Between Akis Bar and Giappie Snack bar in Lakka on the Island of Paxos. There’s a small dirt track that leads up some white pained steps into an Olive grove. Climb these steps and you’re rewarded with the best view of Lakka Bay. Lying at anchor you can see many white yachts bobbing in the […]
Reading the English version of the Kathimerini Newspaper I came across this delightful interview with Piero Pieroni a solo sailor living in Greece (At the time) that just returned from sailing around the world. All that time on his own heightened his appreciation of others, reinforced by the unique cosmopolitanism of international sea travel. He […]
Sailing from Gouvia marina (Corfu) we’d arrived in Mourtos in the late afternoon just in time for the Sunset. 20 years ago was the last time we were here and the stark difference in fortunes was very apparent. Know there’s a small harbour that extends the capacity for yachts visiting Mourtos. This harbour also gives […]
Whilst reading one of the back issues of ‘Kathimerini Newspaper’ I came across this engaging feature about Piero Pieroni a single handed sailor, that returns to Greece after completing his circumnavigation of the world. One man in a boat: facing wind, wave and sleeping upright (http://www.ekathimerini.com) Piero Pieroni, seen in the cabin of the Quo Vadis […]
Neilson Activity Holidays are definitely hands on when managing their flotilla in Parga. Sirocco (Named after the seasonal Mediterranean wind) a Dufour 34 yacht with a British family are way too quick on entering this tiny harbour on the northern end of Valtos Beach in Parga. Too much speed with too much to do in […]
Greece has more than 2,000 islands and islets. Only 169 of them are inhabited. Some of the best places include the Cyclades, the Dodecanese, the Ionian, the Sporades and the Northern area of Greece. In fact anywhere in Greece is a sight to behold when arriving by sea. So how do you travel in style by […]
The weather and sea state is always changeable in Greece. Hours before whilst crossing from Patmos to Leros. Our rigging began to groan in rhythm with the sea; outside the shelter of the Islands a rolling sea had enveloped ‘Almira’. Although our sails held us steady our hull rocked back and forth, a motion that […]
Sailing between the islands of Greece is an experience in itself. Out at sea we’re quite alone; the vast openness challenges our senses. Gliding in rhythmic motion with our surroundings in this biggest of big blue I’m transfixed watching Christina drying her hair, as she seeks far horizons. Sailing together for the first time, our […]
As a sailing enthusiast. The progression of learning to sail generally starts from Dingy sailing. After that, the next level of learning is probably on a Flotilla sailing Holiday. Then maybe a charter or two in which you go bareboat and sail to destinations without the watchful guidance of a flotilla skipper. It’s at this […]
100 yards from the harbour of Kastos is ‘Windmill Taverna’ its prominent location provides a spectacular view. Looking north over the harbour entrance you can see the east coast of Kastos in the distance. The mainland is beyond but out of site, shrouded by the humpback whale of a mountain that’s Kalamos.
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