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Sailing areas in Greece

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Islands of Gods, history of man and sun!

Nowhere in the world is there a sailing area as rich in history and cultural significance as Greece. It is on these dazzling azure waters that sailors from all over the world rendezvous each year to share their passion for sailing, tracing the early voyages of ancient Greek explorers.

Your Yachting explorations will set sail from one of our ideally located bases, with more than 100 yachts available to choose. From the magical isles of Cyclades, to Rhodes in the south-east Aegean, Skiathos and the fabulous Ionian Islands, your Anemos Tours vacation will provide an exciting variety of sailing conditions, superb vistas and memorable sightseeing.

Archaeological sites abound -- many of them the traditional homes of mythological gods. Set sail on a voyage that is not only your own personal odyssey into history, but your own pleasure cruise through Greece's favorite places in the sun.

Main boat base in Athens is Marina kalamaki, 45 minutes from the airport. Charters can also initiate from Lavrion, Syros, Rhodes, Corfu, Lefkas or Skiathos. You can select alternative islands to begin or end your charter upon request. Please refer to the yacht & price list below and send in your requirements so that you will get theapropriate professional services. Request feedback for Sailing from other Islands. Dates of sailing period are necessary for accurate response.

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New headquarters and VTMIS operations centre: 37°56′33″N 23°37′35″E

Old headquarters and SAR coordination centre: 37°56′23.5″N 23°38′55″E

Mooring for Open Sea Patrol Vessels (Keratsini): 37°57′25.7″N 23°36′39.7″E

Coast Guard apron at Tatoi Air Base: 38°06′35.1″N 23°46′55.5″E

Aspropyrgos Maritime Communications Radio Station SXE: 38°02′12.5″N 23°35′7.5″E

Piraeus Central Port Authority: 37°56′23″N 23°38′24″E / 37.93972°N 23.64°E

Enlisted men training facility (Σχολή Λιμενοφυλάκων): 37°56′10.3″N 23°37′40.4″E

Piraeus VTMIS AIS receiver 002393200 37°56.369′N 023°38.381′E

Psyttaleia Island VTMIS AIS receiver 002391100 37°56.620′N 23°35.664′E

Patras VTS 38°14′46″N 21°43′44″E

Thessaloniki VTS 40°38′17″N 22°55′31″E

Corfu Island VTS 39°37′37″N 19°54′20″E

Igoumenitsa VTS 39°29′17″N 20°15′32″E

Lavrion VTS 37°42′50″N 24°03′45″E

Rafina Port 38°01.347′N 24°0.522′E

Indicative Itineraries (Some Sailing areas in Greece)

Main Bases

from ATHENS: Saronic Gulf & Cyclades

1 WEEK: a) Athens - Hydra - Spetses - Nafplion - Ermioni - Poros - Aegina - Kalamaki.
b) Athens - Kythnos - Syros - Mykonos - Tinos - Andros - Kea - Kalamaki.

2 WEEKS: Athens - Kea - Andros - Tinos - Myconos - Delos - Naxos - Paros - Ios - Sikinos - Folegandros - Sifnos - Serifos - Kythnos - Kalamaki.

Cyclades group of Islands! A great area to sail for a week or two.

from SYROS (or Siros): Cyclades

1 WEEK: a) Syros - Tinos - Mykonos - Delos - Naxos - Paros - Sifnos - Syros.

2 WEEKS: Syros - Tinos - Mykonos - Delos - Naxos - Paros - Ios - Sikinos - Folegandros - Sifnos - Serifos - Kythnos - Athens.

from RHODES: Dodekannese

1 WEEK: Rhodes - Simi - Kos - Leros - Kalymnos - Nisiros - Tilos - Mandraki.
2 WEEKS: Mandraki - Simi - Kos - Leros - Patmos- Kalymnos - Amorgos - Koufonissia - Ios - Santorini - Astipalea - Nisiros - Halki - Tilos - Mandraki.

from SKIATHOS: Sporades, Volos & Chalkidiki

1 WEEK: Skiathos - Skopelos - Alonissos - Pelagos - Peristera - Skopelos - Skiathos.
2 WEEKS: Skiathos - Porto Koufo (Halkidiki) - Athos - Limnos - Ag. Efstrathios - Pelagos - Skyros - Skazoura - Peristera - Alonissos - Skopelos - Skiathos.

One-way charters between bases are possible without any additional cost!

Winds (see table below) are moderate during April, May and much of June. Usually at the end of June and particularly in July, the chances increase of experiencing the famous "Meltemi" winds. These winds blow ordinarily until early September at which point the wind decreases to become moderate. The winds will vary. Weather

To help you decide on where to begin your trip you may want to take a look at a map of Greece to choose your vacation spots and connect to your favorite destinations. Reflect on the kinds of things you like to do on your trip and request feedback for results that suit your desired tour.

European and Mediterranean Storm Forecast
The Greek Meteorological Service, based on observations made in recent decades, has compiled a table showing average wind velocity (in knots) and direction, which prevail in various areas from April to October each year.
Maritime Areas	April	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.
N.E. Aegean Sea	N.E.	N.E.	N.E	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.
Lemnos	10.2	8.2	8.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	11.4
N.W. Aegean Sea	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.
Thassos	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.6	2.8
S.E. Aegean Sea	W.-N.W.	W.-N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	W.-N.W.
Cos area	13.6	13.0	13.0	13.6	13.6	13.0	11.4
S.W. Aegean Sea	N.	S.W.	N.	N.	N.	N.	N.
Milos	9.0	6.6	6.6	8.6	8.6	8.6	9.8
Cretan Sea	S.W.	N.-N.W.	N.-N.W.	N.-N.W.	N.	N.	N.
Hania	5.0	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.1	4.1	3.8
Cretan Sea	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.
Heraklion	6.6	4.4	6.2	8.2	7.4	6.6	5.8
Cretan Sea	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.
Sitia	6.6	5.0	7.0	8.6	8.2	6.6	5.0
Kythera Sea	N.E.	W.	W.	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.
Kythera	9.8	8.2	7.8	7.4	8.2	9.0	10.6
Samos-Karpathian Sea	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.
Samos	9.4	7.8	9.4	11.0	10.2	8.6	7.0
Samos-Karpathian Sea	W.	W.	W.	W.	W.	W.	W.
Karpathos	6.6	6.2	8.6	10.6	9.4	8.2	8.2
North Ionian Sea	S.E.	W.-S.E.	W.	N.W.-W.	N.W.	S.E.	S.E.
Kerkira (Corfu)	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.6	2.3	2.6
North Ionian Sea	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.	N.W.-N.	N.W.-N.E.
Argostoli	5.8	5.0	5.4	5.8	5.4	4.4	5.0
South Ionian Sea	N.	N.E.-N.	N.E.	N.	N.-N.E.	N.	N.E.
Zakynthos (Zante)	9.8	9.4	9.8	10.2	9.8	9.0	10.2
Ionian Sea	W.	W.	W.	W.	W.	W.	N.E.
Methoni	11.8	11.0	11.4	11.8	11.0	10.2	9.9

Temperature Map -
Wind Map -

Here are forecasts for 5 days from an alternative source:

The Saronic Gulf: Athens and Piraeus (note that due to the inland mountains Athens is often partly cloudy even if there is bright sunshine in the gulf and islands such as Aegina, Poros and Hydra)
The Cyclades: Myconos, Naxos and Santorini
The Sporades: Skiathos and Skiros
The Dodecanese: Rhodes and Kos
The Ionian islands: Corfu (Kerkira) and Zakyntos
The North-East Aegean: Samos
The Northern Aegean: Thessaloniki and Limnos
Crete: Herakleion

Most of these areas are small enough so that checking one weather station will do nicely!

AEGEAN & IONIAN SEA DISTANCE TABLES

Calculate your approx. distances between ports using the distance table below.

90	155	180	247	118	172	250	180	155	191	112	353	271	90	95	174	225	205	Athens
128	239	110	69	85	286	90	210	355	11	211	365	34	140	215	158	425	Bodrum
315	380	405	472	343	233	472	435	346	416	278	578	496	315	320	390	Corfu
130	257	188	158	110	120	160	270	320	146	112	438	175	85	215	Crete
85	165	190	220	120	245	220	180	250	165	165	343	245	127	Evia
80	177	140	149	80	170	149	197	245	132	90	383	215	Folégandros
160	310	290	30	148	360	48	320	426	80	280	350	Gocek
225	280	340	355	255	472	355	200	508	300	413	Istanbul
140	230	220	210	165	80	219	240	208	200	Kithera
110	230	80	60	80	281	55	210	346	Kos
245	310	335	400	273	163	402	365	Levkas
144	90	160	270	180	320	265	Limnos
135	280	140	26	85	299	Marmaris
218	300	290	295	245	Messiniakos
45	160	80	90	Naxos
160	285	140	Rhodes
90	180	Samos
127	Skiathos
Tinos

Distances above are in nautical miles.

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