Giorgos Kesses, skipper of the sailing vessel “Pytheas“, completed the first leg of his “Olympic journey” by arriving in Marseille, where he handed over the flag of Piraeus to the Municipality of its “sister” city, Marseilles, during an honorary event.
The captain of Pytheas speaks exclusively to Voice of Greece and the show “Fair Winds and Following Seas” with Antonis Karagiannakis, recounting the difficulties he encountered during the first part of his journey – culminating in the two days where he stayed awake sailing open from Naples, Italy, with 9 Beaufort on the Holy Days of Easter-.
He shares the details of his solitary journey and explains who kept him company on the journey to Marseilles and his return.