Calvi, Corsica FR 25 June - 9 July

Sans Peur
Grete & Fred Vithen
Wed 10 Jul 2024 06:31
Calvi, Corsica 25 June - 9 July  42 33 73N 08 45 87E 

17 June Heading for Cala Grande,Elba. Suddenly it's impossible to  furl our mainsail. Something is broken inside the mast. We have to take down the sail and leave it on deck.
Peacefull night except for the loose part hammering in the mast! So happy that the other boat, only one, in the bay was very far away!

We understand that we need a new part from Selden in Sweden, and we got in contact with our very helping friend, Hampus, Riggarna in Göteborg. He have helped us out before, very helpfull and trusted. But where can he send the new part? We need an reliable adress.

23-24 June Bastia (our first stop on Corsica, France) was bad, very bad, it was raining cats and dogs when we sailed in there and the visibility was zero.
The night was horrible, the swell was so bad. So early next morning we left, together with two other boats, heading to the west coast of the island.

24-25 June Baie de Centuri, arriving at 16.00, very nice and calm. Dropped the anchor and just enjoied. 
After two hours it starts again, swell,swell.... Another night without any sleep!!

25 June Arriving in Calvi at midday. Beautiful place and we ”rent” a bouy for low price season, 25€/night!!
We had a nice contact with Nanomie who take cares of the buoys, she speeks good English and we are allowed to use her boss, Mr Girards, adress if we need a parcel from Sweden. 
All good and Hampus send the parcel on the 26th of June. It took some time, finally Friday 6th of July we got it!!
Yes it took some time waiting for the spare part but we really enjoed the time in Calvi.

Saturday we replaced the broken part in the mast, and Sunday we were supposed to hoist the main again, but it was very windy so we had to wait for Monday. Early Monday morning it was very calm and we managed to fasten and hoist the main sail without any problems. Done in two hours! Puh!

So today, 9 July, we finally left Calvi after two weeks. A very nice place to wait but now we feel it’s great to be on the way again.

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Baie de Centuri
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Calvi
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Finally the replacement for the broken part arrived from Sweden