Finally a day with breeze

[Jackdaw]

After two light days, finally some breeze to light up the Pogo 12.50. It's jib reaching, but 45 miles of this a 12 knots does not suck.

http://youtu.be/rTr4v1X3Q5c

 

[shemandr]

Schmokin'! What is the Pogo and where is this?

 

[Gunni]

It is the bad-boy brother to the Beneteau First series. Has the Finot touch that Beneteau owners love. Jackdaw rides the Greek Meltemi on one each winter just to taunt us.

 

[shemandr]

It's working….

 

[Tom J]

Whoa! Looks like a powerboat wake!

 

[LANCE ON CLOUD NINE]

perfect!

 

[Jackdaw]

Schmokin'! What is the Pogo and where is this?

Gunni called the Pogo exactly, you can google that for more.

We're in the Cyclades; just arrived in Santorini. After a 2 days of light air, we finally get 20 knots and just aft enought so the boat can take off. Too far forward for a gennaker but the jib did fine. +4 hours of that straight until we reached the caldera.

 

[Jackdaw]

Same moment from the cockpit

 

[Bosman]

Jackdaw, thank you for posting this. Looking at this video this morning made me smile, especially when on the other side of my window I see snow and the thermometer indicates -12C (10.4F). Fair winds!

 

[cb32863]

I live vicariously through this trip as well. Enjoy hearing all about it over beers as well after they get back. Even more today, as it is currently 19F here in the frozen tundra of MN.....

 

[Jackdaw]

Finally some spinnaker action. Santorini to Paros. 25 knots just aft of the beam made for an amazing day, sustained reaches of 13 to 17 knots.

 

[justsomeguy]

Finally some spinnaker action. Santorini to Paros. 25 knots just aft of the beam made for an amazing day, sustained reaches of 13 to 17 knots.

 

[Brian S]

Ahh , it's a beautiful thing when any sailboat gets up on plane like that! Dinghy or big boat, it's all good!

 

[Jackdaw]

Ahh , it's a beautiful thing when any sailboat gets up on plane like that! Dinghy or big boat, it's all good!

Indeed. The Pogo is 49 feet long, and sleeps 8 in 3 private cabins plus kids in the huge salon. But we like it just is two.

 

[Jackdaw]

Well what a week.

6 days sailing
270 NM
17.3 kts top speed
34.0 kts top wind
12 foot max waves

Several days of over 4 straight hours up on a plane. Amazing.

15+ knots under asym

Pia driving us home.