Ships log - part 2
23rd August – 3rd September Bay of Naples islands, Amalfi Coast, Aeolian Islands
23rd August: Guests embark. Head off to Isola d’Ischia.
24th August: cruise to Ponza then on to Palmarola to anchor for the night.
25th August: day of water sports and tender outing then a sunset cruise back to anchor at Ponza.
26th August: short cruise to Isola Zannone for a day of water sports then return to anchor at Ponza.
27th August: Anchored at Isola di Procida during the day, then on to anchor at Punta Caruso, Ischia for snorkelling before a stunning sunset.
28th August: Anchored at Punta Tragara, Capri.
29th August: Anchored off Amalfi for lots of snorkelling and watersports before returning to Capri for an evening ashore.
30th August: Anchored off Positano, Amalfi Coast. Guests ashore.
31st August: Night passage to the foot of Stromboli for breakfast. Anchor, guests go ashore for guided walk up volcano.
1st September: Anchored off Panarea.
2nd September: Cruise to Vulcano.
3rd September: Anchored off Lipari. Swimming / water sports. Anchored off Salina over night.
4th September: Anchored off Filicudi. Swimming and walking ashore.
5th September: Anchored off Alicudi. Guests walk up volcano.
6th September: Night passage to Terrasini. Guests disembark after breakfast. Osprey heads back to Castellamare di Stabia.
10th – 13th September: Bay of Naples, Amalfi Coast
10th September: Straight off the dock to Isola d’Ischia with guests.
11th September: Anchored at Punta San Panorazio, Ischia for swimming and watersports then back to Castellamare di Stabia to pick up more guests. To Capri by nightfall.
12th September: Day out in Capri.
13th September: breakfast cruise to anchor at Ischia for the day. Dock in Amalfi in time for late lunch. Guests disembark.
14th September: Osprey returns to Castellamare for a two week opportunity for provisioning and crew drills & continued onboard training.
29th-30th September: Night passage to Palermo, Sicily for last guest voyage of the season.
3rd – 9th October: Sicily, Egadi Islands, Aeolian Islands
3rd - 4th October: Guests embark at Terrasini, Sicily. Spend the sunny afternoon in a sheltered bay at Capo San Vito for water sports, swimming, and lunch. By evening weather turned from usual cloudless, sunny summer days to temperamental winter weather. Head as far from weather as we can along the Isole Egadi, to a relatively sheltered bay on Isole Favignana where we spend the following day and wait for weather to pass. Guests taken ashore by tender for walking and exploring.
5th October: Spend the day again at Capo San Vito where the guests take a picnic lunch ashore and those unsettled by the weather appreciate some solid ground for a few hours!
6th October: Overnight to Vulcano. Anchor and guests go ashore for exploring afternoon on quad bikes and lunch at a recommended restaurant.
7th October: Anchor at Lipari. Most guests spend day exploring ashore in between long meals and water sports sessions.
8th October: Anchor off Cefalu. Guests have a great time exploring (it’s an incredible looking place) then take them on a mini tour on the way back to show them some sights we’d read about in the guide book, a little along the coast. Back for watersports and leisurely lunch then on to Mondello Bay by evening.
9th October: 505s World Championship day- all boats have to sail past us to get to their race course- fantastic but even more spectacular when they return with spinnakers in the afternoon. Also windsurfing and other jet skiers etc.. A fantastic sheltered bay with plenty going on yet so much space at this time of year that it just feels like a great atmosphere.
Guests disembark late afternoon after lunch and one last swim.
10th October: Osprey’s return journey to Malta begins.
The average day seemed to consist of a long, lazy breakfast with swimming before for some guests, then water sports or an amble ashore. By 3pm at the latest guests would usually be sitting down to a long lunch, often on route to another anchorage, or once arrived at one. An afternoon session of water sports or tender outings was usual, or cruising on to another location, then sometimes an evening ashore for drinks and a stroll before a long evening meal.
Any day time passages would be broken up by swim stops; anchoring on random rocks or carefully selected anchorages of beauty (often positioned for maximum sun set appreciation if anchoring late afternoon).