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Summer 2024

Dark and Stormy

With a light westerly wind, we had a very calm sail South towards Cephalonia. We headed to Fiskardo which is a village situated on the northern tip of the island. I think I’ve mentioned before (several times) that Fiskardo is one of my favourite places in the Ionion. The pretty harbour side village has Venetian […]

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Summer 2024

Going Nowhere

Vlicho bay has a well known nickname amongst the sailing community, being such a safe and comfortable anchorage, once you’re there, it’s often difficult to find a good reason to leave, so it’s no surprise that it is affectionately known as ‘Velcro’! With stormy weather all around, we enjoyed a very lazy time at anchor […]

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Summer 2024

Unicorn Races

Zigzag must have passed inspection because our guests were happy to come onboard. When the Grahams arrived we had a restful first day in Nydri to allow them to recover from their early morning flights. Nydri is situated at the foot of high forested mountains, it is the most popular village for tourists on the […]

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Summer 2024

Caught in Traffic

We have friends visiting us next week on the island of Lefkas so we started to make our way slowly south to meet them. We lifted the anchor and left Potomos bay, the port was very busy with ferries and cruise ships. We continued on around the headland, with great views of the old and […]