Milanto is nearly at Elba on her way to Viareggio for the big party.
"Save The Nerd" is reaching Viareggio: come and welcome the crew!
11 June at 17:30 in UTC+02
Porto Nuovo, Viale Europa, 1, 55049 Viareggio
You were invited by Selvaggia Mannelli
You can update Milanto's position via the live map on marinetraffic.com/en
All the young students came out to greet Milanto and lowered their sails as a sign of respect ! Luckily the blue ensign was up in time. Valerio and Lorenzo were stunned by the welcome and at 7pm there will be a small celebration and a conference for Save the Nerd. This is THE sailing school to send your kids to.
Check out the stunning website:
http://centrovelicocaprera.it/en/
https://www.youtube.com/user/CentroVelicoCaprera
Centro Velico Caprera (CVC) is one of the oldest Italian sailing schools and also one of the largest of the Mediterranean sea. Since its foundation in 1967 it has been attended by over 100,000 students. The legal head office is located at La Maddalena and the base of operations is situated on the island of Caprera, on the Maddalena archipelago. CVC is a non-profit organisation and a member of the ISSA (International Sailing School Association).
Today's pit-stop for a cappuccino with a very old friend -Alberto- who runs the new marina there. Now super hot. A quick dip to check the propeller - well that was the excuse. Soon the intrepid Save the Nerd team are off to Caprera to meet their sponsors. More on that later...........
Dawn on the sea between Corsica and Sardegna
Back in the Med - as usual too much time spent at the fuel dock! . But the guy there is very generous and let us stay along side long enough to do a bit of last minute shopping before leaving later for Sardegna
If you look carefully you can see Formentera and Ibiza
Scouting the horizon
Getting close to Ibiza, this evening we'll be ancoring in the bay next to Ibiza marina -a real shame they no longer allow us to ancor there like one used to, nowadays its over €200 for the 'privilege! Our new good friends who joined us in Gibraltar are leaving but a new Master of Nerdom is coming on board.Another Filippo, another nerd to be saved!
Tom Ledwidge took some very cool photos of a great day with the spinnaker flying:
