Category Archives: Malcesine

Well it’s Day Three of my trip, and Day One of the Moth Worlds. Woo hoo… Yachts and Yachting: 2021 International Moth Worlds starts today. Today dawned a bit overcast, with hardly any morning breeze. Remember the formula? That means more breeze from the other direction later in the day. And so it was… ButContinue reading “Day three: and the race is on!”

Something to know about me – I’m a rock music fan. The Talking Heads song Once In A Lifetime has this lyric: “and you may ask yourself, how did I get here?” and I ask myself this all the time. At the appointed hour we all gathered in the public gardens, each country designated theirContinue reading “How did I get here?”

Today was practice day at the Moth Worlds, the last day before the regatta starts in earnest. Last chance to fix your boat. Last chance to sail around and make sure everything is working, including in your head. Well that was the theory anyway. The day dawned bright and beautiful and windy. Remember my relayedContinue reading “Day two: practice”

After I got back to the city center I was max hungry, and I decided to go shopping. I’m here for two weeks, I need some food in the house, right? So it’s off to the “supermercato” … What this place lacks in size it more than makes up for in a great selection ofContinue reading “Shopping + eating”

When last we left our fearless hero (me) he was going sailing. But not so fast, eh, there is no wind. Hmmm… and so we wait. I wandered around the yard taking pictures … So great to hear everyone speaking different languages, yet talking about the same stuff. And so intimidating to see the averageContinue reading “First water”

I drive over to the FVM (local abbreviation for “the club”) and the parking lot is full. No worries says the nice official, just park on the lawn next to the lake. Okayyy. Next up I walk in to make sure my registration is all in order. It is not. First off, my liability insuranceContinue reading “Measuring In”

I was up late last night – blogging 🙂 – and I slept in a bit and stumbled off in search of coffee and breakfast, in that order. My spiffy AirBnB apartment is right next to the “old town”, and so in I went. I took a few random turns, examined a few ristorante menus,Continue reading “Day one: buon giorno Malcesine!”

Next up I drove around a bit, just getting the feel of the neighborhood so to speak. Lago de Garda is so very pretty in every direction. An incredible lake surround by high mountains, with picturesque villages dotting the shoreline. As I drove around dust settled in, the lights came on all over, and itContinue reading “Exploring + dinner”

And so I arrive in Malcesine in fine style, and the first order of business is finding my AirBnB. I call my hostess – Annie – and there she is on a yellow bike with a pink bag, waiting at a roundabout in the center of town. I squeeze into a sort-of-a-parking spot and sheContinue reading “Day zero : getting oriented”