With a light following wind we motor sailed using the genoa in calm sea under this huge suspension structure. Its five-span four-pylon cable-stayed portion of length 2,252 m (7,388 ft) is the world’s second longest cable-stayed deck. Shipping traffic is controlled for smaller boats, so that they  use the side spans. During our approach the radio controller […]

Motoring out of the long entrance of Messalonghi we passed the fishing shacks on stilts and the swimming corner at the entrance. Hundreds of wrecks lay under us from one of the largest battles in the Mediterranean between rowing galleys. In October 1571 more than  400 ships were here, and the Holy Roman Empire overcame […]