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==Charts==
==Charts==
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[[Image:Greece_Ios_S.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Satellite view of Ios<br />''Click for larger view'']]
 
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:1037 Nisís Falkonera to Nísos Ios
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==Radio Nets==
==Radio Nets==
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''Also see [[HF_Radio|Cruiser's Nets]]''
 
* Goast Guard - VHF channel 12
* Goast Guard - VHF channel 12
* Olympia Radio - VHF channels 61 & 62
* Olympia Radio - VHF channels 61 & 62
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''Also see [[World MM Nets|World Cruiser's Nets]]''.
==Weather==
==Weather==
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==Approach and Navigation==
==Approach and Navigation==
The approaches to Ios are straightforward.
The approaches to Ios are straightforward.
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==Check-in facilities==
 
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==Ports and Popular Stops==
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==Berthing Options==
===Ports===
===Ports===
====Port Ios====
====Port Ios====
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[[Image:Greece_Ios_h.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chart of Port Ios - [http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm?lat=36.723333&lon=25.268333&scale=24000&zoom=50&type=1 Chartlet]<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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[[Image:Greece_Ios_h.jpg|345px|thumb|right|Chart of Port Ios - [http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm?lat=36.723333&lon=25.268333&scale=24000&zoom=50&type=1 Chartlet]<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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[[image:World_icon.png]] {{Coord|36|43.4|N|25|16.1|E|}}<br />
[[image:World_icon.png]] {{Coord|36|43.4|N|25|16.1|E|}}<br />
Port Ios or Yialos is the only port on the island. It provides excellent shelter from the ''meltemi'' but during the peak hoiday period it is so noisy with infernal disco music and loud beer parties, and worse, that it is impossible to sleep.
Port Ios or Yialos is the only port on the island. It provides excellent shelter from the ''meltemi'' but during the peak hoiday period it is so noisy with infernal disco music and loud beer parties, and worse, that it is impossible to sleep.
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<font color="red">Danger:</font> There is a treacherous reef of Cape Xeres on the SE entrance of the bay.
<font color="red">Danger:</font> There is a treacherous reef of Cape Xeres on the SE entrance of the bay.
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<div style="clear: both;">[[Image:Ios.jpeg|350px|thumb|center|Port Ios<br />''Click for larger view'']]</div>
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[[Image:Ios.jpeg|350px|thumb|center|Port Ios<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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===Marinas & Yacht Clubs===
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None.
===Anchorages===
===Anchorages===
====Milopotamos Bay====
====Milopotamos Bay====
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[[Image:Greece_Ios_Milopotamos_h.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chart of Milopotamos Bay<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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[[Image:Greece_Ios_Milopotamos_h.jpg|345px|thumb|right|Chart of Milopotamos Bay<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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[[image:World_icon.png]] {{Coord|36|42.7|N|25|17.5|E|}}<br />
[[image:World_icon.png]] {{Coord|36|42.7|N|25|17.5|E|}}<br />
Milopotamos is a bay just S of [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]]. While the shelter here is good, but not as good as in [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]], it is a quieter place to spend the night. There are 4 coves that can be used. The two easternmost coves provide better shelter. The bottom is sand and weed; good holding.
Milopotamos is a bay just S of [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]]. While the shelter here is good, but not as good as in [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]], it is a quieter place to spend the night. There are 4 coves that can be used. The two easternmost coves provide better shelter. The bottom is sand and weed; good holding.
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====Koumbaras Bay====
====Koumbaras Bay====
This is a bay N of [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]]. The shelter here is average.
This is a bay N of [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]]. The shelter here is average.
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====Manganari Bay====
====Manganari Bay====
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[[Image:Greece_Ios_Maganari_h.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chart of Manganari Bay - [http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm?lat=36.656667&lon=25.368333&scale=24000&zoom=50&type=1 Chartlet]<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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[[Image:Greece_Ios_Maganari_h.jpg|345px|thumb|right|Chart of Manganari Bay - [http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm?lat=36.656667&lon=25.368333&scale=24000&zoom=50&type=1 Chartlet]<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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[[image:World_icon.png]] {{Coord|36|39.4|N|25|22.1|E|}}<br />
[[image:World_icon.png]] {{Coord|36|39.4|N|25|22.1|E|}}<br />
Manganari is a large bay on S tip of the island. The bay affords good shelter from ''meltemi'' although there cane be intermittent gusts.
Manganari is a large bay on S tip of the island. The bay affords good shelter from ''meltemi'' although there cane be intermittent gusts.
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Anchor in 3-4 m at either the head of the bay or on the E. The bottom is sand and provides good holding.
Anchor in 3-4 m at either the head of the bay or on the E. The bottom is sand and provides good holding.
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==Marinas & Yacht Clubs==
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==Offshore Islands==
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==Offshore Islands==
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==Things to do Ashore==
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==Tourism and Things to do Ashore==
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|[[Image:Ios_mil.jpg|200px]]<br /><small>The Windmills in Ios</small>
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===Tourism===
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====Tourism====
Ios the inland capital of the island used to be, some 20 years ago, charming with working windmills. Now, at least during the summer months, it is a madhouse.
Ios the inland capital of the island used to be, some 20 years ago, charming with working windmills. Now, at least during the summer months, it is a madhouse.
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We stayed here for a week or so in June 2012. We found it to be a peaceful place. Just down the road from the port is the Corali Hotel where you can use the beach chairs or swimming pool for the price of a drink. Some nights there was a little noise from a Boat Bar in the port but nothing too obtrusive.[[User:Trenelly|Trenelly]] 07:11, 3 August 2012 (BST)
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We stayed here for a week or so in June 2012. We found it to be a peaceful place. Just down the road from the port is the Corali Hotel where you can use the beach chairs or swimming pool for the price of a drink. Some nights there was a little noise from a Boat Bar in the port but nothing too obtrusive. --[[User:Trenelly|Trenelly]] 07:11, 3 August 2012 (BST)
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===Grocery & Supply Stores===
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====Grocery & Supply Stores====
* Many food stores in [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]]
* Many food stores in [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]]
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====Eateries====
* Bad restaurants in [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]]
* Bad restaurants in [[#Port_Ios|Port Ios]]
* Better tavernas in the town of Ios
* Better tavernas in the town of Ios
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===Internet/WiFi===
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====Internet/WiFi====
In Internet cafés.
In Internet cafés.
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====Laundry====
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====Motorbike & Car Rentals====
In the town of Ios.
In the town of Ios.
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===Garbage Disposal===
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====Garbage Disposal====
There are bins around the harbors and in several anchorages.
There are bins around the harbors and in several anchorages.
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====Transportation====
There are daily ferries and in the summer hydrofoils to other islands and to Piraeus.
There are daily ferries and in the summer hydrofoils to other islands and to Piraeus.
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==Forum Discussions==
==Forum Discussions==
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List links to discussion threads on [[Cruising Forums|partnering forums]]. (see link for requirements)
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List links to discussion threads on [[Cruising Forums|partnering forums]]. (''see link for requirements'')
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==References & Publications==
==References & Publications==
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See [[Greece#References_&_Publications|Greece]].
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''See [[Greece#References_&_Publications|Greece]]''.
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==Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)==
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==Personal Notes==
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* I usually avoid this island. --[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]]
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* We loved this island. [[User:Trenelly|Trenelly]]
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====Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)====
''Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated'':
''Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated'':
* June 2001 --[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]] [[Image:Greece_Icon.png]]
* June 2001 --[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]] [[Image:Greece_Icon.png]]
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* June 2012 --[[User:Trenelly|Trenelly]]
* June 2012 --[[User:Trenelly|Trenelly]]
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I usually avoid this island. --[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]]
 
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We loved this island. [[User:Trenelly|Trenelly]]
 
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'''Names''': [[User:Lighthouse|Lighthouse]], [[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]], [[User:atheneoflymington|Athene of Lymington]]
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'''Names''': [[User:Lighthouse|Lighthouse]], [[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]], [[User:atheneoflymington|Athene of Lymington]], [[User:Trenelly|Trenelly]]
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Revision as of 13:12, 18 February 2013

Ios

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36°43.4′N, 25°16.1′E
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Greece Ios S.jpgSatellite view of Ios - Click for larger view

Ios (Ίος) or Nios for many cruisers is not a favorite island in the Cyclades. This is because the island has been completely overrun by tourists, lots of them, and of the worst sort: loud, aggressive, and high on drugs.

There is tradition that Homer's mother came from Ios, and that Homer himself is buried here on the mountain near Plakotos which was an Ionian town and had a temple of Apollo.

Charts

BA
1037 Nisís Falkonera to Nísos Ios
Imray-Tetra
G33 Southern Cyclades (West)
NIMA
54320 Kiklades Nisoi to Kriti
Greek
423 Paros to Astypalia

Radio Nets

  • Goast Guard - VHF channel 12
  • Olympia Radio - VHF channels 61 & 62

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Weather

See Aegean Sea.

Approach and Navigation

The approaches to Ios are straightforward.

Berthing Options

Ports

Port Ios

Chart of Port Ios - Chartlet
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World icon.png 36°43.4′N, 25°16.1′E
Port Ios or Yialos is the only port on the island. It provides excellent shelter from the meltemi but during the peak hoiday period it is so noisy with infernal disco music and loud beer parties, and worse, that it is impossible to sleep.

Moor stern-to the quay on the east side of the inlet, where there are pickup lines, or anchor moor on the quay extension that forms the outer breakwater of the adjacent fishing boat harbour. The bottom is mud and provides excellent holding. Most of the NE side of the quay is currently (June 2009) occupied by a laid up ferry and the rest of the NE side is used by the working ferries.

Secure your boat well off the quay as ferry arrivals cause a considerable temporary surge in the harbour. Anchoring in the bay is not permitted as it obstructs the ferries.

There is narrow cove 36°43.4′N, 25°15.9'′E just NW of the harbor. One boat can squeeze in. It is a safe anchorage the but it can develop strong and uncomfortable swell and is exposed to the southerlies. The holding is good and it is very quiet in the evening after all the bathers have departed.

Danger: There is a treacherous reef of Cape Xeres on the SE entrance of the bay.

Port Ios
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Marinas & Yacht Clubs

None.

Anchorages

Milopotamos Bay

Chart of Milopotamos Bay
Click for larger view

World icon.png 36°42.7′N, 25°17.5′E
Milopotamos is a bay just S of Port Ios. While the shelter here is good, but not as good as in Port Ios, it is a quieter place to spend the night. There are 4 coves that can be used. The two easternmost coves provide better shelter. The bottom is sand and weed; good holding.

Koumbaras Bay

This is a bay N of Port Ios. The shelter here is average.

Manganari Bay

Chart of Manganari Bay - Chartlet
Click for larger view

World icon.png 36°39.4′N, 25°22.1′E
Manganari is a large bay on S tip of the island. The bay affords good shelter from meltemi although there cane be intermittent gusts.

Anchor in 3-4 m at either the head of the bay or on the E. The bottom is sand and provides good holding.

Offshore Islands

None.

Yacht Services and Repairs

Marine Stores

None.

Yacht Services/Repairs/Yards

None.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Fuel
N/A (Not Available)
Water
N/A
Electricity
N/A

Things to do Ashore

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he town of Ios
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The Windmills in Ios

Tourism

Ios the inland capital of the island used to be, some 20 years ago, charming with working windmills. Now, at least during the summer months, it is a madhouse.

We stayed here for a week or so in June 2012. We found it to be a peaceful place. Just down the road from the port is the Corali Hotel where you can use the beach chairs or swimming pool for the price of a drink. Some nights there was a little noise from a Boat Bar in the port but nothing too obtrusive. --Trenelly 07:11, 3 August 2012 (BST)

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

  • Bad restaurants in Port Ios
  • Better tavernas in the town of Ios

Internet/WiFi

In Internet cafés.

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

In the town of Ios.

Garbage Disposal

There are bins around the harbors and in several anchorages.

Transportation

There are daily ferries and in the summer hydrofoils to other islands and to Piraeus.

Routes/Passages To/From

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

External Links

  • Ios (Wikipedia)

References & Publications

See Greece.

Personal Notes

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:


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Names: Lighthouse, Istioploos, Athene of Lymington, Trenelly


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