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Spaniards at The Yacht Week

14th August 2012

After having lived already in Madrid for two years, I feel inclined to write about the plethora o...

Chilled Champagne in an Ancient Fort

13th August 2012

One champagne shower party, an old fort, a massive countdown, over 400 bottles ready to be popped...

Day 7: Return home and closing dinner

10th August 2012

After another long night of festivities on the island paradise of Panarea, skippers struggled to ...

Day 6: Regatta

9th August 2012

After a late night in Panarea at club Raya, crews were slow to wake up. The skippers gradually co...

Day 5: Panarea SKYY Vodka raft party

8th August 2012

I was the first boat to leave Stromboli the next day so we could make a pit stop at Basiluzzo, wh...

Day 4: Stromboli

7th August 2012

My Scottie Hampton sunglasses are really coming in handy while here.  The blue water in the Medit...

A Yacht Week in THE Country of Mediterranean Food

6th August 2012

Those joining us on the Saronic Route in Greece will have a good idea of their culinary week ahea...

Day 3: Lipari

6th August 2012

On the way to Lipari we stopped at white beach, just north of where we stay for the evening in Pi...

Day 2: Journey to Salina

5th August 2012

Our first stop on the Italy route was the island of Salina, the third island due north of Portaro...

Day 1: Check-in and Welcome Party in Portarosa

4th August 2012

Only three months ago I was stepping off the boat from The Skipper Academy to discover that I had...

Matt - Skipper Profile

4th August 2012

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Introducing the Scottie Hampton Skipper Diaries

3rd August 2012

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