Travels with S/Y Thetis
2011: Whitsundays & Aegean

This is a very personal account from mid April to October 2011. In April we chartered a boat together with my daugter’s family and sailed for a week in the Whitsunday Islands that are in the Great Barrier Reef region of Queensland, Australia. From late May to late October, I sailed my boat, Thetis, in the Aegean. There were two separate trips: Samos to Levitha and back to Samos, Samos to Kea (Tzia) and back to Samos via the northern Sporades and the Cyclades. In addition, Thetis sailed from Leros to Samos and back to Leros, as well as several excursions near Samos.

From December 2010 to January 2011 we had a trip to Kenya wher we saw many wild animals and other interesting sites. While this trip has nothing to do with sailing and cruising a photograph log of this trip can be seen at Our Trip to Kenya.

• Samos to Tzia
• Tzia to Samos
• Samos to Levitha & back
• Samos to Leros

Different colors designate different routes. Click on a route for details.

The highlights of these trips are:

• We charter a catamaran at the Whitsunday Island, Australia
• Thetis’ hull was completely overhauled
• Thetis is launched
• Our cousins from US charter a boat to go cruising together with Thetis
• Strange accident enroute from Tiganakia to Agathonisi
• A terrible pollution problem next to our property in Samos
• We watch the full moon rise over Anatolia
• Thetis meets S/Y Amzer Zo in Slagonas, Chios
• Hard crossing from Sigri, Lesvos to Planitis, Kyra-Panayia
• Thetis meets Faneromeni, my brother’s caïque, in Peristera
• Waiting for a gale to dissipate in Koundouros, Kea, while visiting my brother Byron
• Brief visit with Sue and Yankos Krinos in Finikas, Syros
• Waiting for a second gale to dissipate in Alindas, Leros
• A new sailor: Rohan Evander Sundaresan
• A new skipper: Alexander Shomer is getting ready to take over
• A strong gale while Thetis is moored in Marathi
• Thetis meets again with S/Y Amzer Zo in Archangelos
• Thetis is hauled out for the winter