I have been keeping myself busy while Eileen of Avoca has been out of the water by setting up my own weather by mobile phone service for the Mediterranean. See photo for current coverage. Why? Because when the weather turns, setting the computer up for a quick weather check can be somewhat of a challenge. [...]
The haul-out went well, Eileen of Avoca is on the dry and I’ve left a to-do list with the Yacht Services agent. Prices are not as competitive as I was led to believe, but if the work is done well I will have no complaints. I’ll let you know how it goes.
I’d made contact with the marina via email months in advance for a haul-out booking and a one month stay. Assured that all I need to do was show up on the specified date, I discovered that reservations are rather pointless as it’s simply first in, first served. Good thing I won that little morning [...]
By 11pm I’d rested enough to brave the next leg. In light variable winds Eileen left Chalkis’ pretty little bay and we made our way NW toward Tylos. Rounding Chalkis’ eastern coast, a brisk westerly breeze had Eileen of Avoca zipping along at 4 to 4.5 kts. Four knots is a good speed for a [...]
By morning I’d been overtaken by my flotilla partner and Chalki hove into view. What a splendid little stopover. Since the jetty was crowded (well it is August), I rafted up with the boats at anchor. Considerably more chain is required to anchor with enough scope here (15-20m depth), but by 9am the charter boats [...]
In the Cretan heat I didn’t come across any mad dogs, but I did meet this simpatico Englishman (pictured right). As we were to sail in the same general direction it was decided to form a flotilla of two, at least as far as Chalki. Leaving A.Nikolaos early (7:30 is early for me!), we hugged [...]
