Sailing to Nissi Beach

37 nautical miles

I (Richard) am in the UK. At 9AM the phone rings. 'Hi, Tim here... just to say it's the two year anniversary of acquiring King Malu and Sidney, Anna, Jacob and I are on our way to Agia Napa...' Sounds like they had a great sail. Wish I'd been there.

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Today we had a wonderful sail. Tim, Sidney and I sailed all the way to Ayia Napa. We started off in a Northerly wind around 10 past 9. On the way we saw a MASSIVE Sailing ship, "Running On Waves", and Tim took some photos. Around 11 o'clock, in 17ish knots of wind, we rounded Cape Pila, and got our speed up to 7.4 knots!!!!!! A RECORD!

On the way in towards shore we passed a fish farm, and then tacked. At this point the wind started switching every which way as predicted. Then we ate while going past Nissi beach, headed back to Cape Pila, saw a flying fish or two, and headed back towards Larnaca in the distance.

Then (once again as predicted) the wind died down to an unsteady 4.5~8.5 knots coming from dead ahead of us. Finally it died out completely. Tim started the motor and we motored. We were worried about there not being enough fuel, but it worked out fine. 

After the wind changed again dramatically, we unfurled the Genoa for a bit. We berthed  King Malu without mishap. Tim says that once we have the new sails, which he has already ordered, we'll be easily doing 8 knots in a good wind. Can't wait! 

Tomorrow I will practice taking her in and out of the marina with Tim. 

-Midshipman Jacob