Sailing Adventures with Grandad

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Sailing Sicily

In this episode I share my solo journey down the East Coast of Sicily. Leaving Lipari after a week with my daughter Alex and her friends I head to the Straight of Messina to go sail past Taormina and Mt Etna, have a beautiful visit to historic Siracusa and come around the SE tip of Sicily into gale force winds and a close call entering the Marina di Ragusa.

An important voayage for the decisions I needed to take regarding the future of this channel, my journeying and where next. The why and the where next?

I started this Channel , SAILING ADVENTURES WITH GRANDAD ,to share my vagabonding on Vayu my 44 ft sloop with you my viewers and the trips themselves with family, friends, and often solo as well. The people I meet and travel with, the places we go, the times we have and life. After leaving Palma de Mallorca 5 months ago I am now leaving the Aeolian Islands on my way South through the straights of Messina down the east coast of Sicily and on to Ragusa on the South Coast of Sicily.

In this chapter I decide that the why is because I am called to do it. As silly as that sounds to me, I feel its a calling and could not be happier to finally be doing something that will not allow me to stop. And my dear partner Isabel…thank you for so celebrating me with all my passions.

Im Michael, 73 year old and the grandad , a lifetime sailor, practicing yogi, father of 4, grandad of 5, amateur chef, and contented bachelor with a special other. I live in Palma de Mallorca, Spain or on Vayu wherever we may be.

My beautiful and seaworthy sailboat Vayu, a 44 ft XYacht (the X442), was born in Denmark in 2002. She requires care and attention but is absolutely reliable.

This journey is a celebration of life and dedicated to taking one day at a time, living gratefully as long as one can. I appreciate my good fortune and create these videos to share this really facinating life journey with friends, family and all who care to join me.

This channel was launched at the beginning of the Ukrainian invasion and I make monthly contributions to Save the ChildrenUkraine, in the hope that millions of us contributing can help ease the suffering of the many displaced Ukrainian families.