Today I was supposed to sail with Kelly, but she sent me text saying that she had to stay late at work. I arrived at the club and since nobody was looking for crew, I decided to sail a Laser. I was quite excited about it because a Laser is a single-handed boat that you…

Yeap! You guessed right. Today I had my first experience in dinghy racing. But let’s start from the beginning. Today I wouldn’t sail with Kelly, because she would be racing. So I went to the club and was hoping that either someone would be looking for crew, or I would sail on my own. It…

During the week I have been following closely the weather forecast for Wednesday. I want dry, fairly windy days. It’s nice if it is not chilly. A temperature of 20°C would be great, but let’s not ask too much from the weather. Anyway I have found this great website (skylinkweather.com used by aviators but pretty…

Today is the Greek Orthodox Easter. It is considered one of the most important celebrations of the Christian Orthodox religion. More Important than Christmas actually. Therefore, traditionally we have a big feast that supposedly comes after 40 days of lent. Anyway, for every Greek even if not religious, like me, it is an important day…

On Easter Monday we visited a friend living near Henley-on-Thames and I ended up chopping wood. The following morning I felt stiff and sore but I still wanted to go sailing today. I was trying to arrange with someone to go but I didn’t managed to. I was hoping I would be able to move…