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Chapter One: ANYWHERE THE WIND BLOWS We were waiting for a weather window in Leros Marina, but still the wind kept coming. We even had to cancel the haul-out because of it, which left Cordelia with all...

Chapter One: WHAT WAS IT LIKE? Leros is a small island in the Dodecanese in Greece. It has a varied history, and in 1912 was occupied by the Italians. They stayed for 31 years, fortified the island and...

Chapter One: HEADING NORTH AGAIN We had circumnavigated the island of Leros and had originally intended to head South to Kalymnos and possibly Kos. However, with the predominant wind coming from the...

Chapter One: THERE AND BACK We’d sailed to Kouloura Bay on Lipsoi at the beginning of September to sit out some wind. When it had calmed down to about 25 knots we launched Buddy and took our rubbish...