Experiences: Wildwind at Lefkas, Greece?
Jörg W. Kremer
Wildwind on the island of Lefkas, Greece.
Does anyone have recent experiences (own or from reliable sources) with the
company or this sailing spot near Vassiliki?
All comments welcome. Thanks in advance
Jörg
--
Immer eine Handbreit Wasser unterm Leeschwimmer -
und eine Handbreit Luft unterm Luvrumpf!
TrojanLady
as we approached the harbout and lots of smaller craft looking as though
they were enjoying the wind. A few capsizes around - but probably crews
pushing that bit too far.
As far as I can recall, it was reasonably steady; I certainly don't recall
it being particularly gusty.
I wouldn't, perhaps, recommend it for beginners - but intermediate or better
should cope with the conditions I encountered.
Hope this helps
"Jörg W. Kremer" <J_W_K...@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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Skyva
> Wildwind on the island of Lefkas, Greece.
> Does anyone have recent experiences (own or from reliable sources) with
the
> company or this sailing spot near Vassiliki?
> All comments welcome. Thanks in advance
I was there some time ago on a flotilla holiday and Wildwind had a good
reputation then. Vassiliki has zero wind to midday then it gradually
increases to F 6-7 by evening (katabatic effect?) so its a windsurfers
paradise. Beginners go out early and the experts in late afternoon. A
catamaran should be exciting....
Have a good time,
Keith
micheal renshaw
And enjoyed every minute of it, I myself have been thier every year for
the last 4 years.
wildwind staff are very good you only have to ask and they will bend-over
backwards to help. There range of cats and monohulls are very good although
at that time of the season you might have to ask staff if you cant get the
craft you want.
But they try not to have more than 40 people there at any-one time so you
can get the craft you want.
The wind is normally calm in the morning rising to force 3-4 in the
afternoon sometime getting to force 5-6 good fun if you can handle it.
Zues Bar is a must go to place on a night.
Need anymoer info E-mail me, if not have a brilliant time.news:b3062v$1gsuro$1...@ID-26875.news.dfncis.de...
jim.baerselman
From: "Jörg W. Kremer" <J_W_K...@yahoo.de>
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> Does anyone have recent experiences (own or from reliable sources) with
the
> company or this sailing spot near Vassiliki?
Yes. I've known them since 1984! I used to operate a windsurf centre (now
run by Neilson) in Vassiliki and watched Wildwind grow quickly from scruffy
beginnings (as most sail/windsurf centres do) to a top class catamaran
sailing operation. They have always had excellent catamarans, many new at
the beginning of each year, covering a wide range of sizes. I last spent
time on a yacht there in 2001, visiting all the sail and windsurf centres on
the beach.
I can compare Vassiliki centres with others in Minorca, Majorca, the Turkish
west coast, British Virgin Islands, Paros and several other Greek centres.
There's a lot of competion in Vassiliki, with some five or six windsurf and
sail centres along a 2km beach, so standards are uniformly high, each centre
borrowing the best new ideas from its neighbours! Because of this Vassiliki
centres are among the best you will find.
Morning breezes in June will be light, suitable for inexperienced sailors.
About 50% of afternoons will have winds across the beach between F4 and F7 -
exciting sailing for anyone!
I have no connections with Wildwind.
Jim B; yacht 'RAPAZ', Kos.
Simple Simon
"TrojanLady" <tro...@globalnet.co.add.uk.to.end> wrote in message news:b30soj$g3j$1...@sparta.btinternet.com...
> We sailed into Vasiliki one afternoon last October in a Moody; decent breeze
> as we approached the harbout and lots of smaller craft looking as though
> they were enjoying the wind. A few capsizes around - but probably crews
> pushing that bit too far.
>
> As far as I can recall, it was reasonably steady; I certainly don't recall
> it being particularly gusty.
>
> I wouldn't, perhaps, recommend it for beginners - but intermediate or better
> should cope with the conditions I encountered.
>
> Hope this helps
Hardly!
Helen Gerald
> Wildwind on the island of Lefkas, Greece.
>
> Does anyone have recent experiences (own or from reliable sources) with the
> company or this sailing spot near Vassiliki?
>
> All comments welcome. Thanks in advance
> Jörg
I am planning my 8th holiday with Wildwind this year which should tell
you how I rate them! I'm a dinghy sailor (not a cat sailor or
windsurfer) and have been holidaying with Wildwind since they got the
dinghies in 1996. It's always a giggle as the cat sailors look in
horror at the wobbliness of the dinghies, and the dinghy sailors look
in horror at the variety of ways to fall off a catamaran. There is a
good selection of dinghies and a large number of cats for all skill
levels.
The daily wind pattern is light on-shore in the morning, switching to
cross-shore blast in the afternoon. The cross-shore builds and builds
until it switches off as the sun goes down. Be aware that this does
need a stable overall high pressure system; local storms may mean the
cross-shore doesn't happen. I think the wind goes in patches; a few
days of high wind, a few days of less wind, so you're better booking
two weeks if you can. Of course with a big enough spinnaker the wind
strength is less of an issue; force 1-2 does me very nicely if I'm
sailing in their 49er!
I regret to say that in all those holidays I've never managed to tear
myself away from the beach, but Lefkas is a beautiful island and well
worth exploring. They also provide mountain bikes if the wind isn't
right for you.
The accomodation is 30 metres away and it takes about 10 minutes to
walk into Vass in the evening for dinner etc. There are two all-day
food bars on the site. The scenery is glorious; there is no better
view than of those mountains from the middle of the bay. Clientele are
a mix of English, Dutch and German, staff are a great bunch of top
sailors with the right mix of professionalism, skill and mellowness.
I've no connection with Wildwind except repeated wonderful holidays
with them.
cheers
Helen
Mike Coverdale
>"Jörg W. Kremer" <J_W_K...@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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>> I am currently planning one week of catamaran sailing holidays in June at
>> Wildwind on the island of Lefkas, Greece.
>>
>> Does anyone have recent experiences (own or from reliable sources) with
>the
>> company or this sailing spot near Vassiliki?
>>
>> All comments welcome. Thanks in advance
>> Jörg
>>
It's a beautiful island, see www.sivros.net
--
Mike @ www.sivros.net
Jörg W. Kremer
holidays at Wildwind