On October 23, the weather looked a little more manageable for our trip to Malta so we departed Sarande in a light Northerly breeze. First stop was Gouvia Marina on Corfu, to pick up a package that h ...
2018 Greek Islands, Albania, Malta & Sicily
As we sailed up the Ionian islands to Corfu, our luck with the weather continued. Nice breezes, flat water, warm temps and swim stops were de rigeur. These waters are full of charter boats, even a ...
What a difference a week makes. Ever since the Admiral, Almut and Rainer departed and Rieke and Benno arrived, the weather has been "Admiral's weather"! Sunshine, warm, mellow breezes, not a swell o ...
Kincsem is at the dock here, waiting for the arrival of Rieke and Benno. The Admiral, Rainer and Almut departed a couple of days ago and I had a tight schedule. However, the key component of that sc ...
"Heli" means "eel" in Greek and the water here looks like it could harbor a bunch of those fishes, if one could only see them in the murky green. How did we get here of all places? Well, it's actual ...
Looking back at my log book, I can always tell quickly if we had the Meltimi blowing: minimal engine hours. The sails go up right after the anchor is lifted and go down right before the anchor goes ...
After the Mykonos experience, I’m now taking anchor bearings when it’s windy. It may seem old fashioned, but it saves electricity and it works. Island 32 was Denoussa, 20 miles South of Mykonos ...
How many island is Kincsem visiting this year? The running count stands at 31 inhabited islands as of September 11. You might think why are we visiting so many - aren't they all the same? Not reall ...
After overnight stops in Kythnos and Siros in quiet conditions, we ended up anchored in Ormos Skhinou on Nisos Rinia, an uninhabited island just a couple of miles from the island of Delos, and maybe 5 ...