My son Thorben arrived on Samos and in Ormos Marathokampou Marina on May 20th, 2024. After some nice lunch in the great Trata restaurant right next to the marina we left for Patmos. It was a rather windy day – the gust forecast from the ECMWF was about 25 kts …
Finally – beginning of May 2024 the Fortuna Princess went back into the waters around Leros. During the winter it had obviously served some birds as a hotel – they built their nest in the boom. It then took several days of cleaning – the fenders, the deck, the interior… …
NAVWARN – Navigational warnings on a map NAVWARN- textual. Both much easier than listening to the VHF broadcast by Olympia radio. Olympia Radio VHF Channels – so you know which one to choose for listening to broadcasts depending on your location Olympia Radio broadcasts – this is a pdf with broadcast times …
Paperwork Those islands are usually the gateway into Greece if you are coming from somewhere in the North or West. So the question is: where can I do the “check-in”? The answer seems to be: Port police in marina Gouvia (not on Erikoussa or Othonoi). Which is okay – contrary …
June 2022. Two years after I bought Fortuna Princess in Pescara. The seller has become a friend and Pescara a city I feel comfortable in. So it is with a tiny bit of sadness that I leave Pescara on June 14th, 2022. One thing I do like in Pescara are …
As stated before I like using renewable energy as much as possible. Today, the sky is overcast and very hazy, yesterday the sun created orange reflections on the water at 4 p.m. (because the air is filled with ashes from the forest fires) and ashes rained down until the night. …
The kicker of my beam is constantly chafing on the front of my bimini top when the beam is centered and the main sheet is closed. Not good… since sailing without bimini means too much UV radiation in a meditarranean summer, chafing is inevitable when sailing close hauled. Meaning the …
I do like anchorages and I do not like having to find marinas or ports in order to stock up on something. That said, preparing hot meals with gas is not ideal. While I have not even found where to buy new Camping-Gaz in Greece once I need it, I …
No smoking on the ship Clothing is optional except while in harbours or when safety equipment must be worn. Meals are arranged around sailing – not sailing around meals. Drinks taken from the fridge must be replenished when empty. The penalty for failing to comply is doing all the dishes …
On April 20th, 2021 we arrived in Pescara by car. The plan: service the winches, clean the ship under water then sail to Tremiti Islands and Croatia. As we know, even the most carefully laid out plans rarely survive their confrontation with reality – and this plan was not very …
