Live-ish ship's log
Eastbound along Sicily's north coast from Terrasini towards Mondello. Departure confirmed by the skipper; arrival is not yet recorded.
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.
Arrived and stopped in the Mondello area; anchor down confirmed by Kev.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. This records the arrival and reported anchor-down state, not anchor security.
Underway approaching the Mondello area.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway eastbound around Capo Gallo towards Mondello.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway again off the coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately.
Stopped off the coast after the run east from Terrasini.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. This records stopped movement only, not anchor security.
Underway near the Isola delle Femmine and Sferracavallo coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately.
Underway eastbound along Sicily's north coast.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately.
Destination guide published: village history, Liberty architecture, walking route, restaurants, drinks and provisions.
Read the [Mondello shore guide](https://thingzen.ai/ports/mondello/). Tender landing remains unconfirmed.
Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix confirms eastbound progress.
First verified movement fix after the recording gap; intermediate track points are not invented.
Anchor up, confirmed by Kev at 10:42 CEST. Destination: Mondello.
Departure entered retrospectively during logger repair; no departure coordinates inferred.
| Logged CEST | AIS Time | Position | SOG | COG | Area / note | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 15:10 | 2026-09-10 13:10 UTC | Mondello area, northwest Sicily | 0.2 kt | 138.1° | Arrived and stopped in the Mondello area; anchor down confirmed by Kev. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. This records the arrival and reported anchor-down state, not anchor security. |
| 2026-09-10 14:40 | 2026-09-10 12:40 UTC | Off the Mondello coast, northwest Sicily | 5.0 kt | 115.6° | Underway approaching the Mondello area. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-10 14:10 | 2026-09-10 12:10 UTC | Off the Capo Gallo coast, northwest Sicily | 5.3 kt | 78.8° | Underway eastbound around Capo Gallo towards Mondello. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-10 13:40 | 2026-09-10 11:40 UTC | Off the Sferracavallo coast, northwest Sicily | 5.2 kt | 358.5° | Underway again off the coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-10 13:10 | 2026-09-10 11:10 UTC | Off the Sferracavallo coast, northwest Sicily | 0.3 kt | 52.0° | Stopped off the coast after the run east from Terrasini. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. This records stopped movement only, not anchor security. |
| 2026-09-10 12:40 | 2026-09-10 10:40 UTC | Approaching the Sferracavallo coast, northwest Sicily | 0.8 kt | 205.7° | Underway near the Isola delle Femmine and Sferracavallo coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-10 12:10 | 2026-09-10 10:10 UTC | Off the Isola delle Femmine coast, northwest Sicily | 5.2 kt | 104.9° | Underway eastbound along Sicily's north coast. | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix; exact coordinates retained privately. |
| 2026-09-10 11:13 | Shore research; not a GPS fix | Mondello, planned destination | - | - | Destination guide published: village history, Liberty architecture, walking route, restaurants, drinks and provisions. | Read the [Mondello shore guide](https://thingzen.ai/ports/mondello/). Tender landing remains unconfirmed. |
| 2026-09-10 11:12 | 2026-09-10 09:12 UTC | Off the Punta Raisi coast, northwest Sicily | 5.1 kt | 79.8° | Fresh onboard W2K-2 fix confirms eastbound progress. | First verified movement fix after the recording gap; intermediate track points are not invented. |
| 2026-09-10 10:42 | Skipper report; no simultaneous GPS fix | Terrasini area, northwest Sicily | - | - | Anchor up, confirmed by Kev at 10:42 CEST. Destination: Mondello. | Departure entered retrospectively during logger repair; no departure coordinates inferred. |
8 position updates + 0 crew/media updates. Movement updates use fresh onboard fixes when available; repeated drift while stopped is not logged.