OLYMPIC. Calas, ports of refuge, and some storms.
I havent been updating the blog of late as we have had a busy time. There is an adage about the Med that there is either too much wind or too little and usually in the wrong direction. Over the years when we have chartered sailing boats or taken our old Narrowboat out, we had a limited amount of time, objectives and an agenda. This has meant island or bay hopping plans to max out the best of a short time and do lots of Evolutions, go ashore and get the best out of a limited journey. I have been consciously trying to break that mould. This is retirement and a holiday on retirement. The spin off is a decent shakedown, break what was going to break and adapt our thinking and get the logistics right. (Clothes, food, comestibles, and stress the water and energy budgets.) I haven't sailed since i was last in Croatia some 7 years ago so i am rusty. Mrs whilst technically a Day Skipper is rustier still...meaning evolutions like taking on water or diesel resetting anchors or shortening sai...
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