Charter the skippered sailing yacht Erato with captain Aris for your unforgettable sailing vacation in Greece this year.

Welcome Aboard skippered sailing yacht Erato for an unforgettable holiday, discovering the Greek seas, islands and mainland ports on a luxury sailing yacht with an experienced skipper.

Sailing in Greece goes back to prehistory. The Odyssey is the chronicle of a sailing journey. It took twenty years to complete and Odysseus was in charge. It is a fascinating story of men pitting themselves against the gods and also it is a pilot book of the navigable world of ancient times.

Greece consists of the continental segment which is surrounded by the Aegean Sea to the East, the Cretan Sea to the South and the Ionian Sea to the West.
Our cruising ground is the large number of islands in the Aegean and Ionian sea.

- The Cyclades is a group of 39 islands, of which only 24 are inhabited.
- The Sporades, situated along Greece's central mainland conserve the authentic island habitat and tradition, which has remained unchanged over the centuries.
- The Dodecanese in the south-east consists of twelve large islands and other smaller ones, each with its unique characteristics and charm.
- The stretch from the Attica coast to that of Peloponnese, is filled with yet another group of islands in the Saronic and Argolic Gulf. Each one different from the others.
- The Ionian Sea with its 7 main islands is another beautiful area to explore. It is a calmer area with moderate winds coming up daily in the summer months.

The geographic position of Greece forms the weather patterns. Typically in the hot summer months there is a northerly wind, the meltemi, moderating the heat. In the colder winters, warm southerly winds prevail.

This is reliable enough for trade in ancient times to have developed. With the square sails of that time, a trading vessel would sail before the wind. To the south, in the summer, selling or exchanging goods at each stop and back to the north when the southerlies of winter set in, signaling the time to start getting back.

Summer or winter, Greece is famous for the sunshine. There are more than 3000 hours of sunshine per year. The heat in the summer can raise sea water temperatures from 25 to 28 degrees from June to October.

The vegetation and climate go hand in hand with the geographic diversity of Greece. The variety of vegetation is extraordinary. More than 6000 indigenous plants have been found, of which 250 are in Crete. This is the result of the geographic positioning of Greece, located between the continents of Europe and Africa. The trees are of medium size. Various species of pines, oaks, olive, fruit and palms in abundance.

What often looks like a bare rock from a distance is really rich with bushes, wild flowers and herbs offering a home to insects, birds and other small animals.

The sea is also surprisingly full of fish turtles and aquatic mammals such as dolphins and seals.

Charter the skippered sailing yacht Erato with captain Aris for your unforgettable sailing vacation in Greece this year.

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