Dafne impounded at Siros

For the last two day, following our rescue operation by Siros Coast Guard, Dafne was impounded at the harbour in front of Coast Guard. According to Greek Law if a vessel is rescued by Coast Guard due to malfunction, it is required to have an inspection and get a certificate of seaworthiness from its flag. This is a law designed for big ships and the Coast Guard was totally confused about how to apply to Dafne since we said we can not fly in an inspector from UK, the flag country of Dafne. After 24 hours of red tape, finally we were helped by Ms Marianna, a lovely young officer who arranged for a local inspector. During our long stay in Siros we met several people who stopped by to talk about Dafne. We also met a young shipwright who is building and restoring classic yachts in Siros. We visited his yard and looked at the boat he is about to finish restoring, a 1950's gaff rigged Swedish boat of 32 ft. We ended up enjoying Siros, a bustling town with students from local university. We will try to revisit Siros and our friends from the island next year...
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