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Sailing Ragdoll, Valletta (2026)

03/08/2026

We have been up and down, and around enjoying life. Despite the boat needing to stay put while we await the arrival of some parts, we’ve gotten out and around and most certainly kept entertained - dock charter entertainment, walks, dinghy adventures, dog walks, running through new colorful Greek streets…

Morning runs and walks to the waterfalls, exploring the eastern side of Lefkada by dinghy, finding nooks and crannies to stop and snorkel, wonder around the town, grabbing ice creams most evenings, going out to eat with friends amidst knocking out some more boat jobs, boat cleans and listening and reading many books. Heck, I’ve even been inspired to do a little YouTube video editing 😉

The days are flying by with many iced coffees, pool swims, way too many waffles and ice creams AND SO MANY TURTLES. We’ve seen so much marine life during our adventures, it’s mind blowing. I do need to get a better underwater camera but damn… the underwater world will never get boring 🐠

30/07/2026

Since Lefkas we’ve slowly made our way down south again.

Our first stop was Lakka Bay for a lunch time/afternoon hook stop. OH MY. It was so beautiful and one of the more memorable snorkelling I’ve done in a very long time. Crystal clear, beautiful and beaming with life 🥰

Then it was Baie Cheloni, just north of Tranquil Bay, where we stayed for a couple of days. We didn’t really do very much, but the days disappeared. We swam, snorkelled, paddle boarded and spent time with the other kid boats. The water was a bit murkier than usual but in the heat, we made the most of it.

From there we took Ragdoll over to Skorpios to see the Jackie Onassis house. Skorpios island was bought by Aristotle Onassis in the 1960s and became famous after he married Jackie Kennedy. It’s still privately owned, but you can admire it from the water 👌

Next stop was Atherinos Bay on Meganisi… where things became a little more interesting. We lost a propeller. 😂 Definitely not part of the plan, but I suppose every cruising season has to have at least one expensive surprise, riiiiiiight? 😂

After that we spent a couple of days in Vliho Bay fitting our Featherstream props back on before moving onto a pontoon in Nidri while we wait for boat parts and for Chris to get back from work.

While we’ve been here, Jasper and I have kept ourselves busy. We’ve been taking the dinghy off to little bays for snorkelling, hanging out at the pool with all the other boat kids, walking the girlies and finally getting around to some of the boat jobs we’ve been putting off.

We’ve had some bonkers weather here too with big gusts and thunderstorms but thankfully all went well 🤝

I’ve been sewing and made some fender covers, polished loads of stainless, caught up on washing and generally ticking jobs off the never-ending list because normally, cleaning the bilges isn’t top priority 😂

We’ve also met loads of lovely new people, been entertained daily by the charter boats coming and going (there’s never a dull moment on the dock 😂), and I’ve even managed to get out for a few runs.

Not exactly the cruising we had planned, but we’ve still had a brilliant time here ☺️

17/07/2026

We left Poros, Kefalonia behind to head back up to the bottom SW corner of Lefkada - to Vasiliki. It’s a beautiful little town with a good breeze on a hot day, pretty scenery, mostly clear water and some cute little rocky beaches.

We decided to stay in Vasiliki for two days. We went out to dinner for some more gyros, wondered the streets of Vasiliki, topped up the groceries and had drinks with friends before setting off towards north Kalamos, to Episkopi where we shore tied for a swim and snorkel break but decided not to stay the night, and instead popped up to Mitikas for the night. The bay offered significantly more shelter and a free swinging, large anchorage is always a preferred option for any wind, of which there was quite a lot of in the evening and late into the night.

We wondered the streets of Mitikas in the evening, got some food with an epic view of the setting sun and mountains behind us and in the morning, left to head to Palairos. ⛵️

Oh, and did we mention the dolphins when we were leaving Poros? What a treat 🐬

15/07/2026

Once we rounded the reef on SE Kefalonia, the weather settled more and more before the usual northerly afternoon breeze arrived. By that point we'd already decided to stop in another Poros... because apparently there's a Poros every five minutes in Greece. 😂

Our friends on Cobweb were already there, so we tied up on the pontoon and ended up staying for two nights. Some of the best of this seasons’ entertainment came from simply sitting on the boat watching the charter boats attempt to dock.

At one point we had to pull a 45–50ft monohull off our bows after they'd lost power because their prop became wrapped just as they were trying, yet again, to med moor.
Never a dull moment. Want to be a decent skipper? Don’t hurl abuse at people trying to help you and even more importantly, your crew. It’s terrifying how poor the decision making is in some poor, whilst under pressure.

We found time to stock up on groceries, explore the village, I was able to squeeze in a couple of runs and visit the local cave-style bar built into the rock, which was a pretty cool spot for a drink, so we went twice 🤡

We finally got stuck into the jobs list. We realigned our rudders, recommissioned the autopilot with the new rudder angles and gave the whole boat a proper clean with glorious fresh water on tap. Cruisers will understand just how exciting unlimited fresh water feels. 😅

Poros doesn't feel like it's trying to be a tourist destination. It's still a working Greek port, where ferries arrive from the mainland and life just carries on, which is quite cool. It has much more of a small village feel than many of the places we've visited, and we really enjoyed it down there.

P.S A huge shout out to Spiros, the harbour master, who was absolutely phenomenal and has the patience of an absolute saint. 🫡

14/07/2026

We had a plan to leave Katelios and head around 20 nautical miles over to Argostoli, where we wanted to spend a couple of days exploring and finally sort out our rudders, which had developed an annoying habit of coming out of alignment whenever they were under any real pressure... or simply... reversing. It’s been a bit of a mission lately to keep them straight. 🫠

Heading out into bigger seas was giving us, or at least me, a little anxiety. We left early enough to avoid the afternoon breeze, but it didn't really help. We were met by over a metre of short, sloppy waves slamming straight onto our bows. The stretch of water between Kefalonia and Zakynthos had been breezy for days, with only short weather windows where making progress into the wind looked even remotely enjoyable or doable. Then came the charts… really poor charting in the area didn’t really make the job any easier. This area is known for having isolated shallow rocks and Navily and NoForeignLand warn you of them, and when we suddenly found ourselves over a patch of just 5 metres of water outside the 20 metre contour, in an area that really should have been around 30 metres deep, we made the decision to turn around. There was no need for us to be in Argostoli other than us wanting to see it, and meet our friends there. Sometimes the best decision when cruising is accepting that today isn't the day for that particular trip.

The funny thing is... it ended up being a really lovely sail with just the genoa out (as we were being careful with our rudders already out of alignment and didn’t want to put further pressure on with the main). Catamarans absolutely love big downwind seas.
We happily trickled along at 4–5 knots back towards the east coast of Kefalonia. Sometimes Plan B turns out to be the better adventure 😉

14/07/2026

Our next sail was a little longer than our recent short hops as we headed towards southern Kefalonia.

There wasn't much wind to begin with, but as we got closer to Skala on the south-east coast, it started to build and it started to build FAST. We decided to stop there, drop the hook and have some dinner while the Motus crew carried on around the corner to Katelios.

We weren't convinced we'd enjoy bashing into the wind to Katelios and around the reef that is claimed to ground many yachts a year. Then they sent us photos... Within half an hour we'd changed our minds, upped anchor and set off.

Getting there, however, was another story. 😂 Sometimes I listen to my gut and think, damn, good decision. Sometimes we do… well, this. Making our way around the SE reef was ROUGH. We were slamming into the wind and waves and had very little faith that such an open looking bay would offer much protection.nThankfully, we couldn't have been more wrong. As soon as we came around the tiniest bit of land everything began to settle right down. The swell disappeared, the wind eased and we found ourselves looking down into beautiful turquoise water over a glorious sandy gold bottom… with a torch, because by then it was dark.

The entrance into Katelios needs a bit of care. It's superbly rocky, shallow in places and there's a particular channel you need to follow if you don't fancy ending up aground. The charting for the area is really, really poor so this took a bit of slow management, especially in the dark. Once inside though... it was absolutely worth it. We even spotted turtles while we were anchoring.

Anchoring in 2 metres of water is always a pleasant change after dropping the hook in 20 and 25 metres, like we had in the previous couple of days.

The next morning we swam, snorkelled, explored the rocky coastline by dinghy and tried not to think too much about all the jaggy rocks we'd somehow managed to avoid on the way in.

13/07/2026

From crystal clear waters at Ak Ay Lilias we headed over to Vathy on Ithaka - the home of Odysseus from Homer's Odyssey. Whether you like/believe the legends or not, the island has a cute charm about it, with steep green hills wrapping around one of the largest natural harbours.

For us, the best part wasn't the history, but this time around, it was about catching up with friends from our winter in Malta - two of the boats from the marina we wintered in, just happened to be arriving in the bay so… it was time to say hello!

One of our favourite things about the cruising community is how often your paths cross again, sometimes months later and hundreds of miles away. The world begins to feel weirdly small lately as there’s been a whole array of these “coincidences”.

We headed out for dinner with the Motus crew and then caught up with our Malta friends, wandered around the little town and, of course, squeezed in some shopping. Think... new bikinis. 👙

Sometimes the best cruising days involve very little cruising 🫠

12/07/2026

After leaving Poros, Lefkada, our first stop of the day was Syvota, where we tied up on the pontoon for a couple of hours. There was one mission... groceries. Followed closely by much needed ice cream…🍦Kids priorities…

We had a wander around the Syvota, topped up the fridge and cupboards and enjoyed a cold drink with the Motus crew before continuing on to Kioni. Kioni was... okay. It's a nice enough bay, but for us it was deep, a little rolly thanks to the ferry swell and fairly rocky. We tied ashore for the night, but neither of us really slept all that well with the constant movement. By the following morning we'd decided it was time to move on yet again in search of somewhere a little calmer and more exciting.

Just a couple of miles south we dropped anchor at Ak Ay Lilas, and wow... this place surprised us and absolutely lived up to its Navily reviews. The first noticeable thing was the beautiful crystal clear water. We could see the bottom and the gauge was showing depths of 25 metres… that’s rare!! mThen came the marine life.

Turtles, colourful parrotfish swimming around the rocks, scorpionfish camouflaged on the seabed and shoals of little colourful fish everywhere you looked. We spent ages just peering over the side, kids spent a couple of hours snorkelling. Behind us, ancient olive groves stretched up and down the hillside, while in front of us the sea was glowing in shades of turquoise. It was peaceful, secluded but we didn’t stay the night as the CAPE forecast was rumbling around us. We left in the evening to head to Vathy, Ithaka.

Safe to say... we'll definitely be back. 💚

10/07/2026

We’ve been busy cruising! ⛵️

After spending an afternoon in Desimi, hanging out with the resident baby octopus and snorkelling our life away, we headed off and out to Poros to spend the night at anchor, as the holding in Desimi is a little less than preferable.
It was probably the most rolly night we’ve had at anchor all season. Not awful by any means, but definitely one of those nights where you wake up every now and then wondering if the boat has somehow become a washing machine and if anything important has broken yet as you hear the glasses crinkle in the cupboard.. 😅

Poros itself was a lovely bay, although incredibly deep. We dropped the hook in around 20 metres of water, surrounded by steep green hills rolling straight down into the sea. Few boats were tied to the rocks, but most free swinging. Poros felt peaceful first thing in the morning, before the day's breeze began to build.
The swell eventually eased by 5am and we fell soundly asleep.

With the sea still calm after sunrise, we made the most of it, upped anchor and headed just a couple of miles south towards our next stop... Syvota.

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