39:38.98N 19:51.24E

26 May 2011

So early departure as the rolling at anchor was too much.  Motored out of the anchorage and set some sails.  Not bad and we were able to make about 5 knots with spurts to 7 knots.  But the wind was not destined to stay and as it changed direction it veered from our path way too much.  But it dropped below sailing speed and we went to the motor again.  Still it was nice for an hour.

Into Corfu marina and picked up fuel first.  270 liters and 360 Euros to top up the tanks.  Easy fuel dock at the marina and we called the marina we were ready to enter and the dingy came right out to assist us into our berth.  No issues except the mooring line is really short for our length but we were not staying that long.

Made some fixes to the boat since Corfu is one of the few places in Greece to get real parts.  Another electrical adapter was made up to change 380V three phase to 220V single phase.  A bit of white grease, paint primer and a couple other small items.  Obviously not much going on if these are the topics.

We did have Fergus fly in from Turkey to join us for the passage to Sicily.  Fergus is a very experienced Captain with too many years in command of large power and sailing yacht to describe.  Now a competent boat surveyor in good demand so he was able to link the trip with his travels to Italy.

We stayed in Corfu one more day to wait out some strong winds coming down the Adriatic.  No need to be thrown around if you do not have to.  So we used the day to visit the old town of Corfu, walk around the marina to see what boats are present and perform some checks on the rigging.  Everything was fine so no last minute items to correct.

One of the town squares

They knew how to built strong thick walls back then

Bruce and Fergus discussing the merits of a gyrocopter with a jet ski engine as the means of staying aloft.