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We have been doing quite a bit of upwind sailing to work our way from the Heraklion airport, where Kelvin joined the crew, back towards Athens. The Meltemi is still blowing strongly from the North, so we are zig-zagging our way from one island to the next, North to set us up for more of…
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We took off on a side adventure from our counterclockwise circumnavigation of the Peloponnese to sail down to Crete! I’ve been interested in Agios Nicholaus and the surrounding area in North-Eastern Crete for a long time. It rained virtually all of last winter in Lefkada and Crete is reportedly much dryer, warmer and sunnier in…
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Nakee has been moored for several days in the Port of Nafplio, where we plan to stay until around August 12th. We are using the time to relax, get to know the town and catch up on housekeeping and boat maintenance. We have had high winds for the past two days, gusting into the low…
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As I type this we are just rounding the Southernmost point of the Greek mainland. According to Greek mythology this was the end of the world and the start of the underworld. This morning it is however all sunny and calm. You can see our real-time location on NoForeignLand.com here: https://www.noforeignland.com/map/boat/nakee A few days ago…
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For the past several days it has often been the case that the wind has been mostly blowing from where we have wanted to sail, or we have been becalmed and needed to burn “dinosaur juice”. This morning however, after we weighed anchor at Katakolon, we set off on the ~28 nautical mile passage South…
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After a long rainy winter spent in Lefkada Marina and April to early June in the Port of Lefkada, Nakee finally put to sea again this past Wednesday, July 8th. This time I’m no longer flying the “one” signal flag and I’m no longer single-handing! My wife Pitcha moved from Thailand to Greece a few…
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I know I’ve been remiss in keeping up with my blog so apologies for the lack of updates for quite a long time. A lot has happened so here is a longer post with some pictures showing the highlights of my first two and a half months in Greece. Lefkada Town After my crew helped…
Bluewater sailing, diving and culinary adventures!
Bluewater sailing, diving and culinary adventures!
