Trizonia, Greece

[paulheywood]

Was in Trizonia a few weeks ago and they have started to clear out all the sunken boats and generally tidy the place up. I now hear from a friend that they have started charging from this morning. He was charged 6E for his 34' boat. So looks like it will no longer be a dumping ground.

 

[jordanbasset]

A good idea, some won't like paying but the last time we were there (a few years now) the concrete pontoons had already started to deteriorate/disintegrate in addition to the abandoned yachts. Do you know if they are doing more substantial refurbishment on them, hopefully the money will go towards that

 

[sailaboutvic]

A good idea, some won't like paying but the last time we were there (a few years now) the concrete pontoons had already started to deteriorate/disintegrate in addition to the abandoned yachts. Do you know if they are doing more substantial refurbishment on them, hopefully the money will go towards that

I one that wouldn't like paying
But if it improves the place and moving some of them died boats it can only be good .

 

[Mr Cassandra]

I was told the same when i was in Mess last month was going to call in ,but had a good wind and went straight to Kiato

 

[vyv_cox]

How many €6 will it take to replace all the missing manhole covers, never mind all the other work? Sounds like someone is taking advantage.

 

[sailaboutvic]

Sorry to bring this thread back .
I expected to find a clear harbour with no sunk or abandoned boat only to find one sunken and at less two cat one motor boat and at less one yacht left and aboandon. Can't understand why people do that even more I can't understand why who ever running the harbour or at less the locals let them do that , it could be a love little place .

 

[duncan99210]

But the sunken ketch has gone....

 

[sailaboutvic]

But the sunken ketch has gone....

One goes five takes its place , I wouldn't mind but two of them don't look too bad right now , give them another few month and they be wrecks

 

[AndrewB]

One goes five takes its place , I wouldn't mind but two of them don't look too bad right now , give them another few month and they be wrecks.

That's Greece for you. A seaside village lands a load of eurodosh, sticks in a new harbour. Great excitement. Local tavernas feature a food menu, hardware store puts rope and shackles in the window, the mini-market stocks in marmite and custard; all in expectation of an influx of tourist yachties.

Within months the harbour is stuffed full of neglected locally owned runabouts and abandoned liveaboard vessels that are slowly sinking. There is no room for visitors and no-one is contributing a eurocent to the local economy. The storekeepers go back to drinking their endless cup of coffee and playing backgammon in the taverna.

I could name endless small Greek harbours like this. (At least at Trizonia a few visitors could still get in).
It takes ten years - and probably another influx of euro-dosh - for the local authorities to energise into sorting out the mess. No sooner have they done so than the cycle starts again.