Our Final Leg of 2016
4th September – Just before we left Porto Heli to head back the 19 NMs to Ermioni, we had a wander into the town, if you can call it that for a bit of...
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." — William Arthur Ward, Writer
2016 / The Gulf of Evia / The Saronic Gulf
by Chantal & David · Published September 19, 2016 · Last modified January 28, 2020
4th September – Just before we left Porto Heli to head back the 19 NMs to Ermioni, we had a wander into the town, if you can call it that for a bit of...
by Chantal & David · Published September 11, 2016 · Last modified January 28, 2020
Finally the 19th August arrived and we made our way back to the marina to sort out the bill, only to be told that we needed to go to the office and one of...
by Chantal & David · Published August 18, 2016 · Last modified February 1, 2020
On the 1st August, we left Corinth early to pass through the Corinthian Canal without the wind to make life difficult. We radioed ahead for permission to transit and was told to get a...
2016 / The Gulfs of Patras & Corinth
by Chantal & David · Published August 4, 2016 · Last modified July 4, 2021
On the 23rd July we left the gulf of Patras behind us, radioed for permission to transit the spectacular Rion Suspension Bridge, then sailed, well motored in a mill pond under it, it really...
2016 / The Gulfs of Patras & Corinth
by Chantal & David · Published July 24, 2016 · Last modified February 1, 2020
We left Astokas on the 17th July for the 34 NM sail to Messolonghi, downwind through the Echinades Islands in a NW to W Force 4 to 6, with a brief visit from some dolphins...
by Chantal & David · Published July 17, 2016 · Last modified February 7, 2020
One thing we have learned about Greece and probably why so many sailors say it is so cheap to sail here, is that you really must be a self-sufficient boat. Over the past few...
by Chantal & David · Published July 9, 2016 · Last modified February 8, 2020
After Tina & Martyn left ( 13th June) we discovered we had a bit of a battery charging issue and whilst we waited for the electrician (it seems there was only one on the island) to...
by Chantal & David · Published June 17, 2016 · Last modified February 9, 2020
Firstly we must apologise for the delay in sending out this post. We had some technical difficulties, although I must stress, they were technology related and not to do with the yacht. So back...
by Chantal & David · Published May 31, 2016 · Last modified February 9, 2020
Hurray, we are back! We arrived in Preveza on the 11th May, picked up a charming orange Nissan Note for a hire car that had clearly seen better days, and with Seaclusion still on...