Since we celebrate Easter this weekend and sailing 2021 starts in precisely100 days, am going to stop updating my blog site for a day....

Was planning to write today a blog about food in Calabria and Apulia and how Greek, Norman and Spanish culture influenced the local...

Since my flight instructions are still suspended, I am using the time to update my webpage. Have made the following changes over the last...

Found in 1902 near Antikythera, the Mechanism built in the first century BC is now on display in the National Archeological Museum in...

Kirk Douglas as Spartacus (111 - 71 BC) - one of my favourite movies as a child Do you remember the 1960 movie “Spartacus” with Kirk...

Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople meeting on 17 Sept 2019 Had Emperor Diocletian (244 – 311 AD) looked in his...

Cephalonia is today well known for its spectacular beaches on its West Coast On our way to Ithaca during the last week of sailing, we...

The Greek Coast Line in Kefalonia As the coastline of Puglia fades out of sight and we sail east, a light blue line becomes visible on...

The School of Athens, painted by Raphael 1509 - 1511 depicting nearly all the great Greek Philosophers and Scientists - read Wikipedia to...

Raphael: Saint-Paul preaching in Athens In the middle of our fourth week of sailing, we are going to reach Corinth. The town was the...

Corfu in 1716 during the last Ottoman Siege Working on the last week of our summer sailing made me think of Corfu and how this island,...

HMS Eagle sinking after being torpedoed during "Operation Pedestal", August 1942 We talked about the strategic importance of the...

Love this site which provides accurate weather and wind predicions Just finished the detailed plan for this summer’s sailing. One of the...

Aperol Spritz - the No 2 drink on the AFAET last year after Mint Julep Found the photo above in my album and thought I had to write a...

The Magnificent Night Sky over the Open Sea During our trip this summer, there will be several night crossings where we will be on the...

My name is Konstantinos Kamanas and I’ve been a Private, Yacht Chef, for the past 8 years. I love my profession but I must admit that it...

Possible Tsunami Waves which could reach the Coast within 15 - 20 min after a landslide When writing the blog about our visit to the...

The Horrible Murder of Giovanni Falcone, Italy's State Prosecutor in Sicily, in 1992 This summer we sail along shores supposedly ruled by...

The Stromboli Vulcano Island, the Northern Most of the Aeolian Island Group I guess you know by now that I cannot resist climbing a hill...

The AFAET in the harbour of Bastia in Corsica last Summer I am very fortunate to be a yacht captain. I count over twenty years of working...