Lefkas (update)
The chart of Lefkas, Meganisi, Kasos, Kalamos and the adjacent mainland is completely revised.
View ArticleKefalonia - Ithaca (update)
Revised map of the islands of Ithaca, Kefalonia and the mainland coast south of Astakos (the Echinades islets)
View ArticleCorfu - Kerkira (update)
Complete update on the Paxos, antipaxos, Othoni, Erikoussa islands. Plus the adjacent coast of Albania (Sarandë port) and mainland coast of Greece (Epirus region): Pagania, Sagiada, Igoumenitsa,...
View ArticleSea Diamond sinks at Santorini
In the night of 6 April 2007 the cruise ship Sea Diamond sank near the buoy beneath Fira town (Skala) after hitting a reef inside the flooded crater of this volcano and making water. With a dramatic...
View ArticleSailing Greece logbook Ionian
Logbook by Lene Poulsen from Denmark on their 14 days sailing holiday out of Lefkas into the Ionian Sea, visiting Ithaca, Lefkas and Kefalonia.
View ArticleSailing season in Greece and Turkey
Sunrise, Sunset and daylight hours added, suggesting that June is probably the best time to sail Greece. Previously updated with some important remarks on the climate chance that also affects the...
View ArticleSailing Greece
1) Toponyms such as Loutra, Chora, Vathi and Panormos. 2) Clear description of the various bases for yacht charters: Athens, Lefkas, Nidri, Preveza, Paros, Kos, Lavrion, Syros, Mykonos, Corfu, Samos,...
View ArticleOne-way itineraries
Beautiful itineraries from Athens or Lavrion towards Syros (7 days and 10 days), Paros (7 days) and Kos (14 days) plus a guide on crossing the open stretch of water between the Dodecanese and the...
View ArticleLast minutes and Budget yacht charters advice
Last-minutes in Greece, fees and gratuities to skipper and crew. The cheapest way to explore the Greek islands and how to cope with a limited budget. The important advice - in case of trouble - to...
View ArticleDonations
Please consider making a micro-lending loan through Kiva, or to donate to the Help Burkina Foundation, or my own website, so that you can help keep this useful & critical sailing community online....
View ArticleMythical update on the Ionia vs the Ionian
Explains the relation and the difference between the nearly similar names of the Greek Ionian sea and the Turkish Ionian coast, by means of a mythical story involving a heifer, a priestess, some gods,...
View ArticleSailing between Greece and Turkey
Formalities involving the crossing of the east Aegean border with Turkey - Ports of entry and exit, Customs, Port Police, transit logs, Visa, procedures to re-enter Greece, Yacht Registration...
View ArticleDodecanese itineraries
Beautiful sailing routes in the Dodecanese and the eastern Sporades of Greece, starting out of the yacht charter bases in Samos (Pythagorion marina), Kos and Rhodes, with - if possible - a crossing...
View ArticleRaindrops aren't teardrop shaped
Most people get taught that rain drops are shaped like tears by (university!) teachers that are actively perpetuating this urban myth. Weather icons used throughout the media are illustrative of this...
View ArticleForecast showers: rain and clouds
A guide to visually distinct between a fair weather cumulus and a rain bearing cumulonimbus cloud, allowing you to forecast showers. Furthermore, an easy way to tell the difference between ice and...
View ArticleCorinth Canal - Diolkos (update)
Besides adding the new photos of crossing the Corinth Canal, especially some very necessary attention to a petition about saving and restoring what is left of the rapidly collapsing ancient Diolkos...
View ArticleTop 10 Greek islands
The most essential islands in Greece to include in your itineraries on bareboat yacht charter holidays in the Greek waters.
View ArticleCompass navigation (updates)
A further explanation on magnetic variation, declination and deviation and why a western variation is negative and an eastern variation is positive. How to convert a compass course into a true course...
View ArticleNautical charts (updates)
Detailed course on how to use the nautical chart in coastal navigation. Information in the chart, plotting coordinates, distances and courses. A selection of the most used chart symbols as well as a...
View ArticlePlotting and piloting (updates)
Constructions in the nautical chart: Lines of position, ranges, transit lines, position fixes, estimated position, dead reckoning, running fixes and the Snellius construction. International notation...
View ArticleChios island
Sailing guide to the island of Chios and Psara island in the east Aegean sea. Yacht charters guide of the southern Sporades or eastern sporades just north of the Dodecanese and adjacent to the Turkish...
View ArticleTurkish chart terms
Turkish terms and descriptions in Turkish in the nautical chart and other Turkish publications.
View ArticleAegean islands
List of Aegean islands in the Cyclades and the Dodecanese and eastern Sporades
View ArticleGreek chart terms
Greek terms and descriptions in Greek found in the nautical chart and other Greek publications.
View ArticleSeawater surface temperatures of Greece and Turkey
Unique climate data useful for swimming and snorkelling during sailing holidays and yacht charters in Greece or Turkey - offshore sea surface temperature maps per month of the Ionian and Aegean as well...
View ArticleEmergency wreck marking buoy
After the sinking of the “Tricolor” in the Dover Straits in 2002, several other vessels hit the wreck despite standard radio warnings, three guard ships and a lighted buoy. This incident spawned a new...
View ArticleBorder crossings between Greece and Turkey
It is now possible - albeit not officially - to simple sail from Greece to Turkey (or vice versa) without clearing out or clearing in at a port of entry. Clearly this method is tolerated, since it is...
View ArticleGreek temple lay-outs
Update with images on the floor plans of Greek temple designs. Anta and Double Anta, Tholos, Prostyle, Dipteral, Peripteral, Pseudoperipteral, Amphiprostyle and Pseudodipteral. And the Parthenon of the...
View ArticleCrete
First version of my sailing and yacht charters guide to Crete island in the south Aegean Sea: Chania, Iraklion, Rethymno, Agios Nikolaos, Ierapetra, Paleohora. Prevailing summer winds in the Sea of...
View ArticleTemple and Sanctuary of Aphaia
Added a plan of the Santuary of Aphaia which contains the famous Aphaia temple on Aegina island.
View ArticleDistortions Mercator projection
I have added an image (click for a larger image in a new window) to illustrate the significant distortions in a Mercator projection. Each navy coloured circle/ellipse has a radius of 500 km.
View ArticleSailing to Olympia
The archaeological site of the Sanctuary of Olympia can best be reached from the yacht charters base of Lefkas in the Ionian Sea via the port of Katakolon on the east shore of the Peloponnese. A visit...
View ArticleCrete
I have finished the section on the island Crete, its history and have added photos and a selection of my favourite ports and harbours.
View ArticleAlimos marina
Sailing holidays in the Argolic, Saronic and Cyclades often start out of the Alimos marina in Athens where most yacht charter companies have their (main)base. A small guide of how to get to Alimos from...
View ArticleThasos island
The northern Aegean has some beautiful spots, ideal for sailing holidays. Thasos island is a perfect example - despite being some distance away from the regular yacht charter bases - lush and green...
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View ArticleItalian translation
Several important pages of the website are now fully translation into Italian.
View ArticleAthens Cyclades Crete charter holiday
Charter holiday logbook: sailing from Athens via the Argolic Gulf and Crete and back to Athens via the Cyclades. Yacht charters in the Aegean.
View ArticleKnidos
Ancient Knidos port on the Turkish Carian Coast opposite Kos (Dodecanese, Greece)
View ArticleAthens weather climate graphs
Temperatures, humidities and cloud cover per month for the Athens region. Plotted data valid for sailing holidays in the Argolic Gulf, the Saronic Gulf and the Northern Cyclades
View ArticlePilot guides, books and nautical charts
All the Imray charts and pilot guides from Amazon.co.uk - for the Turkisch Coasts and Greek Islands
View ArticleHebrew translation
Several important pages of the website are now fully translated into Hebrew.
View ArticleBodrum weather climate graphs
Temperatures, humidities and cloud cover per month for the Bodrum region in Turkey. Plotted data valid for sailing holidays in the Dodecanese (Kos and Rhodes) and the Carian coast of Turkey.
View ArticlePilot guides, books and nautical charts
All the Imray charts and pilot guides from Amazon.com - for the Turkisch Coasts and Greek Islands
View ArticleArabic translation - العربية
Several important pages of the website are now fully translated into Arabic.
View ArticleLights and shapes of ships - regulations and collisions
Chapter 10 of this renowned navigation course: Prescribed navigation lights and shapes of all types of vessels, necessary to avoid collisions at sea.
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