| The prevailing winds in the summer months are from | | | | traffic during the day or the disco music coming from |
| the west. It will blow from midday well into the | | | | the bars until the early hours of the morning. |
| evening. It may reach force 6 in July and August. In | | | | Nisos Trizonia is a small island just of mainland Greece. |
| the spring and autumn winds will come from the east | | | | Yachts can anchor in the bay where there is good |
| or west dependent on conditions in the adjacent | | | | holding in mud and weed once through the weed. |
| Aegean or Ionian. The gulf of Patras is prone to | | | | Alternatively yachts can use the marina in the north |
| thunderstorms in spring and autumn with attendant | | | | of the bay. Water and most provisions can be found |
| waterspouts. There is little problem with gusts of high | | | | in the village and the local tavernas serve food of a |
| land, as the mountains tend to act like a funnel. The | | | | good quality. In addition Lizzie's offers showers, a |
| exception is in the vicinity of Corinth where there are | | | | laundry service and a book swap library. The |
| some violent gusts and care is needed. | | | | surroundings are attractive with the cultivated land |
| Killini is on the Peloponnisos at the western end of | | | | given over to olives and vines. |
| the gulf of Patras. Yacht can go bow or stern to the | | | | Galaxidhi is on mainland Greece. Care is need on the |
| western part of the mole avoiding the underwater | | | | approach of the reefs on the islands of Apsifia and |
| ballasting that extends out in places. The bottom is | | | | Yeoryios and the one just to the east of the |
| mud and provides good holding. Water on the quay | | | | entrance to the harbour, a stone beacon marks the |
| and fuel and most provisions can be found in the | | | | latter. Yachts can go bow or stern to taking care to |
| village. There are several waterfront tavernas. In | | | | avoid the underwater ballasting that protrudes in |
| Venetian times the port sat on the trade route | | | | places. There is water on the quay and fuel can be |
| around the Peloponnisos and was a busy place. The | | | | delivered. Most provisions can be obtained and there |
| restored fort, built in 1220, is worth a visit for the | | | | is a good choice of tavernas around the waterfront |
| superb views. | | | | and in the town. Another attractive setting opposite |
| Mesolongion is on mainland Greece. Yachts sail | | | | the pine covered slopes. Galaxidhi has not been |
| through a dredged canal some 2 miles long to reach | | | | developed to the extent of some other locations and |
| the harbour. Berth bow or stern or go alongside the | | | | still has a tranquil feel. This is a good place to visit |
| northern quay. Alternatively anchor in the west of | | | | ancient Delphi from. |
| the harbour. The bottom is mud and provides good | | | | Itea is also on the mainland. Yachts can go bow or |
| holding. Mesolongion provides excellent shelter from all | | | | stern to where convenient with laid moorings. The |
| winds. Water is available on the quay and the hotel in | | | | harbour provides good all round shelter. Water and |
| the SE of the harbour has showers. This is where | | | | electricity are available on the pontoons. Fuel can be |
| Byron died but there is little to mark his passing save | | | | delivered. All provisions can be obtained and there are |
| a single statue and a small museum. | | | | plenty of tavernas to be found both on the |
| Patras is on the Peloponnisos. Care is needed on | | | | waterfront and in the surrounding back street. Whilst |
| entry with winds from the west creating a confused | | | | the waterfront is pleasant the village has little to |
| sea of the breakwater. Also watch out for large | | | | recommend it. Although it is a good spot for a visit |
| ferries entering and leaving the harbour. Yachts | | | | to Delphi. |
| should go bow or stern to or alongside the northern | | | | Kiato is on the Peloponnisos. Yachts can go bow or |
| side of the central mole. There is good holding in mud. | | | | stern to the mole but the depths at the end are 15m |
| Water is available on the quay and fuel can be | | | | and it is better to go alongside. Water is available |
| delivered. Alternatively there is a small marina a little | | | | close to the quay and fuel can be delivered from the |
| further north that it is sometimes possible to find a | | | | town. All provisions can be obtained and there are |
| berth in. All provisions can be obtained and there are | | | | several tavernas on the waterfront. There are good |
| good tavernas, some of them offering fresh fish. | | | | beaches nearby and the surrounding countryside is |
| Patras is the largest city on the Peloponnisos and the | | | | attractive with citrus trees and vines. |
| third largest in Greece. It is a busy place with a | | | | Corinth lies at the entrance to the canal of the same |
| slightly grubby feel to it. This is partly offset by its | | | | name. Care is needed with strong winds from the NE |
| vibrant atmosphere. The region provides the | | | | when severe gusts can be expected. Westerlies |
| excellent Demestica wine and a visit to the | | | | produce a swell but once inside the mole things calm |
| Achaia-Klaus factory that produces it is worthwhile. | | | | down. Yachts should go to the yacht harbour and go |
| Navpaktos lies on mainland Greece and is the first | | | | bow or stern to. The bottom is mud and provides |
| harbour in the Gulf of Corinth. It dates from medieval | | | | good holding. There is good all round shelter within |
| times and is very well preserved. But it is tiny and | | | | the yacht harbour. Water is available close by and |
| unsuitable for large yachts, once inside there is very | | | | fuel can be delivered. All provisions can be obtained |
| little room for manoeuvre and the yacht should be | | | | and there is a good choice of tavernas in the town. |
| prepared prior to entry. Yachts should go bow or | | | | The city is modern and busy and has little to |
| stern to the southern quay or the western quay | | | | recommend it but a visit to the ruins of the old city |
| near to the fuel berth or anywhere there is room, in | | | | on the plain is recommended. |
| July and August yachts may not be able to get in | | | | Finally the canal itself: It is 3.2 miles long and is one of |
| here. Water and fuel are available on the quay. All | | | | the most expensive waterways in the world. The |
| provisions can be obtained and there are plenty of | | | | construction was originally undertaken by a French |
| tavernas to choose from. The harbour is lined with | | | | company but completed by the Greeks in 1893. Using |
| plain trees and sits beneath a Venetian fort. This | | | | the canal a yacht can cut over 100 miles of the |
| should be up near the top of the must visit lists. The | | | | distance between Athens, in the Aegean and the |
| only drawback is the noise levels whether from the | | | | Ionian Sea to the west. |