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SAILING BACK TO CORFU To exit the Gulf of Corinth, we had to pass again under the bridge of Rio-Antirio: a short distance of 15 NM. After that, 30 more miles were left to reach Oxia and finally the Ionian Sea. In between, there was only one possible stop: Missolonghi. A port situated in the …
ESCAPE TO TRIZONIA Â Situated in between the Ionian Sea and the Corinth Canal, Trizonia, since a long time, is a well known stop over for traveling ships. Geographically speaking, the island is part of a small archipelago which includes 3 smaller islands: Agios Ioannis, Planemi and Prasoudi. The name "Trizonia" possibly comes from the …
SAILING THE IONIAN SEAÂ We returned to Greece the first week of September 2023. As we were driving south, we had with us the last "wave" of European holidaymakers that were also heading to the Mediterranean. That made us wonder if we took the right decision to return to Greece so early in autumn. But …
WINTER SAILING - CHRISTMAS IN PAXOS What a glorious feeling to be sailing on an empty sea. Not a single sailing boat to be seen. Where are all the other sailors ? Why is the Mediterranean so unpopular in winter ? Most people probably don’t enjoy this quiteness. They certainly prefer the crowded summer with …
PREPARING FOR LAUNCHING - ANODE INSTALLATION - TEAK GRATING Spring was already well advanced and it was time to put Samourai back into the water. The jobs to be done were including: polishing the topsides, antifouling the hull and few other small things. On the "to do" list, there was the installation of an external …
ADJUSTING AND VARNISHING NEW FLOOR BOARDS Before getting on with the varnishing there was still a little problem which had to be solved: how to secure the main floor board. After a bit of search on the internet we discovered a very clever and neat system. These are called "Floor Anchors" and have the advantage …
RENEWING THE FLOOR BOARDS Samourai was now on the hard for all winter. Unfortunately, since October, a nasty back pain did not permit us to go on with the boat jobs. November was already well advanced and we had to get on with the next project: renewing the floor boards. This was a major task …
ENGINE MAINTENANCE - HAUL OUT - BIMINI TOP By the end of October 2020, we arrived back in Corfu, our home port. About 10 days later, the Greek Government decided again that due to the high risk of Covid contamination every citizen had to stay home and respect a very strict quarantine. It was totally …
CAPE SOUNION - CORINTH CANAL - TRIZONIA - Â CORFU We stayed in Lavrio for a couple of days and, the 2nd of October, left at dawn towards Cape Sounion. In Classical Antiquity, Lavrio was famous for its silver mines. The Athenians mainly exploited the silver for coining. After the battle of Marathon, Themistocles convinced them …
MILINA - MEDICANE ON A MOORING - EURIPUS CHANNEL Days were slowly becoming shorter and we could sense the end of summer. Except for a few afternoons that we went sailing around the Trikeri peninsula, most of our time was spent hanging on a mooring. Time was filled with reading, swimming, fishing and relaxing. Finally …
SAILING "SAMOURAI" 