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Daskalio & Porto Heli - 2 top anchorages on the Greek Riviera / Blue Water Sailing

17 May 2025 · 19 min · 1K views · Porto Heli

What this video covers

A Lagoon 410 S2 catamaran, *Suria*, cruises the Greek coastline from Nafplio to Porto Heli, anchoring in Daskalio and exploring the surrounding islands.7:25 The crew navigates by monitoring local wind patterns and using Navionics, though they note discrepancies between the app’s depth charts and actual soundings, which reach up to 70 meters in some bays.4:44 In Daskalio, the crew anchors in six meters of water over a sandy bottom, noting the area is well-protected except from southerly winds.1:21 They later transit to Porto Heli, a popular, well-sheltered anchorage with good holding in sand, where they resupply at local markets.10:21 The passage continues toward Athens, involving navigation through acceleration zones and heavy maritime traffic.16:50 The journey concludes with a transit through the narrow Euripus Strait at Chalkida, which requires timing bridge openings to coincide with manageable tidal currents.18:19 The crew emphasizes the importance of early morning departures to capitalize on favorable wind windows before afternoon thermal effects.8:23

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