Well that was interesting. We planned to leave Pilos for Kiparissia. We knew some rain was due but we were eager to press on. After a couple of hours brisk winds from astern were propelling us at 7 to 8 knts with the odd surf taking us to 9 knts and beyond. Things were good so we decided to press on to Katakolon. Shortly after the point of no return the weather caught up with us. Visibility was almost nothing, the rain torrential and the seas confused. After about 30 minutes things calmed down and we thought we were through the worst. Our mistake. Another weather front hit us from the east, worse than before and this time accompanied by lightning and thunder. It was time to take the sails down, retreat into the saloon and hope there was nothing out there to collide with. By the time it had passed a couple of hours later we were five miles out from our destination. We hung clothes up to dry and tidied up. It was then that the chart plotter packed up. At least I knew the harbour. We moored with the feeling that a good day's work had been accomplished and added a defunct chart plotter to the list of jobs.
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