http://www.sailblogs.com/member/malua Malua is a 42ft cruising yacht built by its master Harry Watson Smith. We have cruised the Pacific and am now in the Med. Currently Malua is in Greece for the 2008 season having sailed to Istanbul in Turkey. Copyright 2009 SailBlogs.com Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:12:43 -0600 720 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:12:43 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en support@sailblogs.com support@sailblogs.com http://www.sailblogs.com/images/sb_rss_icon.gif http://www.sailblogs.com/ 88 31 Weblogs for Sailors and Sailing http://www.sailblogs.com/member/malua?xjMsgID=79233 Richard and Marita packed up and we waved goodbye as they boarded the local bus for the trip to Thessaloniki. The bus arrived late and they were on the edge of their seats to get to the airport in time for their flight back to the UK. Fortunately the trip was uneventful and they transferred by taxi to the Departure gate with more than a few minutes to spare. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:12:43 -0600 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/malua?xjMsgID=79233 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/malua?xjMsgID=79232 We had arrived a bit early in the Halkidiki so we had to spend the time in this lovely cruising ground. For once we could go day sailing without a destination in mind, so if the wind blew from the north we sailed south. Then if the wind came up from the east we sailed west. It was a great experience. Fortunatly there are innumerable place to stay. The wind drops away in the evening so we motor to a new bay each night and drop anchor. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:11:52 -0600 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/malua?xjMsgID=79232 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/malua?xjMsgID=79231 We sailed round the Akti Penisula with all the Monasteries right into a strong wind from the north. We where just able to beat into the wind and make our couse for Nisis Ammouliani however he had to negotiate the straits which had very shollow water. We slowed to a snails pace and watched the depth souder go down 20, 15, 10 ,5 ,2 then 1 and stay there for some time. Well, we came through with out touching bottem then tried to anchor off Nisis Ammouliani but after three attempts we could not get any holding in the thick weed. We sailed round to the Village just as two other boats were attempting to go astern too the wharf. We watched then and deceided to find another location.....charter vessels are a danger to wharf and yacht. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:11:07 -0600 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/malua?xjMsgID=79231