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________________________________ From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 9:10 AM To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A Rhodes in the Med, year 3 Ah, I recall now my inspiration for the name “Enosis “. See attachment (grin). Actually pretty bad stuff. Chris Geankoplis. S/V Enosis On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 9:08 PM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com> wrote: > Chris, > > No, I am not really so well informed, and I certainly don’t know all the > nuances and permutations of ??????. I have very little Greek, really > nothing above phrasebook level. Years ago I could go into a shop, ask the > price of something, and understand the answer provided I didn’t have to > count too high! Frankly I don’t remember much of that now. > > This exchange reminds me, though, that I gave my first boat, a Cal 27 I > kept in Oriental, NC, a Greek name. I had become acquainted with a > restaurant in Big Sur named Nepenthe while stationed in California with the > Army, and upon learning that the name referred to a mythical potion to cure > one’s troubles (or something like that), I had ???????? stenciled on the > stern under the English name. It was a good boat and fulfilled that > purpose — except when I had to drive several hundred miles from the > mountains to the coast for maintenance. > > I can’t wait to follow your journey this summer. > > Best, > > Frank > > Frank Goldsmith > S/V Mary Bess (Rhodes 22 1985/2001) > Fairview, NC > Lake Keowee, SC > > > On Jun 20, 2021, at 8:14 PM, Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Dang Frank, > > You are well informed. Indeed during the Junta that was > > often how Enosis was used. Didn't think very few people (other than the > > Cypriots, knew this. Yes it might be a problem. I named the boat dwith > > the older root word in mind. "a coming together to make (one) complete." > it > > is a base for such words as Gnosticism, So you will probably see some > > alteration in the name involving peeling off a letter or two. Maybe I > > shall just remove the "E" and the last "S", leaving me with "Nosi" a > > homonym for a snoopy boat. Or I see its meaning in the Bosnian language > is > > a verb, "wears". But I think I might just go with a language I know. > ENO, > > "and no". A response to the political meaning of Enosis. In truth, the > > Turks could make a strong argument for their invasion in '74. Shortly > > before that time, I talked to a number of young Greek Cypriots who > > gleefully relate how they would sneek into a Turkish village and rape the > > girls there. It seemed they shared the same attitude that some Serbians > > had 15 years later. > > Anyway, to a more positive subject, it will be the most challenging sail > > with Enosis. I'm not really worried about the Ionian but the Aegean is > > another matter. I've sailed the Aegean in the summer a number of times, > > most recently in a British built little 22' Pandora. It was an old > fixed > > keel VanDe Staat designed boat built for the north sea. So, I might be > > biting off more than I can chew (well we can chew) but we will just have > to > > get used to waiting for a window or doing some very early morning sailing > > in the dark. This will probably be our last year with Enosis as Alice > has > > some health issues and really doesn't enjoy the long flights over and > > back. We intend to put it up for sale and hopefully someone(s) will buy > > her and have as much fun sailing her as we have. > > > > Chris Geankoplis > > Enosis or ENO, or NOSI, or I just thought of "Sis" which is a Greek > prefix > > indicating doing or action sort of like "ing" in English. > > > > On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 7:55 AM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Chris, thanks for sharing those plans with us — what a trip! You are an > >> intrepid sailor to sail the Ionian sea solo. It’s a fascinating way to > >> spend the summer, and I am envious. I’ll look forward to following your > >> progress. > >> > >> Hearing of your plans to include Turkey in your itinerary, I can’t help > >> but ask this question (born of ignorance, I confess) about your boat’s > >> name. It is ?????? in Greek, right, meaning “union”? Doesn’t that > refer > >> to the political union of Cyprus and Greece, and if so, does the name > cause > >> any raised eyebrows when you sail into a Turkish port? I remember once > >> going up to a stand in Turkey to buy ice cream and mistakenly handing > the > >> vendor a drachma in payment (this was before the Euro), and he > indignantly > >> slapped the coin down on the counter and pushed it back. There seemed > to > >> be some pretty hard feelings between the Greeks and the Turks, at least > >> back then. > >> > >> Safe travels, > >> > >> Frank > >> > >>> On Jun 19, 2021, at 11:33 PM, Chris Geankoplis < > >> chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Well better late than never. This year's cruise is almost exactly the > >> same > >>> length as the one from Barcelona to Naples, 1050 nm. I will be > arriving > >> in > >>> Greece at the boat on the 15th of July. I'll spend a week by myself > >>> (unless someone wants to come along and help out) fixing up the boat > and > >>> getting it in the water after 2 years on the hard. Then I'll spend a > >> week > >>> sailing around the northern Ionian by myself (unless someone wants to > >> come > >>> along). I'll end up in Corfu and pick up my wife on the 28th of July. > >>> From there it is south to the tip of Greece then east over to Rhodes > (an > >>> island named after the boat?). We will clear out of Greece about mid > >>> September and spend 10 days to two weeks in Turkey before putting it to > >> bed > >>> in Marmaris. We plan to put it up for sale in the spring. (more details > >> on > >>> that later) I generally do a fair amount of prep on trips like this > and > >>> enjoy going over the sailing guide books and charts and Google earth. > I > >>> created a rather long document (13 pages) with a proposed itinerary > and > >>> distances and an accompanying set of Google Earth pictures of each of > the > >>> 50 odd places where we will be spending a night or two. About half > I've > >>> never been to so it is with great anticipation that I look forward to > >> this > >>> year's adventure. I've attached a Google Docs link to the itinerary if > >> you > >>> are interested. One note, to really get the most out of it, the > document > >>> should be viewed at 170% on a computer screen. I should start posting > >>> stuff a couple of weeks behind the actual day's sail, say around the > >>> beginning of August or late July. This trip will be the most > challenging > >>> yet as the Meltemi is the strongest in August, right when we are > crossing > >>> the Aegean. > >>> > >>> Chris Geankoplis > >>> S/V Enosis > >>> > >>> Google Link: > >>> > >> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jHbIyuhqlsCey5g1HWVmTsEXV-6MRFsC/view?usp=sharing > >> > >> > >
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