34. SHOULD I sail the Peloponnese? | Sailing Greece | Best Greek Beaches
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- Опубліковано 12 лис 2019
- This week we sail further south along the coast of Greece, passing the first cape of the Peloponnese on route to Kalamata. We leave the bay of Navarino for our first anchorage in Methoni and it’s a ripper, bounded by an historic castle on one side and green farm land on the other. We are one of only 3 yachts in the anchorage when we arrive and are soon the only one, and it feels like we are the only tourists in town. Visiting a family owned and run taverna, Sapientza, we are treated to a traditional home cooked meal made by Grandma which we get to choose from the stove top.
With light winds we sail to the nature island of Sapientza for a quick swim and then on to Finakounda where we anchor for the night. A quick trip in to check out the town and have a Greek coffee the next morning before the winds arrive and we are on our way again, this time to an anchorage on the way to Kalamata via the first cape of the Peloponnese. We aren’t sure what to expect as it seems 2 very different wind directions are meeting at the cape but it’s completely fine and we are treated to some great winds to sail. We attempt to anchor at Koroni however large boulders cover the sea floor and we decide against it and sail on to Petalidi which is a perfect anchorage although a little exposed.
The next day we are off early to Kalamata where we need to berth in the marina due to no long term anchorages nearby and we also need to pick up some deliveries and re-stock Kawai. Kalamata is the only place we have been able to find so far this time in Greece to re-fill our Turkish-bought gas bottles which is a relief. Diesel is delivered right to the dock and the 27 euro fee includes unlimited electricity and 4 euros for unlimited water. It’s been a long time since Kawai has had a decent wash down so Jase gives her a good bath. Kalamata is famous for it’s big fat black olives so we pay a visit to the large local farmer’s markets to try them and stock up on fresh fruit and veges.
From Kalamata we sail to Krites anchorage for one night and it’s a delightful anchorage with crystal clear waters and after being in a marina we are keen for a swim!
About us:
Our names are Jason and Tracey and we traded our house, cars, business, job and security for freedom, adventure, travel and living simply amongst nature and the seas on our 45 foot Hanse 445 sailing boat, Kawai.
We don't know exactly where the winds will take us at this stage but over the next year we hope to sail to Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia.
Jase loves making travel videos and we decided to upload to youtube to share our adventure. We really hope you enjoy and feel free to drop us a comment any time to chat or subscribe to follow along :)
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Stayed in Peloponnese near Pylos many times. Wonderful part of Greece. The brief clip of you running at the Olympic stadium reminded me of one of our visits when my wife who was 65 at the time, ran both legs in 35 degrees of heat. I thought her barmy but she got an ovation from onlookers.
Great times :), yes we loved the Peloponnese! Where are you now? Hope you enjoyed the vid and thanks for watching!
Greece has just announced that we can fly from the UK to the islands on 1st July. So this season we will be following your tracks through the Peloponnese. It looks beautiful and isolated. Thanks for the great videos. They're full of useful information. Hope all us safe and well with you and you can get back to your boat. Cheers Steve and Susan
Thanks guys, yes we wanted to make the video's that way to help anyone doing a similar trip :). We are really jealous, but really happy you can get back out on the water! You will love it , it will be beautiful. We haven't heard anything yet, Australia is pretty strict with even the states borders closed haha. Have a great time Steve and Susan and let us know how you get on.
What a wonderful couple. Only comment would be to try to be less scripted on UA-cam. Just my 5 cents. May safe and fair winds always be in your sails. Much love to you both ❤️
Cheers Steve, appreciate the feedback and the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!
Just came across ur vids saw ur Aussie's then saw u went to my parents homeland of Methoni. Awesome
Hi Stav, thanks for getting in contact! Glad you love the video's, yes we had a great time in Methoni :). Thanks for watching!
Outstanding
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome guys!! Greece is amazing!!
Glad you enjoyed the video, yes we love it! Thanks for watching :)
Watching your version of cruising the eastern med. is joyful compared to many others. you are great
At picking times and places ,avoiding the bulk of “ the clumsy crowds “ excellent !
Thanks so much, glad you have found our videos enjoyable, yeah we have been really lucky missing the crowds hahaha. Has been a great sailing season, glad you enjoyed the video :)
Hi Kawai. Enjoying your story from lockdown. Funny thing is that were enjoying the same route and were only probably 2 weeks ahead of you on our catamaran Rukus. Who knows when we will be back. Thanks for keeping the dream alive. SV Rukus
Hi John, great to hear from you! Yes it is a little unfortunate, where are you guys now? Did you enjoy the Peloponnese? We hope to be back over this year but are waiting on the vaccine to be rolled out in Australia, not to sure when we will receive it. Hope all is well and glad you enjoyed the videos, stay safe :)
Beautiful Country !
Yes it is, one of my favourites, hope you enjoyed the video :)
Very nice and better without all the boats. Nice and quiet. I'm looking foreward to it!
Thanks very much :) . We have been really fortunate with the weather in October/November and yes hardly a boat in sight. Hope you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
Great video guys, good to see you showing the long way round, not everyone gets to see what you are showing. Again this is another area I plan to pick your brain on :)
All the best!
Hey Nick, thanks mate, yes we have really enjoyed seeing this quieter part of Greece and of course ask any questions you want hahaha. Always happy to help out. Chat soon!
Super video, thank you, very informative, looking forward to sail these region myself soon!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! You will love it :) Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Firstly I would definitely recommend the Peloponnese, heaps of great anchorages, so much history and really quiet, we had all the anchorages to ourselves. I assume most people had their boats out of the water by late October. When do people start sailing again in the Mediterranean? If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe to our channel, this really helps us out :)
Hi again! Great video! We met a lot of med sailors this our first season, most of them sails from Apri l-October, and many goes "home" in July-August. We are also planning to start our next season in Mars-April. But not going home because we rented our house out in July-August :) Hope we meet! Cheers / Kent
Hi again, great to hear from you :). Yes that makes sense, we still saw boats around in the Ionian in early October, then nobody. We too are heading home in December and plan to return in late April. Hopefully this winter is better than last in Greece, very cold, but you would be used to this in Sweden. Chat soon
YES
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
excellent docking Tracey,love it well done
Thanks Mark :)
Great stuff! Love the music...
Peter Nicholson Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!
I really like it when you show where you go on the land and the sea, and the interesting villages, cafes etc. I think your videos of this are the best of all the sailing videos online! We are planning to buy a yacht again and follow in your footsteps. We enjoyed owning a Hanse 411 for 6 years, they sail to windward so well. Awesome boats. With envy, Murray and Jean.
Hi guys, thanks so much, what a compliment :). Glad you enjoy the videos and appreciate the kind words. We love getting into the little towns and meeting the locals so I hope we can bring you more. Yes we love our Hanse, sounds exciting, hopefully run into each other on the trip! Thanks for watching
Nice video guys! You are having a good time, eating good food and enjoing the sea! That is a good life! If you decide to visiti the golf of Lakonia while on Peloponissos , you chould check for Marmari, Porto Kagio, Agios Kyprianos(my village), Kotronas, Gytheio and a lot more places on that side. We are the rocky side with not as many trees and stuff, but the places are beautifull! I wish you safe journeys!
Hi Spyridon, yes we would love to visit that area of Greece, unfortunately we are only allowed to stay in Greece 3 months, so hopefully next time, we are off to Turkey for the winter. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, we really love Greece and thanks for watching 👍😁
lovely video and great food first class olives
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it! Yeah the Olives were amazing :) Thanks for watching!
Great video guys, congrats and keep up! Dreaming on cruising tge med someday!
Thanks guys, appreciate it! That's where it starts, hope you make it over here :) Thanks for watching
Brilliant film as always, I really love your relaxed vibe, it is how we hope to do it when we finally get a boat. Really looking forward to your next chapters, as we are probably in that area chartering for a couple of weeks next October.
Are you guys sailing through the winter again, or planning on hunkering down somewhere for a stretch?
Thanks Pete, always nice to hear positive feedback to the videos 😁. We are currently crossing the Cyclades on route to Turkey. We will be pulling Kawai out and heading back to Australia to visit our families for Christmas, which will be really nice. Expecting to be over again in April. We don’t have a set schedule as yet, but would be great to catch up if you are close by 🙂. Thanks again
Yes. Love the live story line. 💞
Great work Team Kawai. Given me the bug. The bug to go travelling again.
Awesome hahaha that's what we want you to feel :). Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for getting in contact!
Hey guys nice video. Looks like you came close to falling in the drink at that marina lol... I have been watching your vids on the big screen telly, looks real good FYI. Our first season sailing has been great learnt a ship load. Only thing I stress about is docking her back into our spot in the marina. Anyway safe travels and congrats on the 4000 subs to come. Cheers from Turkey Fethiye.
Hey Pedro, great to hear from you :). Was wondering how you got on, I don't think anyone loves entering a marina hahaha. I think Jase wishes I did, would have been great viewing for all haha. We have also learnt a lot this year, appreciate the kind words. Thanks for getting in contact again and chat soon
My idea of heaven. We toured the Pelopennese by car a few years ago and loved it. But I don't think there is any way better than the way you are doing it. Probably too late for you but the highlights for us were Elafonisos island and Monemvasia. Subscribed and looking forward to looking at your previous and future videos.
Hi and thanks for your comment. Yes we feel very fortunate to be doing it by boat and are loving every moment. We did visit Elafonisos (In the next video), however only for a night, due to the weather had to keep moving :( . I am glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for subscribing :)
Don’t be making fun of my Ancestors “Kalamaaata”!!! lol
Great video again!!
Hahahaha to be honest it's just a name we really enjoy saying with our exaggerated Aussie accent, reminds us of home and some of our town names like Cabramatta hahaha. Glad you enjoyed the video mate :)
Excellent, excellent content! You are sharing absolutly awesome scenery, and experiences! Thank you so much. It would be great if you could try to avoid shooting into the sun, though, especially if you're having a conversation with the person you shooting. Silhouettes can be intriguing on occasion, but it is much more enjoyable to be able to see your faces.
Once again, thanks for sharing your life with us!🤓
Thanks very much, appreciate the feedback. Happy you enjoy the videos will try and work on the sun aspect! Thanks for watching :)
Trains! How exciting :P Did Julia tell you guys to watch the movie "Maiden" yet? I watched it at work the other day and thought of you guys. So cool that you guys get to explore those places without other tourists around and see what they're actually like
Hahaha I knew you would love the trains :). Julz did mention it and we will watch it when we get some good internet. Yes has been really cool being the only ones in the anchorage. Can't wait to see you guys!
Awesome video 😊
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!
@@SailingKawai yeah I really enjoyed it.. 👌👌
It’s beautiful video , many thanks ! Warm greetings from the garden island of Kauai located in the middle Pacific Ocean. I am sailor explorer all the islands on the planet .
Hi Rimas, thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video. Wow that's awesome, I can't wait to visit the many beautiful Pacific Islands, seems you have sailed a lot, which is your favourite place?
Thanks cruisey vibes
Hahaha that's how we role, glad you enjoyed it mate :)
Great video as always! Are you guys going to sail to Australia when the season is over?
Hi Anthony, thanks very much, we will likely cruise the med for another year before making our way towards the Caribbean and on to the Pacific. Our timeframe is fairly flexible so we just want to see as much as possible for now. Thanks for watching :)
YES 👍
Thanks very much :)
Love your videos. So glad your enjoying our part of the world 👍😀
Loving it! Will be sad to leave :)
We must've just missed you guys, we left Kalamata for Sicily on the 29th of September!
Hi guys, Yes we left on the 27th of October, how are you guys going, very windy currently?
@@SailingKawai Yes we just left the boat in Sicily for winter...back in Canada working, but glad we left when we did, winds are looking crazy! Worried about the boat of course haha!
Yeah looks hectic, meanwhile we are crossing the Cyclades and no wind currently haha
nice video...what kind of camera you using?
Thanks JoJo, glad you enjoyed the video :). We use a Canon EOS 70D and a GoPro Hero 7 Black, hope that helps! Thanks for watching
8:46 i always wondered how do you arrange for a spot in the marina when you are just arriving from the sea? I do not own a boat so im literally clueless with these things.
Hey! To be fair we haven't spent much time in Marina's, every time we have stayed we have rung in advance and booked a spot. Hope you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching :)
And you scared the hell out of me!, you only got half an Asics on that dock when you jumped off!!!!, please be careful!!, I'm surprised Hugh Jackman didn't scold you!! lol
🤣🤣 thanks for your concern and yes I have learnt that lesson now! Hugh Jackman 😁😂 that's a good compliment, you mean when he was in wolverine?
yes, a little Hugh, another Actor that escapes me at moment ;)...Also, I am straight and Hetero. !! lolNow you, "hmmm let see?", Maybe a cross of Lori Laughlin and a brunette Christie Brinkley?;) ;)!!...
Hahahaha I'll take them both as a very nice compliment, thank you :)! Jase is suggesting Brad Pitt maybe hahaha
Hi guys 😉
Hi there hahaha :)
Hi,
What do you do with your tender when you go ashore? We are worried about leaving it? What did you do with it when you went to Olympia? Thanks Allison ~ living the dream
Hi David and Allison, we tied it to the town quay as it was really quiet and plenty of room with calm weather. We have a chain and padlock we use. On other occasions when the town quay or a jetty isn’t available we lift it out and chain to a pole or tree but our tender and outboard are quite small and easy to do this 😁. Hope that helps and thanks for watching 👍🏼
Sailing Kawai hi, thanks for your reply. We will be in Greece next summer and are looking forward to it. I asked about the tender as we had our bikes chained up 2 days ago and they were stolen. Very nervous and worried about leaving the tender 🥺😬
Sailing Kawai hi, thanks for your reply. We will be in Greece next summer and are looking forward to it. I asked about the tender as we had our bikes chained up 2 days ago and they were stolen. Very nervous and worried about leaving the tender 🥺😬
Hi David, that makes sense :( , where were you when they were stolen, Country? I guess chaining them up isn't a sure solution, however for us we need it for insurance and we have had a good run and haven't felt unsafe. Our tender is also pretty small so maybe not too desirable hahaha
David Sanders o
hi sir
Hi Levi, get back to work haha
I dont know if its just my laptop, but almost all the scenes are too dark. Especially faces and people in general
Hi David, thanks for the feedback, we are definitely not professionals but are always trying to improve our video's so will take it on board. Hopefully you still enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!