More wind will make it impossible to stay on Santorini. John & Serena join us by dinghy in Oia, and we sail back north to Ios.
A couple of days later we're able to sail the 80 miles straight to Crete where we visit Dia island, Spinalonga and Agios Niko...
Now high season is behind us the beautiful islands of Spetses and Hydra are a better option. Before we head to the Cyclades we moor at Poros again to meet friends and repair the water maker.
Once through the Corinth Canal we continue across the Saronic Gulf to Poros, Hydra, Ermioni into the Argolian Gulf where we visit Porto Heli, Koiladia and Astros.
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Kjeld tried to teach me to kite in Bonaire in episode 9. Now he's back together with his Ilse to try again, this time straight from Greatcircle. As I am still a beginner I have included some footage of Kjeld showing off.
Sailing around Zakynthos and its magnificent blue bays on the west coast. Seems we were lucky there was some swell in Ship Wreck so there was plenty of room to enjoy it.
Back on Greatcircle in Portorosa for a 41 hour crossing to the Greek island Zakynthos about 300 nautic miles eastward. Never heard of the island before, but it was a good thing Adriaan booked a affordable flight here so we got him aboard over there on Mond...
Marijke has to hurry home from Vulcano to be in time for her father as Martin & Rudy help me to bring the Greatcircle to Sicily before I am able to follow her home.
Marijke returns aboard in Salerno and brings our friends and relatives Martin & Rudy along. Just when we are sailing south again we receive bad news about Marijke's father so we'll have to hurry home again.
Doctor Lianne Wellens, my beautiful niece, is setting up the Sailing Greatcircle Patreon channel to support the Kika Foundation. Kika finances research and care for children with cancer, which has amongst others resulted in the new Princess Maxima Hospital...
Changing the Greatcircle crew in Napoli before we continue via Capri along the Amalfi Coast to Salerno. In Salerno the Yanmars needed their 250 hours service and some minor warranty repairs at Marina Charter.
After the crossing from Sardinia we arrive at a couple of beautiful islands 50 miles west of Napoli. As we are in Salerno for maintenance, I am able to catch up a bit before we continu towards Sicily and Greece.
Bonus mid-week episode to welcome the 2000th subscription. Rain and storm in Sardinia, but still some nice images and colors, before we head east towards Napoli, about 200Nm from Sardinia.
Heading to the magnificent Bonifacio on the south side of Corsica before we head for a couple of turquoise bays on the islands between Corsica and Sardinia
Sailing the west coast of Corsica with busier towns like Calvi and Ajaccio, charming tourist stops like Girolata and Porto, and deserted bays like Cala Longa.
Just enough wind to sail south via Capraia Isola to Corsica. In this episode we cover the first part of Corsica rounding "the feather" in the north to Saint Florent and L'Ile Rousse. In the next episodes we continue from Calvi to Bonafacio and Ile de Caval...
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