[Rhodes22-list] Sailing the Med part dux (as in Ducks)

[Richard Stott]

We all look forward to your journey Chris. 
Ric 
sv Dadventure 
Hampton Bays 

Richard Stott, AIA, LEED AP 
www.stottarchitecture.com
Office	631-283-1777
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> On May 31, 2019, at 3:27 PM, Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Well I arrived a couple of days ago and found the boat fine if a bit
> covered in volcanic dust.  But that is to be expected when the "boat yard"
> is part way up the side of a dormant volcano (I hope) on the island of
> Ischia in the Bay of Naples.  There is about a week's worth of work to do.
> I was planning to have the hull painted but there isn't time so I'll settle
> for the "a pealing" look instead.  I am really looking forward to this
> segment of the trip because it will mark the 50th anniversary of my first
> long trip in a small boat.  Back then it was an 18'wooden lightning  and
> involved sailing to Sicily then to the heel of Italy and over to Greece.
> Well I was young and bit crazy to attempt something like that then; being
> much more mature and experienced, I'm doing it in a Rhodes, a whole 4'
> longer!  Plus it doesn't leak and I don't have to sleep outside.  Oh and
> the best thing is I get to do this trip with my wife.The trip from
> Barcelona was fun but I think this will be even more so.  I'll keep you all
> posted and send along a few pics too.  I am glad I can share this trip with
> an appreciative audience and one so knowledgeable.  This boat really is a
> magic carpet.  Attached is a view from my BnB, one that shows (if you
> enlarge it a bit)  The penultimate island I visited on the Rhodes last
> year, Ventotene (25nm) and just behind it Ponza (almost 50nm).  A clear day
> today.
> 
> Chris Geankoplis
> S/V ENOSIS
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