Sailing In Greece
The Dodecanese islands - our Greek cruising grounds
Greece is SeaScape's original "home", where we started our shareboat concept back in '91. Despite the fun we've had expanding to other exotic destinations, we're still in love with our home islands, and our wonderful local friends who make all the difference to our clients by their spontaneous, outgoing hospitality.
Why the Dodecanese islands? Firstly, because they are well off the usual "package tour" routes, and so retain many of the Greek traditions which are sadly now lost to the more well-known "touristy" islands.
Secondly, we chose these islands for their prevailing wind conditions. On average, 20-25 knots in midsummer; not too strong, as it can be in the Cyclades (getting stuck in port is no fun!); but plenty strong for some exciting sailing - unlike eg, the Ionian; very beautiful, but very little wind!
And lastly, but certainly not least - we chose this family of islands for their ambiance and community feeling - the wonderful welcome which our local friends and "adopted families" give to our SeaScape Sailors. One of our guests some years ago gave us all one of the best compliments, when he wrote in our Ship's Log:
"When you sail with SeaScape, you never feel like just another tourist".
We certainly hope not.
Hi Judy,
It's been a few weeks now since we returned from our wonderful week on board 'ANNA MARIA' with Skipper Rob, sailing round the Dodecanese Islands. I had intended to make contact with you before this, but once you get home and back into the groove, some of those "finalising" tasks get overlooked.
I wanted to thank you for all the assistance you gave us in the planning stages of our trip. Between the fabulous website that Seascape has and your efficient help via email, answering all our queries, taking care of the payment side of things and tying up all the little details, our trip was well organised and - as a result - everything went very smoothly.
We found the yacht really comfortable and well provisioned. We arrived with a stack of luggage, as we had been travelling round Turkey for the 3 weeks prior and gathered more stuff as we went! However, we managed to find places for all of it, so it wasn't an issue. Slight pain getting it all on and off the boat, but with a little help from the Skippers, that didn't take long.
Rob was a great Skipper! He had infinite patience, which he needed as we didn't have many sailing skills between us. He taught us a lot and we enjoyed the hands-on experience of being involved in helping to sail the boat. We were all so impressed with Rob & Ben's sailing skills, watching them back those big boats into tight "parking spaces" in Kos Harbour at the end of the trip was amazing!
We loved the places we visited, the overnight spots, the tavernas, the swims - both from the boat and off the shore, the sunrises & sunsets, the history, visiting the Holy Monastery, sharing good times with the team from the 'Angelina', the local people we met, the clear blue water and just being at sea with the wind in your face. IT WAS GREAT! We would highly recommend a Seascape trip to anyone interested in sailing in the Greek Islands.
We have all brought home a ton of happy memories and thanks again to you and Rob for helping to make it happen and to be so great.
Best wishes,
Sandra Turner
