Anglia Sea Ventures

The Ionian Islands are to the west of mainland Greece and are home to one of the Mediterranean’s most popular yacht charter sailing destinations providing the perfect cruising ground for fun, relaxed and varied Greek island sailing.

The Ionian sailing area consists of six major islands including Cephalonia, Lefkas, Ithaca, Zakinthos (Zante) in the south, Corfu and Paxos in the north as well as the Greek mainland with its own array of beautiful villages, harbours and bays.

Ionian weather

The Ionian Sea is renowned for its perfect sailing conditions with a wonderful Mediterranean climate of beautiful warm summers and the sun shines here for over 3000 hours a year! There is plenty of wind to have a really fun yacht charter holiday in the Greek sunshine. Typically winds build about lunchtime and drop again at sunset. This means that you can spend the morning sailing gently to a lunch time stop, such as a secluded bay, and go for a swim or snorkel, have lunch on board and then have a great sail to your evening destination. The winds are fairly consistent and usually result in a very calm evening, at night the winds usually die right down leaving the water looking like a mill pond. This means that you can anchor in confidence if you choose or have a comfortable night on a quay.

Navigating in the Ionian

Navigation in the Greek Ionian islands is simple and stress free and due to the close proximity of the islands is predominantly by sight with almost no tide or currents and very few hazards.

The Greek Ionian Islands offer something for everyone and are great for couples, families and groups of friends of all ages and abilities. Whether it's your first bareboat yacht charter adventure or, you are a seasoned sailor you are sure to have a fantastic sailing holiday.

The Southern Ionian islands

In the Southern Ionian the islands of Lefkas, Cephalonia (Kefalonia) and Zakinthos (Zante) enclose an ‘inland sea’ with more than twenty smaller islands dotted within this wonderful cruising area including Meganissi, Kastos, Kalamos and Ithaca. Sailing around these Ionian islands you will discover many safe anchorages in picturesque bays surrounded by olive groves and cypress trees and be able to explore a fantastic choice of pretty ports.

The Northern Ionian islands

The Northern Ionian yacht charter sailing area consisting of the Greek islands of Corfu and Paxos is slightly more demanding offering more adventurous sailing and longer passages.

The Western Coast of Mainland Greece

East of the Islands of the Ionian stretches the western coast of Mainland Greece (Epirus). The ports of Preveza, Parga and Sivota Mourtos nestle along these shores and are washed by the same crystal blue waters of the Ionian Sea. The towns and villages along this coastline share many of the same characteristics and ambience of the Ionian islands which makes them such great places for sailing yachts to visit.