Lupo di Mare tour 2018

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Published: Friday, 23 November 2018 14:31

Dear Brothers!

Split-Athens Heraklion Corfu Route Report.

History:

2018.06. I've been at sea since 26. I left Marina Kastella on 07/08/08. Routes Peljesac, (Loviste) Mljet, (Okukije) Cavtat, Kotor, Birndisi, and Corfu.

It was a nice smooth road.

After that I lived in and around Corfu for 3 weeks.

Corfu Mandraki Marina

Then I sailed to Athens on Lefkas, Mesolongion, Galaxidi, Corinth.

In Mesolongion the marina closed and the port entrance muddy. The service was zero, but on the shore, since we were almost the only foreign tourist boat, they looked at us like Martians. The consensus is that the food was the best there! (Except for Paxos)

Corinthians are expensive, but if you have the previous papers, they are fast, especially when it comes to opening a channel.

It was fortunate that there was an orange grove around the canal. That being the case, suddenly there was a lot of orange on the ship. I do not understand…

Galaxidi and Andrikion are two small ports, the first is friendly, the second is nothing, literally. But you can stop here - Athens Zea Marina 65 nm, which I beat in a good half wind (25-30 knots).

By the way, we looked at Delphi and there I was promised a nice future.

We were greeted by Zea Marina in Athens after checking in by email. We received a special host committee for mosquitoes, and for the 3 days we were in Athens, they kept visiting us, even though we were not friendly with them.

Athens

After Athens came Poros, and that's the end of the good world.

Poros

As soon as I got out of Thessaloniki Bay, all the relative comfort we were used to was gone.

First came Hydra, where they could anchor three rows in front of each other. It's just a matter of luck to find out who our anchor is. Here you will quickly learn how to unleash anchored chains!

Hydra

After Hydra refreshment Milos, nice spacious and friendly. Then came Santorini, which is not friendly because there is no place. If I do, then there is no electricity and no water .. (I had my tools and my water electricity, but only in the dark so as not to disturb anyone. But the drinking water is salty!) In vain I said I would stay two days. They said that the fisherman was coming in, who, by the way, were four ship tied to each other, so we had to go.

One night I anchored in a wind-sheltered place and then sailed to Aigos Nikolaos, Krteta, in a strong three-quarter breeze. (75 nm) Well, it was a fast run with 25 to 30 knots of wind. I think two passengers were praying.

  At Aigos NIkolaos, I got a gift package at the marina for the € 25 / night mooring fee (a bottle of wine and a bottle of olive.) Incredible, but the water block is a refreshment because it is clean, airy and has hot water.

After that, 40 miles to the headwind of Heraklion. Well, that sucks. Where, however, there was much, but no place. Only on the high shore between the TUGs, the exit was only possible with a dinghy. However, 4 days is only € 30 (with water and electricity.)

Iraklion

Then I set off for Kithiria, loose 120 nm. I came face to face with wind like a squirrel in a forest fire. I refueled in Kithiria, sailed over to the middle stretch of the Peloponnese, and found a great anchorage. (Dinner for two with wine and soft drinks 16 €.)

I left Pilos at dawn today. About 45 nm is a short ride here. But at the end of the road, I just got the chase ...

Because of the headwind, I couldn't get to Methoni because the time urged for me to have a place in Pilos. I was lucky, a place was waiting for me.

Pilos small harbor, there is no place in the marina, I was standing on the city shore, but water and fuel were available. There was no port dues.

After Pilos came Katakolon, where anyone who wanted to go to the Olympics, but everyone chose the local beach. The port charge was a whopping € 6, with water and electricity. A local man came and sold olive oil at a very nice price.

At dawn, I pulled the strip from Zakynthos to Zakynthos, where I had a two-hour sightseeing tour, and sailed nicely to Aigos Nikolaos in Zakynthos. (How much is there for this!) There is no mooring fee here, but if you don't eat at the local people's restaurant, your electricity will be pulled out. However, there was a Greek evening at the neighboring restaurant so there was no electricity.

Aigos Nikolaos ( Zakintos)

From Zakintos I sailed up to Meganisi, Spartakhori, where I stood on the pier of the Porto Spilia restaurant, where we could get water and electricity for dinner. But dinner here is medium.

The next stop was Preveza on the mainland, where a new marina is being built, not finished yet, but its water block is excellent. There is no tourist in Preveza, but it is a very lively small town, the Greeks are well off, and they do not remember the crisis they supposedly had. The restaurants are full.

"Preveza has to start at dawn because the regular NW winds arrive around 1pm, which causes quite unpleasant waves towards Antipaxos and Paxos. You have to reach Antipaxos before the waves are formed, where it is one of the most beautiful beaches, Voutomi beach. I set out for the bay called Lakka and at the restaurant Alexandos had a great dinner with a Greek buffet.

 Antipaxos Voutumi beach

Greek Buffet at Paxos, Lakka (Alexandros Restaurant)

From here, there was only a 35 nm spit from Corfu in the Gouvia marina. I'm here right now.

Summary: Rather like the Ionian Sea, Corfu and the islands than the Aegean! It is because of the great distances in the Aegean, the wind is strong and its direction is NW, so it comes up from the front. The open water brings nice big waves from the front and it's not funny. Two acceptable ports were Milos and Aigos Nikolaos.

Now this is it, but I'll go on, tomorrow Zakintos is the target.

Hi:

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