From: Phyl &
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Date:
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19 September, Gouvia Marina on
Good
Morning Ladies and Gentlemen:
The world is a good place.
The people that we meet in harbors and villages are empathetic and
supportive for the
The passage from Dubrovnic to
Avoiding the bad guys is a tricky process. The Pilot and local knowledge advised strongly that these two countries had mined their waters and harbored pirates. The mines are supposedly cleared. But there is no claim that the pirates have been cleared. The Pilot states that if you were in trouble in these waters, call the Italian navy and hope they get there first.
Avoiding bad guys is a tricky process.
A Typical Day in
Temperature: Air 20 - 35 Sea Water 26
Winds: South 0 - 3 Force 0 - 10 knots 0 - 12 mph 0 - 19 km/h
Skies: Partly Cloudy
Sailing: Good
Seas: .5 - 1 m
Water Clarity: At 3.5 meters I could read the weight embossed on the side of the anchor.
Swim: Good
Showers: Hot
Traverna: Good
Night Life: Subdued
At
During the last week we have had a guest from
On Itahki we took a taxi tour of
the island. In addition to the stories
of Homer, it has a rich history, beautiful mountain towns and a monastery situated
high on a peak overlooking the island. From the monastery, we could see the
gorgeous
Prevezas deserves a special comment. Think of the word "pervasive". The cruising guide describes it as a town that will grow on you. At the visitors quay when the evening wind died, it was obvious that the town's sewerage was going into the sea directly under our boat. The noise of the waterfront discos was loud and getting louder. At 2300 we moved to an anchorage about 2 miles away. The crew now says, "Prevezas, it will grow on you, if you don't shower."
Completions to date
July Koper Sea trials for crew, systems and
boat There were only two days for
this part of the exercise..
Aug
Sept Greece Island hoping and casual cruising
The schedule is
Oct Greece,
Recent events in the
Oct. ???
Nov - Mar Tunisia Winter, permanent base ???
2002 To Be determined
French
Oct / Nov
2002
Nov / Dec
2002 Canaries to
We currently have some crewmembers and cruise plans for the following dates:
October 4 - October 15 * Full Crew
October 16 - December 1 Crew needed Possible places to go include
If you can join us for one or two weeks, please volunteer.
Keep a Tight Luff,
Phyl & Fred
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