Beneteau Oceanis 40 delivered from Koper to Lavrio
Adriatic to the Aegean in about ten days: Slovenia, the Croatian coast, straight down the Adriatic to Corfu, the Gulf of Corinth and the Corinth Canal to Lavrio near Athens, before the owner’s deadline.
Koper → Lavrio
Route
~10 days
Marina to marina
Summer
Season
Corinth Canal
Shortcut to the Aegean
The passage
Ten days from the top of the Adriatic to Athens
The owner needed his Oceanis 40 moved from Koper at the top of the Adriatic to Lavrio near Athens, and he needed it quickly: about ten days, before a fixed date in early August. Summer in the Adriatic and the Ionian is usually kind, so the plan was a direct one, the line you see on the passage plan: down the Croatian coast and straight on down the Adriatic to Corfu and into Greek waters.
From Corfu the route went Lefkada, Patras and into the Gulf of Corinth, then through the Corinth Canal, which saves the long way round the Peloponnese, and on to Lavrio. Good weather and favourable winds most of the time. When the wind died the crew motored to keep the average speed up, because the date mattered more than a purist’s log book. The boat arrived on time and without a scratch.
Passage plan: Koper to Lavrio
The yacht
A Beneteau Oceanis 40 from 2007, launched a year later and in excellent condition: 12.15 m long, 3.91 m beam, 1.90 m draught, three cabins, six berths, two heads. Fast enough and comfortable enough for a crew to live on for ten days without complaint.
Breakfast in the cockpit, Ionian Sea
At the helm at sunset
Skipper arriving in Greece
Greek coast on the way to Lavrio
How we ran it
What the owner got, step by step.
Crew and plan
A crew that knows the Adriatic and the Ionian, a passage plan built around the deadline and a direct route with the Corinth Canal as the shortcut.
The passage
Sailing when the wind allowed, engine when it did not, so the average speed held. Position updates to the owner along the way.
Handover
On time in Lavrio, no damage, boat ready for the owner’s Greek season.
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