Greek Islands???

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North
North
WA
104 posts
WA, 104 posts
27 Jan 2006 7:27pm
Planning a two week trip to the Greek islands(Mikinos, Los and Santorini)in August.

Thinking about taking a kite(12m). Anyone know if there's any wind there that time of year, been and done any there or know of any good places to kite over there???

Nothing like a mid morning kite to wash away the hangover...
malcthom
malcthom
WA
48 posts
WA, 48 posts
28 Jan 2006 12:59am
don't know about Mikonos or Los and had a crappy sail at the back of Santorini (gusting 5-30kts!!)... best spot we found was on Rhodos (southern tip Prassonissi) pretty much flat water only however... wind was up to 25kts so 12m kite is the go.
Flying Kiwi
Flying Kiwi
WA
258 posts
WA, 258 posts
28 Jan 2006 5:50am
I was in the islands last August, there was lots of wind.

On Santorini the best spots are near the airport so I think there are restrictions, but it was blowing 20-25kts most days

On Naxos I went to the windsurfers spot and it was real windy 30-35kts, messy ocean chop conditions. The guy who ran the school didn't have any small kites so I hired a windsurfer, was overpowered on a 4.5m, it is hard to go back to!

If you do a search on kiteforum for Naxos or Greek Islands there is some good info.

Gav
North
North
WA
104 posts
WA, 104 posts
28 Jan 2006 1:37pm
Thanks for the tip Lads...
Was needing an excuse to get a new Bow...
The depower and added wind range they said to have should come in handy, so looks like now Ive got one
captainkaos
captainkaos
WA
247 posts
WA, 247 posts
28 Jan 2006 9:33pm
Have a look at this site. www.paroskite.gr

Gstar
Gstar
WA
391 posts
WA, 391 posts
29 Jan 2006 6:23pm
Been there quite a few times..Paros & Antiparos have sweet spots to ride..Plenty of flat water...Ios is the go too if you want to party a little harder..Swarming with Scandanavian Chicks...Amstel is the beer of choice..Some really nice areas on Crete...Its a huge Island compared to the rest. Gets great wind on the south coast. The Meltuimi winds are in the Agean sea up until mid october...sometimes up to 30 knots..but on average a regular 20..Hope it helps..
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