{"id":158,"date":"2026-09-24T16:22:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-10-04T10:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T23:04:40","slug":"mediterranean-2009","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=158","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2009 season moved Malua decisively westwards. Starting in the eastern Mediterranean, we travelled through Greece and the Corinth Canal to the Ionian, then north through Croatia to Venice. The return voyage took us south through Croatia and Montenegro and back into Greece, where Malua was hauled at Preveza for the winter.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=1944\">Read more \u2014 2009 \u2014 Original Journal<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=2270\">Read more \u2014 Mediterranean 2009 \u2014 Original Voyage Notes<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read the voyage in order<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group malua-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>CHAPTER 01<\/small><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=401\">Back to Malua and Kos<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beginning of the 2009 season and meeting Richard and Marita in Kos.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=401\">Read this chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group malua-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>CHAPTER 02<\/small><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=402\">Across Greece to the Corinth Canal<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West through Greece and the memorable passage through the Corinth Canal.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=402\">Read this chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group malua-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>CHAPTER 03<\/small><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=403\">Ionian Sea to Croatia<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Into the Ionian and north towards the Adriatic.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=403\">Read this chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group malua-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>CHAPTER 04<\/small><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=404\">Cruising North through Croatia<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Island hopping north through Croatia towards the head of the Adriatic.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=404\">Read this chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group malua-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>CHAPTER 05<\/small><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=405\">Venice<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two weeks in Venice \u2014 one of the major destinations of the Mediterranean cruise.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=405\">Read this chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group malua-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>CHAPTER 06<\/small><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=406\">South through Croatia and Montenegro<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back down the Adriatic through Croatia and Montenegro.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=406\">Read this chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group malua-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>CHAPTER 07<\/small><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=407\">Return to Greece and Preveza<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final weeks in Greece and hauling Malua for winter at Preveza.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=407\">Read this chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photographs and route<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CorinthCanal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CorinthCanal.jpg\" alt=\"Malua entering the Corinth Canal\" class=\"wp-image-166\" style=\"width:551px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CorinthCanal.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CorinthCanal-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CorinthCanal-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Starting to enter Corinth Canal<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Croatia-route.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1233\" height=\"1272\" src=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Croatia-route.jpg\" alt=\"Chart showing Malua's route along the Croatian coast\" class=\"wp-image-665\"\/ style=\"width:560px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Croatia-route.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Croatia-route-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Croatia-route-993x1024.jpg 993w, https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Croatia-route-768x792.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Malua\u2019s route along the Croatian coast in 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><nav class=\"wp-block-group malua-voyage-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" aria-label=\"Voyage navigation\" style=\"margin-top:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=11\">\u2190 Back to Voyages<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=401\">Next: Back to Malua and Kos \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2009 season moved Malua decisively westwards. Starting in the eastern Mediterranean, we travelled through Greece and the Corinth Canal to the Ionian, then north through Croatia to Venice. The return voyage took us south through Croatia and Montenegro and back into Greece, where Malua was hauled at Preveza for the winter. 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