Hey Lee,
Gan Bei!  or Yamas!  After a few of those I start speaking in cursive, and Greek cursive at that.
Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

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
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
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