After all the trials and tribulations of 2014, we are pleased to be back again on Josephine in the Agean Sea.
Unfortunately we had to cut our trip short last year and returned to the UK in July 2014, leaving Josephine securely ashore in Olympic Marina, near Lavrion.
We returned on the 25th March, expecting all aboard to be "Ship Shape" to find the inside of the boat to be in some turmoil following the numerous repairs that we had carried out.
However we soon got most things soughted and tidy, and we were able to launch the boat on Friday the 28th.
The weather has been mixed, varying from
warm sunshine to howling gales and horizontal rain!
We eventually got away and had a shake out sail from Olympic to the Island of Kea, where we stayed for a few days, before heading North to our intended cruising area of Evvoia and the northen Sporadies
GREEK WEATHER will always remain a mystery to me.
As soon as we arrived in Evvoia, and anchored off Marmari, near to the southern tip of the island, we were rudely awoken at 6.00 am by a howling gale from the north. The forecast was for gentle southerlies !!
Although dark and pitch black we were luckily up and awake when we started to drag and drift across the bay, sideways at about 5Knots!
We managed to re anchor and then spent the next 24hours riding out the blow.
The only damage to the boat was that the wind some how managed to remove the E from the portside dodger, to rename the boat !!
As the gale abated we studied the forecasts for the next few days and were horrified to see forecasts of W force 11, with 87MPH gusts.
We therefore have reluctantly decided to abandon our excursion North, and we beat a hasty retreat back to Kea for safety and shelter.
We have now travelled south and are in one of our favorite locations Nisos Poros. those of you who saw Joanna Lumleys excellent Greek Oddesy series may recall that she described it as one of her favorite places in the islands.
This coming week end , one week later than the UK is the Greek Easter a major event in the country. The forecast is looking good with nice sailing winds, and sunshine.
It is good to be back and blogging again. Please leave some comments to let us know that we are being read !!
Ray & Mandy
Paros
37.29N x 23.37E
Unfortunately we had to cut our trip short last year and returned to the UK in July 2014, leaving Josephine securely ashore in Olympic Marina, near Lavrion.
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| THE SALOON |
We returned on the 25th March, expecting all aboard to be "Ship Shape" to find the inside of the boat to be in some turmoil following the numerous repairs that we had carried out.
However we soon got most things soughted and tidy, and we were able to launch the boat on Friday the 28th.
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| NEW FUEL TANK |
The weather has been mixed, varying from
warm sunshine to howling gales and horizontal rain!
We eventually got away and had a shake out sail from Olympic to the Island of Kea, where we stayed for a few days, before heading North to our intended cruising area of Evvoia and the northen Sporadies
GREEK WEATHER will always remain a mystery to me.
As soon as we arrived in Evvoia, and anchored off Marmari, near to the southern tip of the island, we were rudely awoken at 6.00 am by a howling gale from the north. The forecast was for gentle southerlies !!
Although dark and pitch black we were luckily up and awake when we started to drag and drift across the bay, sideways at about 5Knots!
We managed to re anchor and then spent the next 24hours riding out the blow.
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| JOSEPHINES NEW PORT SIDE NAME |
The only damage to the boat was that the wind some how managed to remove the E from the portside dodger, to rename the boat !!
As the gale abated we studied the forecasts for the next few days and were horrified to see forecasts of W force 11, with 87MPH gusts.
We therefore have reluctantly decided to abandon our excursion North, and we beat a hasty retreat back to Kea for safety and shelter.
We have now travelled south and are in one of our favorite locations Nisos Poros. those of you who saw Joanna Lumleys excellent Greek Oddesy series may recall that she described it as one of her favorite places in the islands.
This coming week end , one week later than the UK is the Greek Easter a major event in the country. The forecast is looking good with nice sailing winds, and sunshine.
It is good to be back and blogging again. Please leave some comments to let us know that we are being read !!
Ray & Mandy
Paros
37.29N x 23.37E
