Greece

Aptly titled "Hawks in a Cage," a book released recently describes the fascinating story of the first seven Greeks who sailed to Australia. The book, by Konstandina Moshou, is a fictional adventure taking place on a British ship in...

Greek Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Chardalias announced on Friday a series of new, even stricter measures which will come into force this weekend to limit the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The sailing of private boats and yachts...

After visiting the ports of Mykonos and Thessaloniki, the renowned two-masted wooden Qatari sailing ship named ''Al Mubaraki'' docked at Greece's Zea Marina in Piraeus on Wednesday. The lovely, traditionally-designed wooden sailing ship is traveling to several European ports to showcase...

The impressive sailing boat/cruise ship "Club Med 2" arrived in the port of Volos in Greece's region of Magnesia on Monday, carrying hundreds of French-speaking tourists, primarily from France, Belgium and Switzerland. With 303 passengers and 219 crew members on...

For many people, sailing the Greek isles on a chartered boat is nothing more than a dream. It's like a perfect postcard in one's mind, with images of a sparkling azure sea, glistening and revealing secret hidden beaches and...

'Greek Challenge' along with the municipality of the southern Aegean island of Leros have teamed up in order to bid and host international sailing events, including the Extreme Sailing Series. The announcement was made during the National Hellenic Society...

A new triumph for Iordanis Paschalidis and Kostas Trigkonis took place during the European Sailing Championship Tornado in Italy. After an excellent performance, the two Greeks came in first place, winning the gold medal -- their 7th one -- since they...

Turkey's ban on Turkish ships sailing to the Greek islands has been lifted following a meeting between Greek Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis and Turkish Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan in Athens. According to Mr. Arslan, passenger ferry services will continue to...

The Italian Navy has chosen the port city of Larnaka, on the south coast of Cyprus, as one of the ports of call for the stunning sailing training ship “Palinuro”, in the context of the 53rd Chief Petty Officer...

Mexico Navy's sail training tall ship "Cuauhtemoc" docked on Wednesday at Souda port, Crete, Greece. Cuauhtemoc that is carrying out an education trip was welcomed by the ambassador of Mexico to Greece Daniel Hernadez-Joseph and representatives of the local authorities. "The...

Greek Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis gave Greece its fifth medal by winning Bronze at the Rio Olympics for the 470 Dinghy Sailing race on Thursday. The medal race, initially to have taken place on Wednesday, was postponed for...

The 470 Dinghy Sailing race has been postponed for the second time in three days. Greek crew members Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis will need to wait for the right wind to blow so that the men's medal race...

The legendary sailboat "Sea Cloud" arrived in the gulf of Nafplio on Sunday. The Sea Cloud, an authentic 1930s barque has hosted royalties, artists and famous politicians and has been a presidential yacht, a diplomatic palace an oceanology school as...

Italian director Michele Losi, helped initiate a European Union-sponsored theater endeavor, to have a theater troupe sailing the Mediterranean, performing in various countries. Most recently they have performed for refugees on the Greek Island of Lesvos. For the past two summers, the...

“Al Mirqab,” one of the largest motor yachts ever built, which was sailing in the waters of Mykonos a few days ago, has now anchored in the waters of Skiathos. The owner of "Al Mirqab," the Sheikh and Qatar's former...