This website has been created principally for the benefit of family and friends, so that they can know were I am, and can share as far as is possible my many adventures and experiences. The website is also intended as a source of information that may be needed by us during our travels, and for anyone else who would like to access the data contained on the various pages. I hope that you will enjoy reading about my exploits, and that as I continue my travels during 2010 my friends and relatives will make plans to join me for some cruising in the beautiful Mediterranean. I shall be in Greek waters during 2010 - I'm looking forward to seeing you on board. Please try to visit.

The buttons on the Menu Bar above and on each page will navigate you to various parts of the website - take your time to browse and I hope you will take a look at and enjoy the many pictures I will frequently be adding to the Galleries.

During preparations at the start of my cruising in 2004, I drew heavily on the experiences of those who went before me. There were many sources to draw upon particularly on the Internet, with huge amounts of very useful information, some of which has been reproduced on this website. My thanks go to all those who contributed in some way or other. There are too many to mention.

I hope that you enjoy seeing the many pictures I have taken - you can access the Galleries via the Menu Bar. When you are in the Galleries, click on the thumbnails to see a larger version of each of the pictures.

The voyages of Tradewinds of Emsworth II since leaving UK waters in late April 2004 have been:

2004 - From Gosport on the south coast of UK to the North Coast of France, through the French Rivers and Canals to the Mediterranean and beyond. Tradewinds departed from UK on Tuesday 27th April 2004 and rested for the winter in a boatyard on the River Tevera near Rome in Italy.

2005 - From the River Tevera, north along the coast of Italy to France, westwards across the French Riviera and down the coast of Spain. Winter was at the large marina of Almerimar, near Almeria on the south coast of Spain.

2006 - From Almerimar to Gibraltar, then back into the Mediterranean to the Balearic Islands (Ibiza and Mallorca), across to Barcelona and then around the Spanish and French coasts as far as Nice. Tradewinds wintered in Port Pin Rolland near Toulon on the south coast of France.

2007 - From Port Pin Rolland along the coast of the French Riviera, across to Corsica, across to the island of Elba, down the western coast of Italy, through the Messina Straits between Italy and Sicily, into the Adriatic and across to Croatia, and finally to the northern Adriatic Italian port of Monfalcone for the winter.

2008 - From Marina Hannibal at Monfalcone to Croatia, but with a few crossings to Venice for crew exchanges. Three months in Croatia followed by a crossing from Dubrovnik to Brindisi in SE Italy and then back up the Italian coast into Monfalcone for the winter.

2009 - Tradewinds cruised in the Adriatic (Italy and Croatia) until early August but then moved south into the Ionian and Aegean Sea areas of Greece. Tradewinds finished the season in small Greek port of Porto Heli, in the Peloponnesus.

2010 - Tradewinds cruises entirely in Greek waters this year. My main ports for crew transfers were Porto Heli and Poros.

2011 - I intend cruising mainly in Greek waters again during the summer of this year. Crew transfers will be as last year, mainly using Porto Heli or Poros, although it is possible that crew may join at other locations served by ferry services from the Port of Athens, Piraeus.