Cruises before 2009

2004 Cruises Sea of Joy

In her first year, S/Y Sea of ​​Joy was stationed in Portoroz, Slovenia. As with every new ship, it took a lot of work to get to know everything properly, to get it working and to adjust many details. Small cruises in the upper Adriatic were repeatedly undertaken for testing. Here are some examples:

• Jul 13 - Aug 6: Portoroz - Lignano - Punat - Velebit - Rab - Brigulje - Pescara - Lastovo - Korcula - Scedra - Palmizana - Kornati - Punat - Mali Losinj - Unije - Rovinj - Novigrad - Portoroz, 1020sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
  
• Aug 28 - 31:Portoroz - Caorle - Venice - Novigrad - Funtana - Portoroz, 190sm
• Sep 4 - 11: Portoroz - Veruda - Mali Losinj - Silba - Unije - Medulin - Limsky Canal - Portoroz, 290sm
• Oct 23 - 26: Portoroz - Caorle - Grado - Portoroz, 100sm

2005 Cruises Sea of Joy

Sea of ​​Joy was stationed in Portoroz also in 2005, Slovenia. That year, the rest of the family completed their FB-3 examination on board of Sea of ​​Joy.
The following larger tours took place:

• Mar 23 - 25: Portoroz - Grado - Venice - Portoroz, 150sm
• May 4 - 8: Portoroz - Grado - Venice - Lignano - Portoroz, 220sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jul 9 - Aug 15: Portoroz - Caorle - Chioggia - Albarella - Ravenna - Rimini - Premuda - Murter - Rukovac - Kastela - Marinkovac - Starigrad - Spilt - Scicenica - Zirje - Zadar - Turtula - Premuda - Cres - Krnica - Pula - Portoroz, 950sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Sep 3 - 10: Portoroz - Susak - Balvandia - Simuni - Rab - Mali Losinj - Medulin - Rovinj - Portoroz, 290sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Sep 30 - Oct 2: Portoroz - Rovinj - Pula - Porec - Portoroz, 116sm
• Sep 14 - 17: Piran - Koper - Izola, training and final examination FB-3
• Oct 14 - 16: Portoroz - Venice - Grado - Portoroz, 120sm

2006 Cruises Sea of Joy

In 2006 the Sea of ​​Joy was sailing in the Ionian Sea and on the Italian south-east coast. Among some short trips, the following cruises were sailed:

• Apr 4 - 15: Transfer Portoroz - Premuda - Vis - Korcula - Dubrovnik - Corfu - Gouvia, 600sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jul 9 - 30: Gouvia - Erikousa - Othoni - Otranto - Brindisi - Othoni - Paleokastriza - Paxos - Antipaxos - Lefkas - Meganisi - Prevezza - Parga - Mourtos - Mesongi - Gouvia, 600sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Aug 18 - 26: Gouvia - Stefanou - Lakka - Parga - Mourtos - Valtou - Gouvia, 130sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Aug 26 - Sep 1: Gouvia - Gaios - Antipaxos - Parga - Mourtos - Valtou - Gouvia, 150sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Sep 17 - 22: Gouvia - Lakka - Lefkas - Ithaka - Meganisi - Lefkas - Mourtos - Gouvia, 240sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps. 

2007 Cruises Sea of Joy

After thorough cleaning, antifouling and maintenance, the Sea of ​​Joy was back in the Ionian Sea at Easter. In the middle of May we went to Athens, but because of the rather bad weather "inside" through the Gulf of Corinth.

• Mar 31 - Apr 11: Easter cruise: Gouvia - Paxos - Lefkas - Ithaka - Kephalonia - Lefkas - Mourtos - Gouvia, 250sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• May 16 - 23: Transfer from Corfu to Athens, because of the rather bad weather "inside" through the Gulf of Corinth.: Gouvia - Petriti - Mesolongi - Trizonia - Galaxidi - Corinth Canal - PaleaEpidauros - Poros - Athens, 328sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• May 24 - 28: Saronic Cruise: Athens - PaleaEpidauros - Poros - Hydra - Athens, 107sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• May 30: Tour through the marinas of Athens from Zea to Vouliagmeni, 31sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jun 10 - 16: Athens - Kithnos - Syros - Mykonos - Kea - Poros - Athens, 275sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jun 17 - 23: Athens - Kithnos - Milos - Paros - Syros - Kea - Poros - Athens, 344sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jul 7 - 12: Athens - Dhoroussa - PaleaEpidauros - Methani - Poros - Sounion - Lavrion - Makronisi - Anavissou - Athens, 170sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jul 13 - 18: Short break due to a gearbox repair, well carried out by the junior manager of General Yachting Services in Marina Zea, used for a tour by rental car via: Athens - Delphi - Galaxides - Patras - Olympia - Vasses - Messini - Kalamata - Taygetos - Mystras - Sparta - Argos - Tiryns - Nauplion - Mycenae - Nemea - Corinth - Athens - Sounion - Marathon - Schinias - Piraeus, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jul 19 - Aug 8: Cruise from Athens to Corfu: Athens - Poros - Ermioni - Spetsai - Portoheli - Nauplion - Monemvasia - Kithyra - Kalamata - Methoni - Pilos - Katakolon - Zakynthos - Kephallonia - Lefkas - Mourtos - Gouvia, 727sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Sep 13 - 23: Transfer from Corfu to Dubrovnik: Gouvia - Benitses - Petriti - Mourtos - Mandraki - Kerkyra - Cavtat - Lokrum - Lopud - Dubrovnik, 287sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Oct 7 - Oct 12: Transfer from Dubrovnik to Zadar: Dobrovnik - Orebic - Palmizana - Sesula - Trogir - Sisenica - Zadar, 194sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
  
  

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  Planned Route Ecker Race 2007

  
  

  Oct 13 - 28: Participation in the Ecker 1000 Miles Race from Zadar via Katakolon to Samos, 942 nm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps; with heavy winds and tornado near Zakynthos.
  Final results as pdf.
  
  

  

  Tornado south Zakynthos
  

  
  
  

  

  Gribfile with some storms
  

  
  
  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 Cruises Sea of Joy

After her successful participation in the Ecker 1000 Mile Race, the Sea of ​​Joy wintered in Samos.
As the usual maintenance work (cleaning, antifouling, new UV protection genoa, change of oil) is done, the Sea of ​​Joy is on the move in the Aegean and the Turkish coast this season. Location is Samos.

• May 22 - 24: Around Samos, 82sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• May 25 - 28: Pythagorion - Arki - Marathi - Agathonisi - Pythagorion, 83sm, singlehanded, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jun 19 - Jul 1: Pythagorion - Arki - Lipsi - Leros - Kalymnos - Kos - Tutgureis - Iassos - Kusadasi - Fournoi - Pythagorion, 372sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Jul 2 - 8: Pythagorion - Patmos - Arki - Agathonisi - Pythagorion, 124sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps
• Aug 4 - 27: leisurely bathing trip with the family between Samos, Patmos, Leros, Kalymnos and around Kos, 386sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Sep3 - 9: Pythagorion - Fournoi - Patmos - Lipsi - Agathonisi - Kokkari - Pythagorion, 193sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Sep 25 - 30: with the first nic.at team: Pythagorion - Kokkari - Chios - Oinoissa - Fournoi - Pythagorion, 215sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
• Oct 1 - 7: with the second nic.at team: Pythagorion - Arki - Kalymnos - Pserimos - Kos - Leros - Patmos - Fournoi - Pythagorion, 190sm, download track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.

Cruises of Sea of ​​Joy from 2009 on

Information about her cruises from 2009 on can be found as detailed blogs at: https://soj.rupertnagler.com/

How to reach the Sea of ​​Joy:

Rupert Nagler, RYA Yachtmaster Ocean
soj@idi.co.at
Mobile phone Austria: +43 650 2287001