N - S Passages in East Aegean
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N-S Passages in East Aegean
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Introduction
East Aegean is a border region between Greece and Turkey. While many cruisers maintain active travel-logs on both countries and interweave between them this is a violation and can be dangerous. The Greek islands are on the west while the Turkey shore on the east.
Cruising and passage making in this region is influence by the weather patterns. In the meltemi season yachts in the Greek islands move from the north to the south taking advantage of the favorable winds. Yachts, during the summer months, wishing to sail north from southern directions are better off hugging the Turkey coast which is less exposed to the meltemi.
The north part of East Aegean is in general less travelled by yachts then the South. Nevertheless, there many interesting ports and islands in the NE Aegean.
Climate & Weather Information
In the summer months the weather is dominated by the meltemi which comes in the north from the NE and on the south from the NW.
For details see Aegean Weather.
Weather Windows
In general, the best sailing in the Aegean Sea is during the period from late May to mid October. But this does not preclude earlier in the Spring or later in the Autumn. Sailing in the winter months can be problematic due to stronger, more volatile, and less predictable weather.
Radio Nets
See Aegean Sea.
BA 1665 Nisos Lesvos and Çandarli Korfezi to Baba Burnu Ayvalik
BA 1068 Srimonikos kólpos to Edremit körfezi
BA 1087 Kólpos Petalión to Edremit Körfezi
Imray-Tetra G2 Aegean Sea (North)
NIMA 54352 Limnos
NIMA 54360 Thessaloniki to Canakkale Bogazi Dardanelles
NIMA 54363 Akra Akrathos to Dardanelles
NIMA 54369 Approaches to Canakkale Bogazi
NIMA 54382 Nisos Lesvos and Western Coast of Turkey
Greek 32 Thrakiko Sea
Greek 321 Thassos, Alexandroupolis, Samothrake, Imvros
Greek 322 Limnos & Ay. Efstratios
Greek 332 Lesvos Island
Turkey 2134 Anafartalar Koyu - Tavşan Island
Turkey 2136 Bozcaada
Turkey 2145 Edremit Körfezi
See also Aegean Sea.
Distance & Duration
Possible Departure Points
Route/Suggested Stopovers
Alexandroupolis to Rhodes
This passage is south going on the Greek side of the border. While the point of origin given below is Alexandroupolis you can join the passage at any of the way points below.
- Starting from Alexandroupolis in northern Greece (GPS: 40°50′N, 25°54′E), sail 30 nM SW to Loutra in the island of Samothrace (GPS: 40°30.2′N, 25°36.1′E).
- From Samothrace it is a 51 nM SW sail to Myrina in the island of Limnos (GPS: 39°52.3′N, 25°03.3′E).
- From Myrina you sail:
- 57 nM SE to Port Sigri (GPS: 39°12.7′N, 25°50.8′E) in the SW side of the island of Lesvos.
- or 21 nM S to the remote island of Ayios Efstratios (GPS: 39°32.3′N, 24°59.1′E) for a stopover, and then 49 nM ESE to Port Sigri.
Marmaris to Gökçeada
This passage is nouth going on the Turkey side of the border. While the point of origin given below is Marmaris you can join the passage at any of the way points below.
- Ayvalik (GPS: 39°19′N, 26°41.3′E)
- Ayvalik to Bozcaada (GPS: 39°50.1′N, 26°04.6′E)
- From Bozcaada to Çanakkale (GPS: 40°09.3′N, 26°24.3′E) is a 25.3 sail.
- From Çanakkale to Gökçeada (GPS: 40°13.6′N, 25°57.5′E) is a29 nM sail.
Possible Arrival Ports
CruiserLog Forum discussions
Links to discussions on the CruiserLog Forum
External Links
See Aegean Sea.
References
See Aegean Sea.
Personal Notes
I have sailed all of the above passages. --Istioploos 
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