Limenia Bay to just above Scala

Peter Robinson

I had just finished my dip and Duolingo and was thinking of supper and a shandy when the boat started bouncing a bit. my initial thought was that it might be the ferry but then I realised to was the wind and waves from between Cephalonia and Ithaka. I quickly closed the windows, started the engine, got the anchor up and got the genny out. the sailing was a bit lumpy with speeds of between 2.5 and 3.5 knots and I had to gybe once from starboard to port tack but then once I round the headland to head for Scala the wind and waves died and I could see the other boats at anchor were sitting in no wind. I turned the engine on and motored the last couple of miles - so about 2.5 miles under sail and say 2 miles under motor. a horrible split but there was no avoiding it unless I settled for a bouncy rubbish anchorage where opposite winds and waves met. I found a spot in about 8m and dropped the anchor on what I thought was sand. if it was it was very hard because even with 50m of chain out the anchor didn't bite. I changed position a bit and found a bit more sand and happy days. there is definitely sand coloured rock about which makes it more difficult. anyway, safely in now. time to sort out the snubber, out the old girl to bed and have that shandy