Lead Boat Kirki (2024)

19/11/2023

🚨 ANOTHER NEW FLOTILLA ALERT! 🚨

OK, so our 3-weeker in June sold out quicker than we expected!

With the Saronic flotilla yachts now ending up in Nidri on 14th July after the 3-weeker, we're going to need to get them back to Astrous again for the rest of the season. So, we'll be running a one-off, 2-week Corinth Canal Cruise - in peak season!

Our flotillas have sailed this route previously many times, but only at the beginning and end of season when conditions can sometimes be a tad unsettled. We're really looking forward to trying it out in July and making use of the longer daylight hours and glorious Greek Summer sun! Plenty more time to relax, sail, and explore!

More details about this flotilla, on our website:

https://www.sailingholidays.com/flotillas/flotilla-offers/new-for-2024-2-week-corinth-canal-adventure

Seeing how quickly the 3-weeker sold, we're expecting this one to sail out the door as well, so get in there quick!

01/11/2023

🌟The Kirki crew would like to say a huge thank you to all our wonderful sailors for a fantastic season!🌟

🏝️We’ve shared some unforgettable memories and have visited many beautiful places all over Greece!🏝️

📍From starting our journey in Corfu, sailing our boats around the bottom of the Peneloponnese to our base in Orei. And then a fantastic sail back to Corfu through the Corinth Canal! What an experience!📍

🩵With lots of love from Liv, George and Emily! Kirki out!🩵

29/10/2023

⚡️KIRKI’S last flotilla is complete!⚡️

🐬Here’s a little photo dump from the last week with these fantastic sailors!🐬

24/10/2023

🎊KIRKI HAS MADE IT TO THE NORTH IONIAN!🎊

🐠Our last week on flotilla has been off to a flying start!🐠

📍little vathy for a lovely group meal.
📍Bridge day to the lovely Gaios.
📍Lakka for a cocktail briefing in Harbour lights!

23/10/2023

✨A little appreciation post for our fabulous sailors that we had to say goodbye to this weekend!✨

🌼Thank you all so much for a fantastic delivery and especially a shout out to Wilf for his fantastic photographs!🌼

20/10/2023

DAY 20 - 📍Fiskardo - Sivota - 12nm

After a fantastic breakfast in Captains cabin we set off for Sivota on Lefkas and had a great sail the whole way!

After parking the fleet up, we had our final group meal in 12 gods and celebrated our last evening together with our awards!

We also found where philippe had been hiding!

Thank you all for such a fantastic three weeks! Safe travels home, and see you again soon!

19/10/2023

DAY 19 -📍Kalamos - Fiskardo - 20nm

We started our day with a morning briefing in Georges taverna before heading out towards beautiful Fiskardo on Kefalonia!

Once we got everyone on the quay we had a lovely cocktail briefing in Theodora’s! 🍹

18/10/2023

DAY 18 - 📍Kastos - Kalamos - 17nm (with a little trip to Atoko in between)

After a lovely morning briefing in the Winmill taverna, we set off to One house bay on Atoko before heading to Kalamos for the evening!

After we were all moored up the heavens opened for the evening but we were all kept entertained with a music quiz hosted by Bryn and Rox on Andromeda!

17/10/2023

DAY 17 - 📍Vassiliki - Kastos - 19nm

After a lovely evening in Vassiliki we did a quick morning briefing and headed to Kastos island!

🎣 Today was a great fishing day for both Ae**us and George! In total we caught four tuna!🎣

🎉 Once we arrived in Kastos we enjoyed our second punch party and of course we had lots of tuna bruschetta to celebrate!🎉

16/10/2023

DAY 16 - 📍Free sail - Vassiliki

Today we left Frikes and had time for a lovely bay stop before heading up to Vassiliki on Lefkas.

It was so lovely to see our sailors again after an evening apart!

🐬Ae**us also had dolphins playing on their bow in the morning!🐬

15/10/2023

DAY 15 - 📍Big Vathy - Free sail!

Today our sailors had many options to choose from for their free sail. 📍Frikes, Kioni and Pera Pighadi on Ithika or📍Sami, Ay Euphemia or Foki bay just down from Fiskardo on Kefalonia.

We enjoyed an evening in Frikes watching the rugby World Cup in Fiorendino’s Bar!

14/10/2023

DAY 14 - 📍Messolonghi - Big Vathi - 39nm

🥳 Kirki has made it to the Ionian!🥳

After leaving Messolonghi we headed for Big Vathi on Ithika and rafted the fleet side too before having a lovely group meal in Sebs taverna!

13/10/2023

DAY 13 - 📍Trizonia - Messolonghi - 37nm

Today the flotilla passed under the beautiful Rio-Antirrio bridge on our way to Messilonghi!

The wind was perfect for a down-wind sail the whole way, even some Goose-winging through the bridge!

We moored the fleet up side too and went for a little explore into the town before having a fantastic dinner in Alatiera just opposite the boats!

12/10/2023

DAY 12 - 📍Galaxidi - Trizonia - 20nm

We said goodbye to lovely Galaxidi after a morning briefing in OK cafe! Then we had a short hop over to the small island of Trizona!

We had lots of time for everyone to enjoy a gentle sail and a lovely bay stop!

12/10/2023

🌼Canal day only meant one thing… Dress up day!!🌼

The Kirki crew decided it would be too much fun to see the whole flotilla make their best outfits out of tin foil as we prepared to go through the Corinth canal!

🏆 Our winners were Paul and Jayne on Kalpaki with their amazing Viking outfit! 🏆

Our runners-up were Rick on Ae**us and Jo and Adrian on Vouvousa!

What a fun day!

11/10/2023

DAY 11 - 📍Galaxidi - Delphi - 33km 🚍

🏛️Today we ventured away from our boats and headed to the stunning world heritage site of Ancient Dephi! 🏛️

✨What a lovely day✨

10/10/2023

DAY 10 - 📍Corinth - Galaxidi - 37nm

After an evening briefing and a lovely dinner in the bustling town of Coring we set off early watching another sunrise and headed for Galaxidi!

Rick on Ae**us caught a beautiful Mahi Mahi on the passage over!

We all moored up stern too on the quay and were welcomed by a lovely curry that lead boat Kefalos had cooked for us!

09/10/2023

DAY 9- 📍Epidavros - Corinth - 28nm

🎉CORINTH CANAL DAY!!🎉

Probably one of the most exciting days of the three weeks!

🌅We had an early morning start with a beautiful sunrise over Epidavros! 🌅

Once we made it to the canal we waited to get called through and took in the amazing scenery!

On the other side of the canal we were surprised with some fantastic wind which our sailors made the most of!

Then we moored up for the evening in Corinth town in the small fishing harbour!

08/10/2023

DAY 8 - 📍Tiny Vathi - Epidavros - 9nm

After a chilled morning briefing we set off for Epidavros!

Great wind meant a great day for a sail!

Once we moored up, we had an evening cocktail briefing in between the rugby World Cup ready for tomorrow’s exciting journey through the Corinth canal!

07/10/2023

DAY 7- 📍Poros - Tiny Vathi - 18nm

Today we said goodbye to lovely poros and sailed around the corner to tiny Vathi!

🏝️ Most of our sailors had time for a chilled bay stop before heading in for the evening!🏝️

After squeezing all 12 boats in we enjoyed a relaxed evening in Liminaki taverna!

Also thank you Wilf for the amazing drone shots!

06/10/2023

DAY 6: 📍Lavrion - Poros - 35nm

An early start was necessary for today’s long journey! But a lovely sunrise made it a very beautiful morning!

We sailed passed the Temple of Poseidon before heading for Poros in the Saronics!

After mooring up stern too on the pontoon we went for a little wonder up to the clock tower before heading for a lovely group meal at Oasis taverna!

05/10/2023

DAY 5: 📍Panagia - Lavrion - 35nm

We had a bit of a longer hop today but we made the most of our sails and had a nice journey down wind dodging all the container ships!

🐠 George also caught 2 fish which we enjoyed for lunch! 🐠

After an evening briefing on the quay and a wonder around Jumbo we tucked into a delicious burger!

04/10/2023

DAY 4: 📍Eretrea - Panagia - 20nm

After a morning briefing we set off and headed for Panagia on Evia, we all had quite a lot of wind which made for a great sail over!

The fleet was rafted side-too on the quay and we had an evening briefing ready for tomorrow’s journey!

03/10/2023

DAY 3: 📍Khalkis - Eretrea - 12.5nm

Today we had a much shorter day and set off from the bay just outside Khalkis and had a good sail down to Eretrea on Evia.

🌅We made the most of the stunning sunset and enjoyed a lovely punch party getting to know everyone! 🌅

🌙 There was also a fantastic blood moon to finish off the evening!🌙

02/10/2023

DAY 2: 📍Loutra - Khalkis - 35nm (+ a night passage through the tidal Khalkis bridge!)

We left Loutra after a morning VHF briefing and had a nice downwind sail to Khalkis!

After rafting all 12 boats side-too on the main town quay, we went for a little explore and dinner!

The flotilla waited on chn 12 for the go ahead to pass through the bridge and then settled around the corner in the bay for a quiet nights sleep!

01/10/2023

✨Follow along for KIRKI’S 3 week delivery from Orei on Evia island to Sivota on Lefkas!✨

DAY 1: 📍Orei - Loutra = 26nm

We said goodbye to our home (and the dogs of course!) and travelled down to Loutra where the main spa of Greece is! We spent our evening relaxing in the thermal pools and had a lovely dinner on board!

30/09/2023

🎉 🎈 🥳 This week we celebrated Johns 80th Birthday at the best bar in Greece- Sifniotis!!🎉🎈🥳

Then we had a lovely group meal to celebrate the past two weeks with these fabulous sailors!

🍂During the week the lead crew also ventured up to the beautiful Alonissos old town! 🍂

26/09/2023

🇫🇷🥖Phillipé has been on some exciting adventures the past few days, although after a few too many gins he’s found himself in some rather interesting places! 😆🥖🇫🇷

24/09/2023

🌿We have been exploring some of our favourite places the past week!🌿

📍Including Skopolos town (where George finally caught a fish 😆), Patitiri on Alonissos island, the stunning Kyra Panagia where we hosted a pot luck dinner and sing along on the beach! As well as a lovely 2 day stop in Steni Vala!📍

🌟Bring on the last week in the Sporades!🌟

23/09/2023

🌊 How are you spending your Saturday? 🌊
⛵️ Kirki is in the stunning Monastery Bay on Kyra Panagia!⛵️

20/09/2023

💥KIRKI’S final flotilla in the Sporades!💥

🪸Our last two weeks before we head back around the Peneloponnese to return the fleet to Corfu!🪸

📍We started off with a punch party in Pighadi, celebrating Deanne’s Birthday, then a tranquil night in Ammos Bay before we partied the night away in Danny and Zoe’s Blind Dog Bar in Skiathos!📍

☀️Last night we had a lovely group meal in Nea Klima!☀️

🇫🇷 🥖Phillipé our French fender friend, has also made an appearance this flotilla, he even went for an unexpected swim!🥖🇫🇷

16/09/2023

🌅 A Stunning sunset in Nea Klima!🌅

🌟Followed by a beautiful evening in Panormos bay under the stars!🌟

🧡Thank you for a wonderful two weeks!🧡

14/09/2023

🌻A few photos from the past couple of days!🌻

📍 Vathoudi Bay- a first for us this season!

📍Paleo Trikeri where we had a lovely group meal at Isalos Taverna!

📍Ammos Bay where we made a lovely long-line raft!

13/09/2023

✴️🦭We finally spotted an endangered monk seal this week!🦭✴️

🐬And we were lucky enough to see some dolphins!🐬

11/09/2023

🐟We had to hide from the weather a little bit this week but that didn’t stop us from making the most of our time getting to know our new sailors!🐟

📚During our quizz in Pighadi, one of our rounds was the best ship made from just tin foil in 10mins! We had some very good entries with Vouvousa and Kalpaki taking the win!📚

🗑️There was quite a lot of washed-up debris from the storm so we decided to do a beach clean up with a little help from our fluffy friends! And turn the findings into some form of boats and race them later on in the flotilla!🗑️

🎬Our last evening in Pighadi was spent with a movie night!🎬

06/09/2023

🍹Starting off another week with a cracking punch party in Achillion!🍹

After a lovely evening getting to know our new sailors and saying hi to all the jellyfish! We headed to Nies for a relaxing bay stop!

04/09/2023

💫Some of our favourite photos from this past flotilla!💫

🥂What a wonderful two weeks it has been, we have loved every single second! Even if the lead boat did end up with Phillipé and got pushed in the sea as our forfeit!🥂

🤍Safe journey home, and see you all next time!🤍

02/09/2023

🏃‍♂️Another day of fun and games!🏃‍♂️

And evening well spent in the beautiful Ammos bay, all rafted up!

We had some laughs watching each other attempting to run across all four paddle boards!

01/09/2023

✈️A day spent on Skiathos island!✈️

We started off with celebrating Islas Birthday 🎉 then had a sail into Siferi bay where we anchored for the evening and partied the night away in Blind dog bar!

Phillipé also ventured between a few boats throughout the day! He even spent an evening up Ida’s mast!

27/10/2022

🌈 4 DAYS IN THE SOUTH IONIAN🌈

🇬🇷 To kick off our final flotilla of the season we started in there South and have visited some BEAUTIFUL bays and empty harbours!

☀️ The sun has been shining and it feels like June instead of the end of October, couldn't have asked for better weather from Zeus himself

🏝️ We've stopped at Sivota for a colourful punch party, Big Vathi where we celebrated Ian's birthday, Kioni which was tranquil and peaceful and Little Vathi before we headed up through the bridge!

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