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Sea Diamond Does the Med

By Richard | July 22, 2011 | San Remo to Rome |

"We just tied up at Elba, which is the west coast of Italy’s Catalina — although much more developed," reports Capt. Rob Wallace of Cita Litt’s magnificent Newport Beach-based Rhodes 90 motorsailor Sea Diamond. "Elba is a pretty cool place, and I’ve gotta see Naploeon’s house — this is the first place he was exiled — before we leave.

Cita Litt and Sea Diamond are currently in Elba, where Napolean was exiled for the first time. It’s Italy’s Catalina, although much more sophisticated.

Elba Tourism
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"We have been in Italy for quite awhile now. First San Remo, then Portofino and Rapallo, then La Spezia. We also saw Cinque Terre before spending the last 10 days in Viareggio to fix our balky anchor windlass and install a new AC chiller shipped to us from Marine Air in Florida.

Sea Diamond also stopped at spectacularly romantic — and jammed — Portofino. It’s a shame, but it’s also true, California doesn’t have any chi-chi spots to compare.

AirPortofino
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"Viareggio is the place because all the huge Italian yacht builders are here — Perini Navi, Codecasa, Azimut, Benetti and so forth. It’s amazing to see the huge yards all around us. You can get anything done here, and it’s hardly a quaint Italian village.

Yet another spectacular stop on the Italian Riviera circuit — Vernazza, one of the ‘five cities’. Most of Cinque Terre is only accessible by boat.

VernazzaSnaps
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"It’s been windy and rough for several days, and today was our first chance to get down here to Elba. We’ll soon be off to Rome for three nights. Cita wants you to know that she’s having a great time!"

We’re pretty sure Cita has a great time wherever she goes.

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