Tranquil Bay – SY LouLouDitsi

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

GPS Reverse Route

We got the chicken, though not the hand drill, which just raised eyebrows wherever we asked. John’s coming round to the idea of a rechargeable one …. So, we left our mooring and I told the GPS plotter to reverse the route again to take us back down to Nidri. “Will we ever manage to … Continue reading

An Impromptu Party

On Tuesday we get up late and are still lazing about at 2pm when we hear an outboard engine and a friendly Hello. It’s our friends from Full Flight who we met on the IBA pontoon last week. (Tony was very helpful about the toilet repair.) We’d seen them anchored across the bay and they’d … Continue reading

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

Medicane Zorba day 2

Sunrise on Thursday. The wind’s still blowing, maybe a little less (our wind sensor no longer works since we clashed masts.) The waves have eased. We slowly warm up and start peeling off layers – lifejacket, sailing jacket, fleece, cashmere jumper, long sleeved shirt. Jeans, socks and shoes are shed for shorts and bare feet. … 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