Glad to have enjoyed the day in Preveza because it has blown a lot this afternoon - between 12 and 17 m/s and as the water is open from here and about 30 nm north to Paxo there are definitely really big waves out there. It is some more wind than forecasted. For sure it is violent out there today. However, I had not considered sailing today. I have a rule I follow which reads: If I have to sail a whole day, I do not leave if the wind is more than about 6 m/s because then there is room for negative surprises without it becoming too violent. That rule I thought worked well for me. I can, however, go away in more wind, but then it is only because I need quite short distance and wind direction is favorable. In addition to the uncomfortable with a lot of wind and big waves, there is also the great load on the gear and sails - it can easy be costly too - and unsafe as well for a lonesome cowboy😟