Sailing Day 2: Maslinica to Komiza

So Day 2 we left the sweet city of Maslinica and sailed to the big island of Vis, the city of Komiza.

Marina in Maslinica

Leaving the marina Med Mooring Style

My job and Kimberly’s job is to let go of the two lines that are holding our boat from the stern to the marina quay.

Raising the Main Sail

This was the first day we got to have the main sail out.

The sail was 25 nautical miles and we had to sail around the island of Vis to get to Komiza.  We had a good period of miles that we were in the open sea.  The trip took about 6 hours.  The wind conditions were good for us to sail for about 3 hours.

Brad was able to sail for a good portion of the trip.

We all had our Sea Band wristbands on to help with sea sickness.  Lavender oil behind the ears also can help as well as medication. If you are prone to sea sickness, the best part of the boat to be is on top of the boat, in the center. Lay down and just rock with the boat.  There are also medications you can take if it gets severe.  Luckily, Brad, the kids, or I have not experienced it yet.

Our lesson we learned today when we med moored in Komiza is as follows.  An unused Mooring line got caught up in our propellor.  It shut the propellor off right away.  The issue at hand was someone had to dive down to check out the prop and disengage the line from the propellor.  Ryan was going to do this BUT the water is disgusting in the marina because the toilets empty into it.  For 50 Euro/400 Kuna, a diver decked out in full scuba gear (so protected from the filth) will dive down and investigate it for you.  He successfully got the line out, Ryan paid him the money while the diver was still in the water.  The diver simply dove down and swam away.  The kids thought it was hilarious that he swam away with the money.  So the lesson learned is, DO NOT GO IN THE MARINA WATER YOURSELF, PAY A DIVER.