Damage – SY LouLouDitsi

Medicane Zorba

As we moor up on the IBA pontoon on Tuesday 25 September, the wind charts for Greece are showing colours (wind strengths) we’ve never seen before. A cyclone is building to the SW of Greece, forecast to move up to the Agean. The wind rushing down to it is forecast to be NE 5 gusting … Continue reading

Assessing the Damage

On Friday we’re woken by a phonecall at 1130 from IBA to ask how we are and to say the pontoon remains closed. A number of cleats were ripped out, one boat lost half its mast, and the staff need to catch up on sleep as well as make repairs. The forecast shows the low, … Continue reading

We must Impound your Boat

It was on our 4th visit to the Port Police to report the collision that he told us our report meant that he would have to impound the boat until it was surveyed. Visit 1 We’re given a sheet of paper and told “Come back tomorrow with a short, it must be very short, report … Continue reading

You’re going to need a New Mast

We motored up to Lefkas and tied up on the town quay at lunchtime on Monday. Waypoint were booked to inspect the mast on Tuesday, but arrived late Monday afternoon. Nik stood on the quay, looking up, “You’re going to need a new mast.” “Really?” We ask. “Almost certainly. We’ll see when we take it … Continue reading

They’re taking my boat apart!

It’s Thursday in Cleo. As I sit in the cockpit, Waypoint have removed the sails and running rigging, ready to un-step the mast. From the saloon comes the sound of drilling and sawing as Andy, the electronics engineer who arrived yesterday to fit our new kit, enlarges the holes in the woodwork above the chart … Continue reading