the shipyard at Keramoti beach near Kavala

During the winter, Charlie is sailed to Keramoti beach where there is an old-fashioned shipyard right on the sand and dirt. Every size of boat is worked on here by a small team of expert boat builders. This is an example of a Greek wooden fishing boat getting a refit. But there is also a huge Russian freight ship that was confiscated by the Greek government. There are sailboats, motor yachts and professional ships. What is interesting is that most of the work is done in very primitive surroundings by builders who work with their hands and heads. The boats are dragged up on the beach by an ingenious system that was made by the men. They use airplane tires and have welded a contraption that looks like a caterpiller. It can carry huge ships or tiny boats like Charlie.