So, we’re finally ready to set off on the first ever family sailing trip! On board we have:
- Captain Chris
- First Mate Becca
- Chief Stew Sarah
- Lead Charter Guests Peter and Jacky
- International VIPs Jay, Jenny, Georgie and Ollie.

It’s the first time I’ve had 9 people onboard, first time sailing with kids and first time with my mum and grandparents!  I hope Becca has remembered her knots 😬 

Check in at Navigare Yachting was very simple, however Marina Baotic in Trogir is crazy busy…! Our boat was furthest from the taxi drop off 🥵. 

We were finally ready to depart around 3pm. Due to the large crew we had upgraded to a bigger RIB, so my grandad drove that out of the marina separately. When we were ready to rejoin we had a wakeboard overboard incident. Great entertainment and an opportunity for the crew to practise their newly learnt skill of pointing at the overboard casualty!

The rest of the journey was uneventful. Not much wind so we motored round to the south of Solta. Unfortunately our chosen spot with mooring buoys (Lonely Paradise) was full - I didn’t realise a restaurant reservation was required 🤦‍♂️.

We had a bit of a struggle getting an anchor with lines to shore in the adjacent bay. It was 18m deep, but narrow. We put out 35m chain (only 2x depth!!) and this put us a paddleboard’s length from the rocks 😬. The land crew weren’t prepped and couldn’t do bowlines at that point - bad planning on my behalf. Eventually we got tied up and it was a beautiful spot, but the sun had long set and everyone was a bit frazzled. 

None of us slept well worrying about how close we were to the rocks…

The adventure begins

Crew: 5

Crew Logs

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