Before starting our Ionian September cruise we spent three peaceful days in the laid-back atmosphere of
Paleros with Evi, Ilse, and Martina from my first women crew in brand new
Azzurro Apartments. After our daily breakfast at
To Sokaki Cafe and Deli and a refreshing swim at the small village beach we explored the surroundings and visited the
Holy Monastery of Saint Demetrios. We savored authentic Greek meals at
Sto Spitiko Mas Home Cooking and
The New Mill Tavern. When our last crew members Eva and Jutta arrived we bunkered a lot of provisions at the nice
Express Supermarket, who delivered everything to our boat on Saturday 12th.
We boarded our boat "Junior Mary 1", a brand new Bali 4.2 catamaran from MG Yachts and happily spent our first night in Paleros Harbor. Early Sunday morning we set sail south to visit the wild pigs in Atakos One House Bay and sailed west to the eastern coast of Ithaka, where we anchored alone in a small bay south of Agias Ilias in 10m on sand. Next day we continued south, visited Poros harbor, rounded the shallows of Agios Ioannis Point at the SE tip of Kefallonia, and anchored in Spartia Bay north of Takos Rock in 4m.
Early Tuesday, 15th after some thunderstorms we sailed west along the southern coast of Kefallonia with light rain and strong easterly winds, rounded Geogompos Point, and then north to Ortholithia Point where we finally anchored in quiet
Petani Bay in 10m sand. Next morning after a good swim we continued further north, passed Atheras Point and Kakata Point. We continued to the
Assos peninsula with the Venetian fortress, looked at the small
harbor and tacked against NE winds to Vliotis Point, the most northern tip of Kefallonia. As we found no place near Stavros in
Polis Beach we finally anchored in
Doulina Cove in 20m depth protected by Daskaleio Islet in the channel between Ithaka and Kefallonia.
Next day with nice southerly winds we sailed north and then east along the southern coats of
Lefkas and
Meganisi, continued to the southern coast of
Kalamos island, where we found no place in
Gerolimionas Cove, but anchored alone further south in beautiful
Kefali Cove in 8m on a spot of sand. After a quiet night and a lot of swimming and stand up paddling we sailed north at noon and spent the next night in Ormos Paleiro at
Ai Giannis Beach anchoring in 7m sand. Saturday 19th we moored to
Paleros Harbor to welcome my next crew and to celebrate our safe cruise with a nice lunch at
Sirtaki Beachfront Restaurant.
We sailed 170sm in 37h during 7 days.
You may download our track in gpx-format or view it directly on GoogleMaps.
We boarded our boat "Junior Mary 1", a brand new Bali 4.2 catamaran from MG Yachts and happily spent our first night in Paleros Harbor. Early Sunday morning we set sail south to visit the wild pigs in Atakos One House Bay and sailed west to the eastern coast of Ithaka, where we anchored alone in a small bay south of Agias Ilias in 10m on sand. Next day we continued south, visited Poros harbor, rounded the shallows of Agios Ioannis Point at the SE tip of Kefallonia, and anchored in Spartia Bay north of Takos Rock in 4m. 
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