Change of plan due to an important choice for my future and that of my family Pius returns to Europe, to Portugal! A new crew will care to Pius: Rafael, Ermene(Gildo) and Betto (Roberto Carlos), all b ...

A long week for food shopping, cleaning mold outside as well inside, testing the engine and generator, electronics devices, water tank, batteries status, hull cleaning, substitu ...

And as if by magic the bow of Pius sees the South America continent...it is April 2nd 2024. But before talking about our arrival I want to tell you about this last leg passing through the island of F ...

Normally when planning a stage departure from a port or anchorage we proceed very methodically. 1. The synoptic chart of the current day and the evolution for the following 3 days are studied, checki ...

It wasn't part of my sailing plan to stop in Tangier, Marocco. But the opportunity was too tempting... Africa, my "love" from the late '80s to the early 2000s, I really wanted to see it again even tho ...

In planning the navigation towards the West of the Strait of Gibikterra there are not only counter currents to consider, respect for the cargo traffic corridors and the wind which does what it wants h ...

After an in-depth study of the current tables of the French SHOM and the evolution of the weather forecast, we decide to leave early at 08:00 February the 10th with the current still unfavorable in or ...

Today 9 February, confident in our weather forecast, we set sail from Fuengirola at 6.30 am headed for Gibraltar. Forecast of the European ECMWF model at 06h30: 16 knots, direction. 218°. In reality ...

I would like to dedicate a big thanks to those who collaborated with me for the preparation of Pius: DE CESARI shipyard, one of the last shipyards capable of designing and building offshore boats com ...

1st stage: 16 Jan 2024-Ravenna/Ancona. 73nm., average temp. 5°C. Start with ice on deck and visibilkity <10meters only! 10hrs motoring due to lack of wind. Mooring at Marinadorica for 2 nights. Ti ...