[Rhodes22-list] Med Sailing, Leaving Barcelona

[Richard Beytagh]

Bon Voyage!



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Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180

On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 3:37 AM, Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It has been a while so here is an update.  Having jumped through (or
> around) all the hoops involved is simply sailing a small boat in the Med we
> are ready to go.  Just have to provision and top off the tanks and we head
> north and east to the French border 90 miles up the coast.  From the border
> to Marseille is 150 miles and then to the border with Italy another 125
> miles.  We are planning on about 3 weeks for this portion of the trip.
> Lots to see and do.
>
>  The prevailing winds are Southerlies up the Spanish coast then switching
> to mostly Northwesterlies in the Gulf of Lyon.  There is a strong NW wind
> with katabatic effects called the Mistral.  This can come up very suddenly
> and go from nothing to gale force in 20 minutes, gotta watch out for that
> one.  Fortunately we will be in close to the coast so the seas should not
> be too big and there are a number of marinas to duck into.
>
> From the Italian coast to the island of Elba is about 200 miles and then
> down the coast of Italy stopping at the offshore islands along the way to
> Naples, about 270 miles and then on down to the southern coast of Sicily at
> Ragussa for another 350 miles.   For the Italian coast portion we are
> planning to spend about 6 weeks or so.  Having sailed the Italian portion
> 50 years ago, I expect things have changed.  Should be a great sail.
>
> The winds once past Elba or a bit south are generally light NW winds in the
> summer but with a modifying influence of land/sea breezes.  The southern
> coast south of Naples does not have a lot of natural harbors, mostly open
> coast.  There have been a number of marinas that have been build over the
> last couple of decades so if necessary we can find shelter if something
> comes up since we can't beach the boat and pull it above the high water
> mark like my first trip.
>
>
> Looks like we have the insurance problem taken care of, the trailer has
> been processed and "destroyed".  My "competency" certificate is now in my
> possession and the boat is equipped with the required safety
> equipment.....including a "mirror" and a rope "five times the length of the
> vessel"; good to know (grin).
>
> We have really enjoyed our time here north of Barcelona in Matero, and the
> enforced leisurely pace while we waited for the bureaucracy to grind (us?)
> slowly to completion.  Well worth the wait.  Now we shall see what is next
> instore for us.  Meltemi, no problem, bureaucracy not so much.
>
> Chris & Alice
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