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    Simon Greece August 2010 Communique

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    The crew of the sailing vessel Emma had a day playing in the sea and tomb stoning before heading to Plaka, where they rafted up alongside 5 other boats for the night. However, some of the crew kept the nearby village awake late into the night with their partying. The next day while departing the raft, the Emma realized they had failed to secure shore lines and collided with another boat, causing damage. The skipper was able to avoid responsibility by blaming the incident on the partying crew members who had gone ashore. The document expresses the skipper's exhaustion from having to sail mostly single-handed while the crew sunbathes and parties through each day of the trip

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    The crew of the sailing vessel Emma had a day playing in the sea and tomb stoning before heading to Plaka, where they rafted up alongside 5 other boats for the night. However, some of the crew kept the nearby village awake late into the night with their partying. The next day while departing the raft, the Emma realized they had failed to secure shore lines and collided with another boat, causing damage. The skipper was able to avoid responsibility by blaming the incident on the partying crew members who had gone ashore. The document expresses the skipper's exhaustion from having to sail mostly single-handed while the crew sunbathes and parties through each day of the trip

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    The crew of the sailing vessel Emma had a day playing in the sea and tomb stoning before heading to Plaka, where they rafted up alongside 5 other boats for the night. However, some of the crew kept the nearby village awake late into the night with their partying. The next day while departing the raft, the Emma realized they had failed to secure shore lines and collided with another boat, causing damage. The skipper was able to avoid responsibility by blaming the incident on the partying crew members who had gone ashore. The document expresses the skipper's exhaustion from having to sail mostly single-handed while the crew sunbathes and parties through each day of the trip

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    The crew of the sailing vessel Emma had a day playing in the sea and tomb stoning before heading to Plaka, where they rafted up alongside 5 other boats for the night. However, some of the crew kept the nearby village awake late into the night with their partying. The next day while departing the raft, the Emma realized they had failed to secure shore lines and collided with another boat, causing damage. The skipper was able to avoid responsibility by blaming the incident on the partying crew members who had gone ashore. The document expresses the skipper's exhaustion from having to sail mostly single-handed while the crew sunbathes and parties through each day of the trip

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    Communique

    s/v Emma.

    D ATE : 26.08.10
    T IME : 14:32:31
    L OCATION : 37 210 100 N
    ◦

    23◦ 280 100 E


    W EATHER : Sunny
    W IND S PEED : 6.0 knots
    WAVE H EIGHT: 0.0 m
    V ISIBILITY: 12.0 NM

    Disaster

    After a day playing in the sea and tomb stoning we headed to Plaka - 5
    hours helming in 40 degrees. Where we rafted up outside 5 other boats.

    Rafting, where you tie up alongside one or more boats connected to a


    harbour wall, requires 6 ropes. 2 tie you to the boat alongside, 2
    stop you sliding back and forth and 2 tie you to land.

    Anyway, Plaka is a lovely little Greek village in the Peleponese and


    we had a nice meal with some local wine and the skippers headed for
    bed. That didn’t last, yet again some of the crews kept the village
    awake (one of the big issues this week).

    Today we’re in Hydra for the afternoon. To leave a raft, you remove
    four of your ropes and use your engine and two ropes to swing the
    stern out. It was at this point we realised we had been the only boat
    to bother with shore lines. The raft shifted 10 foot forwards, but
    some one was moored 9’10” in front. Result: damage to some wood and
    90
    mins in custody. Luckilly the port police blamed the skippers inside
    me for not tying up properly, all of whom had buggered off.

    So I’ve escaped the crew (the weeks second big issue) and am enjoying
    souvlaki and beer in Hydra (which is a fantastic little place,
    boutique shops, artists studios, cafes etc.). Don’t get me wrong the
    crew are all nice people, but they are here to party not sail. They
    get up, sunbathe, sleep, complain I’d asked them to help and then play
    music until 4ish in the morning. This leaves me sailing single handed
    for many hours per day - exhaustion beckons.

    Last day tomorrow. Looking forward to a proper, cold climate again.

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