Weathering the Meltemi storm on Ikaria, Greece

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It's been four days by now since I've arrived in the small Agios Kirykos Marina on Ikaria island, Greece.

Since then the the typical regional strong northern wind system called Meltemi is forcing me to stay in the marina.
Winds above 25kts, with gusts way above the 30's, high waves, rain and low temperatures don't quite convince me to make the 50nm long leg to Mykonos with the perspective of anchoring in a poorly secured bay at the south coast of Mykonos.
Beside me quite a few other sailors decided to dock their yachts here in the Marina - today the first yachts started to dock second row (boat-to-boat-to-pier) - it's getting quite crowded.

Weatherforcast says the Meltemi will prevail until end of Saturday followed by a no-wind-Sunday.

Hopefully weather will allow me to make it to Mykonos on Sunday, I might take another day off from work to keep sailing on Monday to reach civilization again (in form of a marina, where I can stay and work until the following weekend).

Keeping my fingers crossed and praying for better weather!

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2 Commentaire(s)

  • Christine

    I'm keeping my fingers crossed...

    01/05/2025 Answer
  • Ursula

    Ich drücke dir auch die Daumen, dass das klappt...

    02/05/2025 Answer

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