Sailing the Cyclades, Greece: Naxos, Paros & run into by a super yacht (Ep 5)

We explore Naxos and Paros in the Cyclades Islands, Greece. While in Paros a super yacht collides with us in the middle of the night when its stern line breaks. Luckily there was no damage to our boat!

[@nigeanddonnassailingadventures]

Great video guys.Naxos and Paros are 2 great islands to explore .Luckily you sustained no damage with the super-yacht. Cheers Nige and Donna.

[@sailingwishfulthinking]

Cheers guys! 😊

[@stevenplancich6449]

Glad to see ya “Out & About”👍 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎

[@sailingwishfulthinking]

Cheers Steven, appreciate it! 😊

[@neilcarpenter3781]

Great episode, keep up the excellent work. Well done U2. Fair winds

[@sailingwishfulthinking]

Thanks so much Neil! 😊⛵️

[@slowtravelling2196]

Great video again guys!

[@sailingwishfulthinking]

Cheers! 😄

[@tonypurkiss6022]

Hi guys, another good video. To suggestions that might make life easier for you. One is to get good quality stainless steel anchor chain to replace your gal chain as it will slither around in the anchor locker and will not pile up like was highlighted in this video. The other thing is to have a kedging anchor so you can pull yourself around to point into the swell so you will not rock 'n' roll if you have the same conditions again. Look forward to the next episode. Cheers from Newcastle Australia

[@sailingwishfulthinking]

Cheers Tony! 😀 Thanks for the tips - handy to know and we will look into replacing our chain at some stage, probably at the end of the season 😊 We have a kedge anchor deep in one of our lockers and need to have a crack at using it!

[@edmundbarrett-lennard6640]

Loving this series tho. Footage and editing on point for such a new channel. I actually really like the idea of mainly doing voice overs, that’s heaps better option if the sound quality is poor. I’ve given up on some channels when all the sound ruined by wind noise. Great up the great work

[@sailingwishfulthinking]

Cheers!! 😁 We find voice overs work for us better mostly because it can be hard to talk to the camera while you're trying to do something and it can be a bit embarrassing to do it out in public 😅😂

[@waynehill6614]

We have also had a few shaking the head moments on our Moody in close proximity to super yachts. Most are very professional ....but occassionally.... 🙄. Good news is you didnt need the reo hook to un tangle anchors! Incidently we have the same Bruce anchor on our 29' and a professional Med skipper recently ated it up with Sarca and other newer designs. Golden rule we follow, let out 3 plus x the depth before putting any tension on the chain. Mixed comments on whether stainess mitigates the dog poo pile in the anchor well, might depend on the entry point and well shape. Gretta nearly always knockscfown the pile for mist if the retrival then dashes back for the helm... Keeps you fit! And we always set Anchor watch Pro quiet or hectic nights. Enjoying the episodes. Wayne and Gretta, Northern Navigator.

[@sailingwishfulthinking]

Hey Wayne and Gretta, great to hear from you guys! Hope you're enjoying the rest of your season in Greece 😊 Where abouts are you now? Very glad we didn't have to deploy the reo hook to untangle anchors with the super yacht 😅 We have been really happy with our Bruce anchor too, haven't dragged yet 🤞 We also do 3-4x the depth minimum of chain and it's served us well. Good point about the size/shape of the anchor locker and hole - unfortunately our locker only just fits our 80m of chain so stainless might not solve our piling up problem and would cost us $$! I'm used to running down below and pushing over the pile now like Gretta 😅 We are in Turkey now and love it here! We have decided to haul the boat out in Leros for the winter. Might see you on Leros somewhere! When are you hauling out this year/launching again next year? 😊

[@edmundbarrett-lennard6640]

Piss poor seamanship from the super yacht. Tying off to that crumbling shit with the stern line wtf! Would have been embarrassing if they has the owner or clients on board and had to explain why they are moving in the middle of the night!

[@sailingwishfulthinking]

Yeah it was pretty bad. Their clients were on board so it would be interesting to know what they told them 😅 😂

[@edmundbarrett-lennard6640]

@@sailingwishfulthinking yeah they probably blamed it on you so they didn’t look as incompetent as they were!