After chartering in the
Virgin Islands and around the
Caribbean for the past 15 years I think the time has come to check out the
Med. Our final box to tick in the
Caribbean is the Windwards and I think that is going to happen next February. Anyway, I am thinking that Southern
Italy between
Sicily and Tropea would be a nice place to spend a couple weeks, followed by a couple land-based weeks exploring the rest of
Italy. Just wondering what challenges we are going to face if we
charter in that area?
I think we would plan to
charter next summer or maybe the following summer, during the second half of June. I am competent in mostly all aspects of sailing, other than
med mooring. I've had to do it only once in St. Martin, but it was in a 15-20
knot crosswind and it didn't go so well (though no damage done other than to my ego). Maybe I could hire a
captain for the first day and get some practice... Anyway, what should we expect that time of the year in Southern Italy?
Anchorages and
mooring buoys or mostly
marinas? Will it be tough to find places to drop the hook or tie up?
Weather and
wind? Do charter companies facilitate one-way charters there such as Polermo to Tropea - for an additional fee of course? I've browsed all of the recent posts here and learned some, now I'm ready to get more specifics about what we are planning. The trip might be a year or two off, but I need to start gathering info and decide if we should try to incorporate a charter or do an exclusively land-based
vacation. We could also look into
Greece, but I am really interested in Italy for various reasons.
Thanks for any info!
Matt
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