Paul & Karen took up sailing in 2016 and are now living the dream seeking new adventures and experiences sailing new horizons together.
7 October 2024- 10 October 2024 The airport at Leros Island was small with very few staff and half a dozen Police Officers who were scutinizing the baggage as it was fed through the xray machines. There were a few technical issues with the computers at the start but all went pretty smoothly thereafter with …
5 October 2024 – 7 October 2024 We had just had a swim and were enjoying our morning cup of coffee when we got a call on the VHF from one of the office girls at the Artemis Boatyard. She said we could start making our way over to the slipway in readiness for the …
29 September 2024 – 7 October 2024 After breakfast we enjoyed a swim off the back of Calista in the lovely water at Palionisos, Kalimnos then a cup of coffee before we head the short distance away to Leros Island, our last island for the season. There was no wind this morning and we motored. …
28 September 2024 – 29 September 2024 After lifting the anchor we were able to furl out the sails and sailed out of the anchorage where we had been in Vathy, Pserimos. As we rounded the headland on the bottom of the island to turn up north towards Kalymnos the wind was coming from the …
27 September 2024 – 28 September 2024 Leaving Kos Marina we had a great sail over to Pserimos Island with favourable winds and tacking at least on three occassions. At one point we tacked right on the boundry that divides Greece and Turkey as we endeavoured to keep within the Greek waters. Getting close to …
24 September 2024 – 27 September 2024 Paul woke up early and went outside and was greeted by blazing skies of red and crimson hues just before the sun was coming up over the horizon. We decided not to delay our departure and would prepare to get underway as we had a long passage ahead …
19 September 2024 – 23 September 2024 Sig Koyu Motoring out of the Selimiye anchorage we cruised into the small bay of Sig Koyu to check it out as we would like to have stayed the night there. Unfortunately there was no room to drop anchor and swing free, and we didn’t want to have …
16 September 2024 – 19 September 2024 Bencik Leaving Kuruca Buku where we had enjoyed a few days we sailed around to the anchorage of Bencik. It was a long narrow anchorage which widened out in the middle. Being very popular most boats were stern tied to the rocks but there was an area where …
9 September 2024 – 16 September 2024 Dirsek We arrived in the Dirsek anchorage and there were noticeably fewer boats than previous times we had been here. We dropped anchor in the middle part of the anchorage where we normally do, as it much shallower. There is a large area which is rocks but on …
7 September 2024 – 9 September 2024 Ciftlik Ciftlik is a charming beach settlement not far from Marmaris with pebbly beaches and jetties in front of the restaurants. If the boaties stay on the pontoons and eat at one of the restuarants there is no cost. Unfortunetly one of the hotels on the north east …
24 August 2024 – 7 September 2024 We stayed in the anchorage of Gocek for a week just chilling and waiting on the replacement engine room extract fan to arrive from Amel. We didn’t mind being in the anchorage as there was plenty to see with all the comings and goings. We spotted a yacht …
21 August 2024 – 24 August 2024 We headed back over towards Gocek and cruised into Kucuk Kuyruk around mid afternoon. There were some boats stern tied down at the far end by the beach and we decided to drop anchor and free swing as there was plenty of room further out in the bay. …
18 August 2024 – 21 August 2024 Leaving Kas we were able to sail for most of the way while we had good winds. We arrived in the anchorage of Firnaz/Yesilkoy Bay around 5.30 pm and found that all the spots closer in near the shore were taken. We cruised out a little further and …
17 August 2024 – 18 August 2024 Leaving Kekova around mid day we had a lovely five hour sail. With the wind slightly head on we had to tack quite a few times as we made our way slowly up the coast to Kas. We arrived in Kas around 5.30pm where we anchored and stern …
14 August 2024 – 17 August 2024 Feeling refreshed from our swim in the anchorage at Kas we lifted anchor and shortly after furled out the sails heading in the direction of Kekova. With the engine off, it was so peacefull moving through the water at around 4-5 knots with the sound of the water …