Sailing – Wind, Time & Slow Movement

Leaving Nisyros – A Quiet Journey Back Across the Aegean

Thanasis Bounas — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:49:53 +0000

There is a particular feeling that comes with leaving a Greek island. The harbor slowly falls behind, the coastline becomes smaller, and the open sea once again takes over the horizon. Leaving Nisyros is one of those moments. After spending time on an island shaped by volcanic landscapes, traditional villages and the waters of the […]

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Antiparos, Greece – Sailing Through the Blue Waters of the Cyclades

Thanasis Bounas — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:54:47 +0000

There are places in the Cyclades where the sea seems to become part of everything around you. Antiparos, Greece, is one of them. On a clear summer day, anchored sailboats rest on intensely blue water while the low, dry landscape of the Cyclades stretches along the horizon. There is very little movement. The boats turn […]

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Sailing Along the Athens Riviera – A Quiet Mediterranean Passage

Thanasis Bounas — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:30:18 +0000

The coastline south of Athens offers a very different view of the city. From the water, the Athens Riviera appears as a long Mediterranean shoreline where marinas, beaches, coastal neighborhoods and open sea gradually replace the dense urban landscape of central Athens. Sailing along this part of Greece creates a sense of transition. Behind you […]

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Sunset in Folegandros – Sailboats at Rest in the Cyclades

Thanasis Bounas — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:40:08 +0000

There is a special kind of silence that arrives when a sailing day is over. The sails are down, the boats rest quietly on the water, and the movement of the Aegean becomes almost imperceptible. Then the sun begins to fall. In Folegandros, Greece, the evening light spreads across the sea while the masts of […]

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Returning to Athens After a Summer in the Ionian Islands

Thanasis Bounas — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:55:12 +0000

There is a different feeling when a long summer journey finally comes to an end. After weeks spent between islands, harbors, open water and quiet evenings by the sea, the familiar coastline of Athens begins to appear again. The sailing boat returns to the city, the sun falls behind the masts, and another season in […]

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Returning from the Aegean Islands – Memories Across the Greek Sea

Thanasis Bounas — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:39:15 +0000

There is something different about the journey back from the Greek islands. The destination may now be behind you, but the sea remains ahead. Harbors slowly disappear from view, islands become distant shapes on the horizon, and the Aegean begins to feel larger with every mile. After days spent moving between islands, beaches and small […]

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Sailing Towards Andros – Across the Aegean to the Northern Cyclades

Thanasis Bounas — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:35:34 +0000

There are journeys through the Greek islands where the destination dominates the experience. And there are others where the sea becomes just as important as the island waiting ahead. Sailing towards Andros, Greece, belongs to the second kind. The boat moves across the blue waters of the Aegean, distant vessels appear along the horizon, and […]

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Marina Zeas, Piraeus – From Ancient Triremes to Modern Sailing

Thanasis Bounas — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:00:53 +0000

Along the waterfront of Piraeus, where sailing boats and yachts now rest quietly on the waters of Marina Zeas, the sea carries a history far older than the modern city surrounding it. Today, Marina Zeas is part of the maritime landscape of the Athens Riviera, a place where boats arrive after journeys through Greece and […]

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Leaving the Cyclades – Sailing Toward Astypalaia

Thanasis Bounas — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:40:23 +0000

There is a particular moment in every journey through the Greek islands when one landscape begins to disappear and another is still somewhere beyond the horizon. Leaving the Cyclades behind and heading toward Astypalaia is one of those moments. The familiar shapes of the Cycladic islands slowly recede as the boat continues eastward across the […]

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Returning to Corfu – A Sailing Journey Through the Ionian Islands

Thanasis Bounas — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:08:01 +0000

After days among the islands of western Greece, the sailing journey turns north toward Corfu. Behind us lie the waters of the Ionian Sea and a chain of islands that make this part of Greece one of its most distinctive maritime landscapes. Ahead, Corfu slowly becomes the final point of the passage — not simply […]

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