Archive for dicembre, 2009

Goodbye Magellano

mercoledì, dicembre 16th, 2009

Monday was a strange day of packing, trying to tidy the boat up and feeling strangely lost. We were given a fantastic welcome by the ever effervescent Enzo who in leaving us with instructions to say “Vaaaa bene” at least once a day has indeed been with us in mind all throught the trip. Loved [...]

Arrival Viareggio

mercoledì, dicembre 16th, 2009

We came back to the home port with barely a whisper and no fanfare which somehow this boat deserves. 0300 is an hour and a half to be getting into a not so easy berth having had an interesting trip up. This boat has great heart and great fortitude and If Azimut listen up [...]

Magellano performance report

martedì, dicembre 15th, 2009

After 2000 miles of cruising the Mediterranean I have fallen in love with the performance of Magellano. Here is a motor yacht that does everything you ask it to do and comes up smiling at the end. Whether it is ploughing into rough seas off the coast of Italy or negotiating the very difficult and [...]

Il piacere di viaggiare per Mare

martedì, dicembre 15th, 2009

Devo dire che sicuramente il tempo ci ha aiutato, delle splendide giornate con un mare ideale sono quanto di meglio uno possa pretendere anche in un mite inverno tunisino.
  
 
Navigare in questi giorni a bordo del Magellano è stata un’esperienza veramente piacevole e rilassante e grazie anche alla simpatica compagnia si è creato un bel gruppo [...]

Frank Walker’s feedback on the Magellano 74 from Sidi Bou Said

martedì, dicembre 15th, 2009

Walking out to the pontoon in Sidi Bou Said marina, I get my second look at the Magellano and it reinforces the memory I had after seeing her for the first time at the Genoa Boat Show. This may not be the most beautiful boat ever designed but she is certainly striking. She has all [...]