Live-ish ship's log
Doing a loop of Sicily before heading back to Malta. Cefalù departure was confirmed on 22 September, Vulcano arrival on 23 September, Salina arrival on 24 September, Lipari on 26 September, Panarea on 27 September, Stromboli on 28 September, the return to Salina on 30 September, Filicudi on 1 October, Lipari on 3 October, Vulcano again on 6 October, Messina overnight on 7 October, Taormina / Giardini-Naxos on 8 October and Siracusa on 9 October. 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.
At anchor.
0.78 NM from previous fix; anchor watch armed.
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3.33 NM from previous fix; in the Sicily Channel heading WSW.
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3.59 NM from previous fix; cleared SE tip of Sicily, heading SSW for Malta.
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3.54 NM from previous fix; rounding SE tip of Sicily.
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3.45 NM from last fix; approaching southern tip of Sicily.
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3.16 NM from last fix
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2.92 NM from previous fix; heading SSW toward Portopalo.
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2.45 NM from previous fix; continuing south.
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2.74 NM from previous fix; heading south toward Portopalo.
Underway; departed Siracusa.
Departed Siracusa heading SE; 1.76 NM from previous fix.
Destination / town intel: forward-looking conditional option; no arrival claimed.
Portopalo is a weather-dependent south-east Sicily stepping stone: confirm approach, swell, holding, landing and harbour instructions locally. The fishing village, Capo Passero / Isola delle Correnti views, small provisions run and seafood are the useful shore rewards; nearby Marzamemi is the prettier food-and-waterfront detour if the weather allows. Captain Ron’s commentary: good stop if the sea behaves, but Friday’s Malta ambition needs a fresh haircut.
Morning passage weather: CAUTION / conditional daylight Portopalo option; no published passage plan.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in Siracusa. Sicilian regional notice 26287 (valid through 24:00) calls generic vigilance, locally strong northerlies on Ionian sectors and seas from very rough to locally agitated, easing afternoon. Open-Meteo/Marine has about 1.0–1.1 m around Siracusa/Portopalo at first light, easing toward 0.7–0.9 m; a fresh SeaLegs SpotCast classifies Thursday CAUTION on timing. Plan changed: Friday’s fresh route models now show Portopalo gusts about 36–47 kt and Valletta about 33–40 kt, so Malta is no longer bankable Friday and needs a Saturday reassessment. Captain Ron’s bottom line: wait for the 08:00–09:00 harbour and swell check; go only with a daylight route GO, otherwise stay put.
Destination / town intel: forward-looking Thursday option; no arrival claimed.
Portopalo is a weather-dependent south-east Sicily stepping stone: confirm approach, swell, holding, landing and harbour instructions locally. The fishing village, Capo Passero / Isola delle Correnti views, small provisions run and seafood are the useful shore rewards; nearby Marzamemi is the prettier waterfront detour if time and weather allow. Captain Ron’s commentary: good stop if Thursday behaves, but the sea gets the casting vote.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in Siracusa. Siracusa starts quiet, then the local model turns NNE with about 16 kt and gusts around 32–37 kt mid-to-late afternoon; marine sea builds toward 1.7 m. No safe local departure today. Portopalo Thursday and Malta Friday remain conditional on fresh route checks, with Friday needing an early start. Captain Ron’s bottom line: keep the marina, let the weather spend its energy, and do not mistake a calm dawn for a passage window.
Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and marina day.
Porto Grande is the practical water base; confirm landing, fuel, water, mooring/holding and harbour instructions locally. Ortigia offers the old town, morning market, provisions, cafes and waterfront walk, with the Greek theatre and archaeological park as the longer shore reward once the weather behaves. Captain Ron’s commentary: good town, useful harbour, and today the marina is doing the heavy lifting.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in the Siracusa area. Open-Meteo now builds NNE/NE wind to about 11–15 kt with 22–28 kt gusts late today, with local sea near 0.9–1.0 m by evening; Wednesday reaches roughly 31 kt gusts and 1.8 m offshore. No safe local passage or anchorage shift is justified. The latest agreed sequence remains a conditional Thursday hop toward Marzamemi/Portopalo and Friday Portopalo–Valletta crossing, only after fresh route checks. Captain Ron’s bottom line: hold in the marina and let the weather earn the next move.
Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and marina day.
Porto Grande and the marina are the practical water base; confirm landing, fuel, water, holding and local harbour instructions locally. Ortigia brings the old town, market, provisions, cafes and waterfront walk, with the Greek theatre and archaeological park as the longer shore reward once the weather behaves. Captain Ron’s commentary: excellent city, sensible harbour, and today the marina gets the final say.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / stay in Siracusa marina.
Plan changed: Kev agreed on 11 October to stay in the marina today. The local Siracusa warning sector is green; today is light, but Tuesday’s model gusts reach about 26.5 kt and Wednesday’s offshore sea builds toward 1.3 m. Tuesday/Wednesday Porto Grande, Thursday’s late-morning hop to Marzamemi/Portopalo and Friday’s Portopalo–Valletta crossing remain conditional. Captain Ron’s bottom line: marina today, no wandering into a new anchorage just to prove a point.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in the Siracusa area. Siracusa’s regional warning zone is green today, but national vigilance and the local model flag a strong NW spell, with gusts around 25–27 kt late morning and afternoon; the short local sea eases from about 0.7 m. Monday looks calmer, but no departure is promised. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay put today, keep the anchor watch and reassess the Malta return only after a fresh local check.
Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and shore sheet.
Porto Grande offers anchorage and marina options; watch south-east swell and confirm local landing, fuel and harbour instructions. Ortigia brings the old town, market, provisions, cafes and waterfront walk, with the Greek theatre and archaeological park as the longer shore reward once the alert eases. Captain Ron’s commentary: excellent city, sensible harbour, absolutely no need to leave it while the weather is throwing crockery.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan.
The live W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at anchor in the Siracusa area. The Italian Civil Protection bulletin puts the Siracusa sector in orange meteo-hydrological, hydraulic and thunderstorm criticality for 10 October; StormAlert keeps Level 2 convective risk. Open-Meteo shows a calm dawn but building showers, gusts around 22 kt and a short 0.8–0.9 m sea later. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay put, keep anchor watch and reassess Sunday only after a fresh check.
Stopped. Arrived Siracusa.
1.01 NM from last fix; anchor watch armed.
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2.79 NM from last fix.
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2.5 NM from last fix
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2.4 NM from last fix.
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2.5 NM from last fix.
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2.53 NM from last fix
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2.79 NM from last fix.
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2.9 NM from last fix
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3.1 NM from last fix; motoring south.
Underway breadcrumb. 3.1 NM from last fix.
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2.9 NM from last fix
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3.10 NM from last fix.
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2.76 NM from last fix; motoring south.
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3.06 NM from last fix; motoring south.
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3.09 NM from last fix.
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3.12 NM from last fix; motoring south.
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2.62 NM from last fix; motoring south toward Siracusa.
Underway; departed Taormina / Giardini-Naxos.
0.73 NM from stop point.
Underway; departed Taormina / Giardini-Naxos at about 06:55 CEST, bound for Siracusa (ETA about 15:00 CEST).
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; motoring south. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: Siracusa is today's destination; no arrival is claimed yet.
Porto Grande is the practical water base, but confirm anchorage, marina or harbour instructions locally on arrival. Ortigia offers the old town, Piazza Duomo, the fish-and-provisions market, coffee, granita, arancini and a useful waterfront walk; the market is a morning job and services are easier around the city than on the smaller Aeolian islands. Captain Ron's commentary: Siracusa is a proper reward, and today it is the destination.
Morning passage weather: HOLD at 06:20, overtaken by a GO on the recheck (see 06:55).
Kev's intended Taormina -> Siracusa move was conditional on the 06:15 weather check. Sicily's regional warning 26281 is yellow for 9 October, and the fresh route models build SSW wind around 11-12 kt with 15-16 kt gusts mid-route, then about 16-18 kt gusts and 0.6-0.8 m sea near Siracusa during the estimated arrival window, with strong thunderstorm potential. Captain Ron's 06:20 bottom line was to hold; Kev rechecked, got a GO and left at about 06:55 CEST.
Stopped. At anchor, Taormina.
At-anchor signals on (remote watch + Signal K Y2K); anchor down off Taormina/Giardini-Naxos.
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2.97 NM from prev fix
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2.87 NM from prev fix
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2.88 NM from prev fix
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2.92 NM from prev fix
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2.77 NM from prev fix
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2.72 NM from prev fix
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Displacement 2.68 NM from previous fix; heading SSW toward Taormina.
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Displacement 2.80 NM from previous fix; heading SSW toward Taormina.
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Displacement 2.61 NM from previous fix; heading SSW toward Taormina at 5.4 kt.
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Displacement 2.62 NM from previous fix; heading SSW at 4.5 kt.
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Displacement 2.51 NM from previous fix; heading SSW at 5.1 kt.
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Displacement 1.51 NM from previous fix; heading WSW at 4.7 kt.
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Displacement 2.25 NM from previous fix; continuing east-southeast.
Morning passage weather: CAUTION / no published passage plan.
Live W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN underway east-southeast from Messina; exact coordinates remain private. The national Civil Protection bulletin issued 7 October lists no 8 October alert for the Strait/Sicily area, but Open-Meteo builds southerly wind to about 9–11 kt with gusts up to roughly 27 kt and a short 0.24–0.30 m SSW sea. Live apparent wind was 21.3 kt from starboard; apparent is not true. Captain Ron’s bottom line: daylight transit only, reassess before the stronger gust window, and stop at a confirmed shelter if the destination plan is not firm.
Underway; departed Messina.
Displacement 0.64 NM from stop point meets moving threshold; heading E at 4.6 kt.
Stopped. At anchor, Messina.
At-anchor signal on (remote watch + Signal K Y2K); displacement 2.15 NM from previous moving fix — STOPPED.
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Displacement 3.1 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.3 kt.
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Displacement 3.3 NM from previous fix; heading E at 6.5 kt.
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Displacement 3.4 NM from previous fix; heading E at 7.2 kt.
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Displacement 3.3 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.7 kt.
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Displacement 3.2 NM
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Displacement 3.0 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.5 kt.
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Displacement 3.05 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 5.8 kt.
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Displacement 2.97 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.3 kt.
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Displacement 2.76 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.1 kt.
Underway; departed Vulcano.
Displacement 0.74 NM from previous fix / 0.75 NM from stop point >= 0.5 NM; heading NE at 5.6 kt.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan.
Live onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Vulcano. The latest accessible Messina/Eolie bulletin checked at 06:20 shows no alert for 7 October; Open-Meteo has light ESE to NE wind, gusts about 3–8 kt, dry conditions and a small 0.12–0.22 m sea. Stromboli remains YELLOW and its standing exclusion notices remain in force. No later dated plan entry covers 7 October. Captain Ron’s bottom line: HOLD at Vulcano; use the calm for a shore/service check only if local landing and notices agree, and do not invent a reposition.
Stopped. At anchor, Vulcano.
At-anchor signal on (remote watch + Signal K Y2K); displacement 0.08 NM from previous moving fix — STOPPED.
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Displacement 2.5 NM from previous fix; heading SSE.
Underway; departed Porto Pignataro, Lipari.
Displacement 0.89 NM from previous fix / 0.92 NM from stop point meets moving threshold; heading SSE at 5.2 kt.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan.
Live onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Porto Pignataro. Open-Meteo at the live Lipari fix shows ESE to ENE 3–5 kt, gusts 6–9 kt, dry weather and a small 0.04–0.12 m WNW–N sea today; the latest accessible national bulletin shows no significant predictable phenomena / no alert but is dated 4 October, and Stromboli remains YELLOW with its standing exclusion notices. No later dated plan entry covers 6 October. Captain Ron’s bottom line: HOLD at Porto Pignataro; use the calm for shore/service work only if local harbour notices agree, and do not invent a reposition.
Stopped.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 AIVDO fix; displacement 0.1627 NM from previous moving fix — STOPPED.
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Displacement 1.99 NM from previous fix; NNE of Lipari.
Underway; departed Valle Muria, Lipari.
Displacement 0.56 NM from previous fix meets moving threshold; heading NNE at 6 kt.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan.
Live onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Valle Muria. The 5 October national civil-protection bulletin says no significant predictable phenomena / no alert; Open-Meteo has NW 1–2 kt at first light, building only to about 4–5 kt with gusts around 8–10 kt, wave height about 0.02–0.04 m and no rain signal. No plan-sourced move exists today; Porto Pignataro remains the service fallback. Captain Ron’s bottom line: HOLD at Valle Muria and use the calm for a shore/service check only if local landing and notices agree.
Stopped.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 0.1580 NM from previous moving fix — STOPPED. Arrived and anchored, south Lipari area. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east-southeast; departed Valle Muria, Lipari.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 1.1454 NM from previous stopped fix meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and Lipari shore sheet.
Valle Muria is the fair-weather south-west Lipari reference; check holding, swing room, sounder and the 300 m coastal clearance locally. Porto Pignataro is the practical service fallback for water, power, fuel, provisions and ferries; Lipari town offers the Castello, archaeological museum, Marina Corta, old lanes, capers, pane cunzato, granita and Malvasia. Captain Ron’s commentary: the sea has offered a quiet day, so let Lipari handle the errands while the boat minds its manners.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan.
Live onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Valle Muria. Open-Meteo at Lipari shows E to NE 2–8 kt, gusts under 8 kt, a very small 0.02–0.04 m N sea and no rain signal today; the latest accessible 4 October island bulletin is calm, while Stromboli remains YELLOW and the standing Aeolian coastal restrictions remain in force. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay put at Valle Muria; do not invent a Sunday reposition.
At anchor.
Stopped at Valle Muria, Lipari, Aeolian Islands from 15:05 to 23:35; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Stopped.
Stopped at Filicudi–Salina channel, Aeolian Islands at 14:34; drift fix collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
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Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.3852 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
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Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.1725 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east-southeast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.1725 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east-southeast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.2342 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east-southeast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.0717 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east-southeast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.0074 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway east-southeast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.6838 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: forward-looking Valle Muria target; no arrival or anchorage is claimed yet.
Valle Muria is the plan’s south-west Lipari stop, with E/NE forecast offshore; check the sounder, holding, swing room and the 300 m coastal clearance locally. Porto Pignataro is the practical fallback with VHF 74, water, power, fuel and service access; Lipari town brings the Castello, archaeological museum, provisions, pharmacy and ferries. Food direction is capers, pane cunzato, granita and Malvasia. Captain Ron’s commentary: point east for the flat bit, then restock the ship before Lipari’s ferries start doing ferry things.
Morning passage weather: GO / daylight Filicudi–Lipari (Valle Muria).
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIS fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Pecorini a Mare. Open-Meteo at Filicudi and Valle Muria shows a clean daylight window: 1–6 kt wind, gusts under 10 kt, waves about 0.04 m, no rain signal and CAPE below 200 J/kg; the run is roughly 18 NM / 3.1 hours at 6 kt. Porto Pignataro is the plan-B berth if Valle Muria, the sounder or local notices disagree. Captain Ron’s bottom line: GO early, arrive before the late-day freshening, and let Lipari do the heavy lifting.
At anchor.
Stopped at Filicudi, Aeolian Islands from 20:04 to 3 Oct 10:35; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
At anchor.
Stopped at Pecorini a Mare, Filicudi, Aeolian Islands from 19:04 to 19:34; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Stopped.
Stopped at Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands from 14:34 to 18:34; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.6460 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway eastbound.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.8653 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway eastbound.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7870 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
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Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.3042 NM from the previous accepted fix meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
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Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.7595 NM from the previous accepted fix meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 2.8545 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 2.8456 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 2.7925 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
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Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 1.7423 NM from the previous accepted fix meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: forward-looking day stop only; no Alicudi overnight anchorage or arrival is claimed.
Alicudi Porto / Scoglio Palomba is a calm-weather landing reference, not a berth promise. The island is car-free and built around mule tracks, with the village, church and high island paths as the shore rewards; services and provisions are limited, so carry what is needed from Filicudi and confirm the landing locally. Captain Ron’s commentary: visit the wild island for lunch and a wander, then bring the mothership home before the sea gets ideas.
Morning passage weather: GO / daylight-only Filicudi–Alicudi day stop–Filicudi.
Live onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Pecorini. Open-Meteo at Filicudi and Alicudi shows a calm day window: SE 2–3 kt early, then S/SW 2–3 kt, veering W–NW 3–5 kt with gusts about 5–7 kt; waves about 0.06–0.10 m and no rain or thunder signal. Leave after the buoy, landing and channel check, visit Alicudi Porto / Scoglio Palomba, and return before the late-day northerly freshens. Captain Ron’s bottom line: GO for the day stop, but do not overnight at Alicudi; Filicudi Porto is the bailout.
At anchor.
Stopped at Pecorini a Mare, Filicudi, Aeolian Islands from 14:03 to 2 Oct 09:34; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Stopped.
Stopped west of Salina, Aeolian Islands at 13:33; drift fix collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Underway west-southwest from Salina.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.3624 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Salina.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.8174 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Salina.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7151 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Pollara.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.1871 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Pollara.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.4898 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Pollara.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.3476 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the 0.5 NM moving threshold. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 18 hours 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: forward-looking Filicudi stop; no arrival or anchorage is claimed yet.
The plan gives approximately 8–15 m over sand/pebble and posidonia off Pecorini, with the bottom unverified and the 300 m coastal clearance to be observed; Filicudi Porto buoys are the fallback. Pecorini is a quiet waterside hamlet with no road traffic, mule-track scenery and limited services, so treat landing, holding and provisions as local checks and keep Lipari as the bigger-service option. Captain Ron’s commentary: a short hop to the quiet end of the archipelago, where the timetable is less important than finding the bottom before the sunset does.
Morning passage weather: GO / daylight-only Salina (Pollara) to Filicudi (Pecorini a Mare).
Live W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Pollara. Open-Meteo at Pollara, Pecorini and Filicudi Porto shows a dry, very small-sea window: light variable to NE early, NE 2–6 kt through the day, gusts about 4–10 kt and waves about 0.04–0.12 m. The 1 October local-island marine bulletin also points to light conditions. The plan is roughly a two-to-three-hour westbound motor at 6 kt; arrive before late afternoon. Captain Ron’s bottom line: GO in daylight after the local anchorage, harbour and channel check; use Filicudi Porto or stay at Pollara if Pecorini’s open sector gets S/SE above 10 kt or the real picture disagrees.
Arrived and anchored at Pollara, Salina.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 0.4452 NM is in the dead band, but Kev explicitly reported anchors down at Pollara, overriding automatic inference. Exact coordinates and anchorage details retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.9620 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 6.0254 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.0732 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.1053 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 5.8236 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.8203 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.4914 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.4914 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway west-southwest from Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7220 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway after leaving Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.3137 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the 0.5 NM moving threshold. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 48 hours 59 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: forward-looking Salina stop; no arrival or anchorage is claimed yet.
The plan calls Pollara bay at 8–10 m over weed/rock with a trip line, fair-weather only; keep the 300 m / 200 m cliff clearances and check the sounder before committing. Pollara brings the crater, black-rock scenery and Il Postino landscape; for practical services, Santa Marina is the island’s fuel, marina, provisions and bus hub, while Lingua offers the salt lake, waterfront landing and Da Alfredo’s granita and pane cunzato. Captain Ron’s commentary: a quiet bay, a bus ride for supplies, and a sunset that has done more work than most captains.
Morning passage weather: GO / daylight-only Stromboli to Salina (Pollara).
Live W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in the Stromboli buoy area. Open-Meteo at Stromboli and Pollara, plus the local Meteomar bulletin, show a dry, calm window: NE–E 2–7 kt early, gusts up to about 12 kt, then N–NW 3–6 kt, gusts under 10 kt, and a very small 0.04–0.10 m sea. Leave after the local buoy, harbour and channel check; the plan is roughly four to five hours westbound at 6 kt. Pollara is sheltered from today’s NE/E/N flow. Captain Ron’s bottom line: GO in daylight, arrive before late afternoon, and use Rinella as plan B if Pollara gets W/NW over 10 kt or the local picture disagrees.
Morning passage weather: CAUTION / GO LOCAL, daylight only.
Open-Meteo at the live Stromboli fix shows NNW–N 3–5 kt this morning, gusts about 5–9 kt, a tiny 0.04–0.06 m sea and dry weather; the wind freshens late toward 13 kt with gusts near 23 kt. The checked Italian yellow alert does not name the Aeolian Islands, while local volcanic-area and harbour notices still need checking. A short Stromboli–Panarea reposition is possible only after those checks; no longer passage is planned. Captain Ron’s bottom line: calm enough for a local daylight shuffle, otherwise stay put and let the volcano do the sightseeing.
Arrived and stopped at Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 0.0018 NM from the previous accepted fix, classifying the boat stopped. Exact coordinates and berth details retained privately.
Underway toward Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 1.4119 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway toward Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.6012 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway toward Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7853 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway toward Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7853 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway toward Stromboli.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.4627 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway after leaving the Panarea anchorage.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.5541 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the 0.5 NM moving threshold. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Stopped / anchored off Panarea.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 0.0015 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the stopped threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. This is a trip-log classification only, not confirmation the anchor is holding.
Destination / town intel: forward-looking option only; no arrival or mooring is claimed.
Marina del Gabbiano advertises the licensed buoy field about 600 m north of Scari, with VHF 9, tender help and shore food; availability needs confirming locally. Scari’s commercial quay, rocky shoals and the restricted stretch near Sciara del Fuoco deserve a chart and notice check. The village, volcano views and black-sand shore are the shore rewards; practical provisions are limited. Captain Ron’s commentary: Stromboli is a fine daylight target, provided the volcano gets the final word.
Morning passage weather: GO / daylight-only Panarea–Stromboli option.
Open-Meteo and SeaLegs show N/NW 3–5 kt, gusts about 4–7 kt, and a small 0.18–0.24 m sea easing through the day; no fresh Eolie-specific civil-protection weather alert surfaced in the checked Sicily feeds. Leave after the harbour check, arrive before dusk, and hold if the real channel or local notices disagree. Captain Ron’s bottom line: short hop, early eyes, no heroics near the volcano.
At anchor.
Stopped at Panarea, Aeolian Islands from 14:02 to 28 Sep 06:32; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 1.7434 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 3.2170 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 3.1201 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb; movement resumed.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 2.4140 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and Lipari shore sheet.
Pignataro remains the useful service-side reference; check holding, berth instructions, ferry wash and any access notices before shifting or landing. Marina Corta, the castle-town museum and old lanes are the shore highlights; capers, Malvasia, pane cunzato and granita are the island food direction, with Lipari the practical provisioning fallback. Captain Ron’s commentary: Sunday’s best shore plan may be a quiet coffee and a patient look at the water.
Morning passage weather: CAUTION / hold the morning, short daylight Lipari–Vulcano option only.
No active Italian Civil Protection alert was found for Sunday. SeaLegs rates the local Sunday forecast CAUTION: NNE 7–9 kt early, gusts about 11–16 kt, short-period northerly sea around 0.56–0.62 m, easing after midday; Monday is the cleaner GO window. Captain Ron’s bottom line: let the morning chop spend itself before considering a short island hop. Live W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates remain private.
Stopped / awaiting next move.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 AIVDO fix; 0.0014 NM since the previous accepted fix, remaining below the stopped threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and Lipari shore sheet.
Pignataro is the useful service-side reference; check holding, berth instructions, ferry wash and any post-storm harbour restrictions locally. Marina Corta, the castle-town museum and old lanes are the shore highlights; Lipari is the practical provisioning fallback for the smaller islands. Food direction is capers, Malvasia, pane cunzato and granita. Captain Ron’s commentary: Lipari has enough volcanic theatre and pasta to reward staying put until the sea stops sulking.
Morning passage weather: CAUTION / short daylight Lipari–Vulcano option only.
No active Italian Civil Protection alert was found for Saturday, but yesterday’s Eolie storm left harbour and access checks to do. Lipari’s local model has N–NNE wind building from 2–5 kt this morning toward 9–10 kt, gusts about 14–17 kt, and a NW sea around 0.4–0.5 m; Sunday eases. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay at Pignataro unless the harbour and daylight channel agree, then consider only the short Lipari–Vulcano hop; hold Salina and Panarea. Live W2K-2 at 04:21 UTC: 5.2 kt apparent wind, stopped, 6.8 m depth.
Stopped / awaiting next move.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 0.0809 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the stopped threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 0.7263 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Stopped.
Stopped at Aeolian Islands, east of Salina from 12:31 to 14:01; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 0.7262 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 2.3741 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 1.9024 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 1.7125 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb; fresh fix now 1.4460 NM from the previous accepted fix.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 1.4460 NM, meeting the underway threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and shore sheet.
Santa Marina and Lingua are the useful service references in settled weather; with the reported closure/rough water, avoid exposed shore access and treat landing or mooring moves as local-instructions work. Lingua’s salt lake, lighthouse and waterfront are the highlights; capers, Malvasia and pane cunzato are the island food direction, with provisions and cafes for a calmer day. Captain Ron’s commentary: Salina is lovely right up until the scirocco starts throwing the furniture—today the best shore plan is staying aboard.
Morning passage weather: HOLD / no island hop.
Sicily has a Friday yellow thunderstorm alert. Overnight Eolie reports describe scirocco, rough seas, port/coastal impacts and gusts above 20 kt, with an earlier local report near 50 km/h; the model shows wind building from about 5 kt now toward 10 kt and gusts near 18–19 kt, with sea rising from 0.1 m toward 0.4–0.5 m and thunderstorms possible after midday. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay put at Salina/Lingua; do not take the Lipari or Panarea option until the harbour and horizon both say go.
At anchor.
Stopped at Salina, Aeolian Islands, off Lingua from 21:31 to 25 Sep 09:30; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Stopped.
Stopped at Aeolian Islands, west of Salina from 16:01 to 21:01; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.7918 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.3245 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb; movement confirmed.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.3245 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Stopped.
Stopped at Aeolian Islands, west of Salina from 13:31 to 14:01; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026).
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.4120 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 2.9629 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.0121 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.0947 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb; movement resumed.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 2.6957 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: confirmed stop and current shore sheet.
Porto di Levante is the useful shore-access side; confirm current landing or berth arrangements locally and treat the roadstead as a chart-and-conditions job. The crater path, black-sand shore and volcanic scenery are the headline shore rewards; check heat, gas and access notices before walking. Cafes and basic provisions are close to the landing, with Lipari the stronger service fallback. Captain Ron’s commentary: Vulcano brings sulphur, black sand and proper Aeolian theatre—just don’t let the volcano write the passage plan.
Morning passage weather: GO locally / CAUTION beyond the channel.
No active Civil Protection alert was found for Thursday, but a broad national marine bulletin still flags the central-southern Tyrrhenian as very rough, easing. The local Vulcano model is much kinder: 0–4 kt today, gusts up to about 8 kt, and a NW sea easing from 0.18 m toward 0.12 m. Captain Ron’s bottom line: take the short Vulcano–Lipari daylight hop after the morning check if the real channel agrees; keep Salina and longer open water optional, and do not chase a Friday-afternoon deadline.
Stopped / anchored off Vulcano.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 0.0008 NM since the previous accepted fix, crossing the stopped threshold and confirming the arrival flagged at the previous fix. Exact coordinates retained privately. This is a trip-log classification only, not confirmation the anchor is holding.
Underway breadcrumb; way off, closing the anchorage.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 0.8044 NM since the previous accepted fix, so still classified underway, but speed over ground has fallen to nil at the fix. Reads like arrival into the Vulcano roadstead within the last half hour; the next fix should confirm stopped. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1076 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Through the channel past Vulcano with Lipari roughly 2–3 NM ahead. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.8584 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Roughly 2–3 NM southwest of Vulcano on the current track. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.9870 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Roughly 4 NM southwest of Vulcano on the current track. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1987 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Roughly 9 NM south of Lipari on the current track. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 4.8878 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 2.6467 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb; movement resumed.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 0.7257 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: Lipari is the forward-looking target before Saturday; no arrival or berth is claimed.
Pignataro is the useful berth fallback; Marina Lunga / the south side needs a check for exposure and ferry wash. The castle-town museum, Marina Corta, old lanes and volcanic coast give the shore day; check provisions, berth space and local arrival instructions before committing. Captain Ron’s commentary: Lipari has volcanic scenery, ferry choreography and enough pasta to make a detour sound like strategy.
Morning passage weather: CAUTION / daylight-only option toward Lipari.
Sicily yellow rain/thunderstorm alert; early showers possible, then N/NE flow building toward about 8 kt with gusts around 13 kt near Lipari and a roughly 0.5 m NNW sea. Consider leaving 08:30–09:30 only after the sky and harbour notice agree; arrive before mid-afternoon or HOLD. Captain Ron’s bottom line: the islands are not going anywhere, and thunderstorms outrank the timetable.
Stopped / awaiting next move.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO position; 0.0029 NM since the previous accepted fix, crossing the stopped threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO position; 1.0898 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.0802 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.2811 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.5609 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1697 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.0699 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 2.9749 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.5800 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1564 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1728 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.4172 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.4441 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway breadcrumb; Cefalù departure confirmed.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1098 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination / town intel: Cefalù current stop; Lipari forward-looking only.
Cefalù offers the old town, cathedral, beach and waterfront; Marina Yachting Cefalù / Porto di Presidiana is the practical marina lead, with VHF 09 listed but availability to confirm. If the Aeolian run goes, Lipari's Marina Lunga / south bay is useful but exposed to NW/W and ferry wash; Pignataro is the berth fallback, with castle-town museum, provisions and local food ashore.
Morning passage weather: GO / early window toward Lipari and the Aeolian option.
Cefalù grid: 2–5 kt today, gusts under 10 kt, waves about 0.16 m building toward 0.30–0.32 m late. Tomorrow's model sea rises toward 0.7–0.8 m. Captain Ron's bottom line: leave around 06:30–07:00 if the boat and sky agree, otherwise HOLD; no late start.
| Logged CEST | AIS Time | Position | SOG | COG | Area / note | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 13:38 | 2026-10-15 11:38 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicily | 0.23 kt | 151° | At anchor. | 0.78 NM from previous fix; anchor watch armed. |
| 2026-10-15 13:08 | 2026-10-15 11:08 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Sicily Channel, heading for Malta | 6.67 kt | 241° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.33 NM from previous fix; in the Sicily Channel heading WSW. |
| 2026-10-15 12:38 | 2026-10-15 10:38 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | S of Portopalo, heading toward Malta | 7.23 kt | 198° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.59 NM from previous fix; cleared SE tip of Sicily, heading SSW for Malta. |
| 2026-10-15 12:08 | 2026-10-15 10:08 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off Portopalo, SE Sicily | 7.25 kt | 205° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.54 NM from previous fix; rounding SE tip of Sicily. |
| 2026-10-15 11:38 | 2026-10-15 09:38 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Near Portopalo, Sicily | 7.31 kt | 207° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.45 NM from last fix; approaching southern tip of Sicily. |
| 2026-10-15 11:08 | 2026-10-15 09:08 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | SW of Siracusa, heading S | 6.4 kt | 203° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.16 NM from last fix |
| 2026-10-15 10:38 | 2026-10-15 08:38 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | South of Siracusa, Sicily | 5.99 kt | 206° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.92 NM from previous fix; heading SSW toward Portopalo. |
| 2026-10-15 10:08 | 2026-10-15 08:08 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | South of Siracusa, Sicily | 6.71 kt | 212° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.45 NM from previous fix; continuing south. |
| 2026-10-15 09:38 | 2026-10-15 07:38 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | South of Siracusa, Sicily | 5.35 kt | 179° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.74 NM from previous fix; heading south toward Portopalo. |
| 2026-10-15 09:08 | 2026-10-15 07:08 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Siracusa, Sicily | 6.16 kt | 117° | Underway; departed Siracusa. | Departed Siracusa heading SE; 1.76 NM from previous fix. |
| 2026-10-15 06:22 | — | Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicily | — | — | Destination / town intel: forward-looking conditional option; no arrival claimed. | Portopalo is a weather-dependent south-east Sicily stepping stone: confirm approach, swell, holding, landing and harbour instructions locally. The fishing village, Capo Passero / Isola delle Correnti views, small provisions run and seafood are the useful shore rewards; nearby Marzamemi is the prettier food-and-waterfront detour if the weather allows. Captain Ron’s commentary: good stop if the sea behaves, but Friday’s Malta ambition needs a fresh haircut. |
| 2026-10-15 06:20 | — (AIVDO position sample; observed 06:20 CEST) | Siracusa / Porto Grande, Sicily | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: CAUTION / conditional daylight Portopalo option; no published passage plan. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in Siracusa. Sicilian regional notice 26287 (valid through 24:00) calls generic vigilance, locally strong northerlies on Ionian sectors and seas from very rough to locally agitated, easing afternoon. Open-Meteo/Marine has about 1.0–1.1 m around Siracusa/Portopalo at first light, easing toward 0.7–0.9 m; a fresh SeaLegs SpotCast classifies Thursday CAUTION on timing. Plan changed: Friday’s fresh route models now show Portopalo gusts about 36–47 kt and Valletta about 33–40 kt, so Malta is no longer bankable Friday and needs a Saturday reassessment. Captain Ron’s bottom line: wait for the 08:00–09:00 harbour and swell check; go only with a daylight route GO, otherwise stay put. |
| 2026-10-14 06:22 | — | Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicily | — | — | Destination / town intel: forward-looking Thursday option; no arrival claimed. | Portopalo is a weather-dependent south-east Sicily stepping stone: confirm approach, swell, holding, landing and harbour instructions locally. The fishing village, Capo Passero / Isola delle Correnti views, small provisions run and seafood are the useful shore rewards; nearby Marzamemi is the prettier waterfront detour if time and weather allow. Captain Ron’s commentary: good stop if Thursday behaves, but the sea gets the casting vote. |
| 2026-10-14 06:20 | — (AIVDO position sample; observed 06:20 CEST) | Siracusa / Porto Grande, Sicily | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in Siracusa. Siracusa starts quiet, then the local model turns NNE with about 16 kt and gusts around 32–37 kt mid-to-late afternoon; marine sea builds toward 1.7 m. No safe local departure today. Portopalo Thursday and Malta Friday remain conditional on fresh route checks, with Friday needing an early start. Captain Ron’s bottom line: keep the marina, let the weather spend its energy, and do not mistake a calm dawn for a passage window. |
| 2026-10-13 06:20 | — | Siracusa / Ortigia, Sicily | 0.0 kt | — | Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and marina day. | Porto Grande is the practical water base; confirm landing, fuel, water, mooring/holding and harbour instructions locally. Ortigia offers the old town, morning market, provisions, cafes and waterfront walk, with the Greek theatre and archaeological park as the longer shore reward once the weather behaves. Captain Ron’s commentary: good town, useful harbour, and today the marina is doing the heavy lifting. |
| 2026-10-13 06:20 | 2026-10-13 04:20 UTC (AIVDO position sample) | Siracusa / Porto Grande, Sicily | 0.0 kt | — | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in the Siracusa area. Open-Meteo now builds NNE/NE wind to about 11–15 kt with 22–28 kt gusts late today, with local sea near 0.9–1.0 m by evening; Wednesday reaches roughly 31 kt gusts and 1.8 m offshore. No safe local passage or anchorage shift is justified. The latest agreed sequence remains a conditional Thursday hop toward Marzamemi/Portopalo and Friday Portopalo–Valletta crossing, only after fresh route checks. Captain Ron’s bottom line: hold in the marina and let the weather earn the next move. |
| 2026-10-12 06:20 | — | Siracusa / Ortigia, Sicily | 0.0 kt | — | Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and marina day. | Porto Grande and the marina are the practical water base; confirm landing, fuel, water, holding and local harbour instructions locally. Ortigia brings the old town, market, provisions, cafes and waterfront walk, with the Greek theatre and archaeological park as the longer shore reward once the weather behaves. Captain Ron’s commentary: excellent city, sensible harbour, and today the marina gets the final say. |
| 2026-10-12 06:20 | 2026-10-12 04:23 UTC (AIVDO position sample) | Siracusa / Porto Grande, Sicily | 0.0 kt | — | Morning passage weather: HOLD / stay in Siracusa marina. | Plan changed: Kev agreed on 11 October to stay in the marina today. The local Siracusa warning sector is green; today is light, but Tuesday’s model gusts reach about 26.5 kt and Wednesday’s offshore sea builds toward 1.3 m. Tuesday/Wednesday Porto Grande, Thursday’s late-morning hop to Marzamemi/Portopalo and Friday’s Portopalo–Valletta crossing remain conditional. Captain Ron’s bottom line: marina today, no wandering into a new anchorage just to prove a point. |
| 2026-10-11 06:20 | 2026-10-11 04:20 UTC (AIVDO position sample; conditions sampled 06:20 CEST) | Siracusa / Porto Grande, Sicily | 0.0 kt | — | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in the Siracusa area. Siracusa’s regional warning zone is green today, but national vigilance and the local model flag a strong NW spell, with gusts around 25–27 kt late morning and afternoon; the short local sea eases from about 0.7 m. Monday looks calmer, but no departure is promised. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay put today, keep the anchor watch and reassess the Malta return only after a fresh local check. |
| 2026-10-10 06:20 | — | Siracusa / Ortigia, Sicily | 0.1 kt | — | Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and shore sheet. | Porto Grande offers anchorage and marina options; watch south-east swell and confirm local landing, fuel and harbour instructions. Ortigia brings the old town, market, provisions, cafes and waterfront walk, with the Greek theatre and archaeological park as the longer shore reward once the alert eases. Captain Ron’s commentary: excellent city, sensible harbour, absolutely no need to leave it while the weather is throwing crockery. |
| 2026-10-10 06:20 | — (AIVDO position sample; conditions sampled 06:21 CEST) | Siracusa / Porto Grande, Sicily | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan. | The live W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at anchor in the Siracusa area. The Italian Civil Protection bulletin puts the Siracusa sector in orange meteo-hydrological, hydraulic and thunderstorm criticality for 10 October; StormAlert keeps Level 2 convective risk. Open-Meteo shows a calm dawn but building showers, gusts around 22 kt and a short 0.8–0.9 m sea later. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay put, keep anchor watch and reassess Sunday only after a fresh check. |
| 2026-10-09 15:40 | 2026-10-09 13:40 UTC (observation time (fix carries no timestamp)) | Siracusa, Sicily | 0.3 kt | 263° | Stopped. Arrived Siracusa. | 1.01 NM from last fix; anchor watch armed. |
| 2026-10-09 15:10 | 2026-10-09 13:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily approaching Siracusa | 5.75 kt | 181° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.79 NM from last fix. |
| 2026-10-09 14:40 | 2026-10-09 12:40 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, approaching Siracusa | 5.29 kt | 179° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.5 NM from last fix |
| 2026-10-09 14:10 | 2026-10-09 12:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, approaching Siracusa | 4.94 kt | 175° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.4 NM from last fix. |
| 2026-10-09 13:40 | 2026-10-09 11:40 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, heading south toward Siracusa | 4.96 kt | 182° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.5 NM from last fix. |
| 2026-10-09 13:10 | 2026-10-09 11:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, approaching Siracusa | 5.56 kt | 177° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.53 NM from last fix |
| 2026-10-09 12:40 | 2026-10-09 10:40 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, southbound toward Siracusa | 5.54 kt | 186° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.79 NM from last fix. |
| 2026-10-09 12:10 | 2026-10-09 10:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, southbound toward Siracusa | 5.5 kt | 186° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.9 NM from last fix |
| 2026-10-09 11:40 | 2026-10-09 09:40 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, heading toward Siracusa | 6.65 kt | 185° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.1 NM from last fix; motoring south. |
| 2026-10-09 11:10 | 2026-10-09 09:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, heading toward Siracusa | 6.28 kt | 169° | Underway breadcrumb. 3.1 NM from last fix. | |
| 2026-10-09 10:40 | 2026-10-09 08:40 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, south of Taormina | 6.3 kt | 172° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.9 NM from last fix |
| 2026-10-09 10:10 | 2026-10-09 08:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, south toward Siracusa | 6.49 kt | 175° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.10 NM from last fix. |
| 2026-10-09 09:40 | 2026-10-09 07:40 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, heading south toward Siracusa | 6.43 kt | 174° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.76 NM from last fix; motoring south. |
| 2026-10-09 09:10 | 2026-10-09 07:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, heading south toward Siracusa | 5.95 kt | 178° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.06 NM from last fix; motoring south. |
| 2026-10-09 08:40 | 2026-10-09 06:40 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, heading south | 6.18 kt | 178° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.09 NM from last fix. |
| 2026-10-09 08:10 | 2026-10-09 06:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off eastern Sicily, heading south toward Siracusa | 6.01 kt | 178° | Underway breadcrumb. | 3.12 NM from last fix; motoring south. |
| 2026-10-09 07:40 | 2026-10-09 05:40 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off NE Sicily, heading south | 5.85 kt | 181° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.62 NM from last fix; motoring south toward Siracusa. |
| 2026-10-09 07:10 | 2026-10-09 05:10 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off Taormina, NE Sicily, heading south | 5.07 kt | 176° | Underway; departed Taormina / Giardini-Naxos. | 0.73 NM from stop point. |
| 2026-10-09 07:08 | 2026-10-09 05:08 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Off Taormina / Giardini-Naxos, NE Sicily | 5.02 kt | 178.5° | Underway; departed Taormina / Giardini-Naxos at about 06:55 CEST, bound for Siracusa (ETA about 15:00 CEST). | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; motoring south. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-09 06:22 | — | Siracusa / Ortigia, forward-looking only | — | — | Destination / town intel: Siracusa is today's destination; no arrival is claimed yet. | Porto Grande is the practical water base, but confirm anchorage, marina or harbour instructions locally on arrival. Ortigia offers the old town, Piazza Duomo, the fish-and-provisions market, coffee, granita, arancini and a useful waterfront walk; the market is a morning job and services are easier around the city than on the smaller Aeolian islands. Captain Ron's commentary: Siracusa is a proper reward, and today it is the destination. |
| 2026-10-09 06:20 | 2026-10-09 04:20 UTC (AIVDO position sample) | Taormina / Giardini-Naxos anchorage, NE Sicily | 0.3 kt | 228.4° | Morning passage weather: HOLD at 06:20, overtaken by a GO on the recheck (see 06:55). | Kev's intended Taormina -> Siracusa move was conditional on the 06:15 weather check. Sicily's regional warning 26281 is yellow for 9 October, and the fresh route models build SSW wind around 11-12 kt with 15-16 kt gusts mid-route, then about 16-18 kt gusts and 0.6-0.8 m sea near Siracusa during the estimated arrival window, with strong thunderstorm potential. Captain Ron's 06:20 bottom line was to hold; Kev rechecked, got a GO and left at about 06:55 CEST. |
| 2026-10-08 13:06 | 2026-10-08 11:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Taormina anchorage, NE Sicily | 0.19 kt | — | Stopped. At anchor, Taormina. | At-anchor signals on (remote watch + Signal K Y2K); anchor down off Taormina/Giardini-Naxos. |
| 2026-10-08 12:36 | 2026-10-08 10:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | NE Sicily coast, off Taormina heading SW | 6.24 kt | 230° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.97 NM from prev fix |
| 2026-10-08 12:06 | 2026-10-08 10:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | NE Sicily coast, off Taormina heading S | 5.97 kt | 216° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.87 NM from prev fix |
| 2026-10-08 11:36 | 2026-10-08 09:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | NE Sicily coast, off Taormina heading S | 6.06 kt | 213° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.88 NM from prev fix |
| 2026-10-08 11:06 | 2026-10-08 09:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | NE Sicily coast, off Taormina heading S | 5.71 kt | 215° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.92 NM from prev fix |
| 2026-10-08 10:36 | 2026-10-08 08:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | NE Sicily coast, off Taormina | 5.83 kt | 222° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.77 NM from prev fix |
| 2026-10-08 10:06 | 2026-10-08 08:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | NE Sicily coast, south of Taormina | 5.79 kt | 208° | Underway breadcrumb. | 2.72 NM from prev fix |
| 2026-10-08 09:36 | 2026-10-08 07:36 UTC (observation time (fix carries no timestamp)) | NE Sicily coast, approaching Taormina | 5.87 kt | 213° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.68 NM from previous fix; heading SSW toward Taormina. |
| 2026-10-08 09:06 | 2026-10-08 07:06 UTC (observation time (fix carries no timestamp)) | NE Sicily coast, south of Messina | 5.4 kt | 206° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.80 NM from previous fix; heading SSW toward Taormina. |
| 2026-10-08 08:36 | 2026-10-08 06:36 UTC (observation time (fix carries no timestamp)) | Off Messina, heading south | 5.4 kt | 209° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.61 NM from previous fix; heading SSW toward Taormina at 5.4 kt. |
| 2026-10-08 08:06 | 2026-10-08 06:06 UTC (observation time (fix carries no timestamp)) | Strait of Messina | 4.49 kt | 195° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.62 NM from previous fix; heading SSW at 4.5 kt. |
| 2026-10-08 07:36 | 2026-10-08 05:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Strait of Messina | 5.13 kt | 203° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.51 NM from previous fix; heading SSW at 5.1 kt. |
| 2026-10-08 07:06 | 2026-10-08 05:06 UTC (observation time (fix carries no timestamp)) | Strait of Messina | 4.72 kt | 242° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 1.51 NM from previous fix; heading WSW at 4.7 kt. |
| 2026-10-08 06:36 | 2026-10-08 04:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Strait of Messina, eastbound | 5.56 kt | 113° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.25 NM from previous fix; continuing east-southeast. |
| 2026-10-08 06:20 | 2026-10-08 04:21 UTC (conditions sample) | Strait of Messina, eastbound | 4.2 kt | 112° | Morning passage weather: CAUTION / no published passage plan. | Live W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN underway east-southeast from Messina; exact coordinates remain private. The national Civil Protection bulletin issued 7 October lists no 8 October alert for the Strait/Sicily area, but Open-Meteo builds southerly wind to about 9–11 kt with gusts up to roughly 27 kt and a short 0.24–0.30 m SSW sea. Live apparent wind was 21.3 kt from starboard; apparent is not true. Captain Ron’s bottom line: daylight transit only, reassess before the stronger gust window, and stop at a confirmed shelter if the destination plan is not firm. |
| 2026-10-08 06:06 | 2026-10-08 04:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Messina, Sicily | 4.55 kt | 102° | Underway; departed Messina. | Displacement 0.64 NM from stop point meets moving threshold; heading E at 4.6 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 15:36 | 2026-10-07 13:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Messina, Sicily | 0.37 kt | 308° | Stopped. At anchor, Messina. | At-anchor signal on (remote watch + Signal K Y2K); displacement 2.15 NM from previous moving fix — STOPPED. |
| 2026-10-07 15:06 | 2026-10-07 13:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Strait of Messina | 6.32 kt | 109° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 3.1 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.3 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 14:36 | 2026-10-07 12:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Strait of Messina | 6.51 kt | 101° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 3.3 NM from previous fix; heading E at 6.5 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 14:06 | 2026-10-07 12:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Strait of Messina approach | 7.15 kt | 97° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 3.4 NM from previous fix; heading E at 7.2 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 13:36 | 2026-10-07 11:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Strait of Messina approach | 6.65 kt | 104° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 3.3 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.7 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 13:06 | 2026-10-07 11:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Strait of Messina approach | 6.4 kt | 102° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 3.2 NM |
| 2026-10-07 12:36 | 2026-10-07 10:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Tyrrhenian Sea, approaching Strait of Messina | 6.49 kt | 103° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 3.0 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.5 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 12:06 | 2026-10-07 10:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Tyrrhenian Sea, approaching Strait of Messina | 5.77 kt | 107° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 3.05 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 5.8 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 11:36 | 2026-10-07 09:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Tyrrhenian Sea, NE of Stromboli | 6.28 kt | 111° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.97 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.3 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 11:06 | 2026-10-07 09:06 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Tyrrhenian Sea, NE of Vulcano | 6.12 kt | 113° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.76 NM from previous fix; heading ESE at 6.1 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 10:36 | 2026-10-07 08:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Vulcano, Aeolian Islands | 5.62 kt | 55° | Underway; departed Vulcano. | Displacement 0.74 NM from previous fix / 0.75 NM from stop point >= 0.5 NM; heading NE at 5.6 kt. |
| 2026-10-07 06:20 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:20 CEST) | Vulcano, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | — | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan. | Live onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Vulcano. The latest accessible Messina/Eolie bulletin checked at 06:20 shows no alert for 7 October; Open-Meteo has light ESE to NE wind, gusts about 3–8 kt, dry conditions and a small 0.12–0.22 m sea. Stromboli remains YELLOW and its standing exclusion notices remain in force. No later dated plan entry covers 7 October. Captain Ron’s bottom line: HOLD at Vulcano; use the calm for a shore/service check only if local landing and notices agree, and do not invent a reposition. |
| 2026-10-06 13:36 | 2026-10-06 11:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Vulcano, Aeolian Islands | 0.41 kt | — | Stopped. At anchor, Vulcano. | At-anchor signal on (remote watch + Signal K Y2K); displacement 0.08 NM from previous moving fix — STOPPED. |
| 2026-10-06 13:06 | 2026-10-06 11:06 UTC (observation time (fix carries no timestamp)) | South of Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 4.14 kt | 148° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 2.5 NM from previous fix; heading SSE. |
| 2026-10-06 12:36 | 2026-10-06 10:36 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Aeolian Islands | 5.17 kt | 165° | Underway; departed Porto Pignataro, Lipari. | Displacement 0.89 NM from previous fix / 0.92 NM from stop point meets moving threshold; heading SSE at 5.2 kt. |
| 2026-10-06 06:20 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:20 CEST) | Porto Pignataro, Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 0.0 kt | — | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan. | Live onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Porto Pignataro. Open-Meteo at the live Lipari fix shows ESE to ENE 3–5 kt, gusts 6–9 kt, dry weather and a small 0.04–0.12 m WNW–N sea today; the latest accessible national bulletin shows no significant predictable phenomena / no alert but is dated 4 October, and Stromboli remains YELLOW with its standing exclusion notices. No later dated plan entry covers 6 October. Captain Ron’s bottom line: HOLD at Porto Pignataro; use the calm for shore/service work only if local harbour notices agree, and do not invent a reposition. |
| 2026-10-05 18:06 | 2026-10-05 16:06 UTC (observation time (fix carries no timestamp)) | Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 0.0 kt | — | Stopped. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 AIVDO fix; displacement 0.1627 NM from previous moving fix — STOPPED. |
| 2026-10-05 17:35 | 2026-10-05 15:35 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Aeolian Islands | 1.1 kt | 5° | Underway breadcrumb. | Displacement 1.99 NM from previous fix; NNE of Lipari. |
| 2026-10-05 17:05 | 2026-10-05 15:05 UTC (fix timestamp (RMC)) | Valle Muria, Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 6.01 kt | 25° | Underway; departed Valle Muria, Lipari. | Displacement 0.56 NM from previous fix meets moving threshold; heading NNE at 6 kt. |
| 2026-10-05 06:20 | 2026-10-05 04:20 UTC | Valle Muria, Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 0.02 kt | 277.9° | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan. | Live onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Valle Muria. The 5 October national civil-protection bulletin says no significant predictable phenomena / no alert; Open-Meteo has NW 1–2 kt at first light, building only to about 4–5 kt with gusts around 8–10 kt, wave height about 0.02–0.04 m and no rain signal. No plan-sourced move exists today; Porto Pignataro remains the service fallback. Captain Ron’s bottom line: HOLD at Valle Muria and use the calm for a shore/service check only if local landing and notices agree. |
| 2026-10-04 14:05 | 2026-10-04 12:05 UTC | Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | — | Stopped. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 0.1580 NM from previous moving fix — STOPPED. Arrived and anchored, south Lipari area. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-04 13:35 | 2026-10-04 11:35 UTC | Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 5.2 kt | 102.1° | Underway east-southeast; departed Valle Muria, Lipari. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 1.1454 NM from previous stopped fix meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-04 06:20 | — | Lipari / Valle Muria, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and Lipari shore sheet. | Valle Muria is the fair-weather south-west Lipari reference; check holding, swing room, sounder and the 300 m coastal clearance locally. Porto Pignataro is the practical service fallback for water, power, fuel, provisions and ferries; Lipari town offers the Castello, archaeological museum, Marina Corta, old lanes, capers, pane cunzato, granita and Malvasia. Captain Ron’s commentary: the sea has offered a quiet day, so let Lipari handle the errands while the boat minds its manners. |
| 2026-10-04 06:20 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:20 CEST) | Valle Muria, Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no published passage plan. | Live onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Valle Muria. Open-Meteo at Lipari shows E to NE 2–8 kt, gusts under 8 kt, a very small 0.02–0.04 m N sea and no rain signal today; the latest accessible 4 October island bulletin is calm, while Stromboli remains YELLOW and the standing Aeolian coastal restrictions remain in force. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay put at Valle Muria; do not invent a Sunday reposition. |
| 2026-10-03 15:05 | 2026-10-03 13:05 UTC (observation; own-ship AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Valle Muria, Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | At anchor. | Stopped at Valle Muria, Lipari, Aeolian Islands from 15:05 to 23:35; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-10-03 14:34 | 2026-10-03 12:34 UTC (observation; own-ship AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Filicudi–Salina channel, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Stopped. | Stopped at Filicudi–Salina channel, Aeolian Islands at 14:34; drift fix collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-10-03 14:05 | 2026-10-03 12:05:14 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Salina channel, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | 316.0° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.3852 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-03 13:35 | 2026-10-03 11:35:14 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Salina channel, Aeolian Islands | 6.3 kt | 112.3° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.1725 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-03 13:05 | 2026-10-03 11:05:14 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Lipari passage, Aeolian Islands | 6.5 kt | 111.6° | Underway east-southeast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.1725 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-03 12:35 | 2026-10-03 10:35:10 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Lipari passage, Aeolian Islands | 6.4 kt | 114.8° | Underway east-southeast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.2342 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-03 12:05 | 2026-10-03 10:05:13 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Lipari passage, Aeolian Islands | 6.4 kt | 116.5° | Underway east-southeast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.0717 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-03 11:35 | 2026-10-03 09:35:16 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Lipari passage, Aeolian Islands | 6.2 kt | 112.0° | Underway east-southeast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.0074 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-03 11:05 | 2026-10-03 09:05:10 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi, Aeolian Islands | 3.4 kt | 114.2° | Underway east-southeast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.6838 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-03 06:20 | — | Lipari, Aeolian Islands | — | — | Destination / town intel: forward-looking Valle Muria target; no arrival or anchorage is claimed yet. | Valle Muria is the plan’s south-west Lipari stop, with E/NE forecast offshore; check the sounder, holding, swing room and the 300 m coastal clearance locally. Porto Pignataro is the practical fallback with VHF 74, water, power, fuel and service access; Lipari town brings the Castello, archaeological museum, provisions, pharmacy and ferries. Food direction is capers, pane cunzato, granita and Malvasia. Captain Ron’s commentary: point east for the flat bit, then restock the ship before Lipari’s ferries start doing ferry things. |
| 2026-10-03 06:20 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:20 CEST) | Filicudi, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: GO / daylight Filicudi–Lipari (Valle Muria). | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIS fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Pecorini a Mare. Open-Meteo at Filicudi and Valle Muria shows a clean daylight window: 1–6 kt wind, gusts under 10 kt, waves about 0.04 m, no rain signal and CAPE below 200 J/kg; the run is roughly 18 NM / 3.1 hours at 6 kt. Porto Pignataro is the plan-B berth if Valle Muria, the sounder or local notices disagree. Captain Ron’s bottom line: GO early, arrive before the late-day freshening, and let Lipari do the heavy lifting. |
| 2026-10-02 20:04 | 2026-10-02 18:04 UTC (observation; own-ship AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Filicudi, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | At anchor. | Stopped at Filicudi, Aeolian Islands from 20:04 to 3 Oct 10:35; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-10-02 19:04 | 2026-10-02 17:04 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Pecorini a Mare, Filicudi, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | At anchor. | Stopped at Pecorini a Mare, Filicudi, Aeolian Islands from 19:04 to 19:34; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-10-02 14:34 | 2026-10-02 12:34 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | — | Stopped. | Stopped at Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands from 14:34 to 18:34; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-10-02 14:04 | 2026-10-02 12:04 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | 320.1° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.6460 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 13:34 | 2026-10-02 11:34 UTC (chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 5.7 kt | 92.8° | Underway eastbound. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.8653 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 13:04 | 2026-10-02 11:04 UTC (observation; chartplotter RMC timestamp) | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 5.7 kt | 93° | Underway eastbound. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7870 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 12:34 | 2026-10-02 10:34 UTC | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 5.6 kt | 90.6° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.3042 NM from the previous accepted fix meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 12:04 | 2026-10-02 10:04 UTC | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 5.2 kt | 92.0° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.7595 NM from the previous accepted fix meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 11:34 | 2026-10-02 09:34 UTC (observation; AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 6.1 kt | 286° | Underway west-southwest. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 2.8545 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 11:04 | 2026-10-02 09:04 UTC (observation; AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 5.7 kt | 257° | Underway west-southwest. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 2.8456 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 10:34 | 2026-10-02 08:34 UTC (observation; AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 5.7 kt | 264° | Underway west-southwest. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 2.7925 NM meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 10:04 | 2026-10-02 08:04 UTC (observation; AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Filicudi–Alicudi channel, Aeolian Islands | 5.7 kt | 254.6° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 1.7423 NM from the previous accepted fix meets the moving threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-02 06:20 | — | Alicudi, Aeolian Islands | — | — | Destination / town intel: forward-looking day stop only; no Alicudi overnight anchorage or arrival is claimed. | Alicudi Porto / Scoglio Palomba is a calm-weather landing reference, not a berth promise. The island is car-free and built around mule tracks, with the village, church and high island paths as the shore rewards; services and provisions are limited, so carry what is needed from Filicudi and confirm the landing locally. Captain Ron’s commentary: visit the wild island for lunch and a wander, then bring the mothership home before the sea gets ideas. |
| 2026-10-02 06:20 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:21 CEST) | Pecorini a Mare, Filicudi, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: GO / daylight-only Filicudi–Alicudi day stop–Filicudi. | Live onboard W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Pecorini. Open-Meteo at Filicudi and Alicudi shows a calm day window: SE 2–3 kt early, then S/SW 2–3 kt, veering W–NW 3–5 kt with gusts about 5–7 kt; waves about 0.06–0.10 m and no rain or thunder signal. Leave after the buoy, landing and channel check, visit Alicudi Porto / Scoglio Palomba, and return before the late-day northerly freshens. Captain Ron’s bottom line: GO for the day stop, but do not overnight at Alicudi; Filicudi Porto is the bailout. |
| 2026-10-01 14:03 | 2026-10-01 12:03 UTC | Pecorini a Mare, Filicudi, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | At anchor. | Stopped at Pecorini a Mare, Filicudi, Aeolian Islands from 14:03 to 2 Oct 09:34; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-10-01 13:33 | 2026-10-01 11:33 UTC | West of Salina, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Stopped. | Stopped west of Salina, Aeolian Islands at 13:33; drift fix collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-10-01 13:03 | 2026-10-01 11:03 UTC | West of Salina, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | 82.9° | Underway west-southwest from Salina. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.3624 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-01 12:33 | 2026-10-01 10:33 UTC | West of Salina, Aeolian Islands | 5.4 kt | 283.3° | Underway west-southwest from Salina. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.8174 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-01 12:03 | 2026-10-01 10:03 UTC | West of Salina, Aeolian Islands | 5.5 kt | 252.4° | Underway west-southwest from Salina. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7151 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-01 11:33 | 2026-10-01 09:33 UTC | West of Pollara, Salina, Aeolian Islands | 5.0 kt | 252.7° | Underway west-southwest from Pollara. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.1871 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-01 11:03 | 2026-10-01 09:03 UTC | West of Pollara, Salina, Aeolian Islands | 0.3 kt | 285.0° | Underway west-southwest from Pollara. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.4898 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-01 10:33 | 2026-10-01 08:33 UTC | West of Pollara, Salina, Aeolian Islands | 5.4 kt | 259.1° | Underway west-southwest from Pollara. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.3476 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the 0.5 NM moving threshold. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 18 hours 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-10-01 06:20 | — | Filicudi — Pecorini a Mare, Aeolian Islands | — | — | Destination / town intel: forward-looking Filicudi stop; no arrival or anchorage is claimed yet. | The plan gives approximately 8–15 m over sand/pebble and posidonia off Pecorini, with the bottom unverified and the 300 m coastal clearance to be observed; Filicudi Porto buoys are the fallback. Pecorini is a quiet waterside hamlet with no road traffic, mule-track scenery and limited services, so treat landing, holding and provisions as local checks and keep Lipari as the bigger-service option. Captain Ron’s commentary: a short hop to the quiet end of the archipelago, where the timetable is less important than finding the bottom before the sunset does. |
| 2026-10-01 06:20 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:20 CEST) | Pollara, Salina, Aeolian Islands | 0.3 kt | — | Morning passage weather: GO / daylight-only Salina (Pollara) to Filicudi (Pecorini a Mare). | Live W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped at Pollara. Open-Meteo at Pollara, Pecorini and Filicudi Porto shows a dry, very small-sea window: light variable to NE early, NE 2–6 kt through the day, gusts about 4–10 kt and waves about 0.04–0.12 m. The 1 October local-island marine bulletin also points to light conditions. The plan is roughly a two-to-three-hour westbound motor at 6 kt; arrive before late afternoon. Captain Ron’s bottom line: GO in daylight after the local anchorage, harbour and channel check; use Filicudi Porto or stay at Pollara if Pecorini’s open sector gets S/SE above 10 kt or the real picture disagrees. |
| 2026-09-30 16:03 | 2026-09-30 14:03 UTC | Pollara, Salina, Aeolian Islands | 0.3 kt | 280.1° | Arrived and anchored at Pollara, Salina. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 0.4452 NM is in the dead band, but Kev explicitly reported anchors down at Pollara, overriding automatic inference. Exact coordinates and anchorage details retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 15:33 | 2026-09-30 13:33 UTC | West-southwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 5.8 kt | 213.2° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.9620 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 15:03 | 2026-09-30 13:03 UTC | West-southwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 6.0 kt | 225.0° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 6.0254 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 14:33 | 2026-09-30 12:33 UTC | West-southwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 5.7 kt | 230.6° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.0732 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 14:03 | 2026-09-30 12:03 UTC | West-southwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 6.3 kt | 233.9° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 3.1053 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 13:33 | 2026-09-30 11:33 UTC | West-southwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 6.4 kt | 232.9° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 5.8236 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming continued movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 13:03 | 2026-09-30 11:03 UTC | West-southwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 5.9 kt | 231.2° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.8203 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 12:33 | 2026-09-30 10:33 UTC | West-southwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 5.5 kt | 236.0° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.4914 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 12:03 | 2026-09-30 10:03 UTC | West-southwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 2.8 kt | 230.6° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.4914 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 11:33 | 2026-09-30 09:33 UTC | Northwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 6.4 kt | 238.1° | Underway west-southwest from Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7220 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 11:03 | 2026-09-30 09:03 UTC | Northwest of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 6.4 kt | 296.7° | Underway after leaving Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.3137 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the 0.5 NM moving threshold. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 48 hours 59 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-30 06:20 | — | Salina — Pollara crater bay, Aeolian Islands | — | — | Destination / town intel: forward-looking Salina stop; no arrival or anchorage is claimed yet. | The plan calls Pollara bay at 8–10 m over weed/rock with a trip line, fair-weather only; keep the 300 m / 200 m cliff clearances and check the sounder before committing. Pollara brings the crater, black-rock scenery and Il Postino landscape; for practical services, Santa Marina is the island’s fuel, marina, provisions and bus hub, while Lingua offers the salt lake, waterfront landing and Da Alfredo’s granita and pane cunzato. Captain Ron’s commentary: a quiet bay, a bus ride for supplies, and a sunset that has done more work than most captains. |
| 2026-09-30 06:20 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:20 CEST) | Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: GO / daylight-only Stromboli to Salina (Pollara). | Live W2K-2 fix has EVERYTHING ZEN stopped in the Stromboli buoy area. Open-Meteo at Stromboli and Pollara, plus the local Meteomar bulletin, show a dry, calm window: NE–E 2–7 kt early, gusts up to about 12 kt, then N–NW 3–6 kt, gusts under 10 kt, and a very small 0.04–0.10 m sea. Leave after the local buoy, harbour and channel check; the plan is roughly four to five hours westbound at 6 kt. Pollara is sheltered from today’s NE/E/N flow. Captain Ron’s bottom line: GO in daylight, arrive before late afternoon, and use Rinella as plan B if Pollara gets W/NW over 10 kt or the local picture disagrees. |
| 2026-09-29 06:20 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:20 CEST) | Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: CAUTION / GO LOCAL, daylight only. | Open-Meteo at the live Stromboli fix shows NNW–N 3–5 kt this morning, gusts about 5–9 kt, a tiny 0.04–0.06 m sea and dry weather; the wind freshens late toward 13 kt with gusts near 23 kt. The checked Italian yellow alert does not name the Aeolian Islands, while local volcanic-area and harbour notices still need checking. A short Stromboli–Panarea reposition is possible only after those checks; no longer passage is planned. Captain Ron’s bottom line: calm enough for a local daylight shuffle, otherwise stay put and let the volcano do the sightseeing. |
| 2026-09-28 14:02 | 2026-09-28 12:02 UTC | Marina del Gabbiano buoy, Stromboli | 0.0 kt | — | Arrived and stopped at Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 0.0018 NM from the previous accepted fix, classifying the boat stopped. Exact coordinates and berth details retained privately. |
| 2026-09-28 13:32 | 2026-09-28 11:32 UTC | Approaching Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Underway toward Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 1.4119 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-28 13:02 | 2026-09-28 11:02 UTC | Approaching Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | 6.1 kt | 29.7° | Underway toward Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.6012 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-28 12:32 | 2026-09-28 10:32 UTC | East of Panarea, Aeolian Islands | 4.8 kt | 42.5° | Underway toward Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7853 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-28 12:02 | 2026-09-28 10:02 UTC | East of Panarea, Aeolian Islands | 5.8 kt | 44.2° | Underway toward Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.7853 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-28 11:32 | 2026-09-28 09:32 UTC | East of Panarea, Aeolian Islands | 5.0 kt | 42.2° | Underway toward Stromboli. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 2.4627 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-28 11:02 | 2026-09-28 09:02 UTC | Panarea, Aeolian Islands | 6.1 kt | 27.9° | Underway after leaving the Panarea anchorage. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 chartplotter RMC fix; displacement 1.5541 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the 0.5 NM moving threshold. Observation gap from the previous accepted fix: 30 minutes. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-28 07:02 | 2026-09-28 05:02 UTC (observation; AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Panarea, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | — | Stopped / anchored off Panarea. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO fix; displacement 0.0015 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the stopped threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. This is a trip-log classification only, not confirmation the anchor is holding. |
| 2026-09-28 06:24 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:24 CEST) | Stromboli, Aeolian Islands | — | — | Destination / town intel: forward-looking option only; no arrival or mooring is claimed. | Marina del Gabbiano advertises the licensed buoy field about 600 m north of Scari, with VHF 9, tender help and shore food; availability needs confirming locally. Scari’s commercial quay, rocky shoals and the restricted stretch near Sciara del Fuoco deserve a chart and notice check. The village, volcano views and black-sand shore are the shore rewards; practical provisions are limited. Captain Ron’s commentary: Stromboli is a fine daylight target, provided the volcano gets the final word. |
| 2026-09-28 06:24 | — (AIVDO timestamp unavailable; observed 06:24 CEST) | Panarea, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: GO / daylight-only Panarea–Stromboli option. | Open-Meteo and SeaLegs show N/NW 3–5 kt, gusts about 4–7 kt, and a small 0.18–0.24 m sea easing through the day; no fresh Eolie-specific civil-protection weather alert surfaced in the checked Sicily feeds. Leave after the harbour check, arrive before dusk, and hold if the real channel or local notices disagree. Captain Ron’s bottom line: short hop, early eyes, no heroics near the volcano. |
| 2026-09-27 14:02 | 2026-09-27 12:02 UTC | Panarea, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | — | At anchor. | Stopped at Panarea, Aeolian Islands from 14:02 to 28 Sep 06:32; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-09-27 13:32 | 2026-09-27 11:32 UTC | Panarea, Aeolian Islands | 0.3 kt | 86.1° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 1.7434 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-27 13:02 | 2026-09-27 11:02 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Lipari | 6.6 kt | 31.3° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 3.2170 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-27 12:32 | 2026-09-27 10:32 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Lipari | 6.7 kt | 20.9° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 3.1201 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-27 12:02 | 2026-09-27 10:02 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Lipari | 6.8 kt | 29.1° | Underway breadcrumb; movement resumed. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 2.4140 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-27 06:24 | 2026-09-27 04:20 UTC | Lipari, Aeolian Islands, near Pignataro | 0.1 kt | — | Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and Lipari shore sheet. | Pignataro remains the useful service-side reference; check holding, berth instructions, ferry wash and any access notices before shifting or landing. Marina Corta, the castle-town museum and old lanes are the shore highlights; capers, Malvasia, pane cunzato and granita are the island food direction, with Lipari the practical provisioning fallback. Captain Ron’s commentary: Sunday’s best shore plan may be a quiet coffee and a patient look at the water. |
| 2026-09-27 06:24 | 2026-09-27 04:20 UTC | Lipari, Aeolian Islands, near Pignataro | 0.1 kt | — | Morning passage weather: CAUTION / hold the morning, short daylight Lipari–Vulcano option only. | No active Italian Civil Protection alert was found for Sunday. SeaLegs rates the local Sunday forecast CAUTION: NNE 7–9 kt early, gusts about 11–16 kt, short-period northerly sea around 0.56–0.62 m, easing after midday; Monday is the cleaner GO window. Captain Ron’s bottom line: let the morning chop spend itself before considering a short island hop. Live W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates remain private. |
| 2026-09-26 09:31 | 2026-09-26 07:31 UTC (observation; AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Lipari, Aeolian Islands, near Pignataro | 0.1 kt | — | Stopped / awaiting next move. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 AIVDO fix; 0.0014 NM since the previous accepted fix, remaining below the stopped threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-26 06:22 | 2026-09-26 04:18 UTC | Lipari, Aeolian Islands, near Pignataro | 0.0 kt | — | Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and Lipari shore sheet. | Pignataro is the useful service-side reference; check holding, berth instructions, ferry wash and any post-storm harbour restrictions locally. Marina Corta, the castle-town museum and old lanes are the shore highlights; Lipari is the practical provisioning fallback for the smaller islands. Food direction is capers, Malvasia, pane cunzato and granita. Captain Ron’s commentary: Lipari has enough volcanic theatre and pasta to reward staying put until the sea stops sulking. |
| 2026-09-26 06:22 | 2026-09-26 04:18 UTC | Lipari, Aeolian Islands, near Pignataro | 0.0 kt | — | Morning passage weather: CAUTION / short daylight Lipari–Vulcano option only. | No active Italian Civil Protection alert was found for Saturday, but yesterday’s Eolie storm left harbour and access checks to do. Lipari’s local model has N–NNE wind building from 2–5 kt this morning toward 9–10 kt, gusts about 14–17 kt, and a NW sea around 0.4–0.5 m; Sunday eases. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay at Pignataro unless the harbour and daylight channel agree, then consider only the short Lipari–Vulcano hop; hold Salina and Panarea. Live W2K-2 at 04:21 UTC: 5.2 kt apparent wind, stopped, 6.8 m depth. |
| 2026-09-25 15:02 | 2026-09-25 13:02 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Salina | 0.1 kt | 222.7° | Stopped / awaiting next move. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 0.0809 NM from the previous accepted fix, crossing the stopped threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-25 14:31 | 2026-09-25 12:31 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Salina | 2.6 kt | 15.7° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 0.7263 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-25 12:31 | 2026-09-25 10:31 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Salina | 0.8 kt | — | Stopped. | Stopped at Aeolian Islands, east of Salina from 12:31 to 14:01; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-09-25 12:01 | 2026-09-25 10:01 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Salina | 0.2 kt | 326.9° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 0.7262 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-25 11:31 | 2026-09-25 09:31 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Salina | 3.7 kt | 213.8° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 2.3741 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-25 11:01 | 2026-09-25 09:01 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Salina | 5.0 kt | 155.2° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 1.9024 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-25 10:31 | 2026-09-25 08:31 UTC | Aeolian Islands, east of Salina | 3.4 kt | 102.9° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 1.7125 NM from the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-25 10:01 | 2026-09-25 08:01 UTC | Salina, Aeolian Islands, off Lingua | 3.7 kt | 89.7° | Underway breadcrumb; fresh fix now 1.4460 NM from the previous accepted fix. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS fix; displacement 1.4460 NM, meeting the underway threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-25 06:22 | 2026-09-25 04:18 UTC | Salina / Lingua, Aeolian Islands | 0.2 kt | 350.9° | Destination / town intel: confirmed current stop and shore sheet. | Santa Marina and Lingua are the useful service references in settled weather; with the reported closure/rough water, avoid exposed shore access and treat landing or mooring moves as local-instructions work. Lingua’s salt lake, lighthouse and waterfront are the highlights; capers, Malvasia and pane cunzato are the island food direction, with provisions and cafes for a calmer day. Captain Ron’s commentary: Salina is lovely right up until the scirocco starts throwing the furniture—today the best shore plan is staying aboard. |
| 2026-09-25 06:22 | 2026-09-25 04:18 UTC | Salina, Aeolian Islands, off Lingua | 0.2 kt | 350.9° | Morning passage weather: HOLD / no island hop. | Sicily has a Friday yellow thunderstorm alert. Overnight Eolie reports describe scirocco, rough seas, port/coastal impacts and gusts above 20 kt, with an earlier local report near 50 km/h; the model shows wind building from about 5 kt now toward 10 kt and gusts near 18–19 kt, with sea rising from 0.1 m toward 0.4–0.5 m and thunderstorms possible after midday. Captain Ron’s bottom line: stay put at Salina/Lingua; do not take the Lipari or Panarea option until the harbour and horizon both say go. |
| 2026-09-24 21:31 | 2026-09-24 19:31 UTC | Salina, Aeolian Islands, off Lingua | 0.0 kt | — | At anchor. | Stopped at Salina, Aeolian Islands, off Lingua from 21:31 to 25 Sep 09:30; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-09-24 16:01 | 2026-09-24 14:01 UTC | Aeolian Islands, west of Salina, underway northwest | 0.2 kt | — | Stopped. | Stopped at Aeolian Islands, west of Salina from 16:01 to 21:01; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-09-24 15:31 | 2026-09-24 13:31 UTC | Aeolian Islands, west of Salina, underway northwest | 0.9 kt | 309.7° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.7918 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-24 15:01 | 2026-09-24 13:01 UTC | Aeolian Islands, west of Salina, underway northwest | 6.2 kt | 166.9° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.3245 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-24 14:31 | 2026-09-24 12:31 UTC | Aeolian Islands, west of Salina, underway northwest | 6.2 kt | 92.2° | Underway breadcrumb; movement confirmed. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.3245 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-24 13:31 | 2026-09-24 11:31 UTC | Aeolian Islands, west of Salina, underway northwest | 0.1 kt | — | Stopped. | Stopped at Aeolian Islands, west of Salina from 13:31 to 14:01; drift fixes collapsed (log corrected 4 Oct 2026). |
| 2026-09-24 13:01 | 2026-09-24 11:01 UTC | Aeolian Islands, west of Salina, underway northwest | 0.1 kt | 314.3° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.4120 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-24 12:31 | 2026-09-24 10:31 UTC | Aeolian Islands, west of Salina, underway northwest | 5.7 kt | 310.9° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 2.9629 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-24 12:01 | 2026-09-24 10:01 UTC | Aeolian Islands, northwest of Lipari, underway toward Salina | 6.1 kt | 320.5° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.0121 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-24 11:30 | 2026-09-24 09:30 UTC | Aeolian Islands, northwest of Lipari, underway toward Salina | 6.1 kt | 316.7° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.0947 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-24 11:01 | 2026-09-24 09:01 UTC | Aeolian Islands, northwest of Lipari, underway toward Salina | 6.2 kt | 315.5° | Underway breadcrumb; movement resumed. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 2.6957 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-24 06:21 | 2026-09-24 04:19 UTC | Vulcano, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | 360° | Destination / town intel: confirmed stop and current shore sheet. | Porto di Levante is the useful shore-access side; confirm current landing or berth arrangements locally and treat the roadstead as a chart-and-conditions job. The crater path, black-sand shore and volcanic scenery are the headline shore rewards; check heat, gas and access notices before walking. Cafes and basic provisions are close to the landing, with Lipari the stronger service fallback. Captain Ron’s commentary: Vulcano brings sulphur, black sand and proper Aeolian theatre—just don’t let the volcano write the passage plan. |
| 2026-09-24 06:21 | 2026-09-24 04:19 UTC | Vulcano / Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | 360° | Morning passage weather: GO locally / CAUTION beyond the channel. | No active Civil Protection alert was found for Thursday, but a broad national marine bulletin still flags the central-southern Tyrrhenian as very rough, easing. The local Vulcano model is much kinder: 0–4 kt today, gusts up to about 8 kt, and a NW sea easing from 0.18 m toward 0.12 m. Captain Ron’s bottom line: take the short Vulcano–Lipari daylight hop after the morning check if the real channel agrees; keep Salina and longer open water optional, and do not chase a Friday-afternoon deadline. |
| 2026-09-23 15:30 | 2026-09-23 13:30 UTC | Vulcano, Aeolian Islands | 0.1 kt | — | Stopped / anchored off Vulcano. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 0.0008 NM since the previous accepted fix, crossing the stopped threshold and confirming the arrival flagged at the previous fix. Exact coordinates retained privately. This is a trip-log classification only, not confirmation the anchor is holding. |
| 2026-09-23 15:00 | 2026-09-23 13:00 UTC | Vulcano, Aeolian Islands | 0.0 kt | — | Underway breadcrumb; way off, closing the anchorage. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 0.8044 NM since the previous accepted fix, so still classified underway, but speed over ground has fallen to nil at the fix. Reads like arrival into the Vulcano roadstead within the last half hour; the next fix should confirm stopped. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-23 14:30 | 2026-09-23 12:30 UTC | Bocche di Vulcano, between Vulcano and Lipari | 6.4 kt | 44.7° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1076 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Through the channel past Vulcano with Lipari roughly 2–3 NM ahead. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-23 14:00 | 2026-09-23 12:00 UTC | Tyrrhenian Sea, closing Vulcano in the Aeolian Islands | 4.0 kt | 2.3° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.8584 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Roughly 2–3 NM southwest of Vulcano on the current track. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-23 13:30 | 2026-09-23 11:30 UTC | Tyrrhenian Sea, approaching Vulcano and the Aeolian Islands | 4.3 kt | 27.2° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.9870 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Roughly 4 NM southwest of Vulcano on the current track. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-23 13:00 | 2026-09-23 11:00 UTC | Tyrrhenian Sea, closing the Aeolian Islands from the south | 6.9 kt | 25.8° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1987 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Roughly 9 NM south of Lipari on the current track. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-23 12:30 | 2026-09-23 10:30 UTC | Tyrrhenian Sea north of Capo d’Orlando, bound for the Aeolian Islands | 6.3 kt | 28.4° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 4.8878 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-23 11:40 | 2026-09-23 09:40 UTC | Off Capo d’Orlando, northern Sicily, eastbound | 5.3 kt | 28.4° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 2.6467 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-23 11:10 | 2026-09-23 09:10 UTC | Off Capo d’Orlando, northern Sicily, eastbound | 5.3 kt | 29.0° | Underway breadcrumb; movement resumed. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 0.7257 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-23 06:20 | 2026-09-23 04:10 UTC | Lipari, Aeolian Islands | 0.0 kt | 360° | Destination / town intel: Lipari is the forward-looking target before Saturday; no arrival or berth is claimed. | Pignataro is the useful berth fallback; Marina Lunga / the south side needs a check for exposure and ferry wash. The castle-town museum, Marina Corta, old lanes and volcanic coast give the shore day; check provisions, berth space and local arrival instructions before committing. Captain Ron’s commentary: Lipari has volcanic scenery, ferry choreography and enough pasta to make a detour sound like strategy. |
| 2026-09-23 06:20 | 2026-09-23 04:10 UTC | Off Capo d’Orlando, northern Sicily | 0.0 kt | 360° | Morning passage weather: CAUTION / daylight-only option toward Lipari. | Sicily yellow rain/thunderstorm alert; early showers possible, then N/NE flow building toward about 8 kt with gusts around 13 kt near Lipari and a roughly 0.5 m NNW sea. Consider leaving 08:30–09:30 only after the sky and harbour notice agree; arrive before mid-afternoon or HOLD. Captain Ron’s bottom line: the islands are not going anywhere, and thunderstorms outrank the timetable. |
| 2026-09-22 16:40 | 2026-09-22 14:40 UTC (observation; AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Off Capo d'Orlando, northern Sicily | 0.0 kt | — | Stopped / awaiting next move. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO position; 0.0029 NM since the previous accepted fix, crossing the stopped threshold. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 16:10 | 2026-09-22 14:10 UTC (observation; AIVDO timestamp unavailable) | Off northern Sicily, eastbound | 0.0 kt | — | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 own-ship AIVDO position; 1.0898 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 15:40 | 2026-09-22 13:40 UTC | Off northern Sicily, eastbound | 4.0 kt | 260.7° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 1.0802 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 15:10 | 2026-09-22 13:10 UTC | Off northern Sicily, eastbound | 5.2 kt | 150.2° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.2811 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 14:40 | 2026-09-22 12:40 UTC | Off northern Sicily, eastbound | 7.3 kt | 80.9° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.5609 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 14:10 | 2026-09-22 12:10 UTC | Off northern Sicily, eastbound | 7.2 kt | 77.6° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1697 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 13:40 | 2026-09-22 11:40 UTC | Off northern Sicily, eastbound | 6.0 kt | 87.8° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.0699 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 13:10 | 2026-09-22 11:10 UTC | Off Cefalù, eastbound toward the Aeolian Islands | 6.6 kt | 88.3° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 2.9749 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 12:40 | 2026-09-22 10:40 UTC | Off Cefalù, eastbound toward the Aeolian Islands | 6.7 kt | 69.1° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.5800 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 12:10 | 2026-09-22 10:10 UTC | Off Cefalù, eastbound toward the Aeolian Islands | 6.4 kt | 72.4° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1564 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 11:40 | 2026-09-22 09:40 UTC | Off Cefalù, eastbound toward the Aeolian Islands | 6.2 kt | 75.0° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1728 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 11:10 | 2026-09-22 09:10 UTC | Off Cefalù, eastbound toward the Aeolian Islands | 6.9 kt | 80.4° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.4172 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 10:40 | 2026-09-22 08:40 UTC | Off Cefalù, eastbound toward the Aeolian Islands | 7.0 kt | 79.3° | Underway breadcrumb. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.4441 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 10:10 | 2026-09-22 08:10 UTC | Off Cefalù, eastbound toward the Aeolian Islands | 7.0 kt | 72.2° | Underway breadcrumb; Cefalù departure confirmed. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 GPS; 3.1098 NM since the previous accepted fix, confirming movement. Exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-22 06:20 | 2026-09-22 04:17 UTC | Cefalù / forward Lipari option | 0.3 kt | 240.5° | Destination / town intel: Cefalù current stop; Lipari forward-looking only. | Cefalù offers the old town, cathedral, beach and waterfront; Marina Yachting Cefalù / Porto di Presidiana is the practical marina lead, with VHF 09 listed but availability to confirm. If the Aeolian run goes, Lipari's Marina Lunga / south bay is useful but exposed to NW/W and ferry wash; Pignataro is the berth fallback, with castle-town museum, provisions and local food ashore. |
| 2026-09-22 06:20 | 2026-09-22 04:17 UTC | Cefalù, northern Sicily | 0.3 kt | 240.5° | Morning passage weather: GO / early window toward Lipari and the Aeolian option. | Cefalù grid: 2–5 kt today, gusts under 10 kt, waves about 0.16 m building toward 0.30–0.32 m late. Tomorrow's model sea rises toward 0.7–0.8 m. Captain Ron's bottom line: leave around 06:30–07:00 if the boat and sky agree, otherwise HOLD; no late start. |
170 position updates + 0 crew/media updates. Movement updates use fresh onboard fixes when available; repeated drift while stopped is not logged.