Extracts of log data from Sestinka's 1973 passage

Return to passage maps

Passage Khania (Crete) to Kyrenia (Cyprus)November 1983

Kathy, Nigel, Josh, Stef & Tom Bauji

Sunday 13th November
Low NW Greece, Wind SE 3/4 Sea slight

15.50 Depart Khania
Monday 14th November p1010mb
Thunder storms overnight
07.20 Anchor at Nisos Dia

12.00 Weigh anchor
p1012 fine wind 2/3 N
17.50 main + genoa N/NW 2/3
23.50 NW 2/3
Tuesday 15th November p1013<
10.00 Arrive Kasos, fill petrol 22 litres

11.45 Depart Kasos wind 1, sea calm, p1009
17.00 Arrive Karpathos

20.10 Depart Karpathos
wind 2/3, sea slight, p1011
Wednesday 16th November
11.10 arrive Lindos, wind light, sea lumpy, p1012

15.00 depart Lindos for Turkey
wind S 2, p1010mb
16.20 reef main, motor sail
21.30 main + No 1 jib
Thursday 17th November
Storms overnight, sails off
05.45 Catal light at 80 deg
06.00 Sight land, change course to 110 deg
06.40 Main + No1, course 95 deg,
10.00 Motor off, fine & sunny
12.45 Anchor at Kastellorizo (no gas!)
14.30 Weigh Anchor
15.30 Tie up in Kas, Customs and petrol (7 gals)

Friday 18th November
06.45 Depart Kas
wind E 3, p1014
07.30 wind f/c from South, motor
11.00 Main + Genoa then Spin, wind S 3
16.52 Spin down, sunset
17.30 Taslik bearing 20 deg, course 35 deg
22.45 Taslik bearing 105 deg
24.00 motor
Saturday 19th November
02.40 Main + gen, course 80deg
04.00 tack, course 135deg
06.30 Motor, no wind, course 53deg, no wind, p1015
09.30 Main + Gen wind NNW 1-2
10.30 Spin up
15.00 Motor on, no wind
16.50 Arrive Alanya at sunset

20.00 Depart Alanya for Cyprus
Main + Gen, wind NE2/3, p1016
22.00 Motor on
Sunday 20th November
0630 wind N 1/2, sea lumpy, Course 125 deg
Main + Gen assume 10 miles of W current
07.10 motor - persistent fumes
07.30 motor off, broken exhaust pipe, little wind
Vague winds then S 2/3
12.35 log 13 miles since 6.30
Monday 21st November
14.00 Tie up in Kyrenia

Return to passage maps