Finally we had some wind and after a bit of motor-sailing, we set full main and genoa and sailed around the Methana peninsula. With the guests at the helm and helping with the trimming of the sails we clocked 8.5knots briefly in 10knots of wind showing that the big girl does actually sail well! As the wind veered we gybed and then ran goose-winged with the mainsail out on one side and the genoa out on the other through the narrow channel between the mainland and the island of Poros. The town and anchorage here is one of my personal favourites in Greece. It is a picture postcard town perched on a hill over looking a large totally enclosed bay.
Poros Town
The water is always very flat and the holding for the anchor is excellent meaning I get a good nights sleep! Also the selection of bars and restaurants and the quality of the food is much better then in most other areas of tourist Greece. Being the weekend we were joined by quite a few large super-yachts including the very sleek looking 200+ feet Perini-Navi “Saudade”, one day……
Gordon