If you're planning a first sailing holiday in the Greek islands, it does not get much better than cruising the glorious waters of the Saronic Gulf. There's an added bonus to choosing this particular region for a sailing holiday because it’s so easy to get to if you decide to make Athens the starting point of your seafaring adventure...
After the hustle of the summer season and a forecast of dull weather and rain, you may feel you haven’t got a lot to look forward to, but why wait months for a holiday of sun, sea and relaxation when you can enjoy a fantastic holiday with a difference?
This weekend we visited Kos Island and would like to share with you our experience visiting the seclusive Therma Beach.
...Where all sailors love those rare moments on a long broad reach in perfect winds with the crew on the rail with shit eating grins across their faces, the tales we often tell are of “that storm…”, “that fire…”, or “that sudden offshore wind that caught us unawares...
From the moment she took her first steps aboard her aunt’s boat at aged four, Ellen MacArthur was hooked on sailing.
If you love sailing vacations but now have a new baby to consider; all is not lost! All you need is a little careful planning and preparation.
Kavas Yachting will be delivering its brand new Lagoon 450F & Bali 4.3 from La Rochelle, France all the way to Alimos Marina, Greece. Following that, two Bali 4.0 set sails from Southern France, Marseilles towards Greece. We invite you to join us on our voyage described below.
Race day 2 at the 420 and 470 Junior Europeans saw an increase in breeze out on the two race courses off Bourgas, Bulgaria.
Through a very stringent process that involved a complicated algorithm, a set of dice, and the hair of a newt, we came up with our list of the 7 most interesting high-profile people who we consider true sailors. We ranked the celebrity sailors using a mathematical break down of the bandwidth of their fame divided by their admitted love and devotion for sailing. It’s inarguable. You can disagree, and we’d like to hear your thoughts, but remember this has been determined through a scientific means, so we are ultimately right. If you are a celebrity sailor and didn’t make the list you should probably hire a new agent! Since we didn’t know whether to separate dead from living we included both…
Come to learn sailing in Greece! You can also learn to sail through a number of internationally accredited sailing schemes...
One of the first national marine conversations areas to be established in Greek waters, the Alonissos Marine Park boasts being among the largest in the whole of Europe and is a member of MedPAN.
It's okay to throw an anchor over the side so you can dive in the water for a quick, refreshing swim, but when it comes to securing an anchor in the evening for an overnight stay somewhere, it's a whole different ball game. If you're organising a yacht charter Greece, taking a bit of time to see how this should be done properly can save you a lot of time and hassle during a sailing trip through these gorgeous Aegean Islands. This quick guide will help you get to grips with how to set an anchor securely.
I booked a yacht charter. What should I bring with me, for my sailing vacations?
The beautiful island of Delos was once one of the most sacred places in Ancient Greece and boasted many temples dedicated to the Gods.
There are literally hundreds of choices of destination for you on a Greek yacht charter. If you want to charter a yacht to explore Greek waters you are spoiled for choice as to where you can visit....
In times past, the Meltemi Wind was known as the Etesian norther winds and although when it blows it can be pretty harsh on both land and sea, it cools things down considerably.
