Arrived in Leros and got busy organising to get the boat back in the water. The Artemis boatyard were very helpful and attentive to our needs. After marking the anchor chain in 10 meter lengths we discovered that the windlass was not functioning. Pure mystery. The...
After all the work that we had done in Marmaris we headed over to Leros, Greece and the family run Artemis Boatyard. This was where we had picked up the boat back in June 2021 after coming out of a very long COVID separation. At Artemis there was a great opportunity...
After dropping Mike and Helen in Athens we made our way around the bottom of Athens and anchored in an industrial looking bay before moving on to Karystos. We had picked Karystos because of the ideal protection that we would get from the meltemi coming down. The...
After the naming ceremony we needed to check out of Leros, the crazy part of sailing here in Greece is that every port we go into and out of requires a check-in and then a check-out (because we are a non EU vessel), Who is on the boat (passports required),...
There will never be a better opportunity than right now to travel and explore the world. What better way to do it than aboard the good boat MAD. We are taking a chance and getting out into the world to make a difference in our lives and hopefully the people we meet. Setting off on what really is an adventure of a lifetime. So please follow along as we attempt to Make A Difference in our lives aboard MAD.
