⛵ Brindisi 🇮🇹 to Santa Maria di Leuca 🇮🇹

After a one-night stop in Brindisi for repairs and laundry, the journey continued solo. This was my first passage sailing alone, heading around the “boot” of Italy toward the Mediterranean. Leaving the Adriatic Sea for the first time felt significant.

Weather Conditions

• Wind: Northwest light winds
• Seas: Minor waves
• Weather: Sunny - good conditions for a first solo passage

Navigation

• Departure: Brindisi, Italy
• Arrival: Anchorage near Santa Maria di Leuca, anchored at 5 meters depth
• Distance: 73.7 nautical miles (about 136 kilometers)
• Duration: 20 hours

Sailing Configuration

• Full genoa and mainsail

Highlights

• First solo passage
• Passed military vessels while exiting Brindisi harbor
• Detoured around an active shooting range
• First use of the new Vulcan anchor, which set well
• Last sail in the Adriatic before entering the Mediterranean proper

Photos

Departure from Brindisi

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