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 | Dec 9, 2017 | Inspire me, Sailing
What sailing teaches you: The fine art of patience 09 DECEMBER, 2017 Sailing Life By Helen Iatrou. Photos by Carlo Raciti On a sail boat, it doesn’t matter if you attended Harvard or dropped out of high school to get into the workforce and support yourself. The boat...
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 | Sep 19, 2017 | Beach life, Greece, Style
So long sarong, welcome back beach towel 19 SEPTEMBER, 2017 Style Travel Beach life By Helen Iatrou Photography by Carlo Raciti www.carloraciti.com Summer is a wonderful thing, right? Tell me a three-word phrase you don’t love about it. Here is mine: Soggy beach...
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 | Jul 22, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
Cyclades Regatta 2017: A peek into pre-race preparations 22 JULY, 2017 Sailing Sailing races Greece With its scattered archipelago of islands that number some 6,000, of which 227 are inhabited, and a long, hot summer, Greece has long been a much-loved sailing holiday...
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 | May 26, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
We got our sailing licences! 26 MAY, 2017 Sailing Sailing lessons “This is not the end. This is only the beginning,” as accomplished yachtsman and respected educator Kostas Manthos, who heads our local sailing club, always tells us. We excitedly gathered...
by Helen Iatrou | May 22, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
Playing with cats at the East Med Yacht Show 22 MAY, 2017 Sailing Yacht shows Lovingly-restored classic cutters, yawls, catamarans and sleek mega-yachts rubbed fenders at the East Med Yacht Show, held in early May in Greece’s port city of Piraeus. We managed to head...
