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Gone with the wind, discovering the Cyclades

Greece:

Cyclades

Duration:

6 days - 7 nights

Max number of passengers:

8 people

Available:

September - November

Suitable for travellers:

10 - 70 years

Boarding from:

Athens

What's included

Cancellation policy

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Organised by:

Leo L.

Member since 2014 -

Organisation

Italian

English

French

This experience, in a nutshell

Let's discover the Cyclades on a luxury yacht with all the comforts


Cape Sounion

Cape Sounion, or Cape Sounion, in Greece, is a special place for Athenians. In fact, this promontory, not far from Athens and on the southern tip of Attica, was the last strip of land that sailors and soldiers looked at as they moved away towards their military journeys and expeditions. This was also the first landmark they hoped to see again, as it meant they had returned to their homeland.


Kea

The beautiful Kea shares her destiny with those who adore her, an island almost unknown outside the Hellenic borders. There is no doubt that Kea is an island that deserves more attention. Mind you, it is a place that will belong in the heart only to those who are part of a certain group of people: those who love the delicacy, the rough solitude that make up the mosaic of the Mediterranean. A boat, the wind, agaves dried in the sun, skins scratched by the sun. Here you will find the luxury of simplicity, the joy of color.

The island fits like a glove to those who travel to get to know genuine places, endless walks on old mule tracks immersed in beautiful valleys, and curious monuments.


Kithnos

Between the islands of Kea and Serifos lies the small island of Kythnos (or Kithnos), which is especially popular with Greek tourists. The island is quiet and practically unspoilt and offers the traveler 65 wonderful beaches of fine sand.


Serifos

Serifos has become known as one of the best Greek islands for couples, families and groups of friends and is an emerging gem of the Cyclades. You could say this is due to the many pristine beaches and its intriguing history, centered around the island's ancient iron and copper mines and tales of mythology involving Perseus and Medusa.


Sifnos

In Sifnos there are 13 permanently inhabited villages, all within a short distance of each other. Each one seems to entice you with its own history of architecture, food, traditions, vibrant locals, and everything else that makes this Cycladic island so wonderful. 


The Saronic Islands and the East Peloponnese

In case of strong Meltemi we will head south towards Angistri, beautiful, and the peninsula of Methana, with its characteristic port of Vathi.

We will then go to Poros and the legendary Hydra, an island where cars are replaced by donkeys.

Evenings in beautiful and quiet roadsteads or in the small ports with dinners in the characteristic taverns of the small villages that we will meet along the way.


Starting from

€690

6 days - 7 nights

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Boat & Classes of Service

Ocean Yachts Ocean Star 56.1 - 2009

Type

Sailboat

Length

15.98 m.

Toilets

5

Cabins

5

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Our itinerary

Our trip starts here:

Athens.

Check-in: 6:00 PM

Our trip ends here:

Athens.

Check-out: 8:00 AM

Our itinerary

From Athens we leave for Cape Sounion, stopping to pay homage to Poseidon, then depending on the wind Kea, Kithnos, Serifos, Sifnos.

In case of strong Meltemi we will head south towards Angistri, beautiful, and the peninsula of Methana, with its characteristic port of Vathi.

We will then go to Poros and the mythical Hydra.

The itinerary may be subject to changes due to weather conditions and/or technical or logistical reasons, in order to ensure safety and a pleasant sailing experience for all participants.

Frequent questions

The organiser reviews

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Organised by:

Leo L.

Member since 2014 -

Organisation

Italian

English

French

4.3/5

out of

25

reviews

Skipper

Boat

Destination

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Gone with the Wind: Corfu and the Ionian Islands

04/1/2025

jenna C.

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Canada

I was so excited to go sailing in Greece. This dream unfortunately took a quick turn into a nightmare. The captain didn’t take us to any of the sites listed on the itinerary. We stayed close to the original port the whole trip. We would ask him each day to go to one of the listed places and he would just ignore the suggestions. He would also blame it each day on the weather yet we had beautiful weather the whole trip, minus the first day. The boat itself was constantly breaking down. We had a broke toilet which was not a plus. But the worst part of the trip was when the captain used the outside shower in front of myself and a few of the other girls on the boat. He proceeded to take his swim shorts off deliberately flashing his private parts to us. All the lady’s became super uncomfortable on the boat afterwards. It was super inappropriate. Would highly recommended spending your money elsewhere. Was a horrific experience.
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Gone with the Wind: Corfu and the Ionian Islands

09/11/2024

SARA D.

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Italy

The holiday did not go as I hoped and the main sore point is given by the skipper. It felt more like being in prison than on vacation. Rino did nothing but list prohibitions, he had a know-it-all and always annoyed tone. He had the constant habit of walking around the boat early in the morning, banging his feet forcefully near the cabins and managed the doors of the cabins as he pleased, opening and closing them even while we were inside. What is even more serious, in my opinion he disrespected us on at least two occasions by taking off his swimsuit in front of everyone to shower naked without even notifying us. A really unprofessional behavior. As for the itinerary, unfortunately it was not respected despite the weather conditions were favorable. Apart from the first day when we witnessed a storm, in all the following days not a leaf flew. If there had been the skipper's will, we could have easily arrived in Paxos (which we did not see). We have returned several times to the same places despite countless requests to see something new. We sailed a maximum of two hours a day, we practically paid for his vacation since for the rest of the time he was lying in the shade reading! Finally, I found the location of the marina inconvenient (although suggestive inside the fortress) as you have to walk at least twenty minutes on foot between stairs and climbs to reach the supermarket. I would suggest a more accessible marina considering that when you do a week's shopping for 6 people you don't go back to the boat with a few envelopes.
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Gone with the Wind: Corfu and the Ionian Islands

09/11/2024

Giulia B.

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Italy

To make this review I hook up to Sara's review and the answer she was given: it makes me strange that a platform like yours allows itself to respond in this way. What does what happened to you 2 weeks ago have to do with the week we had? What is the connection? I've been on boat holidays for 6 years and for another two I kept my own boat, I faced STORMS in the middle of the sea (complete with a hood for 4 hours) and I can assure you that what happened to us was simply a summer storm, very common in almost all islands. The holiday was presented with 6 different islands to see and we barely saw one, taking us further by the bottoms, making us go around the fool where it could be done simply on foot. Not to mention the morning that he stamped his feet on the boat on purpose to make us wake up, like when we changed our swimsuit in front of everyone without a shred of privacy, without giving any explanation of the place and what we were seeing and where we were staying. We were the ones who told him where we wanted to go and if he could take us there, when he has to be the first skipper to take us to nice and different places than usual. The beauty of the boat is that in addition to enjoying the coves at sea there is also a view from land, places and places to discover .... And this did not happen. I would have avoided doing this review but after reading nonsensical answers it seems absolutely necessary to me. I have greatly underestimated you. I'm really sorry for sailsquare. Rino can face a crew Of his age because with young people he is not able to manage anything. Not to mention that there was no possibility to charge anything electrical (we had to do in rotation to charge a bit of battery on the phone) which I repeat after 6 years of experiences on a boat this for me is a caveman thing or the fridge or the telephone but where are we in the 600?! Do me the favor. And there would be other things to say but I avoid . Avoid arguing because I know that I want to take a boat holiday and it is not this is above all I know what it means to have a skipper who cares and likes what he does and it is not the case of Rino I am sorry.
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Gone with the Wind: Corfu and the Ionian Islands

09/11/2024

Sara M.

I'm sorry to write a negative review, I would have much preferred to leave a positive one but unfortunately several situations that happened led me to tell all this: the itinerary was not respected by the skipper with the excuse of bad weather (it rained only one afternoon) always proposing the same stretch of sea; the boat is moored in the fortress of Corfu where it is very inconvenient to get there, especially to load the galley; Finally, the skipper's unprofessional attitudes unfortunately spoiled this holiday. Nothing to complain about the boat, really clean and well organized.

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