Michael Olliff

Left town quay at 10:00, sunny wind building 18-20kts Wind eased as we left the harbour. Waves strong. Hoisted sails at 10:30 and sailed in 15/17kts close reach. Max speed 7.2kts Dropped sails at 12:30 and motored into Vathy Bay, NE corner of Makronisos Island. Anchored for lunch Left Vathy at 14:30 and motor sailed around north tip of Makronisos Bore away on a dead run with head sail only 10-15kts Dropped sails at 15:45 as we approached Lavrio Port Berthed on Marina quay 16:00

Departed Batsi, Andros quayside at 10:00. Sunny, wind building12-18kts N. Hoisted sails with 2 reefs initially. Wind gusting 22kts beam reach Wind dropped at 11:30 to 10-15kts. Shook out reefs. Wind died completely at 12:30 Motor sailed to Vourkari Bay. Berthed stern to on town quay

Departed Tinos Port at 10:00. Sunny, wind 10-15knts NE Wind very patchy with holes so part sailed and part motor sailed, beating up west side of Tinos to Andros Approaching town of Batsi, Andros wind strengthening to 15-30kts. Dropped sails at 15:30. Rafted up at quayside in Batsi Harbour at 16:00.

Left quayside at 10:15, sunny, v light wind Motor sailed to southern tip of Syros. Wind increasing strength to 18kts. Hoisted sails and sailed in NW 15-18kts until wind died at 11:30 Motored into Nisos Ghidharos off SE corner of Syros. Anchored in Megali Agkali at 12:30 Departed at 14:00 15-20kts N Sailed to Tinos Port. Arrived at 16:15 Anchored stern to on town quay

Raised anchors at 10:00. Sunny and hazy. Wind 3kts NW going west. Motor sailing until 12:30. Wind 8-10kts. Wind dropped at 13:30 so motor sailed to Foinikas, Syros Moored up on town quay at 15:30

Left Lavrio at 19:00. Wind 15kts gusting 20 NE 2 reefs initially, down to 1 and then full main 13:00 passing Kea, sea state moderate, sunny, 11 kts wind 15:00 brief stop at Kolona and Fikiadha bays. Motored to Merika, 15kts gusting 22kts. No room so rafted up at anchor with Deep Blue, Azure, Dionne and Regina 4 in Astraki Bay, Kythnos