{"id":6077,"date":"2019-10-17T17:59:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/?p=6077"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:23:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:23:25","slug":"faraway-islands-sailing-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/faraway-islands-sailing-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Faraway Islands Sailing Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Faraway Island Sailing Trip &#8211; October 2019<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m a bit behind with the blogging this month due to a two-week sailing trip in the Ionian.\u00a0 Part of the trip included a few days in the Faraway Islands north of Corfu, Greece. <!--more--> I thought I&#8217;d document it here for others to read if they are considering it and also to remember the route before it gets filed in the dark recesses of my brain!<\/p>\n<p>The boat was a 38 Beneteau Oceanis, a new boat, for our two week trip around Corfu with a crew of 5 including myself.\u00a0 As with most sailing trips around Corfu, we started from Gouvia Marina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kassiopi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our plan was to start heading up to the Faraway Islands first.\u00a0 Once provisioned we headed North with a lunch stop planned for Kouloura Bay.\u00a0 Our first swim in the crystal clear sea and temperatures were ideal.\u00a0 We then headed further north to spend the night in the beautiful harbour of Kassiopi.\u00a0 Tavernas line the circular harbour and dinner was at Tavanaki Taverna overlooking the boats.\u00a0 The highlight of the evening had to be the complementary frozen limoncello sorbet-esque drinks given to us by the taverna.\u00a0 Delicious.\u00a0 Distance travelled 13 Nautical miles.\u00a0 Moored stern-to with bow anchor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Orthoni<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following morning we slipped the lines at 10:45 and made our way over the straits to Orthoni, the first of our Faraway Islands.\u00a0 We motor-sailed for 3.5 hours and lunch was taken on the hoof, Spanakopita (must post a recipe for this).\u00a0 We tried attracting the dolphins after reading <a href=\"https:\/\/consequenceofsound.net\/2015\/10\/dolphins-love-radiohead\/\">they loved to listen to<\/a> Radiohead&#8217;s Lotus Flower.\u00a0 Hanging the waterproof speaker over the side we waiting with anticipation but to no avail.\u00a0 We concluded the Greek dolphins may prefer Zorba&#8217;s Dance.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived in Port Ammos a small harbour with a breakwater.\u00a0 Coming in can be tricky due to the reef on the Eastside.\u00a0 There was evidence on the hard of boats that had misjudged the location of the reef and come to a sticky end.\u00a0 We moored side onto the quay and then went off for a late afternoon swim in the adjacent bay.\u00a0 Distance travelled 25.5nm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6080\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" 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class=\"wp-image-6080 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8561-1.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"faraway islands sailing\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8561-1.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8561-1.jpg?w=509&amp;ssl=1 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The boardwalk in Orthoni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Orthoni is a small island that has a small summer population of between 300-1200 (it&#8217;s hard to ascertain the correct figure!).\u00a0 Most of the inhabitants leave during the winter to return to Corfu or mainland Greece.\u00a0 As you walk the short distance from the harbour to the town you come across a decommissioned torpedo tube and torpedo which are a memorial to Hellenic submariners.\u00a0 The submarine Porteus sank in waters north of the island during the second world war.\u00a0 The Proteus had attacked an Italian convoy and managed to sink a steamer carrying ammunition.\u00a0 In return, the Italian torpedo boat rammed the submarine and she sank all lives lost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ericousa\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following morning we headed out of Orthoni and sailed around the north of the island to anchor in Fiki Bay for lunch.\u00a0 A gentle sail with the winds being a bit flakey.\u00a0 Fiki Bay was a delightfully picturesque bay with tree-covered slopes running into the sea.\u00a0 We had been warned of rocks so we didn&#8217;t venture too far in anchoring further out so swimming to shore was not an option.\u00a0 Leaving Fiki Bay we then had to make for Ericousa before the forecast storm hit.\u00a0 Wind speeds were gusting 18kts and SOG was 5.5 to 6kts an exhilarating sail arriving into Ericousa just as the storm clouds started to gather.\u00a0 The swell had increased and we made it into the harbour before the rain hit, to moor up stern-to with two lazy lines.\u00a0 We were the last boat to come in and being bigger than the rest were going to take the brunt of the swell coming in so prudence dictated we were secure.\u00a0 A very bumpy night, a few other boats came loose and hit the wall but no damage and we held in place.\u00a0 Distance travelled 17.2nm<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6081\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/faraway-islands-sailing-trip\/img_8582\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8582-e1571331170663.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8582\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ericousa Harbour&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8582-e1571331170663.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6081\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8582-e1571331170663-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"faraway islands\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8582-e1571331170663.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_8582-e1571331170663.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ericousa Harbour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The harbour at Ericousa is a brand new concrete construction built with 7million euros of EU money.\u00a0 Built to encourage more visitors to the island it&#8217;s felt that they have missed the point somewhat.\u00a0 Ugly and utilitarian it doesn&#8217;t inspire visiting boats to stay.\u00a0 Maybe it&#8217;s the visiting ferry with their day-trippers that they want to encourage but I feel something a little more pleasing to the eye could have been built. We were holed up in Ericousa the next day waiting out the storm before making a dash back to Corfu and St Stephanos.\u00a0 Unfortunately due to the storm, we would have to miss a visit to Mathraki.<\/p>\n<p>The Faraway Islands are billed as stunning, unspoiled like Greece used to be with fabulous crystal clear bays for snorkelling.\u00a0 I may have to disagree.\u00a0 Dare I say the Faraway Islands are spoiled.\u00a0 Gone are most of the traditional buildings you would expect, instead there are square concrete boxes.\u00a0 The harbours are improved to handle the new influx of visitors, but with this comes more concrete.\u00a0 Over-flowing rubbish skips, stray cats and unkempt public areas.\u00a0 It just feels rundown and as if locals have no pride in the islands.\u00a0 The water is crystal clear, I&#8217;ll give them that but it is devoid of any life.\u00a0 When snorkelling you are lucky if you see a few fish.\u00a0 Mostly you are spying weed and grey rocks with a few spiky sea urchins clinging on.\u00a0 I wouldn&#8217;t visit the Faraway Islands sailing again. 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