Jacana

Another expensive week with new engine mounts, and a couple of nights with Gwen and Pete. With the engine still vibrating when in forward gear, we didn’t want to go far until the new engine mounts were fitted, and at…

A relaxing and expensive week in Vliho Bay and Nidri, where on Wednesday we were hauled out at the boatyard just south of the Iris Hotel to have the (very worn) Cutless bearing replaced. Unfortunately the IBA engineer had great…

Now that we are in the southern Ionian we’re only going to write weekly blog updates unless something exceptional happens. So with no wind and a vibrating prop shaft we motored slowly across to Vliho Bay, taking the opportunity to…

Today was a no wind day so it was motoring the 20 miles from Oxias to Kastos. We were a bit optimistic in expecting a space on the harbour wall so ended up anchoring just outside it. As we anchored,…

Another long day beating into the wind, but no rush as the plan is to anchor for the night in Oxias bay at the very north western end of the Corinth Gulf. There is a Taverna here, new this year,…

Again a great sail from Navpaktos to the start of the Messalonghi channel and because the wind had picked up a bit we opted to anchor in Messalonghi harbour before moving into the marina on Monday morning and the chance…

We did poke our noses into Navpaktos’s tiny Venetian harbour but decided against it with laid moorings everywhere and a lot of silt and gravel in the entrance. So it was anchoring just outside. Whilst the holding was excellent in…

Trezonia is an island of 2 parts. Round the back is a large, slightly neglected but well sheltered harbour, and at the front, through an alleyway is a lovely sandy bay, with tavernas and bars and day trippers coming across…

Rather than going stern to in the small harbour we opted for anchoring in the next door bay, and just as well we did as on Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock the 40°C hot air fan switched on gusting at…

Yet another mixed sailing day, starting off by trying to race a German 60′ yacht out of Isidhorou, we naturally didn’t stand a chance, but at least we sailed for a while. Then motored the remaining 10 miles in near…