2. Going round Peleponnes 2016
Days and Distances
Slow-Down-Day Slow-Down-Day Friend´s Paddle Slow-Down-Day weather-bound
3. Overview - Distances
Specials
Longest Distance / Day 65
Shortest Distance / Day 3,3
Longest Distance in 24 hours (incl. Night-Paddle) 79,2
Longest Distance in one go (without landing on shore) 48,3
Crossings
Koroni Kap Kourtissa 21,25
Kalivia/Paganea Kap Xili 24,5
FokianosSpetses/ Agii Anargiri 25,4
Night Paddles
Xilocastro to Diakopto 40,6
Parallia Kalamakiou to Sandhill Kalogria Beach 18,5
5. Overview - Tricky Bits
• Kalogria – Gerolimenas: longest time in the boat (48,3 km)
• Crossing Fokianos – Spetses: longest crossing with force 3 to 4 "diagonal"
headwinds
• Before and about Rion-Bridge: lots of traffic, and biggest crossing seas
caused by a force 5 tailwind
• Paddle to Alykes and Night Paddle along Kalogria: relatively big surf for a
solo-paddle + nightpaddle in some swell
79. Thank you to…
• George for providing the boat, good advice and helping me to get permission for
going through the Corinth Canal
• Pavlos for taking me to the ferry port in Poros
• Dave for some good company in Pylos
• The Authorities of the Corinth Canal for „letting me through“
• Vasilis for giving me a rest, a place to sleep and good company
• Barbara and her partner for photos and a great breakfast
• And of cause to my wife Dagmar for letting me do all those weard trips and even
taking me back afterwards.