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...