Vessel: SY Matelot
Registration: New Zealand NZ1532
Size: 12.74m
Colour: Dark Blue topsides with white cabin top
Make: Beneteau 411
POB: 2 people on board. John R A Buchanan and Phillipa A Buchanan
Depart: Dubrovnik, Croatia 0600 hrs Tuesday 23 September 2008
Destination: Corfu, Greece. (Nisos Kerkira) (via North Corfu Channel E side)
ETA: Approx 1700 hrs Wednesday 24 September 2008
Distance: 205 NM
Course: 160º True approx rhumb line from Dubrovnik to Waypoint No 1: 40º. 08’00N and 19º18’.00E ETA 1300h Wed 24 Sept 08.
Weather conditions expected to be variable, mainly 6-15 knot winds from NE through to NW. No warnings are in force.
Alternative Destinations:
In the event of delays in passage time either of the following two islands which are north of the island of Corfu will be used as an overnight anchorage on the night of Wed 24 September. The approach to the port of Corfu will not be attempted in the hours of darkness.
Nisos Erikoussa, Port Erikoussa, or
Nisos Othoni, Ormos Ammou
Safety Equipment on Board:
4 self inflating Lifejackets, one containing personal locator beacon and 2 with strobing light.
1 x 6 man Life Raft – Plastimo 2003
1 x Danbuoy and light
Inflatable 2 man dinghy
Orange storm sails
Grab bag containing:
1 x torch
1.5 litre water
Chocolate
Hand held VHF radio
Hand held GPS
Flares
Teddy
About Me
- Cap'n Buck and Pippy
- Born in New Zealand and having spent most of our lives there, our dream to sail the Mediterranean sprang from our combined love of the sea and many years of cruising and racing around the New Zealand coast line and parts of the South Pacific. We arrived in Europe in early April 2008 when we were fortunate to be able to participate in the Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally (EMYR), sailing from Turkey to Egypt via Cypress, Syria, Lebanon and Israel. This Rally gave us a wealth of experience in berthing Med style, overnight passaging, communication with port authorities, immigration procedures, navigation and sea and weather conditions in the Med. From Israel we flew to Slovenia in June where we purchased our ideal vessel our 2003 Beneteau 411 Celebration (with performance rig) “SY Matelot”. She is a well appointed, safe and comfortable live aboard with an ability to sail and perform well. Since arriving in the Med we have passaged over 3,000 nautical miles from Slovenia (Isola) in the Northern Adriatic, to Port Said in Egypt. We are loving this very special experience and are looking forward to sharing it with friends and family on board SY Matelot.
3 comments:
Have a safe trip - look forward to hearing from you when you arrive in Corfu.
I would have been worried about this next passage except when I noticed that Teddy was in the "grab bag".
We put Teddy in the grab bag to see who really is reading the whole blog! Good to know you were on to us Jordo!
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