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2021-06-22; 19:37:29 EDT
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Hey Lee, Gan Bei! or Yamas! After a few of those I start speaking in cursive, and Greek cursive at that. Chris Geankoplis EnosisSee the original archive post
On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 9:59 AM Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote: > Bottoms up! For the booze not your boat. > > On Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 10:10 AM Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > 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 > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image_67151361.JPG > > Type: image/jpg > > Size: 2620457 bytes > > Desc: not available > > URL: < > > > http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20210622/f670ec81/attachment.jpg > > > > > >
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