Cruise Schedule

Stage 1

Date	Program
13.08	We leave Warsaw around 0800 am, we arrive to Budapest, about 18:00, accommodation in the hostel. We plan to visit baths in Szechenyi, make an evening tour round Budapest old town and participate in the open­air event at the River.
14.08	Departure from Budapest at 9 am to Athens.
15.08	Arrival in Athens at aprox. 8 am, from 0800 ­ 1700 visiting the city, at 17:00 boarding yachts.
16.08 – 21.08	Sailing.
22.08	Leaving the boats, departure from Greece in the morning, coming to Belgrade in the evening, city tour, overnight stay in hostel.
23.08	Departure from Belgrade in the morning.
24.08	Arrival to Warsaw around 0800 am.

Stage 2

Date	Program
20.08	We leave Warsaw around 0800 am, we arrive to Budapest, about 18:00, accommodation in the hostel. We plan to visit baths in Szechenyi, make an evening tour round Budapest old town and participate in the open­air event at the River.
21.08	Departure from Budapest at 9 am to Amfilochia.
22.08	Arrival to Amfilochia at aprox. 8 am, boarding yachts.
23.08 – 28.08	Sailing.
29.08	Leaving the boats, departure from Greece in the morning, coming to Belgrade in the evening, city tour, overnight stay in hostel.
30.08	Departure from Belgrade in the morning.
31.08	Arrival to Warsaw around 0800 am.

Description of the sailing trip

Athens

Quite a big city, a little bit older than Gniezno. Athens had its heyday under the ruling of Pericles (443­429 BC), and then it was just worse. A lot of monuments +newly brought ancient gravel on the ancient Acropolis, we will begin in the Marina Kalamaki

Corinthian Canal

The Canal connects the Saron Gulf with the Ionian Sea. Being too narrow for large units, it is now used mainly for tourism purposes. The construction process was very long, started by ancient Greeks in the VI century BC, later, in the first century AD they were helped by Neron, as Greece became a Roman Colony ­ but they were building it even worse than we do with Polish Highways, because the canal was completed just in 1893.

Galaxidi

Small town on the way to the Ionian Islands. Nearby, there is a port, which in ancient times served as a haven for the nearby Delphi.

Zakynthos

One of the most beautiful islands in the archipelago of the Ionian Islands. It was ruled by Odysseus (at least Homer says so), later by Genoa, the Republic of Venice, also being part the Republic of Seven Islands – generally, a lots of history for its amateurs. We will drop by to the main city of the island with the same original name - Zakynthos

Kefalonia

It's the biggest island of the whole bunch of the Ionian Islands, so we will not cover it all. Like the most of the Ionian Islands, it belonged to the Romans (part of the province of Epirus – for history geeks), Venice and Turkey. We will do our best to see the coastal caves accessible only from the sea – we will go there by dinghies.

Ithaca

The mandatory stop during our trip – headquarters of the Odysseus’ faithful wife (he was rarely at home). Since the traces of Mycenaean culture were discovered, the island became a popular tourist destination.

Lefkas

The main town on the island of Lefkada. Legends say that the famous ancient poet, Sappho, jumped from the so­called White Rock there. She enjoyed a long flight down but, unfortunately, did not survived, as she hit the rocks instead of water. The town in the summer is vibrant with life; there are many cafeterias and restaurants.

Amfilochia

Port on Peloponesse, inside the Ambracian Gulf. Here, we plan to exchange crews, finish first stage and begin the second, which will be going the same way back to Athens.

Sailing Boats

During the cruise we provide 10 ­ person yachts, designed for a comfortable and fast sailing (Atlantic 49, Bavaria 47e, Sun Magic 44).

Each yacht is equipped with: navigation aids, GPS, radiotelephone, dinghy and CD player. In the hotel part, there are minimum 2 toilets with hot shower, 4 cabins ­ 2 beds each (the reaming 2 people sleep in the open space), fridge, oven, a set of bed sheets for each participant.

Price: 1620 PLN

Price includes:

• Berth on a yacht ­ 7 days
• Transfer on the route Warsaw – Greece ­ Warsaw by coach (class LUX)
• Overnight in Budapest and Belgrade
• Transit log
• Environmental fee
• Bed Linen
• Final Cleaning
• Dinghy for each boat
• The fee for the Corinthian Canal
• Obligatory shot of vodka with Neptune
• Polo shirt

Price does not include:

• Fueling the boat after the cruise
• Food and port fees (about 10euro/os day) ­ to be settled at the end of the cruise

Each participant will receive an opinion from the cruise ­ required to get the license of a skipper some day in the future.
The cruise should give approximately 80h on the seawaters.

Reservation

Reservations may be made by completing the registration form. The confirmation of the participation is the advance payment (within 3 days after signing up via the registration form) of 750 PLN to the bank account of Karol Wyka:

73 2490 0005 0000 4000 0000 9009
Karol Wyka
ul. Grzybowska 28 m.12
26-600 Radom

Title: First Name, Last Name, Greece 2009, stage I or stage II

The remaining amount is to be paid by the end of June 2009.

Contact

SGH Nautical Club
klubmorski@gmail.com

Organizational matters, the proceedings of the voyages
Kamil Smoczyński
ksmoczynski@o2.pl
+48 507 81 98 23

Any other financial matters
Karol Wyka
karol.wyka@gmail.com