Stop in for some accommodation in Samos Fair Wind. Clean all innnanzi and normal maintenance. It 'also the opportunity to refresh the knowledge of the beautiful island. Rich in crops and generous views. The book walks on the islands in hand, walk the old paths to discover a hidden monastery (Agia Trianda) and channel Eupallino , the engineer hired by the tyrant Polycrates to design and build a canal to supply fresh water to the City Pytagorio , then known as Tigani.
Then came Anna and Renzo.
friends since the years of distant youth, the memories are mainly related to common Vigezzo mountains and hunting prey, passion has always Renzo. The boat is a novelty for them to discover and Fair Wind welcomes them aboard in the marina of Samos.
Together for a stroll in the Dodecanese. Agatonissi, with a pit stop to repair the tack of the genoa which was shredded in an attempt to sail to Fourni. For Agatonissi But there is also the George Tavern, an old acquaintance from the days when we were sailing up the boat with Stella Sea. George did not contradict his reputation by preparing a delicious soup with fresh vegetables and three redfish chosen by his refrigerator. Then off to Leros. The Aegean, even under the Turkish coast, offers long voyages in sailing, with winds of around fifteen knots. After swimming in the bay in front of Agia Marina, the overnight stop is in the south, in the calm bay Xerokambos. Dinner in the restaurant car and the next day to discover that the island was Italian like the rest of the Dodecanese.
In Castro, rich and impressive building that dominates the different bays of the island whose shape recalls the oak leaf, the leadership of the small museum is the son of a greek who collaborated with the Italian regime and that was the judge in the island until the end of the second war. There remain several magazines of the period and a complete collection of the Touring Club In the museum there is pointed out that two paintings depicting St. Ambrose and St. Carlo Borromeo.
From Leros, once all shipping sailing with three long edges up in Leipzig, in the pleasant bay of Ormos Kouloura, lit up at night by the full moon. Then around the island to Marathi, in front of Arki, moored to the buoy in the small bay.
After a walk up the hill and a dinner Pandelis, the last day gives us more westerly wind to push the sails to the shelter of Samos marina.
This is the new basis of Fair Wind for the remainder of the season and for next year.
After two months at sea, from the far east of Preveza Greece, opposite the Turkish coast, a few hours of rest time.
In late August, early September, the bow of Fair Wind will return to cleave the waves of the Aegean before the winter break.
