Guest Blog Post by Oscar McNally As the sun chased the moon off the night shift, we all rose from our slumber and were starving. Rushing up to the buffet breakfast, we were all quickly munching down our bacon and eggs, anxious for the journey ahead. Finally, we arrived at the marina where we...
With KORA fueled, provisioned (first round), and ready for her next adventure, it was finally time to head into Athens. Before we could begin sightseeing, however, we met up with my brother Steve, Catherine, Oscar, and Chelsea – the first time we’d seen them since sailing together aboard KORA in Italy last summer! It...
After weeks of island hopping, quiet anchorages, and sleepy seaside villages, we arrived somewhere completely different. Athens! The sail into the city certainly made us work for it. With gusts pushing close to the 30-knot mark, KORA spent much of the passage under heavily reefed sails, charging toward the city at speeds sometimes reaching...
Some archaeological sites are explored on foot. This one required a mask and snorkel. I found the below aerial picture online. Our destination was the Sunken City of Ancient Epidaurus, where the remains of a Roman-era settlement lie just a few metres beneath the surface. Believed to date back nearly 2,000 years, sections of...
Some places amaze you because of their beauty. Others because of human ingenuity. The Corinth Canal falls firmly into the second category. After being closed for months while engineers carried out major slope stabilization and rockfall repairs, the canal unexpectedly reopened just days before our arrival, giving KORA the opportunity to transit one of...
Our upcoming transit through the Corinth Canal may be the headline act this week, but before we got there we had to make a stop that has been on our “Greece” wish list for quite some time: the Archaeological Site of Delphi. To that end we spent two nights docked in Itea, a laid-back...
With our first round of guests departed, KORA suddenly felt a little quieter as we began making our way toward Athens, where my brother Steve, Catherine, Oscar, and Chelsea will soon join us for the next chapter of the adventure. ❤️ Originally, we had planned a much longer route south through the Ionian Sea,...
The past few days have been everything summer sailing should be. We made our way through Greece’s beautiful Ionian Islands, sailing from Lefkada toward Zakynthos, with stops for swimming in Meganisi and an overnight anchorage near Fiskardo on Kefalonia. Along the way we realized we’ve now visited six of the seven major Ionian Islands...
Today’s journey would take us 40 nautical miles from Paxos to Lefkada. With the blue gennaker pulling steadily and calm seas beneath us, everyone quickly settled into passage-making mode. Some stretched out on the foredeck soaking up the sunshine and scenery. Others buried themselves in books. Music played. Songs were sung. And somewhere along...
Our next stop this season was Paxos, one of the smallest inhabited Ionian Islands, known for its turquoise waters, sea caves, olive groves, and laid-back charm. Once a quiet fishing island, Paxos has become a favorite among sailors, charter guests, and those looking to escape the crowds of larger Greek destinations. It didn’t take...
