Diary Entries

2013
- Mar 2013
  - Sun 17 Mar
    - March 2013 Perama shipyard
- Feb 2013
  - Thu 21 Feb
    - Interesting articles: Fire on board
2012
- Nov 2012
  - Wed 21 Nov
    - FOR OUR GREEK FRIENDS ........EMPEIRIKOS READING EMPEIRIKOS ''LAMBROS PYRSOS''
- Aug 2012
  - Thu 30 Aug
    - SAIL WITH ARMENISTIS AND ADD EXPERIENCE
- Jul 2012
  - Wed 18 Jul
    - easy recipe for the boat no cooking
  - Tue 17 Jul
    - JULY 2012
- Apr 2012
  - Mon 02 Apr
    - Where we are? Click the site below:...
2011
- Nov 2011
  - Wed 30 Nov
    - 30th Nov the sun goes west
    - 30th Nov on Acoolturabi
  - Mon 28 Nov
    - 28th Nov 2011
    - (no subject)
  - Sun 27 Nov
    - Sunday 27th Nov a week on AcoolTurabi
  - Sat 26 Nov
    - Discoing in the mid of the Ocean!!!
    - ^th day on AcoolTurabi
  - Tue 22 Nov
    - 2nd Day on Acoolturabi
  - Mon 21 Nov
    - 1st day with Acoolturabi
  - Sat 19 Nov
  - Tue 15 Nov
    - November 2011 ARC
- Oct 2011
  - Thu 13 Oct
    - Videos on YOUTUBE
  - Tue 11 Oct
  - Sun 02 Oct
    - A sailing trip with ACOOL TURABI
- Sep 2011
  - Wed 07 Sep
    - One night in Kea and back to Tourkolimano
  - Tue 06 Sep
    - My favorite spot whether going on holidays or returning
  - Mon 05 Sep
    - A stop in Foinikas Syros
  - Sun 04 Sep
    - From Patmos to Mykonos, Rinia and the way to Kea
- Aug 2011
  - Tue 30 Aug
    - To Patmos via an overnight stop in Archangelos island (Leros)
  - Mon 29 Aug
    - A stop in Kalymnos / Votsalo
  - Sun 28 Aug
    - To Kos
  - Sat 27 Aug
  - Fri 26 Aug
    - Lindos Day and Night...and sailing to Mandraki
  - Tue 23 Aug
    - Lindos Rhodes
  - Mon 22 Aug
  - Sat 20 Aug
    - Kastellorizo Megisti, the most eastern Greek island
    - A stop in St George island of Ro (Ρω)
  - Fri 19 Aug
    - An evening at Karacaoren Buku
    - Dalyan river-Turkish coast
  - Tue 16 Aug
    - Rhodos island
    - Rhodos arrival
  - Mon 15 Aug
    - Alimia island
  - Sun 14 Aug
    - From Agrilithi bay to Chalki
    - En route to Chalki meeting a monster
  - Sat 13 Aug
  - Fri 12 Aug
    - Astypalaia Rocks
    - Crew working hard!!
  - Thu 11 Aug
    - ASTYPALAIA ISLAND Anchored in Maltezana
  - Wed 10 Aug
    - Various neighbours
  - Tue 09 Aug
  - Mon 08 Aug
    - Food preparation for the god bye dinner..
  - Sun 07 Aug
    - Preparing for the Kastelorizo trip.....
- Jun 2011
  - Tue 14 Jun
    - Saronic Gulf sailing June 2011
- May 2011
  - Sun 15 May
    - SAILING to AMORGOS MAY/JUNE 2011
  - Sat 14 May
    - SERIFOS, KOUFONISIA , AMORGOS MAY / JUNE 2011
- Jan 2011
  - Sat 01 Jan
    - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
2010
- Nov 2010
  - Mon 22 Nov
    - Arc 2010 and 2009 in youtube
  - Sun 21 Nov
    - ARC 2010 started today How did the ARC idea started ?
    - Why end November is the right time to cross the Atlantic Westbound
- Oct 2010
  - Sun 31 Oct
    - HOW TO CONTACT US
    - S/Y Armenistis member of Ocean Cruising Club
- Sep 2010
  - Sat 25 Sep
    - Arrived back to Tourkolimano
  - Thu 23 Sep
    - Rinia trip
  - Mon 20 Sep
    - Sailed Tourkolimano for Mykonos
  - Sat 11 Sep
    - Arrived Tourkolimano
  - Fri 10 Sep
    - Left Serifos to Tourkolimano
- Aug 2010
  - Thu 26 Aug
    - Διαβάζοντας γνωμικά...
  - Fri 20 Aug
    - Γνωμικά...ενός μεγάλου Έλληνα
  - Fri 13 Aug
    - Life on land is very boring.....believe me
  - Sun 08 Aug
    - From Serifos to.....
  - Wed 04 Aug
    - How to contact us
  - Tue 03 Aug
    - Arrived Serifos
    - Arrived Milos
  - Mon 02 Aug
  - Sun 01 Aug
- Jul 2010
  - Sat 31 Jul
    - Leaving Strophades ...another tuna
    - Arrival Greek Territorial waters - Nisoi Strofades
  - Fri 30 Jul
    - 31st July 2010 03:15hours Position
    - 30th July 2010 05:30hours Position
  - Thu 29 Jul
    - Entering the Ionian Sea
    - Stretto di Messina
  - Wed 28 Jul
    - Isola Lipari
    - En route to Lipari - View of Stroboli
    - Isole Eolie
    - 38:58.775N 014:69.284E
  - Tue 27 Jul
    - From Agropolis (Paestum) to Lipari
    - Poseidonia...Continued
    - Mozarella's Animal
    - Poseidonia (Paestum)...Proud to be Greek!!!
    - Amalfi and the way to Agropolis more photos
    - Sun rise leaving Amalfi
  - Mon 26 Jul
    - Arriving Amalfi
    - From Procida to Amalfi
  - Sun 25 Jul
    - Visit to Pompeii
  - Sat 24 Jul
    - Isola Procida...Oh my God Siemens everywhere!!!
    - Isola Procida, Marina Chiaiolla
    - Isola Ischia, Seno di Moritano
  - Fri 23 Jul
    - Isola Ponza 2
    - Isola Ponza 1
    - Isola Ponza Port
    - Cala Ciaia di Luna, Isola Ponza
    - Isola Ponza
  - Thu 22 Jul
    - 40:55.915N 011:32.165E
    - 40:48.565N 010:48.394E
  - Wed 21 Jul
    - Port Portisco
  - Tue 20 Jul
    - Isola Mortorio
  - Mon 19 Jul
    - Ile de Cavallo
  - Sun 18 Jul
    - Leaving Bonifacio
    - Santa Theresa di Gallura
    - Santa Teresa di Gallura
    - Ile de Cavallo
  - Thu 15 Jul
    - Bonifacio continued
    - Bonifacio
    - Bonifacio continued
    - Bonifacio
    - The way to Bonifacio
    - West Coast Corsica four
    - West Coast Corsica three
    - West Coast of Corsica two
    - West Coast of Corsica one
    - Enroute to Bonifaco 14 and 15 July 2010
  - Wed 14 Jul
    - En route to Bonifacio - Golfo di Girolata
  - Tue 13 Jul
    - Photos Calvi, Corsica
    - 42:33.821N 008:45.727E
    - Calvi
  - Sun 11 Jul
    - 43:02.949N 008:09.121E
    - Cap Ferrat
  - Sat 10 Jul
    - Arrival of crew
  - Thu 08 Jul
    - Villefranche
  - Wed 07 Jul
    - Cannes photos and Iles de Lerins
    - Cannes photos
    - Arrival at Port de Cannes
  - Tue 06 Jul
    - Arrival at Les Iles de Lerins
    - St Tropez...art!!
    - St Tropez photos
    - Arrival at Port of St Tropez
    - From Anse Canbiers to Port of St Tropez
  - Mon 05 Jul
    - Arrived at Anse de Canebieres
    - More photos
    - From Toulon, Porquiroles to Cannes via St Tropez
  - Sun 04 Jul
    - On the way to the Douanes Francais
    - Starting filling with water
    - Yacht Express more photos
    - Yacht Express preparing to discharge
    - Good to be in the Med!!!
  - Fri 02 Jul
    - Arrival at Toulon
- Jun 2010
  - Wed 30 Jun
    - photos continue
    - Paris, Provence, Nice waiting for the Yacht Express
  - Sun 27 Jun
    - 33:56.405N 10:26.858W
  - Sat 26 Jun
    - Το ελληνικό μνημείο της λύπης
  - Mon 21 Jun
    - 22:52.957N 39:15.980W
  - Wed 16 Jun
  - Tue 15 Jun
  - Fri 11 Jun
    - Μιά βόλτα στον Ατλαντικό
  - Wed 09 Jun
- May 2010
  - Fri 14 May
    - και άλλες φωτογραφίες
  - Thu 13 May
    - Ναυτικά θέματα
    - Martinique ...more
  - Wed 12 May
    - Various photos
  - Tue 11 May
    - St Pierre Martinique
  - Sat 08 May
    - Martinique Crew arrival 8 May 2010
  - Wed 05 May
    - Le Marin, Martinique
    - Armenistis closest friends
  - Tue 04 May
    - Rodney Bay
  - Sun 02 May
    - Bequia to Jalouisie St Lucia
- Apr 2010
  - Fri 30 Apr
  - Thu 29 Apr
    - Photos from the trip Chaguaramas to St Lucia
    - Canouan
  - Wed 28 Apr
    - Meyreau and Tobago Cays
  - Mon 26 Apr
  - Sun 25 Apr
    - Arrival at Cariacou 25 April
    - St George, Port Louis, Camper Nicholson Marina 24 April arrival 25 April departed
  - Sat 24 Apr
    - Arrival St George Grenada
  - Fri 23 Apr
  - Wed 21 Apr
  - Tue 20 Apr
    - SPOT on!!
  - Sun 18 Apr
- Mar 2010
  - Sat 20 Mar
    - Our e-mail address
  - Fri 19 Mar
    - Useful Weather links
  - Wed 17 Mar
  - Mon 15 Mar
  - Mon 01 Mar
    - F.A.Q.s
- Feb 2010
  - Thu 25 Feb
    - Please join us in Pireaus Yacht Club 22nd March 2010-For Armenisti's Voyage Presentation
  - Mon 08 Feb
    - E-mail address for Armenistis
- Jan 2010
  - Wed 27 Jan
    - Covered for the tropical climate
  - Sun 17 Jan
    - Party continued.....16 January 2010
    - A party on arrival Greece after the crossing January 2010
  - Mon 11 Jan
    - Back Home
  - Tue 05 Jan
    - Official Press release
  - Mon 04 Jan
    - Arrival Chaguaramas Trinidad & Tobago, a Strange Passage
  - Sat 02 Jan
  - Fri 01 Jan
    - Le Phare Blue..... continues
    - Le Phare Bleu Marina and Resort
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Thu 31 Dec
    - TO OUR VITUAL CREW & CO-TRAVELLERS
    - Le Phare Bleu Maina (Grenada South coast)
    - En route to Le Phare Bleu Marina Grenada - Arrival
  - Wed 30 Dec
    - Tyller bay night show
    - Tyller Bay
    - From PSV to Tyller Bay
  - Tue 29 Dec
    - PSV pictures
  - Mon 28 Dec
    - Petit St Vincent
    - Union Island continued
    - Going to Union Island & arrival
  - Sun 27 Dec
    - Mayreau island 27th Dec 2009
    - Mayreau island 26 & 27 December 2009
  - Sat 26 Dec
    - Mayreau island
  - Fri 25 Dec
    - Live slow, Sail fast - Sail more, work less
    - Tobago Cays...what a paradise
    - Few of our neighbours and ourselves
    - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from us and our Sandman
    - Tobago cays 2nd day
    - Christmas with friends S/Y Trippwire
  - Thu 24 Dec
    - Tobago Cays...great nature
    - Tobago Cays
    - Bequia, Port Elizabeth
    - Christmas preparation, our tree
  - Wed 23 Dec
    - St Vincent, Wallilabay
    - St Lucia pictures
    - Armenistis's gifts
  - Tue 22 Dec
    - Baquia, PortElizabeth
    - Wallilabou Bay St Vincent
    - Jalousie Bay St Lucia
    - Marigot Bay Santa Lucia
    - Good bye St Lucia
  - Sat 19 Dec
    - 18th Dec
  - Fri 18 Dec
    - Anse la Raye - Wall paintings - A hurricane shelter house
    - Our fresh fruit provider
    - Laundry time
  - Thu 17 Dec
    - Still in St Lucia
  - Mon 14 Dec
    - IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE
  - Sat 12 Dec
    - St. Lucia
  - Wed 09 Dec
    - FINISH LINE ARC 2009
    - THIS ATLANTIC CROSSING IS DEDICATED TO
    - Passed the Finish Line!!!
    - 17th day 8th Dec2009
  - Mon 07 Dec
    - 14.48.773N 57.22.353W
    - Clouds all over
    - 15.03.169N 56.38.899W
    - 15.01.582N 55.55.078W
  - Sun 06 Dec
    - 14.57.575N 52.49.575W
  - Sat 05 Dec
    - 15.23.755N 51.37.106W
    - 16.00.138N 50.11.298W
  - Fri 04 Dec
    - 16.23N 48.04W
  - Thu 03 Dec
    - Oh! The canvas can do miracles....
    - Probably I am at the happiest when I am out sailing..
    - An unexpected visitor....
    - 16.56.471N 45.47.507W
  - Wed 02 Dec
    - 17.54.158N 44.00.346W
    - 18.28.232N 42.21.057W
  - Tue 01 Dec
    - 18.59.174N 40.20.185
- Nov 2009
  - Mon 30 Nov
    - 19.17.557N 38.01.276W
    - 19.19.4931N 37.38.115W
    - Cooking looks and it is easy
    - 19.27.118N 36.35.292W
  - Sun 29 Nov
    - Sunday 29th Nov - 8th day at sea
    - 20.13N 33.44W
  - Sat 28 Nov
    - Sat 28th Nov - 7th day at sea
  - Fri 27 Nov
    - Gennaker Up
    - Spinnaker Pole working
    - 27th November -Sixth day at sea. Our Magician Ktypodaf s trikes! δίνει ρέστα!!
    - Early morning work
  - Thu 26 Nov
    - 26th November - Fifth day at sea
  - Wed 25 Nov
    - East and West
    - 25th November - Fourth day at sea
    - 24th Novenber to 25th - A beautiful night
  - Tue 24 Nov
    - 24th November - Third day at sea
  - Mon 23 Nov
    - 23rd November - Second day at sea
  - Sun 22 Nov
    - 22nd November - First day at sea
    - ARC start videos
    - 22 Nov 2009 before and after the start ARC
    - Start 13:00 ! there we go
    - Preparing for the start
  - Sat 21 Nov
    - Last day of preparations, 20hrs to go
    - ...and GOOOOD LUCK from our FRENCH FRIENDS
    - Last day on land 20hrs to go
    - Skippers briefing and other photos
    - What is the ARC
  - Fri 20 Nov
    - Storing the foostuff
    - Bunkering at Don Pedros pontoon
  - Wed 18 Nov
    - Hoisting our flag
  - Tue 17 Nov
    - Monday 16th Nov in Las Palmas
  - Mon 16 Nov
    - No 129 and 131 Competitors
  - Sun 15 Nov
    - DINGHY RACE Continue
    - Las Palmas Skyping home for Papou Yiayia's 50th Anniversary
    - THE DINGHY RACE
  - Fri 13 Nov
    - Χρονια Πολλα στον Σπηλιο Κ.
  - Wed 11 Nov
    - Count down started, 12 days to go
  - Tue 10 Nov
    - Long time no see
  - Fri 06 Nov
    - Victualling II
    - Victualling I - checking the butchers
    - A Messy Boat - a photo collection
  - Tue 03 Nov
    - Puerto de La Luz
    - Your comments count!!!
    - Just read Kathimerini via Internet today
- Oct 2009
  - Wed 21 Oct
    - IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE new address
- Sep 2009
  - Tue 22 Sep
  - Sat 19 Sep
    - Crew departing
  - Fri 18 Sep
    - A visit to Mogan in Gran Canary
  - Thu 17 Sep
  - Wed 16 Sep
  - Tue 15 Sep
  - Mon 14 Sep
  - Sun 13 Sep
    - Arrival Mohammedia-Fishing boats arriving, Labour stand by
    - 2nd change of course, prepared for Pan Pan in case needed
  - Sat 12 Sep
  - Fri 11 Sep
  - Thu 10 Sep
    - New crew arrival
  - Wed 09 Sep
    - Estepona Marina del Mediterraneo
  - Sat 05 Sep
    - How I decided to install a Wind Generator
  - Wed 02 Sep
    - Skipper sad, crew has left
  - Tue 01 Sep
    - 36.29.209N 004.57.104W
- Aug 2009
  - Sun 30 Aug
    - Cadiz
    - Sevilla continued
    - Sevilla
  - Sat 29 Aug
    - Ronda
  - Thu 27 Aug
    - Visit to Gibraltar
  - Wed 26 Aug
    - Fuengirola
    - 36.37.609N 004.15.130W
    - 36.40.189N 004.01.501W
    - En route to Fuengirola
  - Tue 25 Aug
    - Special dedication to "madia" and "yiorgosa"
    - Malaga/Corrida de toros
    - Malaga
  - Mon 24 Aug
    - Granada continued
    - Granada
    - Almunecar- Marina del este
  - Sun 23 Aug
    - Adra
  - Sat 22 Aug
    - Aguadulce
    - Cabo de Gata
    - Cabo de Gata anchorage
  - Fri 21 Aug
    - Cartagena to Almeria via San Jose
    - 37.08.925N 001.33.687W
  - Wed 19 Aug
    - Carthagena
    - Alicante to Cartagena
    - Plastic Spain
    - Cabo Palos
    - Alicante
    - Cleaning of the ports, the sea and the beach
  - Tue 18 Aug
    - Alicante -Old part- Architectural inspirations
  - Sat 15 Aug
    - Arrival at Alicante
    - Crossing Greenwich Longitude
    - We are not arriving in Hong Kong, it's the South Coast of Spain!!!
  - Fri 14 Aug
    - Formentera
    - Islas Espalmador and Formentera
  - Thu 13 Aug
    - Isla Espalmador beach
  - Wed 12 Aug
    - Cala Boix to Isla Espalmador and Fromentera
    - Photos Cala Boix
    - Cala Boix Ibiza
  - Tue 11 Aug
    - Palma de Mallorca photos
  - Sun 09 Aug
    - Palma de Mallorca - Club Nautic S'Arenal
    - Colonia San Jordi
  - Sat 08 Aug
    - Punta Salinas
  - Fri 07 Aug
    - Punta Salinas
    - En Route to Punta Salinas
    - More South East Mallorca
  - Thu 06 Aug
    - Porto Cristo Mallorca
  - Wed 05 Aug
    - OUR POSITION
  - Tue 04 Aug
    - Ciutadella II
    - Ciutadella
    - Ciutadella I
  - Mon 03 Aug
    - South coast of Menorca Cala son Saura
    - Good bye Mahon...Cruising southern coast of Menorca
- Jul 2009
  - Thu 30 Jul
    - Arrival Mahon Menorca
  - Wed 29 Jul
    - Fishing - our first catch
    - 39.51.457N 07.15.59E
  - Mon 27 Jul
    - Torregrande, Visit to Oristano and Cagliary
    - Piscina
  - Sun 26 Jul
    - Blogger's fever
    - En Route to Carloforte
  - Sat 25 Jul
    - Capo Sperano
  - Fri 24 Jul
    - Porto de Teleuda and Port Zafferano
  - Thu 23 Jul
    - From Villasimius to Capo di Spartivento to Isola and Cala Ferraglione
  - Tue 21 Jul
    - Arrived Sardegna Villasimius
  - Mon 20 Jul
    - From Tunisia to Sardegna
    - PLEASE careful when you send e-mails to us
  - Sun 19 Jul
    - Sidi Bou Said town
    - Sidi Bou Said port de Plaissance
  - Fri 17 Jul
    - From Hamammet to Sidi Bou Said
  - Thu 16 Jul
    - Tunis visit
  - Wed 15 Jul
    - To Tunisia, arrival Hamammet
  - Mon 13 Jul
    - Preparing the blog
    - Pantelleria here we are!!
    - ...and a flock of cargo ships!
    - A flock of dolphins.....
    - A flock of dolphins.....
    - 36.53.26N 12.26.49E
    - En route from Licata to Tunisia via I Pantelleria
  - Sun 12 Jul
    - En route to Pantelleria, Tunisia
    - Cape Passero to Licata
    - From Syracuse to Pantelleria
  - Sat 11 Jul
    - Mutiny on board.....Leaving Syracuse
  - Fri 10 Jul
    - Visit to Etna
  - Thu 09 Jul
    - Syracuse and Agrigento
  - Wed 08 Jul
    - From Greece to Sicily 2nd day
  - Mon 06 Jul
    - From Greece to Sicily
  - Sun 05 Jul
    - Kefalonia, Ionian sea
  - Sat 04 Jul
    - 4th July 2009 Sailing from Galaxidi to Kefalonia
  - Thu 02 Jul
    - 38.22.62N 22.23.293E
  - Wed 01 Jul
    - 1st July 2009 Departure from the yard and transiting Corinth canal
- Jun 2009
  - Fri 05 Jun
    - Technical specifications
  - Mon 01 Jun
    - 1st June 2009 Launching day
- May 2009
  - Thu 28 May
    - More work in April and May
  - Sat 09 May
    - Communications-Electronics
2008
- Dec 2008
  - Tue 16 Dec
    - December 2008 haul out for the big preparations
- Aug 2008
  - Thu 14 Aug
    - 2008 Photos (IV)
  - Mon 11 Aug
    - August 2008 Photos III
  - Sun 10 Aug
    - 2008 Photos (II)
  - Fri 08 Aug
    - Photos from the 2008 trip (I)
  - Thu 07 Aug
    - 2008 Photos (0)
  - Sat 02 Aug
    - The crew
    - From Serifos to the Dodecanese and back to Tourkolimano on an anticlockwise circle
- Mar 2008
  - Tue 18 Mar
    - March 2008 sailing around Saronic and Argolikos Gulf
  - Thu 13 Mar
    - 2008 March Back in the water
2007
- Nov 2007
  - Tue 27 Nov
    - 27 November 2007- Haul out in Porto Cheli Argolida, Greece
  - Sun 25 Nov
  - Sat 24 Nov
    - 35:52.01N 23:45.90E
    - From Chania to Porto Cheli
- Oct 2007
  - Mon 22 Oct
    - Chania, Crete inspection October 2007