Pottering about in Saronikos Sea Area
We had enough of Poros and decided to sail to Epidarus. Nice tack and the a supposedly beam reach but due to mountains it is very unpredictable in wind speed and direction but nice down wind sail to Epidarus with just the main sail 26 mile.Epidarus is...
Day 11 + of circumnavigation arround Peloponnesos
We left at crack of dawn this iddylic place there are nice walks to the village and nice taverns, not for is we are on a tome schedule, kids have to go back to start their new studies. We had a great sail the first half of the day but again latter half we were...
Day 10 of circumnavigation of Peloponnesos
Left Monemvasia with a stiff breeze from the north. We were beating into it for 6 hours arriving in Kyparrisi same place where Thomas heard he passed his exams last year. There is some serious swell in this harbour but we found a iddilic mooring place at a...
Day 9 of circumnavigation Peloponnesos
We pulled up anchor before sunrise in order to have at least possible wind going round cape maleas. Two hours later we rounded the cape and the wind was very intermittent in speed and direction up to 25 knots. We just went under engine without sails for this...
Day 7&8 of Peloponnesos circumnavigation
Yesterday we left at 11 from Porto Kagio when it seemed a little bit of wind. Unfortunately the first half of the journey was light wind from every direction and waves from NE. The last two hours was beating into the wind to arrive at Elafonisos. We dropped...
Day 6 of circumnavigation of Peloponnesos
Left Methoni at crack of dawn for 50 mile journey. We rounded the second cape of Peloponnesos and anchored Porto Kagio. Unfortunately we had not much wind 5 knots the most and motor sailed the whole day. We did see a whale which was the highlight.
