Journal of Fuga: Sailing Season 2009
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| Date | Place | Miles | Nights in Marinas |
| 25th November | Lifted ashore at Marmaris Yacht Marin | ||
| 28th April | Re-launched and berthed at Marmaris Yacht Marina | ||
| 6th May | Checked out and anchored in Marmaris Bay | 8 nights @ 6€ | |
| 9th May | Marmaris Bay to Bozuk Buku | 30 nm | |
| 10th May | Bozuk Buku to Parmak Buku | 25 nm | |
| 11th/12th May | Knidos to Bitez | 20 nm | |
| 14th May | Bitez to Bodrum | 5 nm | 1 @ 53€ |
| 15th May | Bodrum to Bitez | 5 nm | |
| 19th May | Bitez to Pabuc | 12nm | |
| 20th May | Pabuc to Gokajac, Yedi Adalari | 25 nm | |
| 21st May | Yedi Adalari to Kargili Koyu | 10 nm | |
| 22nd May | Kargili to Camli | 7 nm | |
| 23rd May | Camli to English Harbour in Degirmen Buku | 7 nm | |
| 24th May | Degirmen Buku to Kesr (Canak Limani) and Sogut | 6nm | |
| 25th May | Sogut (Karacasogut) to Akbuk Limani | 7nm | 20 YTL (water) |
| 26th May | Akbuk to Bitez | 43nm | |
| 29th May | Bitez to Bodrum and back | 10 nm | |
| 30th May | Checking out of Turkey, Turqutries to Kos | 17 nm | |
| 1st-2nd June | Kos Harbour | 45€ (2 nights + water) | |
| 3rd June | Kos to Nisos Pserimos | 11nm | |
| 4th June | Nisos Pserimos to Nisidah Lipsoi | 33nm logged | |
| 5th June | Nisidah Arkoi | 10 nm | |
| 6th June | Pithagorion, N. Samos | 23 nm | |
| 8th June | Kirkdilim Limani | 50nm | |
| 9th-14th June | Khios 'marina' | 32 nm | |
| 14th June | Nisos Oinousai | 14 nm logged | |
| 16th June | Ormos Mersinia, south N. Lesbos | 36nm logged | |
| 18th June | Mitilini, Nisos Lesbos | 19 nm logged | 2 nights charged 15.20€ |
| June 20th | A Turkish Bay | 15 nm | |
| 21st June | Ayvalik Limani | 6nm | |
| 22nd June | Ormos Therma Eftalus, Lesbos | 27 nm | |
| 23rd June | Ormos Moudhros, Nisos Limnos | 55 nm | |
| 25th June | Moudhros village | 4 nm | |
| 27th June | Nea Kutali and Ormos Thanos | 20 nm | |
| 29th June | Mirina, Nisos Limnos | 5 nm | |
| 30th June | Limin Sikias, Sinthonia penninsular | 51 nm | |
| 1st July | A cove 2m south of Marmaras | 26 nm | |
| 2nd July | Porto Carras Marina | 4 nm | 56€! |
| 3rd July | Anchored in a bay imm. N. of Ak Psedhokavos | 21 nm | |
| 4th July | Back in Limin Sikias | 14 nm | |
| 5th July | Nisos Dhiaporos, Ormos Kriptos | 19 nm | |
| 7th July | The Akti Penninsular and monasteries | 67 nm | |
| 8th July | Porto Kufos | 11nm | |
| 9th July | Nisos Pelagos | 39 nm | |
| 10th July | Stena Vala, Alonissos | 18 nm | |
| 12th July | Ormos Tzorti, Alonissos | 2 nm | |
| 13th July | Ormos Rousoumi, just north of Patitiri | 3 nm | |
| 14th July | Steni Valla | 5nm | |
| 16th July | Skiathos | 31 nm | |
| 19th July | Panormos | 12 nm | |
| 20th July | Tsortsi, on Alinossos | 19 nm | |
| 21st July | Patitiri and Steni Vala | 6 nm | |
| 22nd July | Skopelos | 10 nm | 18.5€ |
| 23rd July | Skiathos | 19 nm logged | |
| 26th-31st July | Ormos Siferi, west of Skiathos | 5 nm | |
| 1st-3rd August | Ormos Siferi | 3 nm | |
| 4th August | Nisidha Tsoungria, Nisos Skopelos, Ormos Panormou | 8 nm | |
| 5th August | O. Stafilos, Skopelos, N. Alonnisos, Ormos Tzorti | 19 nm | |
| 6th August | Nisos Peristeri, Ormos Peristera | 8 nm | |
| 7th August | Steni Valla | 4 nm | |
| 8th August | Nisos Peristeri, cove west of wreck near Ormos Vasiliko | 3 nm | |
| 9th-10th August | Pelagos Island, Ormos Kira Panayia | 12 nm logged | |
| 11th August | O. Milia, Nisos Alonissos | 20 nm | |
| 12th August | Skopelos, Mumma Mia beach and Panormou | 19 nm | |
| 13th-16th August | Skiathos, Koukounaries, Nisidha Tsoungria, O. Siferi | 22 nm | |
| 17th August | Skiathos to Skopelos | 16 nm | |
| 18th August | Skopelos to Steni Vala | 12 nm | |
| 20th August | A sail out of Steni Vala | 8 nm | |
| 21st August | Peristera back to Steni Vala | 12nm | |
| 23rd August | Tzorti for lunch and back | 8 nm | |
| 24th August | Patitiri and Ormos Murtia | 6 nm | |
| 25th August | Ormos Kalami (Wreck bay) | 10 nm | |
| 26th August | Ormos Firakos | 8 nm | |
| 27th August | Ormos Kyra Panagia, Nisos Pelagos | 6 nm | |
| 31st August | Patitiri and Steni Valla | 20 nm | |
| 3rd September | Patitiri | 4 nm | |
| 4th September | Skopelos and Nisos Skantzoura | 28 nm | |
| 6th September | Linaria, Nisos Skyros | 25 nm | |
| 13th September | Scooting around Skyros | ||
| 14th September | Back to Wreck Bay, Peristera | 42 nm | |
| 15th September | Patitiri and Steni Valla | 11 nm | |
| 17th September | Nisidha Tsoungria south of Skiathos | 24 nm | |
| 18th September | At anchor near Argyronisos island | 22 nm | |
| 19th September | Off Scala Atalanti, | 33 nm | |
| 20th September | Anchored under Ak Mnima in Ormos Politika | 27 nm | |
| 21st September | Nea Artaki | 6 nm | |
| 22nd September | Khalkis and the bridge | 6 nm | |
| 23rd September | Eretria | 14 nm | |
| 24th September | Voufalo | 14nm | |
| 25th September | Bay west of Karystos, S. Evia | 36nm logged | |
| 29th September | Porto Rafti | 21nm | |
| 1st October | Lavrion | 16 nm | |
| 4th October | Kithnos | 25 nm | |
| 5th October | Siros | 35 nm logged | |
| 6th October | Mikinos | 28 nm | |
| 7th October | Ormos Ornos, Mikinos | ||
| 9th October | O. Marmara on Nisos Paros | 23 nm | |
| 10th October | Nisos Ios | 28 nm | |
| 11th October | Thira | 28 nm | |
| 12th October | Astypalaia | 54 nm | |
| 13th October | St Andreos Bay, Astypalaia | ||
| 14th October | Vathi | 5 nm | |
| 15th October | Palon, Nisos Nisiros | 51 nm logged | 5€ elec pn + 5€ water |
| 19th October | Livadhia, Nisos Tilos | 15 nm | 7.5€ |
| 20th October | Pethi, Nisos Simi | 30nm | |
| 21st October | O. Pethi on Nisos Simi | ||
| 22nd October | Ciftlik | 23 nm | |
| 23rd October | Marmaris Bay | 11.5 nm | |
| 29th October | Rhodes | 23 nm | |
| 30th October | Serce Limani | 12nm | |
| 31st October | Simi and Kargi Koyu | 24 nm | |
| 1st November | Datca | 3 nm | |
| 3rd November | Dirseck | 15 nm | |
| 5th November | Serce Limani | 16nm | |
| 6th November | Marmaris Yat Marina | 26 nm | 69€/3 nights |
| 9th November | Marmaris Bay | 5 nm | |
| 10th November | Kucuk Kuyruk | 44 nm logged | |
| 11th November | Wall Bay | 6 nm | |
| 12th November | Bay near Gemiler Adasi | 17nm | |
| 13th Nobvember | Kalkan | 30nm | |
| 14th November | Bayindir Koyu, opposite Kas | 15 nm | |
| 15th November | Kekova Roads | 16 nm | |
| 16th November | Kekova Roads | 5 nm | |
| 17th November | Asirli Island, Kekova Roads | 4 nm | |
| 18th November | Finike | 14nm | 1 night 75 YTL |
| 19th November | Cavus Limani | 21 nm | |
| 20th/21st November | Alanya | 73 nm | |
| Season Totals | 2250 nm |
Future Plans
| Winter 2009/10 | We are spending the winter afloat in Turkey at the new marina at Alanya |
| Summer 2010 | We will probably go up the Turkish coast, returning down the Aegean, and maybe visit Crete on the way back to Cagliari in Sardinia |
| Winter 2010/11 | We hope to return to New Zealand (by air of course!) |
| Summer 2011 | Leave the Med, visit the Azores, and return to Brittany/UK |