It is back to just Kel and Al, having farewelled Al's parents in Katakolon. We depart at 'silly o'clock' again and put all the sails up in the dark! It was ...
In this episode we somewhat regretfully sail from the Pylos area, which we were really enjoying, and sail further north. We are also saddened knowing we are ...
We start this video with a short motor to Methoni to visit a stunning coastal castle. Mum is really starting to get her travel groove on as we climb aroud this ...
Sailing east through the Peloponnese was great fun and gave us the opportunity to explore Kalamata and some offshore islands. The highlights of Kalamata itself ...
We sailed Kyparissi early and made our way south down the gulf to the famous heritage town of Monemvasia. We anchored right by the causeway, and after a swim ...
After showing mum and dad around Kilada we do a day trip to Nafplio, the highlight of which was the shopping and a fantastic lunch including some famous Greek ...
Al takes advantage of some big winds in Porto Cheli to take his mum and dad, Pat and Peter, to Spetses Island for the day. This involves catching the slow car ...
Hooray! Al's Mum and Dad (Pat and Peter) join us all the way from New Zealand for a month onboard Dakini, how exciting! After a drive from Athens to Poros via ...
Yes we are back in Vari, just south of Athens, although the coastal village and beach itself is called Varkiza. This is only a short stop as we have to head ...
After successfully checking out of Greece in Kos, we start early and sail the very short distance into Turkish waters. While frustrated we still can't sail due ...
We are in a race against time to get to Kos to check out and head to Turkey. This is all due to the requirement to not overstay 90 days in Greece next time we ...
We loved Poros so it wasn't long until we had our second visit. This time however we had things to do, namely a requirement to pick up some delayed mail from ...
We cross back across the Saronic Gulf in Greece and after some great sailing find a lovely anchorage in the pretty port village of Ancient Epidavros. We spend ...
After sheltering in Poros we sail for Vari on the eastern side of the Saronic Gulf south of Athen. It is a great day of sailing starting with a trip through ...
We leave Ermioni, Greece and continue to learn more about sailing Dakini our Lagoon 421, and the systems onboard. We know some bad weather is on its way so we ...
We bought a boat! This could be the adventure to top all adventures. Let’s see how this goes. In this video we get our boat in the water and start the huge ...
Tag along as the temperatures rise and the crew decides to ditch SV CUBA for the day to escape the heat. We are on the hunt for a special place in Kalamaris, ...
In this episode of Sailing SV CUBA we leave Albania behind to sail south to “where the coconut oil melts”. In our case, that’s a sail to Greece. Because we do ...
With the Corinth canal closed we have to sail the long way around Greece, It's a rollercoaster ride down the Ionian and around the capes of the Peloponnese, ...
Lots of sailing in this one as we make our way from the magnificent Montenegrin mountains and sail the three day passage past Albania and on to Greece. The ...