Njord's Adventures

Spatakhori & Abelike Bay, Meganisi

11 July 2019 | Abelike Bay, Meganisi
Clare
We left Sivota to go to Spatakhori and anchor in the bay. The last time we were here Njord was the only yacht anchored in the bay and this time it was so packed we tried to find a spot, but without much luck. We did get the anchor down, it is quite deep, but were too close to the Taverna's mooring buoy so were asked to move. Fair enough, if a yacht had come there after we settled we would have needed to move.

So on we went to Abelike bay. We anchored next to a Nauticat 39. It is quite deep here and they had 45 metres of chain out, we discovered later, which seemed a lot. They swung too close to us for nighttime comfort as the wind got up in the early evening. As we arrived after them the etiquette is for us to move. By this time some yachts had left so we were able to move closer into the cove. We should have move in earlier in hindsight, a lesson learnt. Unfortunately we dragged in the now 25-30 knots of wind and had to move at 23.00. So we again stayed up all night on a watch system. There were 25 yachts anchored in this particular spot; a beautiful but busy place in July and August no doubt so best to come at the beginning or end of the season.

Comments
Vessel Name: Njord of London
Vessel Make/Model: Malo 39 Classic
Crew: Vic Farhi & Clare Harrison
About: Learnt to sail together and the first sailing experience was in Lanzarote in 2005. We then bought Mandarin, a Bavaria 39 and in June 2012 bought Njord, a Malo 39 from the Baltic.
Extra: As attributed to Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bow lines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
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