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I think I need to start this story about a year ago. Around Christmas last year a tiny seed of a travel idea germinated in my head.

Dodecanese, Greece

Nickjenkins
2003-11-20 16:38:39

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that zip up and down the coast at 30 knots. I was delighted to spot a bill fish turning back flips off our port beam at this point and took it as good omen for the rest of the trip.

Once clear of north east tip of Kos we raised the sails and turned west towards Kalymnos and the small island of Pserimos. Pserimos is a tiny island between Kalymnos and Kos and is most noted as stopover point for daytrippers from both islands. In a very steady fifteen knots of breeze from the North we made a respectable five knots under main and genoa and pulled into Nisos Plati about two hours after leaving Kos.

Just to the west of Pserimos our first stop, the islet of Nisos Plati, is a tiny island with a sheltered anchorage on its north east side. This was my first 'port of call' so to speak so I was justifiably nervous and snuck into the bay under motor at minimum speed. We had no problems anchoring however and we were soon riding off the 'hook' in about 5m of crystal clear blue-green water.

After a suitable pause to make sure we weren't drifting at anchor, Ian my co-skipper dove over the railings into the sea and I followed him a couple of minutes later. Swimming off the back of yacht is one of the most delightful experiences and makes trudging up and down the beach seem a little dull.

The water off Nisos Plati was clear and green and the fish were bold and inquisitive. After a bit of swim and some lunch we lay down in the sun for a nap and thus set the pace for the rest of the holiday. One of the problems with being on a boat however is that they don't necessarily stay where you put them. When we arose to contemplate our next step we discovered the boat had drifted quite considerably. We started the motor recovered our puny little CQR bower anchor and I vowed never to trust it again as we headed off towards Kalymnos.

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