18/05/2012 SKOPELOS

18/05/2012 SKOPELOS

Wind : N 7-8 Bf
Weather : Stormy with dark clouds / Temp. ca.15 °C.

Today we're staying in Skopelos, due to the storm.

From 0600h the storm has reached Skopelos,
with lots of rain & wind.

We experienced gusts from 44 knots (9 Bf) in the harbour !

It rained almost the entire day.

So we constantely had to monitor our boat,
some of the neighbours had a little bit of trouble with their anchor
but so far with no damage.

We stayed on the boat today ...
...watched the boat, sleeping, reading, making toast, drinking coffee ...


Yassas,

Silvers'crew

17/05/2012 KIRA PANAGIA - SKOPELOS

17/05/2012 KIRA PANAGIA - SKOPELOS

Wind : SW 2 Bf

Weather : Morning : sunny ca.25°C / Afternoon : sun & clouds, from 1600h : rain & thunderstorm

Log : 24,7 NM

At 1000h we left Planitis-bay.

Because the weatherforecast for this afternoon wasn't so good,

we motorsailed our way to Skopelos.

At 1400h we arrived in Skopelos-harbour.

Around 1600h it started to rain bigtime !

Afterwards a stormfront with a lot of wind came over Skopelos,

it was rainy untill 2000h.

Luckely our anchor was well dug in,

so there was no problem with the boat.

NB

Tommorow the weather will even be worse !

Yassas,

Silvers'crew

16/05/2012 ALONNISOS - KIRA PANAGIA

16/05/2012 ALONNISOS - KIRA PANAGIA

Wind : SW 2-3 Bf

Weather : sunny ca.25°C 

Log : 18,1 NM

At 9.45h we left Steni Vala.

We had a nice broad-reach sailing.

At 1230h we anchored in the Monastery-Bay on Kira Panagia,

a wonderfull bay, but only useable in calm weather.

Some of the crew visited the Monastery.

Afterwards we went to the Planitis-bay for an overnight under anchor in this remote bay,

some of us ventured a swim in the sea (the water is pretty cold ca.19°C)

Diane cooked us wonderfull diner on board.

Yassas,

Silvers'crew

15/05/2012 ALONNISOS

15/05/2012 ALONNISOS

Wind : SW 2 Bf

Weather : sunny ca.25°C 

Log : 5,15 NM

In the morning we took a taxi to the Old Chora, on top of the mountain.

From there we walked back to the harbour,

it was a nice walk through olive-groves.

At 1210h we left Patitiri for the small fishingharbour of Steni Vala, 5 miles North.

At 1330h we anchored in Steni Vala,

it's clearly offseason, there are only 4 yachts and only 2 tavena's are open.

Steni Vala is a nice peacefull harbour,

but beware when mooring, the depht close to quay can be less than 1,50m in places !

At night we had a nice Greek diner at Tassias.

Yassas,

Bieke, Diane, Koerel & Koen

14/05/2012 SKIATHOS - ALONNISOS

14/05/2012 SKIATHOS - ALONNISOS

Wind : E 3-4 Bf

Weather : Morning : sun / Afternoon : mostly cloudy  ca.22°C 

Log : 33,7 NM

First some bad news,

Nadine & Dirk took a Hotel and stayed on Skiathos.

Nadine couldn't stand being seasick all of time,

she was almost constantely feeling sick, altough the weather and sea wheren't rough.

So now she can enjoy a few days of relaxing.

At 1130h we hauled anchor and set sail.

Because the wind was Easterly, we had to tack a lot to get to our destination,

it was an very nice sailingtrip.

At 1830 we arrived in Patitiri, the main harbour of Alonnisos,

there is a lot of swell entering the harbour, so it isn't a quiet overnight.

There are only 3 yachts in the harbour.

At night we had a tasty dinner at Archipelagos,

excellent food, excellent priced.

At night there passed a small thunderstorm.

Yassas from Alonnisos,

Silvers'crew

13/05/2012 VOLOS - SKIATHOS

13/05/2012 VOLOS - SKIATHOS


Wind : NE variable 1-3 Bf
Weather : Sun 26°C
Log : 41,6 NM

Our first sailing day was a nice one,
at 9.40h we left Volos.

It was a long trip to Skiathos,
we had a nice mix of sailing and motorsailing.

Just before Skiathos we were accompanied by 3 dolphins,
always magical !

At 17.00h we moored in Skiathos-harbour,
there aren't many yachts here, it's still off-season.

Some of the crew even took a swim.

At night we had a wonderfull diner at the Amfiliki-restaurant,
it's a 20min. walk out of town.
They served a lot of local specialities,
the view and the food were very very nice !

www.amfiliki.gr

Yassas from Skiathos,

Silvers'crew

VOLOS 12/05/2012

12/05/2012 VOLOS

 Weather : Sun and clouds 25°C

 

 

After a 3-hour flight we landed at 1700h at Volos-airport.

There's a bus into town (5 Euro/p)

 

Phil from MixIt picked us up at the Busstation.

 

The ladies went to the supermarket and we did the check-in of the boat,

"Silver" a Bavaria 41.

 

The service and reception of MixIt was perfect !

 

Afterwards we went for a nice dinner at the "Romeo"-taverna.

 

Tommorow our destination is Skopelos.

 

 Yassas from Volos,

 Nadine, Dirk, Bieke, Diane, Koerel & Koen

 

1 Month to go

Hi,

the countdouwn has begun, only 1 month to go untill we sail off in Volos.

Our team is complete, we are 6 (myself, Koerel, Diane, Bieke, Nadine & Dirk).

We chartered a Bavaria 41 (2003).

Of course you can follow our journey live on this blog,
from 12th untill 22th May 2012.


Grtz,

Koen

Our videos RHODOS-SAIL 2011

Our video's Argo-Saronic Sailing - Juli 2011

Pictures RHODOS-SAIL - Nov. 2011

Our video's Sailing in Turkey 2011

4 Nov. 2011 : SYMI - RHODOS

Panormitis (SYMI) - RHODOS

 

Weather : Sunny ca.21°C

Wind : NNE 3 Bf, decreasing to 1 Bf in the afternoon

 

After a night at anchor & a morning-swim (for some of the crew),

we hauled anchor at 9.50h.

 

The first half of the trip we had a very nice sail, with a beam reach.

The last part of the trip the engine had to help us out,

because the wind died down.

 

At ca.14.40h we arrived in the Mandraki-harbour of Rhodos.

 

The staff of Istion (Thomas) did a prompt and quick check-out,

so at 15.45h our boat was cleared for check-out (everything was OK).

 

We filled up the Diesel-tank : 46 Liter / ca.72 Euro.

 

Afterwards we visited the impressive old town of Rhodos, a must !

 

Taverna-tip : Nireas (Odos Sofokleous - Rhodos Old Town),

it's a nice fish-restaurant, in the backstreets of the old town.

(ca.120 Euro / 6 pers).

 

Summary :

Sailing in Rhodos the first week of november is recomended,

the climate is mild (day 20°C/night 17°C) and the wind can be unpredictable,

but was very reliable blowing from the N this week.

Almost every harbour is nearly empty, so no worries to get space in the harbours.

In every harbour some taverna's were still opened, as were the supermakets and bakeries.

A small disadvantage is that the days are a lot shorter than in summermonths.

 

Adio from Rhodos,

 

Bieke, Elvira, Diane, Michel, Koerel & Koen

3 nov. 2011 : TILOS - SYMI

Livadhia (TILOS) - Panormitis (SYMI)

Weather : Sunny ca.20°C
Wind : NNE 4-5 Bf

At 9.45h we left Livadhia, we decided to sail to Panormitis on Symi,
instead of sailing to Halki.

The wind was blowing with force 4 to 5 BF from the NNE, which create
some considerable waves, coming in on the side of the ship, this in
combination with a tight reach created a bumpy but fast ride on to
Symi...nice sailing ;-)

At ca.14.30h we anchored in the bay of Panormitis, in the South of Symi.

Some of us ventured a swim in the sea, watertemp. 21°C.

Tommorow our last Sailingday, destination Rhodos.

Grtz,

Argo's crew

2 nov. 2011 : NISIROS - TILOS

Pali (NISIROS) - Livadhia (TILOS)

 

Weather : More Clouds than sun ca.19°C

Wind : N 1-2 Bf

 

At 9.45h we left Pali, there were many clouds and nearly no wind.

So we had to go on engine the entire trip to Tilos.

 

After 22 N.M. we arrived at 13.00h in the harbour of Livadhia on Tilos.

The harbour now has moorings and there are connections for power and water,

we where kindly greeted by the Harbourmaster, a friendly women who speeks german very good.

We payed 18 Euro harbourfee (incl. 200 liter water and powersupply).

 

For the moment we're the only visiting yacht in the harbour.

 

In the afternoon we took the bus to Megalo Horio, where we visited the museum dedecaded to the skeleton of a midget-elephant, in a cave on Tilos they found a lot of skeletons from these elephants.

Afterwards we visited a beautifull church.

 

 

Grtz,

 

Koen & the crew

 

1 Nov. 2011 : Nisiros

Pali (NISIROS)

 

Weather : Clouds and sun ca.19°C

Wind : N 1 Bf

 

Last evening we had a nice dinner at "Aphrodite" (ca.14 Euro),

they also offer free WI-FI and showers (3 €).

 

Today we rented some motorbikes at "Captains Bikes" at 8 Euro pro bike,

the bikes where in good shape, altough it is the end of season.

 

First we visited the volcano of Nisiros, we where alone there.

It's magnificent, simply incredible, you walk around in a volcanic-crater that's still alive !

It's a must !

 

Afterwards we visited the nearly abadoned village of Emborio.

 

To end our trip we visited the capital of Nisiros : Mandraki,

and also the ancient castle, witch has magnificient views towards the islands of Kos and Yialos.

 

It was a wonderfull day, cruising the island on a moped,

Nisiros is simply beautifull !

 

Grtz,

 

Kapt. Koen & the Argo crew