Some Sailing & Fishing Pics

Manos · 17 December 2002, 11:37

These are some photos taken on board a BAVARIA 3 years ago July 2000 going from Cape Sounion to Kea. Wind speed 58 knots, viz perfest, sea condition VERY ROUGH!!

UPPPPPP going UP and coming DOWN

Manos · 17 December 2002, 11:40

You cannot appreciate how large the waves were. But I think looking forward on the starboard side of the bow you can see a small mountain hiding some of Kea Island LOLOL

Manos · 17 December 2002, 11:46

Next day same boat going to Kithnos. Wind has now dropped to force 5-6.
For those who know how to read the weather you can see the dark and gray shades reflecting on the sun which is dust particles and means VERY STRONG WIND!! coming again!!
The land accross is Cape Sounion the tip of the Cape where Posidon Temple is and the little island you can just see is called San Giogio is deserted but has a wonderfull very loooong beach full of white sand and white pebles and is about 15 miles or so from Cape Sounion.

Manos · 17 December 2002, 11:51

a fishing trip in Corsica with some friends.
I did the driving of the boat by the way. Piero (is holding the sword of the fish) caught the Swordfish.
Large fish it was and were eating fish for the rest of the hols LOLOL

Manos · 17 December 2002, 12:06

This is suppose to be a RIB forum not a sailing or diving foum.
More exciting RIB photos to come in the NEW YEAR!!

Charles · 17 December 2002, 14:35

Manos · 17 December 2002, 14:43

got the message
You are feeling a bit

and

Tooo bad we cannot all be as lucky as some!!

LOLOL

Charles · 17 December 2002, 15:04

Not at all.....

I am over the moon at the moment. All will be revealed on the forum tomorrow.

Manos · 17 December 2002, 15:09

WE WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR REVEALING NEWS

Richard B · 17 December 2002, 19:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Charles
...I am over the moon at the moment... All will be revealed on the forum tomorrow...

Sounds like you're getting your Scorpion back!

Richard B · 18 December 2002, 00:12

OK Charles...

It's tomorrow!

What's going on?

Julian · 18 December 2002, 12:49

Afternoon Charles

Hope all is well. Have you got the Scorpion back now then. I bet it looks good with the new nose etc.

Julian.

Manos · 18 December 2002, 13:29

can we have a wee pic then please????????

splodge · 19 December 2002, 21:53

Dear Manos, if that wind speed is 58 knots, my arse is a banjo, have you missed out a decimal place?

I hope the chaps at bavaria yachts don't use the laminating techniques that some SA rib manufacturers appear to like, i.e. in the dark, blindfolded and wearing boxing gloves just to make sure,!

Manos · 20 December 2002, 08:46

Well I don't want to argue woith you spodge but REALLY the wind meter showed 58 knots before we set sail.
Also the ships and commercial traffic was not permited to sail from ports.
It was one of these summers that the wind was VERY STRONG from July-Sept. Freak weather conditions.
Any way if it makes you happy the wind wasn't 58 knots (but it really was)

Manos · 20 December 2002, 11:26

Sorry I was wrong. Looked @ te log book and the wind was 48 knots.
It was VERY WINDY and the waves were like mountains. You cannot appreciate how bad it was from the photos. But it was not very nice.
I will NEVER EVER do this again!! I am not into endurance courses but into rather leasurely sailing around the Greek coves.
Any way by the time the boat was back to Cape Sounion (by the way this was my boat @ the time) we had to change the mast (it was not streight any more), had lost the dingy, lost 3 fenders, had small damage on the autopilot, both the loud speakers in the cockpit were brokenand finally had to replace the roler reefer mechanism.
Any way is a loong time since then, we were lucky nothing worst did not happen to us and it we put it all down to experience!!