Ship’s Blog – Page 6 – SY LouLouDitsi

Lazy Lefkas days

Friday and Saturday are somehow both busy and lazy. It’s difficult to know exctly what we were busy with – tidying, some cleaning, making breakfast and lunch, washing up, some more provisioning (gin and ouzo seem to evaporate quickly here and we’re still building up stocks so we have at least a week’s worth of … Continue reading

Cockpit Cushions and the Art of Patience

Last Thursday afternoon, after arriving in Lefkas, we finally met up with Takis of Yacht Shelter. I’ve been in email contact with him since early April, trying to arrange to meet on the boat to discuss getting fitted cockpit cushions made. Most private boats out here have them, and increasing numbers of charter boats do … Continue reading

Our first Solo Voyage

We left Nidri on Thursday morning and motored back up the Lefkas canal, but stopping before the bridge, at Lefkas town. About 2 hours. We had 2 concerns: finding a space on the quay, where most of the spaces are taken up by charter boats that aren’t yet out on charter, as it’s still early … Continue reading

Renaming Ceremony

On Monday 7 May, at Nidri, we held a traditional renaming ceremony for LouLouDitsi. Sailors are a superstitious bunch around boats, even if they show no sign of it ashore. Somehow, the gods seem very present on a boat when you’re so close to the elements and so affected by them. There are lots of … Continue reading

Growing barnacles in Nidri

Lazy days on a lazy line On Saturday 5th, a space comes free for us on the IBA pontoon opposite. We up anchor and briefly reanchor so that john can check he’s understood the clutch mechanism correctly on the anchor windlass. All goes smoothly. We motor across the way, stern lines ready and fenders out. … Continue reading

South to Tranquil Bay

South through the Lefkas Canal On Friday 4 May we left Preveza and headed out of the Preveza channel, then south to the bridge at the N end of the Lefkas Canal. After the storm there was quite a swell – a good excuse to unfurl the mainsail to steady the roll of the boat. … Continue reading

Be careful what you wish for!

An end to the unseasonably hot weather as a weather system moved in last night. The quay here is relatively sheltered, except for rare easterlies. We turned in early last night, all 4 of us looking forward to a lie-in, having arranged to meet for lunch at 1ish. John and I were exhausted, so not … Continue reading

It’s cooler down below

The weather’s turned very steamy. After a light lunch in the cockpit, we’ve retreated to the relative cool of the saloon where the weather station shows 30°C! We came prepared for cooler weather in May, with jumpers, fleeces and jeans. They were needed on the first 2 evenings. But you probably didn’t want to know … Continue reading

Afloat at last!

We’re moored stern-to on Preveza town quay after a successful lift in! Up at 7 and a brisk walk to get takeaway coffees. On the way I look across the launch area to Preveza where we’re heading. Off the boat and ladder removed at 9.05. The trailer arrives at 9.20 and we watch anxiously as … Continue reading

LouLouDitsi You are Go for Launch!

Yippee 😂⛵⛵⛵😂 We launch at 9am tomorrow , 7am UK time! All is OK, seacock replaced without need for skin fitting repair. Thank you Cleopatra tech dept! Engine running like a dream, O ring reseated correctly! All cleaned of boatyard dust (again!) – thank you, Mary. Another of yesterday’s gremlins – the life raft failed … Continue reading