We put the Spinnaker up in anticipation of a gentle blow to Nisiros. In the event, we had a couple of sessions where I thought the wind was strong enough and deployed it but they only lasted half an hour and we had to take it in again in favor of the iron topsail! L reserved judgment and looked smug.
Of course the moment we reached the Island, up came the wind.
We got into the large harbor to be greeted by a huge flotilla of 20 yachts crewed by Ukrainians and Russians. There were no spare spaces at all. Fortunately, they took pity on us and we & Fiz took a place along side one of their boats.
On Wednesday, L spent hours scrubbing the decks while I did some work. Overnight it blew up an un-forecast hoolie and dumped volcanic grit all over the nice clean decks. It's enough to make you cry.
We set off from Nisiros on another promise of a gentle waft to Kos with a following wind. Well follow us it did but not exactly gently. We had gusts of nearly 30Knots and sustained winds well over 20 knots. We put up a single reefed main which swept us along for an hour or so - and then the wind died to 10 knots. We shook out the reefs but didn't really trust the weather so avoided the Spinnaker - which was fortunate as an hour later 20 knots suddenly came in again. We put in 2 reefs again - and in an hour - guess what?
Finally gave up sailing 40 minutes short of the marina.
We're not great marina people - but I have to say, Kos marina is really impressive. Nice clean facilities, friendly staff and for our 10.6M boat - €21 per night with free water, electricity and WiFi. Instead of the planned 1 night we will stay 3 maybe 4 and take the chance to explore the Island by car with Bill and Lynn on Fiz.
Of course the moment we reached the Island, up came the wind.
We got into the large harbor to be greeted by a huge flotilla of 20 yachts crewed by Ukrainians and Russians. There were no spare spaces at all. Fortunately, they took pity on us and we & Fiz took a place along side one of their boats.
On Wednesday, L spent hours scrubbing the decks while I did some work. Overnight it blew up an un-forecast hoolie and dumped volcanic grit all over the nice clean decks. It's enough to make you cry.
We set off from Nisiros on another promise of a gentle waft to Kos with a following wind. Well follow us it did but not exactly gently. We had gusts of nearly 30Knots and sustained winds well over 20 knots. We put up a single reefed main which swept us along for an hour or so - and then the wind died to 10 knots. We shook out the reefs but didn't really trust the weather so avoided the Spinnaker - which was fortunate as an hour later 20 knots suddenly came in again. We put in 2 reefs again - and in an hour - guess what?
Finally gave up sailing 40 minutes short of the marina.
We're not great marina people - but I have to say, Kos marina is really impressive. Nice clean facilities, friendly staff and for our 10.6M boat - €21 per night with free water, electricity and WiFi. Instead of the planned 1 night we will stay 3 maybe 4 and take the chance to explore the Island by car with Bill and Lynn on Fiz.
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