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The best anchorages of Port-Cros
26 May 2023
Read in French Welcome to the island of Port Cros, a true natural treasure loaded with history and home to exceptionally beautiful underwater landscapes. Located in the heart of the …
Bypassing the Corinth Canal while it’s closed
19 May 2023
Read in French Unfortunately, after a landslide at the beginning of the year 2021, the famous Corinth Canal closed for the season and until further notice... Well we have good news! …
Best anchorages in Albania
12 May 2023
Read in French The Octopus takes you on an itinerary of the best anchorages in Albania. This Mediterranean destination, less popular than its neighbors, nevertheless offers sublime anchorages to explore, in …
Sailing around Ischia and Procida : The best anchorages
27 April 2023
Read in french Today, the Octopus takes you to one of his favorite destinations : the Island of Ischia and Procida in the Bay of Napoli ! These beautiful islands neighboring …
A sailing journey in the Isles of Scilly with Anna
29 March 2023
Read in French 🇫🇷 28 miles off the Cornish coast, the Scilly Isles are renowned for their Caribbean-esque beauty: the entire archipelago of 200 islets, islands and rocks is designated an …
Keeping antifreeze out of our seas
29 March 2023
Read in French 🇫🇷 There’s one yearly ritual that we may have overlooked that is actually polluting our waters in a big way: it's the opening season’s first trip and turning …
An Aquatic Ballet with Sébastien Barrio
15 December 2022
Read in French 🇫🇷 The Octopus presents you an aquatic ballet, captured by wildlife photographer and biologist Sébastien Barrio. An exceptional encounter with mobula rays, an endangered species in the Mediterranean. Enjoy …
Orcas encounters with boats : Everything you need to know.
25 November 2022
Read in French 🇫🇷 It’s been all over the news lately, Orcas encounters with boats are multiplying with serious consequences. If most interactions have relatively happy endings, lastest encounters have left …
The best anchorages in Gran Canaria
28 October 2022
Lire en Français 🇫🇷 This week, The Octopus travels to the Canary Islands, and more precisely to Gran Canaria, the central island of the Spanish archipelago. Its many exceptional anchorages …
Ailerons : Protecting sharks and rays in the Mediterranean
27 October 2022
Read in French The Octopus is pleased to present its new blog partner, Ailerons! Ailerons is an NGO composed of citizens united around the same mission: the study and conservation of sharks …
Best Comments on Navily in 2022
23 September 2022
This season, our moderation team went through more than 100,000 contributions: photos, comments, new points, error reports... The pace was tough so a big thank you to Adam, Anna, Anne-Louise, …