The current Greece / Turkey border crisis reminds me of our encounter recently at the Greece Turkey sea border off the coast of Kos. Not exactly 'Greece under attack' as some media reports have been saying but it demonstrates how it's not just about rubber dinghies full of immigrants or refugees. This jetskier easily evaded the Hellenic Coast Guard high speed boarder patrols, dropped off a passenger on Kos and returned to Turkish waters in the space of about 20 minutes! Now we're in Spain the border crisis feel just as bad with near daily Maydays on our VHF from migrant boats entering Spanish waters from Morocco. _________________ PLEASE NOTE: YouTube have disabled comments on most of our video blogs (and on other family channels) due to safeguarding issues regarding minors on the YouTube platform. In response, we have enabled comments for these videos on our Facebook page and Patreon page and begun a monthly blogspot called: 'FROM THE COCKPIT' where we respond to comments questions and issues relating to travel and sailing with kids.. and live-aboard life in general. ⒸⓄⓃⓃⒺⒸⓉ ▷PATREON: Help towards video production / editing / data costs & get bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/mothershipadrift ▷AMAZON WISH LIST: Books and items we'd LOVE to have onboard.. as soon as budget or Santa Claus allows! https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/94U7ZPWPXBXF ▷PAYPAL: Help towards the cost of travel to places further off the beaten track.. or ice cream! https://paypal.me/Mothershipadrift ▷YOUTUBE: Share our channel with others - just copy and paste this link! https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipadrift ▷THIS VIDEO LINK: Copy and paste the link below to share THIS particular video! https://youtu.be/W_MGd7Bp6Qg ▷INSTAGRAM: Photos/videos of far off places, our Amel, crew, and other sailing images https://www.instagram.com/mothershipadrift ▷FACEBOOK: Updates, comments and news as it happens! https://www.facebook.com/mothershipadrift ▷TWITTER: We're not on Twitter much - so direct messages only! https://twitter.com/moshipadrift ▷WEBSITE: Our website with deeper insights and links to other resources https://www.mothershipadrift.com

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🪢 Sunday Boat Tip [2/52] 🪢 I think you would be surprised by the number of boats we see with flapping sails as they try to motor against the wind 😬 I’m saying you should stop this now! Not only will you save the sails to last longer, you will also ✨ Increase your boat speed ✨ Decrease your fuel consumption ✨ Make the boat go smoother in the waves ✨ Less noise Motor sailing can have its benefits, and even though we prefer sailing it would be lying to say we never give a little support with the diesel engine, especially sailing behind islands where the wind is usually all over the place. By giving a little extra push with the engine we can go higher up towards the wind or sail over choppy waves in conditions that would normally be to light. If you still want to go dead straight into the wind? DROP YOUR SAILS!! They are not doing ANYTHING good by just flopping like that! Share this to someone who you think should be a little kinder to their sails 😉

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