http://www.followtheboat.com Tales (not just) from the high seas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2008/09/25/a-tale-of-two-hassans/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2008/09/25/a-tale-of-two-hassans/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:03:17 +0000 Liz http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=3957 We decided to head next door to Hassan's, where we were looking forward to meeting the owner. Oh boy, did we meet the owner. I'm not sure if he had got out of bed the wrong side, if he'd just had some terrible news, or if he'd taken an instant dislike to us but he was the most unpleasant man we have met in Turkey. The exchange went something like this...]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2008/09/25/a-tale-of-two-hassans/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/10/10/catch-that-wind-before-we-lose-it/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/10/10/catch-that-wind-before-we-lose-it/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:12:20 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2537 We were aiming to have a day off in Bodrum before heading off on the Monday, but the weather forecast was suggesting very little wind and no sun for the next five days. The only wind we'd have was today so I made the decision to get the **** out of Dodge to make the most of the little wind. Chris and Ethan, therefore, beat Tim's record of setting off sailing in less than 12 hours of landing!]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/10/10/catch-that-wind-before-we-lose-it/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/30/bright-eyes/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/30/bright-eyes/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:52:18 +0000 Marcus http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2481 To make today even more active we climbed a mountain! (Well it was more like a hill - But it felt like a mountain) At the top it was just the five of us peering down at Gümüslük in the hazy afternoon sun, we could see Rabbit Island, Esper and more importantly the place where we were going to eat tonight.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/30/bright-eyes/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/29/suntan-lotion-is-there-for-a-reason/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/29/suntan-lotion-is-there-for-a-reason/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:10:24 +0000 Marcus http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2477 After a claustrophobic night in the bow Cabin, I woke up tired and grumpy, but glad to see we were already sailing onto our next destination. Perfect sailing weather, the sun beamed and the wind blew as the waves grew. We moored up at Catal Ada for lunch, a beautiful idyllic spot where everyone had a dip in the sea.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/29/suntan-lotion-is-there-for-a-reason/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/21/billions-of-blue-blistering-barnacles/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/21/billions-of-blue-blistering-barnacles/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:49:02 +0000 Fiona http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2429 After lunch at a little restaurant by the shore we headed up to the hill on the other side of the bay, where we sat at the top and admired the beautiful views around the bay and across to Kos. We could see Esper anchored up with the other boats looking splendid. It was here that we each developed our "I like it up here" song with accompanying dance.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/21/billions-of-blue-blistering-barnacles/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/20/thrash-the-skipper-at-scrabble-double-pah/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/20/thrash-the-skipper-at-scrabble-double-pah/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:52:31 +0000 Fiona http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2421 Awoke fresh and lively after being gently rocked to sleep all night in the cosy cabin (thanks Jamie for giving up your bed for us!) waves lapping at the side. We swam before breakfast and even ventured on to land to explore the hobbit hole - the pirate flag was no longer flying so we felt safe.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/20/thrash-the-skipper-at-scrabble-double-pah/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/11/team-work/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/11/team-work/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:27:06 +0000 Liz http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2400 We had some good strong winds which took us on a great beam reach back. On the way we tried anchoring off catal ada but the anchor dragged and it was not particularly sheltered so we went on our way. We wanted to take advantage of the terrific winds, anyway, so it didn't matter that we headed back]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/11/team-work/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/10/gumusluk-here-we-come-again/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/10/gumusluk-here-we-come-again/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:49:15 +0000 Liz http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2386 We sailed into heavy wind and seas and as we rounded the headland spotted a turtle swimming along our starboard side. It was about 2ft and seemed to be happily swimming along next to us for a while. It put a smile on my face to see one of these gorgeous creatures in its natural habitat.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/10/gumusluk-here-we-come-again/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/02/goosewinging-it-all-the-way/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/02/goosewinging-it-all-the-way/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:53:35 +0000 Liz http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2337 We picked up more wind as Jamie poled out the genoa and we ran goosewing. Wow, it was great! The sense of speed was tremendous. We seldom dropped below 7 knots and I was at the helm when we clocked our first 10 knots! With the wind behind us practically the whole way we gave chase and over took quite a few other yachts. Esper seemed to love it as much as us.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/09/02/goosewinging-it-all-the-way/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/08/30/backgammon-whos-the-daddy/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/08/30/backgammon-whos-the-daddy/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:18:18 +0000 Liz http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2332 This time when we arrived at Gümüslük we again anchored twice, but not because the anchor dragged but because someone left and we took advantage of a better position. Hoorah! Jamie's fears of anchoring and drifting seemed to have disappeared (although mine hadn't).]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/08/30/backgammon-whos-the-daddy/feed/ 0