Having dropped off Charlotte at the airport in Kos, the crew had to prepare for three days without supervision. Luckily, essentials like starting the afternoon with frozen daiquiris while baking banana bread were a given even without a lot of sailing experience. When we took off from the nice sheltered
With our new crew and freshly cleaned laundry ready in the afternoon, we made our way south once more. A low pressure was slowly forming over Turkey, so the Meltemi decreased for a few days, and we sailed smoothly until experiencing a small lull behind Nisyros. The wind slowly returned
In the afternoon, we left the town of Astypalea and sailed around the island to visit the bay, Vathy, on the northeast of the island. We quickly sailed on a beam reach to the southeast corner where we were then caught in the eddies before finally reaching the wind again
With the epoxy set and the last new teak boards mounted in the cockpit after finally giving way at the end of our trip last year, we were able to take up the lines in Pireaus on Wednesday to start our summer voyage. The Meltemi began blowing in Athens giving
The summer is quickly approaching, and we are very excitedly planning the route for our next tour. We will set off from Athens in mid-July with plans to head quickly to the Dodecanese islands. From there, our plan is to slowly make our way up the Turkish coast. There is