Posted on: June 13, 2022 by David and Parrot in Shearwater, Uncategorized
After rounding Cape Malia in the southern tip of the Greek Peloponnese we sailed north up the western side of Greece. Our journey had been to encircle the state the entre of which was which the classical city of Sparta. The yacht shearwater was safe in Kalamata after our summer of voyages all round Greece, […]
Posted on: June 13, 2022 by David and Parrot in Shearwater
After rounding Cape Malia we anchored before sunset in the wide south bay of Elafinisos. Clear shallow water in a huge arc framed long soft grey beaches which were busy with Greeks enjoying themselves under their sun parasols. Superyachts equalled small yachts in numbers, a few dozen of us swinging slowly on the anchors as […]
Posted on: June 10, 2022 by David and Parrot in Shearwater
The final hours of our passage when we approached the port of Leonhidos were spent sailing well at a good speed, reaching with both sails up. We love the noises that Shearwater makes. We should by then have guessed what might happen next after the pleasant afternoon in the increasing wind. The harbour looked like […]
Posted on: January 19, 2022 by David and Parrot in Shearwater
Our half day passage motoring south to Cape Sounion a few days later in August was in a glittering calm sea, as forecast. This benign intervention by Poseidon allowed us to anchor in a shallow bay below the cliff some 65m high. It was crowded with dozens of yachts by the late afternoon, but we […]
Posted on: January 18, 2022 by David and Parrot in Shearwater, Uncategorized
From the Sporades, a full days sailing south with engine, when needed, at over six knots took us to Skiros – course southwest – hoping for following winds…but it was headwinds. The old town the other side is reachable by bus. Not seeing attractions in the harbour to tempt us, we left at 5.30 next […]
Posted on: January 16, 2022 by David and Parrot in Uncategorized
This summer David and Sarah’s voyage of over 400 miles was from the Sporade s of north east Greece round the bottom of the Peloponnese and up to Kalamata, where Shearwater is now in the port yard for the winter. It has been the second summer of COVID causing everyone travel problems, and we […]
Posted on: December 6, 2021 by David and Parrot in Other trips, Shearwater
Some family fun was possible before we went sailing.I suppose they all laughed because they think my phone is going to fall off the car roof. Nearly all of my family lined up by the river for a birthday in Llanberis so I could celebrate being 75. Camping in a circle round a firepit I […]
Posted on: October 7, 2021 by David and Parrot in Shearwater
It has been the second summer of COVID travel problems, and we took the right tests to allow us to fly from Bristol to Athens. Still with masks on we caught the bus to north Eboia, nearly four hours including a ferry trip, where Shearwater awaited us at the port of Orei. In […]
Posted on: October 13, 2020 by David and Parrot in Shearwater
SUMMER 2020 THE AUGUST CRUISE– Sailing the Marine Park in North Sporades At South Bay on Kia Panagia we anchored tied stern pointing to the north shore. Sure enough, the winds gusted enough to make our doubled up ropes bar tight, but we did not move. Spending a week here we had time to enjoy […]
Posted on: September 23, 2020 by David and Parrot in Shearwater
JOBS – We had looked forward to relaxing months of both July and August but we were delayed by covid and a couple of incidents on the boat last year meant she needed several days work! At last – a holding tank gauge has now been added to help all to know its empty ! […]
