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How do you make sure you are visible at sea?
At sea, I think it is safe to maintain the assumption that you are not seen by other craft, and then take appropriate measures to give yourself a wide berth from traffic wherever possible. That said, from time to … Continue reading
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Getting “Med-ready”
We’ve just completed our first season of cruising in the Mediterranean Sea and have learned a bit about the local customs and procedures as it relates to anchoring and berthing, and in particular Mediterranean-style mooring, or simply Med-mooring. Here are … Continue reading
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The Lycian Coast of Turkey
The Lycian Coast is situated on the southwest corner of Turkey where the Aegean Sea meets the Mediterranean. A “Blue Voyage” on a Turkish gület along this coastline is listed in 1000 Places to See Before You Die, popular for … Continue reading
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Cruising the Carian Coast of Turkey
We arrived in Turkey at the Milta Bodrum marina on the morning of August 5th after a ten mile hop from the island of Kós in Greece. The marina staff was most accommodating, finding us space without a prior booking, … Continue reading
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The Cyclades Islands
The Cyclades group of islands is situated in the center of the Aegean and is so named because they surround the little island of Delos, just to the west of the holiday mecca of Míkonos. In ancient times, Delos was … Continue reading
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Greek Isles-The Dodecanese
We arrived at Mandráki Harbor on the Island of Ródhos on 26 July after a lumpy overnight motor-sail from Paphos in Cyprus. Ródhos is one of the easternmost of the Greek Isles and the largest in the Dodecanese, the group … Continue reading
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Anchoring in Challenging Conditions
I’ll start off with a brief rundown of our ground tackle, which is pretty basic as we like to keep things simple. We keep just one anchor on the bow because I like to minimize weight at the ends of … Continue reading
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Cyprus
A year ago, the island of Cyprus was barely on our radar screen and now we love it there! We had intended to spend a week or so before moving on to Greece, but in typical fashion, a week turned … Continue reading
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Transiting the Suez Canal
26 May Approach to the Suez Canal was pretty straight forward. The channel is well marked, and with dozens of ships anchored to each side, it looks a bit like the driving lane through a massive liquid parking lot. We … Continue reading
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Egypt, Red Sea, the Nile and Cairo
28 April We had enough light at 0700 to see our way out of the pass into Elba Reef, and we spent the day motor sailing northward, finishing at Shab Abu Fendera (Fendera Reef), just across the border into Egypt, … Continue reading
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