7. Sailing and exploring Symi | 45+ knot winds at anchor | Sailing the Greek Islands

[@peterreynolds8146]

Hi guys, just wanted to touch base and check that you are all in good health and high spirits. I have been watching your videos from the beginning and look forward to your next adventures. I hope you are all well and happy and look forward to any information you can pass on to me about when you will set sail next. Best always Peter Reynolds Adelaide.

[@SailingKawai]

Hey Peter, how are you? We are both well and getting excited about returning to Europe early next year. The plan is to return to Turkey in Feb/March and upgrade the boat. We are both able to get the vaccine now so will do shortly before applying for a leave pass from the government. We haven't explored Turkey very much, so plan on sailing Turkey in 2022. I am actually uploading our next video today, 1 of the last before we left Turkey in Dec 2019. As you know there is very little travel we can do in Australia, but we are lucky we are situated on the Gold Coast. Hope all is well with you in Adelaide, keep in touch :) Jase and Trace

[@peterreynolds8146]

@@SailingKawai thanks for your reply really happy you both are okay. Sorry to hear about the “BEARFOOT DOCTORS “ CAT that burnt down!

[@johnlord7854]

Excellent video ! My 12 yr old daughter and I love the town of Symi !!! Really looking forward to going back there. Dude, you could have dressed up a bit for your Wedding Anniversary !!!

[@SailingKawai]

Hahaha I had to rewatch the video to see what I was wearing, some of my best clothes :). Yes Symi is really unique, love it and so many great anchorages!

[@johnlord7854]

@@SailingKawai Yes, I'm keen to go back there again next year ! Have you two planned where you are going next season yet ? Regards, John.

[@SailingKawai]

@@johnlord7854 Not yet, we will need to do a bit of work on the boat first but I think we will spend the season in Turkey.

[@johnlord7854]

@@SailingKawai Sounds good 😊 I'd be keen to buddy boat with you two for a bit if you are interested ? I see you stalked me on Instagram yesterday ! I think we would get on well 😊

[@MrMatori]

No dress code required, he is Australian!! Cheers!

[@jjames2162]

Absolutely love your channel

[@SailingKawai]

Hey J James, aw thanks so much 😁 happy you love our channel!

[@sailingsubmariner]

Happy Anniversary and well done on the med mooring. All the best

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks very much John :):)

[@alaninglis1924]

Hi Alan again, Symi is my all time favourite Island, but the main harbour town is very narrow and deep, 20 meters in the middle, so must let out plenty of chain. As you found out, and also funnels the wind along the moorings making it a bit tricky when anchoring.also the leather shop owned by my dear friend Takis, is a must do when in Symi. The other beautiful anchorage is just south of Pedi on east coast called St George or Thessalonia,drop dead gorgeous Bit late passing on this info but may be useful at a later date, Kind regards Alan Kiwi Skipper (Greek Sailing Holidays)

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Alan, we will definitely be back so always happy for tips and new anchorages we haven't visited :). When do you arrive back in Greece?

[@alaninglis1924]

Sailing Kawai supposed to be back in September this year, but my clients are worried about the increase in the Syrian refugee situation so may postpone till next year now. Safe sailing, Regards Alan

[@kateristrobel2022]

Love your story and videos, prefer your voices than background music. Thank for sharing

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Kateri, thanks for watching and your nice comments :) Glad you enjoy!

[@englishrose1122]

Hi thanks for sharing your adventures, could you please try to sort out the loud music and very soft speaking. I find it hard to get the volume to a level where I can hear what you’re saying.

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Annette, thanks for watching :) sorry for the bad audio, we didn't realise at the time but have sorted it out from video 10 onwards, we hope you see an improvement! Thank you also for your feedback

[@gavingrantham136]

Hi there folks, just a quickie don't you have an auto-pilot as i have noticed you steering most of the time?

[@SailingKawai]

Hello Gavin 😃, I see you saw in a later vid that yeah we do have autopilot, just like to hand steer as well 🙂. Thanks for watching!

[@peterreynolds6609]

Hi guys, is it possible for you to share some of your books and resources that you have used to help you navigate and enjoy the Mediterranean coastline and possibly general sailing books etc.

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Peter 😀, yeah no worries - the main resource we use is navionics as an app on the ipad, it has all the anchorages marked and many reviews from other sailors. From there you can judge a lot about the protection, it usually tells you the type of bottom (sand, mud, weed etc), depths, amount of space, shops/restaurants etc ashore. We also look at google maps and the satellite imagery of the area to check the anchorage and access ashore. Rod Heikell's Greek waters pilot has also been helpful, along with websites such as noonsite & cruisers wiki. For things to do and enjoying local cuisines we usually check out tripadvisor and google to find local websites or blogs with more info. General sailing books - the Complete Sailor isn't too bad and again we usually look at online resources such as Captain Johns tips and check youtube/google for anything specific we are trying to find out. We haven't purchased either of these books yet but apparently they're good - Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual Nigel Calder and Don Casey's Sailboat Maintenance Manual. Hope this helps Peter, let us know if we can help further 😃.

[@peterreynolds6609]

Peter Reynolds Thank you for sharing your information as I hope to one-day sail the Mediterranean and also continue my career and work while on board my yacht. Best Peter

[@robertedens5157]

Tracey I don't know why you were upset with Jason for telling the truth? It is a lovely view... : )

[@SailingKawai]

Haha thanks Robert :)

[@mikephillips9311]

I've been in 60 knots with a 60lb CQR & all chain rode in sand, a Mantus should hold even much better. Really depends on what the bottom is. The thing I don't like about the Mantus are how the exposed bolts hold a large accumulation of gunk in the middle of the anchor if you're in mud or mud & sand. If the wind switches 180 degrees the resetting of the anchor can be "iffy" due to the anchors inability to shed the large clump thats attached to it & thus it won't bury itself again. The Spade or the Ultra anchor are superior for this reason and are my "go to" anchors. The Spade breaks down like the Mantus for storage as well but has a smooth surface that enables a good & fast reset. Food for thought. For a serious situation with a weather front where the wind will back on you, a Mantus would be a ways down my list for a primary anchor especially if anchored in anything other than really good clean sand with no mud component. Love your music choices. Get an external remote mic. Good luck & good sailing!

[@SailingKawai]

Hey Mike! Thanks for your comment, very informative. We had heard Ultra was also a good anchor but didn't know the reasons you mentioned and yes we have definitely noticed the Mantus storing mud/sand on the bolts! So far so good with the holding but we have tried to stick with anchorages with good bottoms :) Glad you love the music takes lots of time to find good copyright free songs! Thanks again and maybe we'll see you on the water!

[@lennytheleopard]

Symi pretty little town but a dirty harbour and hard to get anchor to bite. - as I recall

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Lenny, we were in Symi during winter, this may have allowed for a cleaner harbour, we were the only sail boat. Out of season is always the best time :). Thanks for watching!

[@kevinforrester1604]

Love the content but you need to sort out the sound.

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Kevin, thanks for the feedback, we didn't realise originally, but improved the sound from video 10, hope that helps :) Thanks for watching