Missy Bear alongside at Langhadi, Chios The following morning was an early rise, as we had over 50NM to sail to our next island on the ladder, Chios. We weighed anchor at 07:30 and, with a F3 from the south west, bowled along under asymmetric averaging well over 6 knots. As is often the case along the Anatolian coastline, headlands of Türkiye jut out westwards, and to get from one Greek Island to another efficiently, one must cross through areas of Turkish water. This, in int

New cloth ensign for a new season Missy Bear is 5-years-old this year, and in her sixth sailing season. So, it was time to get the standing rigging checked over-winter. The technicians sent us photos, and it transpired that all was well with the stainless-steel wires and connectors, but they informed us that our Windex was broken (the wind direction indicator on the top of the mast). I wonder how that happened? Our friend Tony suggested that a fat seagull might have landed on