Sailing Eriskay: Big Crossing, Big Seas and lessons learned

Season 3 Episode 77: Setting sail on the high seas! We encounter Big seas on our crossing, dinghy care, Cyprus to Turkey This episode Cass and Shelly continue their adventures as they set sail leaving their winter berth (Karpaz Gate Marina) and sail to K?s, Turkey. As soon as we set outside the marina sea walls we encountered confused seas and no wind. This means no head or main sail to help balance the pendulum of the boat in rough seas. It was a bumpy start which only intensified throughout the night. We encountered 5-6 meter waves, a thunderstorm and lightning storm chasing us down with rain catching up with us in the middle of the night. It was during this time we had to address a rookie mistake of dragging the dinghy during a crossing. We then had to pull it in around 3 am with massive following seas. None of which was predicted on any wind or weather predictions. We made decent timing with the following seas, 2 days and 180 nautical miles later we made it to K?s, Turkey where we check in and give our dinghy a good scrub. Next week we will explore and experience the port city of K?s. We have a lot of fun things to share so make sure to tune in next week. Anchorages: Karpaz Gate Marina, North Cyprus K?s, Turkey Music Credits: https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/peace-riddim/113391 https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/shake-it-around/75854 https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/clear-skies/37605 https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/im-still-in-love/112504 Please make sure to follow along on our journey as we adventure across the earth and post more on Instagram and Facebook Sailing Eriskay. Follow our boat with the APP Noforeignland https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/4577778231934976 Wanna help us out? You can be a HUGE part of our journey by checking out our wishlist on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/GZA65MDHP08E?ref_=wl_share #sailingeriskay #traveldestinations #travelblogger #sail #sailinglife #liveaboardlifestyle #boatlife #sailinglife #sailgreece #greece #sailingcouple #cyprus #TRNC #turkey