising ourselves with Ticketeeboo and what she’s capable of but she has a very solid feel and sails with grace a 4-6 knots. Yet to see her in put through her paces but she is full of promise as a performance cruiser.

4 knots wind. Motored with mainsail. New crew on board - Tony, Rino, Neil, Skipper - Pete. Familiarisation sail. New boat for Pete. Lots to learn. Walked to the old town in the evening and watched a wedding at the castle. Beautiful place with much of the buildings inside the castle walls. Networks of alleyways bring old and new architecture together. Dinner was mainly seafood with at