Lavrion

We moor our boat Okyrhoe in the port of Lavrion.   It is therefore axiomatic that should I write about the city that serves as a host to our sailing.  I will do in two parts as the modern city which is located about 70 km from Athens and 10 km from Cape Sounion is known for its port while in antiquity it was famous for its silver mines.

Lavrion’s City Hall, the neoclassical building, is in the center of the old harbor where sailboats tie up next to a beautiful boardwalk.

Lavrion’s old train station remind us of a bygone era when the travel from Athens was on trains with steam engines.

On a Saturday Nikos our skipper (gray beard), my son John (blond beard) and Kostas (black beard) are preparing the boat for a race.

Soon after the start of the race from Lavrion to Kea, Okyrhoe is ahead with the rest of the fleet following.

My son Mark, his wife Sam and I are standing in front of Okyrhoe after a day sail to the nearby island of Macronisos.  

Near the port of Lavrio is one of the best marinas in Greece, Olympic marine.

As winter is around the corner and the sailing activities are at a minimum it is appropriate to close todays post with a picture of Lavrion Yacht Club which is now quiet and so different than during summer when sailors and their friends are everywhere.