Nisyros is one of the smallest islands of the Dodecanese archipelago. It was created after a volcanic explosion, many thousands of years ago and has formed into an almost perfect circle with a diameter of approximately 8 km. The island is known for its active volcano that has one of the world’s largest hydrothermal craters. […]
After a week at Leros we finally headed out of the bay. The strong winds of the meltemi had calmed down a little but there was still a force 5 northerly wind blowing. The sails went straight up and with one reef in each we had a lively downwind sail at 6-7 kts. Lots of […]
Leros is one of twelve islands in the crescent shaped Dodecanese archipelago. According to myth, Leros island was where the ancient Greek goddess of hunting, Artemis, would go hunting, thanks to the island’s large deer population. We moored on the harbour wall in Lakki which is towards the south west of the island. Lakki is […]
Amorgos is the easternmost and one of the smaller islands of the Cyclades group. It is very beautiful surrounded by lovely golden beaches, clear water and traditional houses and churches, however, with no airport and a fairly long ferry journey to reach it, it is one of the less popular islands for tourists. We moored […]
Sailing ZigZag 