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For our first day’s sailing the destination is the village of Kassiopi, which is just around the corner onto the north coast of Corfu.

The harbour here has a mole on the starboard side as you enter that you can tuck in behind, but you can also moor side-to on the port side of the harbour.

Like many of the harbours here you have to be aware of the risk of wash coming in from the fast international ferries, so if taking the side-to option it is important to do so with your bows pointing towards the entrance.

Misios goes for a side-to rafted up alongside one of the 361’s as there isn’t a lot of depth alongside the wall and we draw a little more than they do.

We have had a problem furling our mainsail and have to get the lead crew over to sort it out for us. In mast reefing is great when it works but if it jams half way in then it can be a real problem to sort it out. You have to be very careful when taking in sail!

We have a group meal in one of the harbour side tavernas and then go back to the boats for the night.

About 03:00 I am woken up by a thumping from the bottom of the boat, and jump on deck. There are waves coming into through the entrance and our keel is hitting the bottom.  Oops, ferry wash! Fire up the motor and find another berth, alongside another pair of our yachts a bit closer to the entrance.