The outboard motor was checked, the dinghy cover on–time to finally launch the tender. Roger (perhaps wisely or is he a chicken) suggested Graham should give me my first lesson. Sunday was a beautiful calm day with no activity around us. A good day to learn and practice.

The bad news and the good news for the week… …we had the winches serviced. An internal part for the self-tailing is broken in all eight of the winches. The replacement parts have been ordered and are expected to arrive in about a week. The forecast for this coming week is for rain and strong winds; so, we would be on the dock in any event.

We took the bus to town, had lunch and then popped over to see the folks at UK Sails. They have assessed the genniker and advise that it is in perfect condition. We have asked them to make a snuffer for it. UK Sails is also coming next week to measure for a possible replacement genoa. The current genoa is not in bad condition; but, it is stained and kind of ugly. We have a line on a used sail that may be modified to fit our rig.

Fern, a fellow expat sailor and now resident, offered to take me to the market where the locals shop. Currently it is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. She looked like a pro with her shopping cart on wheels; turns out it was actually her first time out with the cart.

We ended the week with dinner at the home of Burak and his family.