News & Reviews about our Favorite Islands curated & presented by Holiday Skipper Walter Kruk
— and why it matters more than you might think By Walter Kruk, Greek Island Yacht Holiday Every year, sometime around February, my inbox fills up with the same message. Someone has been researching the best time to sail Greece since last summer. They’ve finally decided. They want June — the best month, the one we always recommend. And they …
— How Walter and Alexandra think about it By Walter Kruk, Skipper & Founder, Greek Island Yacht Holiday One of the first questions every guest asks us is, “Which charter yacht in Greece is right for my trip?” After twenty years of sailing these waters, I’ve learned that the answer is never really about the yacht itself. It’s about you. …
We are Walter and Aleka, the owners and crew of Greek Island Yacht Holiday. For nearly two decades, we’ve been sailing the Aegean and Ionian seas, welcoming guests aboard our yacht and sharing the Greece we know intimately. For us, sailing in Greece with a skipper is more than a service—it’s a way of life. It’s about offering a deeply …
PERFORMANCE, STYLE, AND INNOVATION In full respect of Cantiere del Pardo’s spirit and design, Grand Soleil GS 65 represents the perfect synthesis of performance, style, and innovation. The extensive manufacturing expertise of the shipyard and innovative solutions increasingly attentive towards sustainability and energy efficiency are the hallmarks of this new model. Once again, the concept development of Grand Soleil 65 …
Above the red rock of mount Parnon, at 650 meters, there is a monastery, which may leave you wondering about not only how the monks achieved to approach that point but also how they managed to build it and live there so many years ago. The history of the Elonas Monastery begins in 1300. Legend has it that the shepherds …
With today’s technology, there is no need to feel cooped up at home nowadays when we can easily take a tour through history — even going back in time to the glory days of Ancient Greece to Olympia — through a new digital platform. Made possible and created by the Athens Macedonian News Agency, working with a team of Greek …
.entry-header .entry-excerpt The palace where Alexander the Great was born will be open in 2021 In this building, part of which was excavated in 1957, when no one even knew it was the palace, the Greek king Macedonia grew up while in the arena located a short distance from the building the young prince played sports with the children of …
The etesians Meltemi winds are a dominant weather influence in the Aegean Basin and have to be considered when chartering a yacht in Greece. What is Meltemi? In a nutshell, the Meltemi is a (very) strong North wind. It is an dry, seasonal wind that appears all over the Aegean but is the strongest in the Cyclades. We call them Meltemi or Meltemia, …
In a true celebration of vision and confidence, Royal Huisman is thrilled to announce a new commission for an impressive lightweight 46m high-performance cruiser sloop: “Nauta Reichel Pugh 151”. This versatile sailing yacht is to be built for very experienced owners who presented a stimulating brief: comfort to explore the world, in an extremely lightweight structure to ensure victories in …
The Oceanis Yacht 54, younger sister of the Oceanis 62, embodies the innovation that has always been a hallmark of the Beneteau brand, while continuing to remain loyal to the Yacht range ethos: elegance, luxurious accomodations, and unrivaled performance. Capitalizing on experience gained with the enormously popular Oceanis range, as well as the trend-setting new First Yacht 53, her architects, …
01 North of Ithaka, by Eleni Gage The writer picks up where her father, US-Greek journalist Nicholas Gage left off in Eleni – the 1983 bestseller which chronicles his return to Greece to find the men responsible for the death of his mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, during the Greek Civil War That book was made into the 1985 film, Eleni, starring …
The originals are out of reach for now, but you can still see world-class art without the queues or ticket prices, with an online tour at the Athens Museum of Cycladic Art. The Athens museum is offering an online tour of its landmark exhibition “Cycladic Society: 5,000 Years Ago,” which was first hosted by the museum in 2016, under the …
The trimaran has won a major international marine award being voted “Multihull of the Year” in the 40 to 50-foot category. The remarkable trimaran was declared the winner following nominations by Multihulls World magazine judges and the organisers of the International Multihull Show as well as more than 10,000 public votes. Filling the gap between the shipyard’s acclaimed NEEL 45 and …
