My first solo sail: Disaster!

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I know there have been a few posts on solo sailing recently, so here's a summary of my recent experience:

- covered two continents
- dragged anchor
- smashed solar panel
- gale force winds
- no autopilot
- video evidence
- many lessons learned!

And no, the dragging anchor wasn't due to the type of anchor used!

I've written all about it here:

My Big Fat Greek Tragedy
 
Excellent... great blog and great pictures...

"The most obvious sign of the conspiracy is the Portuguese language......When the locals speak amongst themselves they are actually speaking Spanish, but whenever a tourist is present they break into a language that does not actually exist."


Classic... laughyicon



As I sit here looking out of the companionway onto another dull, rainy and miserable day... this sort of thing pisses me off even more.
 
You came back didn't you? So not a disaster, just a steep learning curve. I'm reminded of the aeronatical equivalent comment of Pilot Officer Prune. "A successful landing is one you walk away from"

Just think on all the experience you have gained.

And thank the Lord i went to Kos nearly thirty years ago when Kardamena was still just about a charming fishing village, but it was starting to change even then. My fondest memory of Kardamena was the night we went for a meal in a taverna near to the bank, then realising that after paying for the meal we hadn't got enough dosh for the early start trip to Patmos next day. I went and peered through the bank letter box, and there was someone still there..at about 10.30 pm. The taverna owner sussed out our problem and went over and shouted through the letter box for the bloke to re-open the bank and serve us. After a bit of bad tempered shouting...the bank was duly reopened for two very sheepish English tourists...SWMBO and I.

Tim
 
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True, and I'm still going. I've learned loads already and it's all for the benefit of when Liz returns (i.e. boat handling made easier through some new tricks learned).

Despite the disaster thing I'm actually loving it, and the near-gale force winds are making it very testing, exciting and interesting.

Thanks for the props, photodog. That article is one of my faves!:D
 
Where's the lessons learned man? Hmm, hmm?

How can you be putative successor to J Cornell, Cruiser King, if you are not imparting anti-info.

Cornell only tells you how to do it right, you obv have an opp to tell us how to recover from bad luck events.
 
FullCircle said:
Where's the lessons learned man? Hmm, hmm?

How can you be putative successor to J Cornell, Cruiser King, if you are not imparting anti-info.

Cornell only tells you how to do it right, you obv have an opp to tell us how to recover from bad luck events.
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Absolutely. I will be following up my adventures with a more serious look at the lessons I have learned. They are vast and many! I'll keep you posted (or you can subscribe to my email updates here).
 
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