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Vik’s Greatest Summer Ever Ends

One of the big lessons that Vik learned during his summer of cruising in the Med and Adriatic is that Eastern European girls “love to pose.”

© 2008 Andrew Vik

Some of you will remember that San Franciscan Andrew Vik, who is actually "36 going on 26", not 26 as we previously reported, is the third Northern Californian to own the Islander 36 Geja in the Med. And based on the photos he’s sent us, he’s probably had the most fun with her out of all the owners. In fact, he describes his time there as "the most amazing dream tour." Vik covered 1,700 miles from June to early September, and stopped at 50 different places in 90 days. He had 21 different friends help sail the boat. Kind of makes your summer seem banal by comparison, doesn’t it? But fortune has always favored the bold, and there’s always next year.

Vik also found many beautiful places to visit, such as Hvar . . .

© 2008 Andrew Vik
. . . and Sveti Stefani, Montenegro . . .

© 2008 Andrew Vik
. . . and Kotor town on Kotor fjord.

© 2008 Andrew Vik

But all good things must come to an end — at least for the winter in the temperate zones — and the cruising season in the Croatian part of the Med has abruptly closed. "A week ago it was in the mid-90s," writes Vik, "but now it’s in the 60s and very cold at night. I’m freezing!"

We’ll have much more from Vik in October’s Changes. Until then, we hope you enjoy these photos. We sure did.

But no matter where he sailed, from Sicily to Montenegro to Croatia, there were girls who loved to party through the night. Trendy Russian girls, such as these two, preferred tequila to vodka.

© 2008 Andrew Vik

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