Corfu and Paxos, May 2008

End of the Cruise

goodall_m1 — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:04:00 +0200

Plateria bay is interesting as there is something about its shape, coupled with the surounding hills that always seems to give you more wind here t...

A short day today

goodall_m1 — Sat, 17 May 2008 01:54:00 +0200

Well the end of the cruise is coming, and its back to London tomorrow morning, and today its a short hop around to Saling Holiday̵...

Across to the Mainland

goodall_m1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:44:00 +0200

Leaving Paxos behind us we slip over to the village of Sivota on the mainland, opposite the southern end of Corfu. This village is sometimes refere...

Lakka, the Jewel of Paxos

goodall_m1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:34:00 +0200

Right on the northern end of Paxos is the lovely little vilage of Lakka, with its beautiful blue bay and picturesque setting.

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To the top hat off Paxos

goodall_m1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:24:00 +0200

As you reach the northwest corner of Paxos you will see the Vrac Marmaro, otherwise known as "Top Hat Rock".

Up the West of Paxos

goodall_m1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:14:00 +0200

Tonight’s destination is Lakka on the northern tip of Paxos and Thira takes to the open Adriatic in search of some decent wind and slips ...

Another short hop

goodall_m1 — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:04:00 +0200

This is really a positioning cruise to get the Jaguar flotilla to its northern operating base of Plataria, so we really dont have very far to go in...

A visit to the Blue Lagoon

goodall_m1 — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:54:00 +0200

We motored back through Gaios and deposited David back onto his own boat. Well he had asked for a day of more interesting sailing!

Out and Around the Panayia Reef

goodall_m1 — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:44:00 +0200

The fleet are staying in Gaios again tonight but Thira is going out for a day sail in the channel. David, from Ericousa, decides to join us as his ...

Down to Paxos

goodall_m1 — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:34:00 +0200

North East until clear of the shallows and then SSE towards Paxos,

A good days sa...

I dont like tracks that show me going across the island

goodall_m1 — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:24:00 +0200

A positional entry to sort out my track

Toying with the Fly Trap

goodall_m1 — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:14:00 +0200

Another move South today to the little fishing village of Petreti about five miles down the coast.

Thira of course didn̵...

South to Corfu and drifting on south

goodall_m1 — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:04:00 +0200

Today Thira was again the first boat out. Well it wasnt difficult as we were the only boat from the fleet that went back into Agios Steph...

Off on our own

goodall_m1 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:54:00 +0200

Today the fleet is going back to Corfu Town, to the NAOK harbour where we were supposed to be going...

A night of Entertainment

goodall_m1 — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:44:00 +0200

Into Kassiopi and into a village festival.

Round the corner

goodall_m1 — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:34:00 +0200

Out of St Stephanos and a short trip around the headland to Kassiopi.

Thira is off early again, and we don’t have to go...

Into the Narrows

goodall_m1 — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:24:00 +0200

Round the point and north into the Corfu Channel to Agios Stephanos (St Stephanos) a small village on the North Eastern coast of Corfu.

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Back towards the Corfu Channel

goodall_m1 — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:14:00 +0200

Heading North West back towards the northern end of Corfu we reach the Albanian border and see the momentos of the past uncertanties in this area, ...

Due East to Saiyadah

goodall_m1 — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:04:00 +0200

Did you spot Lia’s little problems with mooring last night? Well the kedge anchor was supposed to be dropped over the stern and...

Corfu Town

goodall_m1 — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:54:00 +0200

So Thira is one of the first Jaguars to leave, something that the other crews will get used to before the trip is over. I’m an ...

The Great May Breakout...

goodall_m1 — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:44:00 +0200

Sailing Holidays (www.sailingholidays.com) have 120 yachts operating from three bases in Western Greece. Well they do during the summer s...