by Helen Iatrou | Aug 1, 2018 | Greece, Island life, Sailing, Travel
Cyclades Regatta 2018: Inshore racing off Milos island 31 JULY, 2018 Sailing races By Helen Iatrou. Videography by Carlo Raciti After an achingly slow start to this year’s Cyclades Regatta, we were itching to get our sailing club boat Giorgio back on the water...
by Helen Iatrou | Nov 8, 2017 | Sailing, Travel
A lesson learned: Hydra 2017 offshore sailing race 8 NOVEMBER, 2017 Sailing Travel Life By Helen Iatrou Photography by Carlo Raciti www.carloraciti.com We got back on board 51-foot historic racing yacht Traité de Rome in late October, joining a crew of lovely people...
by Helen Iatrou | Aug 13, 2017 | Greece, Island life, Sailing, Travel
Cyclades Regatta 2017: A thrilling sail from Paros to Serifos 13 AUGUST, 2017 Sailing Sailing races Greece By Helen Iatrou Videography and photography by Carlo Raciti www.carloraciti.com Winds gusting up to 44 knots, wild waves almost three metres high crashing across...
by Helen Iatrou | Aug 5, 2017 | Greece, Sailing, Travel
Cyclades Regatta 2017 Syros-Paros: Man overboard (almost)! 04 AUGUST, 2017 Sailing Sailing races Cyclades By Helen Iatrou Videography and photography by Carlo Raciti www.carloraciti.com Aeolus failed to heed our pleas to blow a little wind our way on the first race...
by Helen Iatrou | Jun 21, 2017 | Greece, Island life, Sailing, Travel
Crewing on our first offshore sailing race – in the rain 22 JUNE, 2017 Sailing Sailing races By Helen Iatrou Soaked to the bone from the waist down, a little cold and exhausted but in a state of unfettered bliss. That’s how we felt as we walked through the door...
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,...