FollowIt’s the end of the season here in the Ionian, and Konstantinos needs to come out of the water so she’ll be safe over the winter months. We sail over to the boatyard at Aktio and tie up.
A huge tractor and a hydraulic trailer appear, and from here we’re no longer in charge. A gang of men manoeuvre the boat on to the trailer and very slowly she is lifted from the water.
A few minutes later she’s high and dry on the trailer and on her way to her winter berth.
Once she’s secure we climb a ladder to get on board and do the last of our laying-up chores. After a last check we lock her up and jump in a taxi back to Preveza.
Haul-out day is often very hard work according to other yachties that we’ve spoken to, but thanks to a lot of help from Paul and Hayley with the preparation it’s not too bad for us. We enjoy a beer in town to celebrate. When you buy beer in Preveza you get snacks of cheese and ham. The local cats know all about this.
