Necessity, our Corbin 39, departs from Sicily in Sept. 2014. The 600 nm passage to Almerimar, Spain will have layovers in Tunisia, Sardinia and the Balearic Islands.

1. 2014 Sailing Adventure (Sept. – Oct.)
Ver. 2014-7-30
FALL: SICILY – TUNISIA - SARDINIA – BAELARIC – SPAIN – GIBRALTAR
Fall 2014 Sailing Adventure
Dean: Sept. – Oct. 2014
Sept. 6th
: Flight to London, UK
Sept. 7-9: Tour London, British Museum
Sept. 10th
: Travel to Birmingham (ETAP Birmingham Airport/NEC ibis budget)
Booking #639.771.084 PIN Code = 3661 ~ $400 CDN for five nights
Sept. 11-14: Behavioural Optometry Congress (Reference #2014546645-765386)
Sept. 15th
: Flight to Sicily (London – Heathrow to Catania) – Arrive 1845. Bus to Licata
Sept. 15th
: Crew Change (Dean, Leslie & Joe arrive)
Sept. 16th
: Launch Necessity (Licata, Sicily)
Sept. 18th
: Tom arrives Catania on Sept 18th at 2.30 PM
Sept. 18th
: Cruise to Pantelleria
Sept. 20th
: Cruise to Bizerte, Tunisia (105 nm), or to Hammamet, Tunisia (70 nm)
Sept. 22nd
: Cruise to Carleforte, Sardinia
Sept. 24th
: Cruise to Ibiza, Spain (Port of Call) ~60 hrs
Sept. 27th
: Arrive Ibiza, Balearic Islands
Sept. 28th
: Puerto de San Antonio (28 nm from Ibiza, free anchorage) or Isla Espalmador
Oct. 3rd
: Crew Change (Flights in and out of Ibiza) Joe Departs
Oct. 4th
: Cruise to Alicante
Oct. 5th
: Cruise to La Manga
Oct. 7th
: Cruise to Cartagena
Oct. 8th
: Tom departs out of Valencia Wed Oct 8th at 6.40 AM...
Oct. 9th
: Cruise to Almerimar
Oct. 12th
: Tour Granada
Oct. 14th
: Haul-out and Layup
Oct. 15th
: Train to Gibraltar
Oct. 16th
: Tour Gibraltar
Oct. 17th
: Tour Ceuta
Oct. 18th
: Flight from Gibraltar to London, Heathrow
Oct. 19th
: Flight from London, UK to London, Ont.
Oct. 20th
: Flight from Detroit to San Diego
Oct. 21- 25: COVD Annual Meeting
Oct. 26th
: Flight from San Diego to Detroit
Leg 1 Sept. 15 to Oct. 3 Sicily – Pantelleria – Tunisia - Sardinia – Balearic Islands - Alicante
Dean, Leslie, Joe, Tom
Fly into Catania or Palermo, Sicily. Fly out of Valencia or Barcelona, Spain via Ibiza
(option of touring Barcelona)
Leg 2 Oct. 3 to Oct. 18th
Ibiza, Spain – Costa del Sol - Ceuta – Gibraltar
** Dean, Leslie, Olga, plus 1-2 additional crew
Fly into Ibiza via Barcelona or Valencia, Spain. Fly out of Gibraltar or Malaga

2. Distances:
Licata to Pantelleria: 100 nm
Pantelleria to Bizerte: 105 nm, to Hammamet: 70 nm
Hammamet to Bizerte: 120 nm, to Carleforte: 240 nm
Bizerte to Licata: 195 nm, to Carleforte: 140 nm, to Ibiza: 420 nm, to Alicante: 525 nm
Cape Bon, Tunisia to Ibiza: ~500 nm
Carleforte to Menorca: 190 nm, to Mallorca: 270 nm, to Ibiza: 325
Carleforte to Cartagena: 455 nm, to Almerimar: 425 nm
Mahon to Palma: 105 nm
Palma to Isla es Palmador: 75 nm, Cartagena: 215 nm
Ibiza to San Carles de la Rapita: 120 nm, Alicante: 95 nm, Cartagena: 140 nm
Cartagena to Almerimar: 120 nm
Alicante to La Manga: 40 nm, to Cartegena: 50 nm
Cartegena to Almeria: 95 nm, to Almerimar: 110 nm
Almerimar to Malga: 80 nm, to Gibraltar: 130 nm
Gibraltar to Rota: 75 nm
Marinas; Ragusa 36 46.7’ N, 014 32.8’E
Licata 37 05.5’ N, 013 56.2’E
Sciacca Hr. 37 30.2’ N, 013 4.6’E
Marsala Marina 37 47.2’ N, 012 26.3’ E
Trapani 38 00.3’ N, 012 29.9’E
Pantelleria: 36 50.29 ‘N, 011 56.55 ‘E
Kelibia: 36 49.90 ‘N, 011 06.42 ‘E
Bizerte: 37 16.45 ‘N, 009 54.06 ‘E
Cagliari: 39 12.16 ‘N, 009 06.46 ‘E
Carleforte: 39 08.14 ‘N, 14.85 ‘E
Cartagena: 37 33.14 ‘N, 000 59.13 ‘W
Almerimar: 36 41.66 ‘N, 002 47.89’ W
Licata Marina Marina di Cala del Sole
http://www.marinadicaladelsole.it/en/
Ing. Salvatore Geraci – CEO E-mail sg@marinadicaladelsole.it
Sebastiano Cannizzo – assistant manager E-mail s.c@marinadicaladelsole.it
Oceanica Naval Cantiere srl
Via marianello, snc
92027 licata (ag)
Tel 0922774299
www.oceanicanavalcantiere.it
Contact: Giuseppe Email: oceanica@email.it
PUERTO DEPORTIVO ALMERIMAR – Torre de Control – 04711 EL EJIDO (Almería) – ESPAÑA
Tel. (34) 950 607755 / (34) 950 497350 – Fax: (34) 950 497353
www.almerimarpuerto.com e.mail: infomarina@almerimarpuerto.com
***Ship new batteries to Almerimar, Spain

3. Driving time to Catania airport from Licata = 1 hr 15 min. (120 Kms)
Oct. 13th
– Spanish National Holiday
Ports of Call;
Carleforte, Palma, Ibiza, Alicante, Cartegena
I require hard standing for my sailboat from May 26th
to Sept. 16th
2014
I will need a haul out on May 26th
and a launch on Sept. 16th
S/V Necessity
Make: Corbin 39 Pilothouse
Year: 1982
Length: 10.52 m
Beam: 3.63 m
Draft: 2.1 m
M2 = 10.52 X 3.63 = 38.2
Tonnage: 25,000 lbs.
Flag: Canadian
What are the costs for hauling, hard standing and launching?
Looking forward to hearing from you
Dr. Dean R. Nisbett