a family sailing blog
We arrived off Monemvasia after a slow overnight sail from the Island of Milos in the Aegean. As we drew alongside the island the sun was starting to warm the cool air and we were putting away our sails we were greeted by a large loggerhead turtle who seemingly swam about Vega waving us on... Continue Reading →
Exploring the west coast of the Ionian Islands by yacht can be a risky proposition. The prevailing north west/west winds can, in the wrong conditions, make them a formidable lee shore with limited options for safe anchorages should the wind and swell pick up. However, the weather was settled for a couple of days, so... Continue Reading →
After a week of bumming around on beaches, drinking vino, Claire from S/V Intention mentioned she had found this place inland called the Acheron River, and it was supposed to be worth a trip. There wasn’t too much info available online, so we headed to the nearest decent town quay, which happened to be Preveza,... Continue Reading →
1. Kaissiopi This is the largest town in north Corfu and worth a look around, the town has plenty of history and a nice little square fronting on to the water. There is room to med moor a few yachts inside the fishing port, but its shallow. Occasionally yachts anchor stern to the breakwater, but most... Continue Reading →
Orthoni, Ericoussa and Mathraki make up the Diapontia Islands. They are about 5NM off the North coast of Corfu are a wonderful place to anchor for a few days. Tranquility, nature and small taverns are the vibe here with laid back locals more than happy to pull up a chair and chew the fat over... Continue Reading →
After leaving Venice we high tailed it back down to Greece, where Vega will be wintered. The weather in the northern Adriatic can become very stormy in September so we were keen to get south to avoid the worst of it. We covered 550nm in 2 weeks choosing to sail by day down the coast... Continue Reading →
Cruising through the Peloponnese has been fantastic fun. I think it's one of the nicest parts of Greece we have visited to date. It is well off the beaten track for sailors, which makes it super quiet. There are no charter yachts here – only live aboard cruisers. It is rugged and remote but... Continue Reading →
Before leaving Milos we managed to hook up with another cruising boat full of kids. Sarah and Dan and their three kids Bee, Cormac and Rory are sailing on an Australian registered boat called Antigoni had got in touch with us through ayachtmoretolife. Cruising families are all pretty much on the same wavelength and needless to... Continue Reading →
The Greek Islands are a fantastic cruising ground. From a sailors perspective, anchorages are plentiful and the distances between them as long or as short as you want them to be and as long as you keep an eye on the wind, there is not much to go wrong. To my surprise though, at this time... Continue Reading →
Our first sail was from Aegina Town to Poros. A short day sail on a blustery overcast day. Unfortunately as we had put up our main sail the previous day we had furled it with out sufficient tension and on un furling it jammed. It would furl in ok, but we could not get it... Continue Reading →
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