Aarr! Pirates be Waitin’ at NOAs

Well, the best laid pirate plans come adrift at times. We didn’t manage to celebrate ITLAPD quite as we’d hoped due to a number of unexpected problems.
However, here are three pirates waiting to welcome in our yachts outside NOAs cafe on Aegina. Three fearsome wenches if you ask me …

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Change of Yachts and Instructors

After a really smooth running summer the last few weeks have brought us a number of problems.
The major one is that Zotelot, our Oceanis 400, was taken up to the Ionian for three weeks in August. Unfortunately she had an engine fire and has not yet been able to return to the Aegean. There was [...]

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Photos from Agathi, Natali, and Janet – 9 September course

Here are some photographs that I have been sent by Agathi Vallianatos, Natali Fili, and Janet Mehers, who sailed on Erofili with Martin on 9 September. Also on board were John Mehers and Natasha Chia.
At this time of year we generally get a number of people travelling alone as well as couples. It is really nice to see [...]

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Papazafs Pirates

During the week 16 September we augmented our normal fleet (well, fleet is a bit grand but it sounds good ..) with Papazafs, a Dufour Atoll. As we celebrated International Talk Like a Pirate Day during that week the crew planned to return to Aegina dressed as pirates and flying a suitable flag.
They stopped the [...]

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