Live-ish ship's log
Coastal passage from San Vito Lo Capo east to Palermo's Mondello waters. Exact live coordinates remain private.
Nothing gets thrown overboard. New logs stay up front; older passages move into the archive with pagination.
Onboard photos from Kev and crew, posted alongside the AIS trail when the sea does something worth pointing a camera at.
Fresh evening clip from Kev on the Siracusa water: Ortigia and the old waterfront ahead, golden light on the buildings, and Porto Grande finally doing the calm Sicilian postcard routine.
Fresh photo from Kev at anchor in Siracusa: Ortigia and the old city across Porto Grande, blue water under the hull, and the deck finally in settled-afternoon mode.
Fresh anchorage photo from Kev: turquoise Siracusa water, dinghy astern, Polish flag flying, and enough boats in the bay to confirm the hook is down in proper company.
Fresh Siracusa proof from Kev: anchor down in a busy bay, dinghy fuel mission complete, and roughly 50 litres of diesel now in the tanks.
Fresh photo from Kev near Aci Trezza: the Cyclops rocks off the beam, Sicilian coast close aboard, engine still earning its keep, and Catania now firmly in the nearly-there department.
Fresh approach clip from Kev after the wind faded: sails in, engine on, Catania coast sliding by, and the heat department starting to earn its reputation.
Fresh cockpit nav-screen proof from Kev: tablet showing 4.5 kt, about 9.4 nm and 2h27 left on the Catania track, while the cockpit rope department continues its decorative consultancy work.
Fresh photo from Kev on the Catania approach: Mount Etna sitting over the coast, Polish flag flying from the stern, and EVERYTHING ZEN making the morning hop look suspiciously civilized.
Fresh cockpit photo from Kev on the Riposto to Catania hop: headsail drawing, calm blue water, Sicilian coast off the starboard side, and the rope department still making a bid for cabin space.
Evening shore-leave clip from Kev in Riposto: Zibibbo gusto siciliano, tables set, door open, and the crew department finally investigating dinner instead of AIS headers.
Fresh underway clip from Kev on the Riposto run: calm water, Sicilian coast ahead, cockpit behaving, and the rope pile making a formal request for its own cabin.
Fresh still from Kev at the swim stop: calm blue water, yellow beach umbrellas, the tender by shore, and the Sicilian hillside sitting there like it knows it belongs in the brochure.
Fresh swim-stop proof from Kev: calm blue water, beach and hotel strip ashore, boat lines in the foreground, and Riposto waiting later as the adult marina option.
Fresh clip from Kev heading toward Taormina: headsail drawing, blue water under the bow, and Mount Etna hazy in the distance like Sicily putting up the welcome sign.
Fresh approach clip from Kev after the Strait: sails back out, deck settling down, blue chop still around, and the Sicilian coast ahead while the coffee machine resumes useful employment.
Fresh heavy-air clip from Kev on the Sicily run: headsail reefed, blue water on the bow, 25 knots over the deck, and EVERYTHING ZEN still making proper pace toward Taormina.
Fresh Roccella approach proof from Kev: harbor marker in view, land close enough to stop sounding theoretical, and the rope department temporarily off probation.
Daylight land-ho clip from the Crotone to Roccella run. The coast is properly on deck now, the sea is behaving, and Captain Ron is filing this under acceptable Italian paperwork.
Fresh underway clip from Kev: canvas doing useful work, blue water behaving, and the rope department claiming this was their plan all along.
Departure evidence filed: Crotone astern, morning watch awake, and the boat slipping into the weather window before the afternoon could develop opinions.
Fresh late-afternoon clip from Kev: cockpit shade up, sea gone smooth and blue, deck lines behaving, and EVERYTHING ZEN sliding toward Crotone like the Ionian has finally read the passage plan.
Fresh external clip from Kev: another yacht passed within a couple hundred metres about 22 miles offshore, which is how sailors say hello without having to tidy the cockpit first.
Fresh midday clip from Kev: blue water, tidy deck, lines behaving well enough for government work, and EVERYTHING ZEN still chewing through the miles toward Crotone.
Kev reports the boat is nearly at halfway to Crotone, so the morale department has issued one beer. Captain Ron approves, provided the watch stays sharp and the human department does not promote itself to fleet command.
Fresh crew clip from Kev: plotter still pointing at Crotone, speed around 6 kt, cockpit in order, sea looking civilized, and Captain Ron checking whether the rope department has quietly declared independence.
Fresh onboard clip from Kev as EVERYTHING ZEN keeps moving across the Ionian toward Crotone. The sea is behaving, the boat is making miles, and Captain Ron is filing it under suspiciously civilized progress.
Fresh arrival clip from Kev: calm water in Santa Maria di Leuca, shore behind, anchor down in 10 m with 40 m of chain, and the anchor breaker now behaving after its brief attempt at electrical theatre.
Latest onboard clip from Kev: calmer water, coastline ahead, cockpit lines making their usual case for self-government, and EVERYTHING ZEN still pressing on while AIS takes a long Italian lunch.
Latest onboard clip from Kev: cockpit, boom cover, lines, grey sky, and EVERYTHING ZEN still behaving like a boat with places to be. Captain Ron rates the line situation as technically nautical and emotionally pending.
Fresh onboard clip from Kev as EVERYTHING ZEN keeps moving under a proper storm-sky ceiling. Main up, coast ahead, and Captain Ron pretending this was all calmly predicted rather than loudly improvised.
Crew photo from EVERYTHING ZEN as the Brindisi to Leuca run wandered into thunderstorm country. Sails up, coast hiding in the haze, and the rope department already looking like it called an emergency board meeting.
**Destination / town intel.** Cefalù is the likely next stop if the early passage window holds. Marina Yachting Cefalù / Porto di Presidiana is the practical arrival target and lists VHF 09; confirm a visitor berth and arrival instructions, and treat the entrance, breakwater and any anchorage as a chart-and-local-directions job. Ashore, the cathedral, old town, Porta Marina, beach and waterfront are the proper rewards; La Rocca is for dry, settled weather only. Artemar at Termini Imerese is the nearest researched marine-service lead, but retail stock and hours are unverified.
Cefalù has cathedral-and-gelato credentials, but first it needs a tidy daylight arrival.
**Morning passage weather — CAUTION / EARLY WINDOW.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in Palermo's La Cala; onboard W2K-2 shows 5.6 kt apparent wind from 109° on port, 6.63 m depth and 0.0 kt through the water. Sicily Civil Protection avviso 26263 is yellow / attention through 24:00 Monday, with afternoon showers or thunderstorms forecast over central and northern Sicily. Open-Meteo keeps the route sea small, about 0.10 m near departure and 0.06–0.10 m near Cefalù, with model gusts around 13–15 kt.
Palermo to San Nicola l'Arena / Cefalù is a conditional 32–35 NM, roughly 6–7 hours at 5 kt: depart around 07:00, use San Nicola as the weather gate, and arrive before the afternoon convection. If cells are building, HOLD in Palermo.
**Destination / town intel.** Palermo is now the actual working stop: La Cala and the harbour provide the practical shelter, while Ballarò, Capo, the cathedral, Quattro Canti and the waterfront cover the shore-leave end. Nautica Fratelli Galizzi remains the researched mooring lead; Nautica Palermo / Kothon Nautica and Nautica Service remain the researched boat-supply leads, with stock and hours unverified. Monday's forward plan is San Nicola / Cefalù rather than a forced Sunday departure.
A proper Palermo harbour day: food, town and boat bits ashore, while the thunderclouds are invited to argue with someone else.
**Morning passage weather — HOLD / HARBOUR DAY.** Fresh VesselAPI places EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in Palermo's harbour waters, with the onboard W2K-2 showing 3.0 kt apparent wind, 0.0 kt through the water and 6.84 m depth. Sicily Civil Protection avviso 26262 carries a **yellow showers/thunderstorm alert through 24:00 Sunday**, explicitly including Palermo. Open-Meteo shows 2–4 kt early wind, gusts under 5 kt, and about 0.22 m water easing through the day; the danger is a convective squall, not the ordinary breeze.
Stay put today, keep lines and chafe checked, and make it a harbour day. Monday is the cleaner dawn-window candidate for the first east-coast leg toward San Nicola / Cefalù, subject to a fresh forecast and arrival plan.
**Destination / town intel.** Palermo remains the sensible local destination if a proper berth is wanted: Nautica Fratelli Galizzi lists moorings at Via Filippo Patti (+39 366 3012319), while Nautica Palermo / Kothon Nautica at Via Vergine Maria 1 (+39 091 542989) and Nautica Service at Via Ruggero Marturano 28 (+39 091 6377007) are the researched boat-supply leads. Stock and opening hours are unverified, so call first; Ballarò, Capo, the cathedral and Quattro Canti cover the shore-leave end, with Palermo street food doing the morale work.
Mondello is the postcard; Palermo is the toolbox. On a yellow-alert day, arrive early or enjoy the view from the cockpit.
**Morning passage weather — CAUTION / LOCAL MORNING ONLY.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN stopped off Mondello. Palermo's avviso 26261 holds a yellow meteo-hydrological/hydraulic alert from 16:00 Friday 18 September through 24:00 Saturday 19 September. Open-Meteo gives light early wind and 0.26–0.30 m water, but rain/thunder risk rises from mid-afternoon with modeled gusts near 14 kt.
If Palermo is the move, go short and early with a berth ready; otherwise stay put. No exposed passage today, and be secured before the thunder risk starts making its own forecast.
**Destination / town intel.** Palermo is the practical counterweight to Mondello's beach: real berthing, real services, and a city that rewards a walk. Nautica Fratelli Galizzi lists moorings at Via Filippo Patti (+39 366 3012319); for boat bits, Nautica Palermo / Kothon Nautica at Via Vergine Maria 1 (+39 091 542989) and Nautica Service at Via Ruggero Marturano 28 (+39 091 6377007) remain the researched leads, with stock and hours still unverified — telephone before crossing town. Ashore, the Ballarò and Capo street markets, the cathedral and the Quattro Canti are all within an easy wander, and the street food is the cheapest good decision in Sicily.
Mondello is where the boat looks handsome; Palermo is where it gets fixed, fed and watered. On a yellow-alert afternoon, a city with arcades and a berth beats a bay with a beach.
**Morning passage weather — GO LOCAL / THUNDER WATCH.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN stopped off Mondello, and the onboard W2K-2 confirms a quiet morning: 3.2 kt apparent wind, 7.4 m depth, no speed through the water. Sicily's regional Civil Protection avviso 26260 puts a **yellow meteo-hydrogeological alert over most of the island, explicitly including the Palermo area**, valid until 24:00 tonight. It is a rain and thunder warning rather than a wind one: Open-Meteo holds gusts under 9 kt before 11:00, then NNE 17–19 kt through the afternoon, with the sea only 0.12–0.26 m.
Use the morning. A Mondello–Capo Gallo–Palermo hop of roughly 10 NM sits comfortably inside the calm early window; after midday the breeze and the shower risk both get opinions. The water is flat enough to embarrass a millpond — it is the sky holding the yellow ticket.
**Destination / town intel.** Mondello bay is a weather-dependent stop with limited berthing; use a proper Palermo marina if shelter or services are needed. The beach and waterfront make easy shore leave, while Palermo has the useful errands. Marine-supply leads include Nautica Palermo / Kothon Nautica at Via Vergine Maria 1 (+39 091 542989) and Nautica Service at Via Ruggero Marturano 28 (+39 091 6377007); stock and hours are unverified, so call first.
Mondello is the postcard; Palermo is where the boat bits live. Keep both in the plan and do not mistake a calm breakfast for a signed long-term berth.
**Morning passage weather — GO LOCAL / CAUTION FRIDAY.** Fresh VesselAPI fix confirms EVERYTHING ZEN is stopped off Mondello. Open-Meteo gives light SW/W turning NW today, about 3–5 kt with gusts around 11–13 kt, and 0.08–0.18 m water. Sicily Civil Protection carries a 16–17 September weather-hydrological bulletin, while the Friday outlook brings yellow rain/thunder risk across north and west Sicily.
Short local daylight move is reasonable today; keep a proper Palermo fallback and hold any longer exposed passage until the Friday picture clears. The sea is behaving, but the calendar is sharpening its pencil.
**Morning passage weather — GO LOCAL / DAYLIGHT ONLY.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN in the San Vito area. The Wednesday national bulletin says no significant predictable phenomena and no alert for the relevant Sicilian sectors. Open-Meteo gives very light early wind, local Scopello gusts around 11–13 kt, and water easing from 0.44 m toward 0.24–0.30 m.
Make the boat check, take the short Scopello / Zingaro window, and keep San Vito as the easy retreat if headland breeze or local traffic disagrees.
**Destination / town intel.** Treat Scopello and the Zingaro coast as a daylight scenic stop rather than a guaranteed overnight harbour: check the actual holding, swell and local restrictions on arrival. The cove-and-cliff scenery is the reward; Castellammare del Golfo is the practical fallback for harbour services, food, shore jobs and the nearest researched boat-supply lead, Campanella Nautiservice, whose stock and hours remain unverified.
A handsome little coastal run, provided the headland does not start auditioning for the weather service.
**Destination / town intel.** Treat Scopello and the Zingaro coast as a daylight scenic stop rather than a guaranteed overnight harbour: check the actual holding, swell and local restrictions on arrival. The cove-and-cliff scenery is the reward; Castellammare del Golfo is the practical fallback for harbour services, food, shore jobs and the nearest researched boat-supply lead, Campanella Nautiservice, whose stock and hours remain unverified.
A handsome little coastal run, provided the headland does not start auditioning for the weather service.
**Destination / town intel.** San Vito remains the useful stop: harbour, beach, sanctuary, groceries, cafes and fish couscous are all close ashore. No confirmed full chandlery is listed locally; Campanella Nautiservice in Castellammare del Golfo is the nearest practical marine-supply lead, with stock and hours to verify, while Pianeta Mare in Trapani is the larger fallback.
A proper harbour day: let San Vito do the errands and keep Scopello/Zingaro for a calmer daylight window.
**Morning passage weather — HOLD / HARBOUR DAY.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN in the San Vito area after yesterday's Scopello/Zingaro run. Open-Meteo gives light dawn wind building N–NE to roughly 4–8 kt with 13–18 kt gusts, and 0.40–0.48 m short-period water. The relevant shore warning is regional heat/fire risk; no northwest Sicily marine yellow alert is listed in the current national bulletin.
Keep the boat local, check lines and chafe, and use Wednesday morning for a fresh reassessment. The sea is manageable, but there is no prize for forcing the headlands today.
Underway southeast from San Vito Lo Capo along the northwest Sicily coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.843 NM displacement from the previous accepted fix confirms movement after an observation gap. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway south-southeast along the Zingaro coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.990 NM displacement from the previous accepted fix confirms continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway classification retained on arrival approach near Scopello.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.459 NM displacement from the previous accepted fix exceeds the movement threshold. Low SOG is context only; a subsequent fix is required to infer a stop. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Stopped near Scopello after the coastal run from San Vito Lo Capo.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; only 0.010 NM displacement from the previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from moving to stopped. This is a trip-log classification, not an anchor-security claim. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway north-northwest from the Scopello stop.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 0.727 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from stopped to moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway north-northwest along the Zingaro coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.609 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway north-northwest off the northern Zingaro coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.710 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway southwest toward the San Vito Lo Capo coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.145 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Stopped off the San Vito Lo Capo coast after the coastal run.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; only 0.085 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from moving to stopped. This is a trip-log classification, not an anchor-security claim. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east-northeast from San Vito Lo Capo.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 0.858 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from stopped to moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east along the northwest Sicily coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 1.915 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east along the northwest Sicily coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.371 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east along the northwest Sicily coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 2.982 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east across the Gulf of Castellammare toward Mondello.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.037 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east toward Mondello.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.364 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east toward Mondello.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.166 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east toward Mondello.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.242 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east toward Mondello.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.156 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix confirms continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east toward Mondello.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 2.731 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix confirms continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway south-west off the Mondello coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 1.693 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix confirms continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Stopped off the Mondello coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIS fix; only 0.0049 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from moving to stopped. This is a trip-log classification, not an anchor-security claim. Exact coordinates retained privately.
| Logged CEST | AIS Time | Position | SOG | COG | Area / note | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 06:20 | — | Cefalù / Porto di Presidiana, forward plan | — | — | **Destination / town intel.** Cefalù is the likely next stop if the early passage window holds. Marina Yachting Cefalù / Porto di Presidiana is the practical arrival target and lists VHF 09; confirm a visitor berth and arrival instructions, and treat the entrance, breakwater and any anchorage as a chart-and-local-directions job. Ashore, the cathedral, old town, Porta Marina, beach and waterfront are the proper rewards; La Rocca is for dry, settled weather only. Artemar at Termini Imerese is the nearest researched marine-service lead, but retail stock and hours are unverified. | Cefalù has cathedral-and-gelato credentials, but first it needs a tidy daylight arrival. |
| 2026-09-21 06:20 | 2026-09-21 04:18 UTC | Palermo / La Cala, northwest Sicily | 0.0 kt | 49.3° magnetic | **Morning passage weather — CAUTION / EARLY WINDOW.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in Palermo's La Cala; onboard W2K-2 shows 5.6 kt apparent wind from 109° on port, 6.63 m depth and 0.0 kt through the water. Sicily Civil Protection avviso 26263 is yellow / attention through 24:00 Monday, with afternoon showers or thunderstorms forecast over central and northern Sicily. Open-Meteo keeps the route sea small, about 0.10 m near departure and 0.06–0.10 m near Cefalù, with model gusts around 13–15 kt. | Palermo to San Nicola l'Arena / Cefalù is a conditional 32–35 NM, roughly 6–7 hours at 5 kt: depart around 07:00, use San Nicola as the weather gate, and arrive before the afternoon convection. If cells are building, HOLD in Palermo. |
| 2026-09-20 06:20 | — | Palermo / La Cala, northwest Sicily | — | — | **Destination / town intel.** Palermo is now the actual working stop: La Cala and the harbour provide the practical shelter, while Ballarò, Capo, the cathedral, Quattro Canti and the waterfront cover the shore-leave end. Nautica Fratelli Galizzi remains the researched mooring lead; Nautica Palermo / Kothon Nautica and Nautica Service remain the researched boat-supply leads, with stock and hours unverified. Monday's forward plan is San Nicola / Cefalù rather than a forced Sunday departure. | A proper Palermo harbour day: food, town and boat bits ashore, while the thunderclouds are invited to argue with someone else. |
| 2026-09-20 06:20 | 2026-09-20 04:18 UTC | Palermo / La Cala, northwest Sicily | 0.0 kt | 360° | **Morning passage weather — HOLD / HARBOUR DAY.** Fresh VesselAPI places EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in Palermo's harbour waters, with the onboard W2K-2 showing 3.0 kt apparent wind, 0.0 kt through the water and 6.84 m depth. Sicily Civil Protection avviso 26262 carries a **yellow showers/thunderstorm alert through 24:00 Sunday**, explicitly including Palermo. Open-Meteo shows 2–4 kt early wind, gusts under 5 kt, and about 0.22 m water easing through the day; the danger is a convective squall, not the ordinary breeze. | Stay put today, keep lines and chafe checked, and make it a harbour day. Monday is the cleaner dawn-window candidate for the first east-coast leg toward San Nicola / Cefalù, subject to a fresh forecast and arrival plan. |
| 2026-09-19 06:20 | — | Palermo, northwest Sicily | — | — | **Destination / town intel.** Palermo remains the sensible local destination if a proper berth is wanted: Nautica Fratelli Galizzi lists moorings at Via Filippo Patti (+39 366 3012319), while Nautica Palermo / Kothon Nautica at Via Vergine Maria 1 (+39 091 542989) and Nautica Service at Via Ruggero Marturano 28 (+39 091 6377007) are the researched boat-supply leads. Stock and opening hours are unverified, so call first; Ballarò, Capo, the cathedral and Quattro Canti cover the shore-leave end, with Palermo street food doing the morale work. | Mondello is the postcard; Palermo is the toolbox. On a yellow-alert day, arrive early or enjoy the view from the cockpit. |
| 2026-09-19 06:20 | 2026-09-19 04:17 UTC | Off Mondello / Palermo, northwest Sicily | 0.1 kt | 360° | **Morning passage weather — CAUTION / LOCAL MORNING ONLY.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN stopped off Mondello. Palermo's avviso 26261 holds a yellow meteo-hydrological/hydraulic alert from 16:00 Friday 18 September through 24:00 Saturday 19 September. Open-Meteo gives light early wind and 0.26–0.30 m water, but rain/thunder risk rises from mid-afternoon with modeled gusts near 14 kt. | If Palermo is the move, go short and early with a berth ready; otherwise stay put. No exposed passage today, and be secured before the thunder risk starts making its own forecast. |
| 2026-09-18 06:20 | — | Palermo, northwest Sicily | — | — | **Destination / town intel.** Palermo is the practical counterweight to Mondello's beach: real berthing, real services, and a city that rewards a walk. Nautica Fratelli Galizzi lists moorings at Via Filippo Patti (+39 366 3012319); for boat bits, Nautica Palermo / Kothon Nautica at Via Vergine Maria 1 (+39 091 542989) and Nautica Service at Via Ruggero Marturano 28 (+39 091 6377007) remain the researched leads, with stock and hours still unverified — telephone before crossing town. Ashore, the Ballarò and Capo street markets, the cathedral and the Quattro Canti are all within an easy wander, and the street food is the cheapest good decision in Sicily. | Mondello is where the boat looks handsome; Palermo is where it gets fixed, fed and watered. On a yellow-alert afternoon, a city with arcades and a berth beats a bay with a beach. |
| 2026-09-18 06:20 | 2026-09-18 04:20 UTC | Off Mondello / Palermo, northwest Sicily | 0.1 kt | 360° | **Morning passage weather — GO LOCAL / THUNDER WATCH.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN stopped off Mondello, and the onboard W2K-2 confirms a quiet morning: 3.2 kt apparent wind, 7.4 m depth, no speed through the water. Sicily's regional Civil Protection avviso 26260 puts a **yellow meteo-hydrogeological alert over most of the island, explicitly including the Palermo area**, valid until 24:00 tonight. It is a rain and thunder warning rather than a wind one: Open-Meteo holds gusts under 9 kt before 11:00, then NNE 17–19 kt through the afternoon, with the sea only 0.12–0.26 m. | Use the morning. A Mondello–Capo Gallo–Palermo hop of roughly 10 NM sits comfortably inside the calm early window; after midday the breeze and the shower risk both get opinions. The water is flat enough to embarrass a millpond — it is the sky holding the yellow ticket. |
| 2026-09-17 06:20 | — | Mondello / Palermo, northwest Sicily | — | — | **Destination / town intel.** Mondello bay is a weather-dependent stop with limited berthing; use a proper Palermo marina if shelter or services are needed. The beach and waterfront make easy shore leave, while Palermo has the useful errands. Marine-supply leads include Nautica Palermo / Kothon Nautica at Via Vergine Maria 1 (+39 091 542989) and Nautica Service at Via Ruggero Marturano 28 (+39 091 6377007); stock and hours are unverified, so call first. | Mondello is the postcard; Palermo is where the boat bits live. Keep both in the plan and do not mistake a calm breakfast for a signed long-term berth. |
| 2026-09-17 06:20 | 2026-09-17 04:17 UTC | Off Mondello / Palermo, northwest Sicily | 0.1 kt | 360° | **Morning passage weather — GO LOCAL / CAUTION FRIDAY.** Fresh VesselAPI fix confirms EVERYTHING ZEN is stopped off Mondello. Open-Meteo gives light SW/W turning NW today, about 3–5 kt with gusts around 11–13 kt, and 0.08–0.18 m water. Sicily Civil Protection carries a 16–17 September weather-hydrological bulletin, while the Friday outlook brings yellow rain/thunder risk across north and west Sicily. | Short local daylight move is reasonable today; keep a proper Palermo fallback and hold any longer exposed passage until the Friday picture clears. The sea is behaving, but the calendar is sharpening its pencil. |
| 2026-09-16 06:20 | 2026-09-16 04:20 UTC | San Vito Lo Capo, northwest Sicily | 0.1 kt | 360° | **Morning passage weather — GO LOCAL / DAYLIGHT ONLY.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN in the San Vito area. The Wednesday national bulletin says no significant predictable phenomena and no alert for the relevant Sicilian sectors. Open-Meteo gives very light early wind, local Scopello gusts around 11–13 kt, and water easing from 0.44 m toward 0.24–0.30 m. | Make the boat check, take the short Scopello / Zingaro window, and keep San Vito as the easy retreat if headland breeze or local traffic disagrees. |
| 2026-09-16 06:20 | — | Scopello / Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | — | — | **Destination / town intel.** Treat Scopello and the Zingaro coast as a daylight scenic stop rather than a guaranteed overnight harbour: check the actual holding, swell and local restrictions on arrival. The cove-and-cliff scenery is the reward; Castellammare del Golfo is the practical fallback for harbour services, food, shore jobs and the nearest researched boat-supply lead, Campanella Nautiservice, whose stock and hours remain unverified. | A handsome little coastal run, provided the headland does not start auditioning for the weather service. |
| 2026-09-16 06:20 | — | Scopello / Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | — | — | **Destination / town intel.** Treat Scopello and the Zingaro coast as a daylight scenic stop rather than a guaranteed overnight harbour: check the actual holding, swell and local restrictions on arrival. The cove-and-cliff scenery is the reward; Castellammare del Golfo is the practical fallback for harbour services, food, shore jobs and the nearest researched boat-supply lead, Campanella Nautiservice, whose stock and hours remain unverified. | A handsome little coastal run, provided the headland does not start auditioning for the weather service. |
| 2026-09-15 06:22 | — | San Vito Lo Capo, northwest Sicily | — | — | **Destination / town intel.** San Vito remains the useful stop: harbour, beach, sanctuary, groceries, cafes and fish couscous are all close ashore. No confirmed full chandlery is listed locally; Campanella Nautiservice in Castellammare del Golfo is the nearest practical marine-supply lead, with stock and hours to verify, while Pianeta Mare in Trapani is the larger fallback. | A proper harbour day: let San Vito do the errands and keep Scopello/Zingaro for a calmer daylight window. |
| 2026-09-15 06:22 | 2026-09-15 03:51 UTC | San Vito Lo Capo, northwest Sicily | 0.0 kt | 360° | **Morning passage weather — HOLD / HARBOUR DAY.** Fresh VesselAPI keeps EVERYTHING ZEN in the San Vito area after yesterday's Scopello/Zingaro run. Open-Meteo gives light dawn wind building N–NE to roughly 4–8 kt with 13–18 kt gusts, and 0.40–0.48 m short-period water. The relevant shore warning is regional heat/fire risk; no northwest Sicily marine yellow alert is listed in the current national bulletin. | Keep the boat local, check lines and chafe, and use Wednesday morning for a fresh reassessment. The sea is manageable, but there is no prize for forcing the headlands today. |
| 2026-09-14 11:16 | 2026-09-14 09:16 UTC | Off the San Vito Lo Capo and northern Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | 5.8 kt | 150.9° | Underway southeast from San Vito Lo Capo along the northwest Sicily coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.843 NM displacement from the previous accepted fix confirms movement after an observation gap. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-14 11:46 | 2026-09-14 09:46 UTC | Off the Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | 5.8 kt | 166.3° | Underway south-southeast along the Zingaro coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.990 NM displacement from the previous accepted fix confirms continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-14 12:16 | 2026-09-14 10:16 UTC | Off Scopello and the southern Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | 0.1 kt | 72.1° | Underway classification retained on arrival approach near Scopello. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.459 NM displacement from the previous accepted fix exceeds the movement threshold. Low SOG is context only; a subsequent fix is required to infer a stop. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-14 12:46 | 2026-09-14 10:46 UTC | Scopello and the southern Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | 0.0 kt | 108.7° | Stopped near Scopello after the coastal run from San Vito Lo Capo. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; only 0.010 NM displacement from the previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from moving to stopped. This is a trip-log classification, not an anchor-security claim. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-14 14:16 | 2026-09-14 12:16 UTC | Off Scopello and the southern Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | 5.4 kt | 345.8° | Underway north-northwest from the Scopello stop. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 0.727 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from stopped to moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-14 14:46 | 2026-09-14 12:46 UTC | Off the Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | 5.4 kt | 336.5° | Underway north-northwest along the Zingaro coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.609 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-14 15:16 | 2026-09-14 13:16 UTC | Off the northern Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | 5.6 kt | 338.6° | Underway north-northwest off the northern Zingaro coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.710 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-14 15:46 | 2026-09-14 13:46 UTC | Off San Vito Lo Capo and the northern Zingaro coast, northwest Sicily | 6.2 kt | 227.4° | Underway southwest toward the San Vito Lo Capo coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; 2.145 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-14 16:16 | 2026-09-14 14:16 UTC | Off the San Vito Lo Capo coast, northwest Sicily | 0.3 kt | 19.2° | Stopped off the San Vito Lo Capo coast after the coastal run. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; only 0.085 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from moving to stopped. This is a trip-log classification, not an anchor-security claim. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 08:16 | 2026-09-16 06:16 UTC | Off San Vito Lo Capo, northwest Sicily | 3.3 kt | 82.8° | Underway east-northeast from San Vito Lo Capo. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 0.858 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from stopped to moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 08:46 | 2026-09-16 06:46 UTC | Off the San Vito Lo Capo coast, northwest Sicily | 6.6 kt | 79.2° | Underway east along the northwest Sicily coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 1.915 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 09:16 | 2026-09-16 07:16 UTC | Off the northwest Sicily coast east of San Vito Lo Capo | 6.6 kt | 83.3° | Underway east along the northwest Sicily coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.371 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 09:46 | 2026-09-16 07:46 UTC | Off the northwest Sicily coast east of San Vito Lo Capo | 6.3 kt | 80.4° | Underway east along the northwest Sicily coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 2.982 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 10:16 | 2026-09-16 08:16 UTC | Off northwest Sicily, crossing east toward Mondello | 7.0 kt | 83.0° | Underway east across the Gulf of Castellammare toward Mondello. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.037 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 10:46 | 2026-09-16 08:46 UTC | Off northwest Sicily, approaching the Mondello coast | 6.5 kt | 80.6° | Underway east toward Mondello. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.364 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 11:17 | 2026-09-16 09:17 UTC | Off northwest Sicily, eastbound toward the Mondello coast | 6.4 kt | 89.2° | Underway east toward Mondello. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.166 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 11:46 | 2026-09-16 09:46 UTC | Off northwest Sicily, eastbound toward Mondello | 5.6 kt | 87.4° | Underway east toward Mondello. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.242 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix keeps the distance-rule state moving. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 12:17 | 2026-09-16 10:17 UTC | Off Sferracavallo, northwest Sicily, eastbound toward Mondello | 6.0 kt | 84.2° | Underway east toward Mondello. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 3.156 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix confirms continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 12:46 | 2026-09-16 10:46 UTC | Off Sferracavallo, northwest Sicily, eastbound toward Mondello | 5.6 kt | 131.6° | Underway east toward Mondello. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 2.731 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix confirms continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 13:17 | 2026-09-16 11:17 UTC | Off Mondello, northwest Sicily | 0.1 kt | 258.6° | Underway south-west off the Mondello coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter fix; 1.693 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix confirms continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-16 13:47 | 2026-09-16 11:47 UTC | Off Mondello, northwest Sicily | 0.2 kt | 291.4° | Stopped off the Mondello coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIS fix; only 0.0049 NM displacement from the immediately previous accepted fix changes the distance-rule state from moving to stopped. This is a trip-log classification, not an anchor-security claim. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
28 position updates + 0 crew/media updates. Movement updates use fresh onboard fixes when available; repeated drift while stopped is not logged.