by Helen Iatrou | May 9, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
Weekend sailing lesson: From Athens to Aegina island 9 MAY, 2017 Sailing Sailing lessons In one of our final practical lessons for our Greek sailing licences, we excitedly packed waterproof bags and set off for a weekend-long lesson that involved sailing from our club...
by Helen Iatrou | Apr 13, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
First night sail! Sailing from dusk till nightfall 13 APRIL, 2017 Sailing Learning to sail It was a warm Spring day in Athens and we were excited to don our full gear and head out for our night sailing lesson with Nautical Club of Palaio Faliron instructor Lazaros on...
by Helen Iatrou | Mar 24, 2017 | Greece, Sailing, Travel
Nothing but smooth sailing: Lesson no. 3 24 MARCH, 2017 Greek-Brit salty sailor Evan took us out on Giorgio, a cruising yacht, for our third practical sailing lesson on the Saronic Sea, south of Athens, which turned out to be a pretty chill day on the water. Giorgio,...
by Helen Iatrou | Mar 16, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
Sailing lesson no. 2 on racing yacht Exionas 16 MARCH, 2017 Last Sunday we spent an incredible five-and-a-half hours with our sailing instructor Panagiotis and our fellow future yachties plying the Argosaronic Sea in southern Athens. We were fortunate enough to go out...
by Helen Iatrou | Mar 9, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
Sailing 101: A sneak peek at our first practical lesson 09 MARCH, 2017 Sailing 101: So, here we are at our first practical sailing lesson on a gorgeous sunny Spring day on the southern Athens coast. As I attempt my first rope coil, Carlo teased me that I’ll...