Grenada – Bonaire – San Blas Islands Panama
We left Prickly Bay Grenada realising that this would be the point we complete our circumnavigation. Although we started in Greece, the planned route avoiding passing Yemen and Somalia up through the Suez Canal, takes us back via South Africa and The Caribbean...
Leaving Grenada
In 2013 we decided we would take the Golden Spirit of Islay around the world, the amount of planning and preparation required was daunting, it still is. However our first stage was to get the boat from Greece to the Canary Islands from there we joined the...
Passage to The Ionian
The Westward passage down the Gulf of Corinth and Gulf of Patras was on a beam reach, with between 12 and 15 knots of wind from the North on the starboard side of the yacht. Perfect sailing. The wind decreased the further West we sailed towards The Ionian...
The Corinth Canal
On Saturday 17 August 2013 we passed through The Corinth Canal that separates mainland Greece from Peloponnese. It is just 3.2 miles long but saves at least 150 miles if sailing from Athens to The Ionian Sea. Construction of the canal was...
The start of our circumnavigation, Cape Sounio to Lavrio the long way!
16th August is a memorable date for us. Not only is it Michael's daughter Melissa's birthday but it is the day we set sail at 12:55 from Sounio Bay Greece, under the magnificent Temple of Poseidon, to sail around the world. Poseidon is The...
