YACHTING IN GREECE
With more than 10.000 miles of coastline and some 1.500 islands, Greece caters for all tastes.
A country of white - washed houses,
colorful fishing - boats, sandy beaches, crystal - clear waters, olive groves, waterside taverns and a cultural paradise
offering numerous classical attractions.
A perfect holiday destination for water
lovers and sun worshippers. The ideal
place for sailing. In Greece there is always a long, hot, dry, brilliant summer allowing maximum enjoyment of the sea and the scenery.
Greece's prevailing summer wind is
the "meltemi" which blows down from
the North across the Aegean Sea. As a
light persistent breeze, this brisk, dry,
northerly mitigates the high temperatures but during the months of July and August, often builds up to a howling gale,
restricting yachts to port. The "meltemi"
also accounts for the brilliant clarity of the Aegean light.
In all seas, humidity is low, fog is very rare, and so are summer clouds.
The sea temperature averages to 77'F (25 degrees Celsius) and in windy conditions the seas are short, steep and powerful.