Log data from Sestinka's 1975 passage from Beirut to Rhodes

Beirut to Cyprus, June 1975 - 140 miles, 3 days

Logbook detail Lebanese coast Junie to Shiq'a (Huri Bay) - Shiq'a to Cape Greco (Cyprus) - Cape Greco to Larnaca Harbour (photo)

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Beirut to Shiq'a - 22 miles, 5 hours

Civil strife in Lebanon delayed departure. Finally cleared customs heading north to Shiq'a.
Difficulty finding sheltered anchorage having been reluctant to close the coast because of political situation.

Shiq'a to Larnaca - 118 miles, 27.5 hours

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