Thursday 11th May to Saturday 13th May, Zakinthos to Katakolon
Another 20 odd mile run today across to the mainland. As we left, the wind was a satisfying 12 to 18 knots with the sea state a bit less than yesterday. So with both sails reefed we had a great…
Wednesday 10th to Thursday 11th May, Poros Kefalonia to Zakinthos Town
Still overcast and chilly, but some wind today for the 20 odd mile passage further south to Zakinthos. Coupled with the wind was a largish beam on swell with the occasional 1m or so wave, making for an uncomfortable (as…
Tuesday 9th to Wednesday 10th May, Poros, Kefalonia
Like the proverbial mill pond today, so motored the 20 miles south from Big Vathi to the ferry town of Poros near the southern end of Kefalonia. But at least the harbour wall had taps, so we were able to…
Sunday 7th to Tuesday 9th May, 2 nights in Big Vathi, Itheca
We left Vliho mid morning and had a half decent sail (ie motoring for half the time!) for the 20mile passage south to Big Vathi, where we were expecting to be able to fill up with water. However as we…
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th May, Vliho Bay and the Coronation
Leaving the Lefkas canal, we found a little bit of wind and had a gentle down wind sail right into Vliho Bay. Saturday was Coronation day, so we booked a table at the Yacht Club ‘event’ to watch it on…
Monday 1st to Friday 5th May, stuck in Lefkas
We upped anchor in Hospital Bay at 10am for the 9 mile journey south to Lefkas, via the 12 o’clock bridge opening. As is usual in the Ionian, there was no morning wind, so it was a matter of motoring…
Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th April, Warm beer in Preveza
Well the fridge could have stopped working in the middle of nowhere! And there’s nothing worse than warm beer after a good sail, so it was in a way fortuitous that it packed up in Preveza, more so on the…
Wednesday 26th April, Lift in and Preveza
After continuing with the many routine jobs, and of course leaving a few for those ‘rainy days’ (ha ha) lift in morning came round quickly, and even quicker on the day, when the lift in gang turned up over an…
Wednesday 19th April 2023, Back in Greece
Well we’re back in Greece, having delayed our flight deliberately to just miss the Greek Easter celebrations (a week later than our Easter). Unfortunately Cleopatra’s Marina is inaccessible unless you have a car, your boat is on water, or if…
Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th October 2022, Liftout
We left Lefkas and caught the 9 o’clock floating bridge opening for a final fairly slow sail towards Preveza allowing the sails to dry following yesterday’s rain. Once tied up to Preveza Town Quay we started getting Jacana ready for…