[in medias res] olbia

coming into the port of olbia, where we saw an incredible number of giant ferries in & out all night. this is how your fish are farmed:


one of the ferries with a warner bros. obsession (well, most had it!):


why. yes, of course you can play tennis on board:


is it a communications tower? an airport runway marker? it does have a red light on top.


nope, it's only the world's largest sloop (single-masted boat). est. 200 feet long, and taller mast. carbon fiber hull - yes, that's what they make racing boats out of, which are maybe 50 feet and have a hull budget of around 300 million. can sail 17 knots. crew of 15. the boat behind her was pretty, too.


and just for scale, here's us and another 40 foot catamaran sailboat in our parking spots for the night: