Capri, Nerano, Galli, Positano, Amalfi ... AMALFITANA COSTUME BREVE MA INTENSA ;-)

Here I am, I introduce myself, I was born in Germany and then launched in Italy on a summer day a little more than 10 years ago. They are a Bavaria 36 Cruiser, they are almost 11 meters long, and like all sailboats they are female :-). Since 2010 I am Pasquale, Federica and his family and I must say that I feel good, certainly not a life always restful mine, like other boats that for eight months a year are in the pipeline and the remaining four go from a port to the other, perhaps often motorized because the commander wants to feel comfortable and comfortable .. no, I'm in the water 12 months a year, I get up for a few days just for a clean belly, a smooth, antifouling and off. But Pasquale comes to see me at the berth every other day, stays with me and devotes time and energy, because, you know, at sea things to do never fail. When it's cold outside and the rain sweeps the bridge, he stays inside and warms a cup of tea and reads, listening to music at low volume. When it's sunny we go out, and even two hours are enough to put the nose in the wind and spread the sails a little. In the summer he invites friends and for some time even guests, and before leaving check everything, engine, taps, filters, clean the cabins, bathroom, kitchen, the cabinets, in short, disassemble and come back all. I look forward to the guests, and I'm happy to see new faces, to be able to accompany them happy to an adventure of 10 or 200 miles, do the same, as long as I'm not too firm that I get to moor. At sea I cut the waves gently and with well-regulated sails I go straight as a spindle, and then you feel that you can go to the end of the world, maybe with a nice cross that leads me smoothly to run at 6-7 knots , or a bowline that makes me bend gently on one side like a bike in a corner ;-). On those occasions, while Pasquale consults a nautical chart and Federica plans the lunch menu that optimizes the energies and ... the appetite (being she nutritionist as well as sailor), and with the engine off and the friends on board that read calmly in cockpit or chat in the bow, sunbathing on the teak, I'm happy, and I know I make sense. In the evening then, when the anchor is anchored in a protected roadstead, a solid hand gently supports us and makes us swing a little .. and after a dive, a swim and a hot shower (I have 300 liters of water with me eh !) while you have dinner (my kitchen also has the oven;)) you can hear the crickets from the shore. After dinner, if it is wet, Pasquale opens the bimini and with the light on the table you drink a bitter, (wanting very cold, thanks to my fridge that is small but powerful, and sometimes I get chills ;-)) talking about dreams , loves, of the sea, of the past and of the future, and I listen patiently and rest. Later, the three double cabins become the cradle of my guests who start to dream until the noise of cicadas fills the morning, and hot coffee comes out in the kitchen. Who wants to freshen up finds in the bow a bathroom not huge but equipped with everything, that after a while 'time will seem to have always used, and it is true that there is only one but after all not you are cruising with MSC, no ? ;-) .. thanks to the 550W inverter that is on board you can use a small hair dryer even in the middle of the sea. I'm not going to tell you anything else, I'll wait for you at the jetty, possibly without a trolley, and with polite and kind ways to avoid spoiling the wood, the handles and all the delicate things I have. But I am convinced that if we meet once, then you will want to come back to me ..