SAILING IN
GREECE
If
you wish to
sail for
pleasure or
for sport,
Greece
can satisfy
all
expectations.
Sailing
Greece
is a
paradise for
sailing and
offers, with
its many
gulfs and
archipelagos,
all kind of
seas and
winds.
A trip in
the Greek
seas on a
bareboat,
privately
owned or
chartered,
is an unique
experience.
Greece
offers
more than
2000 islands
and islets
of which
only the 169
are
inhabited,
each of them
offers its
unique
beauty, and
many bays
only
accessible
by boat.
Famous
sailing
areas in
Greece:
Poros
Sailing,
Lefkada
Sailing,
Hydra
Sailing,
Paros
Sailing,
Skiathos
Sailing,
Alonissos
Sailing,
Corfu
Sailing
and more.
The winds:
Concerning
sailing in
Greece,
the
country’s
winds can be
divided in
two sea
regions: the
Aegean Sea
and the
Ionian Sea.
The Aegean
Sea Winds
usually blow
during the
summer
season, from
May to
September,
but they are
particularly
known for
the months
of July and
August.
These winds
are called “Meltemi”
and they are
mostly
blowing
during the
day and
their
average
duration is
from 2 to 4
days.
The
“Meltemi” do
not have the
same
direction in
all the
regions of
the Ionian
Seas. In the
North
Aegean, they
come from
the
Northeast,
in the
central
Aegean
(Cyclades)
from the
North and in
the South
Aegean
from the
Northwest.
The
intensity of
the winds
depends on
the region.
One of the
stronger
Meltemi can
be found in
the Island
of
Naxos,
in the
Cyclades,
which
attracts
many
windsurfers.
Many winds
blow on the
Aegean Sea
also during
the winter
with a power
of 8-9
Beaufort.
The Ionian
Sea Winds
usually
appear
during
summer
season and
are called “Maistros”.
They are
blowing from
the
Northwest.
The winter
winds of the
Ionians are
called
“Sirocco”.
