Kasos

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	==Kasos==		==Kasos==
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		+	[[Image:Greece_KasosS.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Satellite view of Kasos<br/>''Click for larger view'']]
	===Background===		===Background===
-	Historic details, etc.	+	[[Image:Greece_Kasos1.jpg|214px|frame|left|Kasos]]
		+	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasos Kasos] (Κάσος) with a population of about 1,500 and an area of 69.464 km<sup>2</sup> is one of the most remote islands in the Aegean. It is desolate and very arid. Wondering around one sees very few people the whole place has a bleak and a feeling of abandonment. It very rarely visited by yachts mostly because it is far and in the middle of the notorious Karpathian sea.
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		+	Kasos was well known in antiquity and was mentioned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer Homer] as a participant of the war on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War Troy]. During the 18th century it reached its peak with a considerable merchant (pirate ?) fleet. It participated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence Greek revolution] and was almost totally destroyed by the invading Egyptian fleet in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence#War_at_sea 1824]. It has never recovered from that calamity referred to still today as the ''holocaust''.
-	Submit details about the sailing/cruising in the area, etc.
	===Charts===		===Charts===
-	Submit the chart details that are required for safe navigation.	+	* BA 2824 Scarpanto (Karpathos)  and Kasos islands
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		+	* Imray-Tetra G35 Dodecanese and the Coast of Turkey
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		+	* NIMA 54400 Nisos Samos to Nisos Rhodhos
		+	* NIMA 2824 Scarpanto (Karpathos)  and Kasos islands
		+	*
		+	* Greek 452 Rhodos to Castelorizo
	===Radio Nets===		===Radio Nets===
	''Also see [[HF_Radio|Cruiser's Nets]]''		''Also see [[HF_Radio|Cruiser's Nets]]''
-		+	* Greek Coast Guard - VHF channel 12, Tel. +30 2450 41 288
-	Submit details of local radio Nets.	+	* Olympia Radio - VHF channel 03
	===Approach and Navigation===		===Approach and Navigation===
-	Details?	+	Approaches to Karpathos are straightforward but there are very strong gusts, especially on the south side of the island, during the ''meltemi'' season.
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-	===Check-in facilities===	+
-	''See Ports''	+
	===Ports and Popular Stops===		===Ports and Popular Stops===
-	*	+	There are two small harbors in Kasos and a few anchorages in the area.
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-	===Marinas & Yacht Clubs===	+	====Emborió====
-	Submit Marina details.	+	{|
-	*	+	|valign="top"|Emborió (Εμποριό) or Port Kasos [35° 25'N 026° 56' E] is a small harbor which can be quite crowded by fishing boats. It provides good shelter from the NW-W ''meltemi'' but it is open to the NE. Drop your anchor close to the shallow S side and come stern-to the quay.
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-	*	+	<font color="red">Warning:</font> Watch out for floating lines from the fishing boats, these can easily foul your propeller an/or prevent you from maneuvering.
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		+	<font color="red">Warning:</font> With a S wind, anchor on the N side and take a long line to the S shore.
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		+	[[Image:Greece_Kasos6.jpg|214px|frame|center|The Harbor of Emborio]]
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		+	|[[Image:Greece_Kasos_Emporio_h.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chart of Emborio<br/>''Click for larger view'']]
		+	|}
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		+	====Fri====
		+	{|
		+	|valign="top"|Fri or Fry (Φρύ) has a small harbor that was used for small boats. But in 1997 it was being enlarged and it should be able to accommodate a number of yachts.
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		+	[[Image:Greece_Kasos4.jpg|214px|frame|center|The Harbor of Fri]]
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		+	|[[Image:Greece_Kasos_Fri_h.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chart of Fri<br/>''Click for larger view'']]
		+	|}
	===Anchorages===		===Anchorages===
-	List details of all safe anchorages in the area.	+	====Khelatroras Bay====
-	*	+	[[Image:Greece_Kasos_Khelatroras_h.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chart of Khelatroras Bay<br/>''Click for larger view'']]
-	*	+	This is a deserted bay at the S end of Kasos that offers good shelter from the meltemi. Anchor in 4-8 m at the head of the bay. The bottom is sand and provides excellent holding. There are some gusts down the hills.
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-	===Routes/Passages To/From===	+	===Offshore Islands===
-	Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.	+	====Armathiá Island====
		+	This isolated anchorage is favored by sponge fishermen from [[Kalymnos]]. It affords good shelter from the ''meltemi''. The bottom is sand and provides good holding.
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		+	====Makronísi Island====
		+	This isolated anchorage is favored by sponge fishermen from [[Kalymnos]]. It affords good shelter from the ''meltemi''. The bottom is sand and provides good holding.
	===Tourism & things to do ashore===		===Tourism & things to do ashore===
-	List places of interest, tours, eateries, etc.	+	[[Image:Greece_Kasos2.jpg|214px|frame|right|Fri]]
		+	Other than Fri, the capital of the island, one can visit Póli, the island's acropolis, with the ruins of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_EmpireByzantine] castle and Halloekomána near Ammoúa. At Halloekomána there is a cave with stalactites and signs of ancient worship ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycenaean_Greece Mycenian] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Greece Hellenistic]).
	===Fuel, Water, & Electricity===		===Fuel, Water, & Electricity===
-	*	+	N/A.
	===Laundry===		===Laundry===
-	*	+	N/A.
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-	===Grocery Stores===	+	===Grocery & Supply Stores===
-	*	+	Limited supplies.
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	===Eateries===		===Eateries===
-	*	+	* There is a restaurant in [[#Emborió|Emborió]]
-	*	+	* In [[#Fri|Fri]] there are the ''Orea Bouka'', overlooking the harbor, and the ''Kassos'', next to the town hall
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		+	===Internet/WiFi===
		+	Available?
	===Motorbike & Car Rentals===		===Motorbike & Car Rentals===
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	===Marine Stores & Facilities===		===Marine Stores & Facilities===
-	Submit addresses and contact details of marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers.	+	N/A.
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	===Repairs===		===Repairs===
-	*	+	N/A.
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		+	===Garbage Disposal===
		+	Trash cans in the harbors.
	===Transportation===		===Transportation===
-	Transportation to mainland or other countries, etc.	+	There are, in the summer, five flights a week to [[Rhodes]] and [[Karpathos]] as well as several ferries to Athens and other islands.
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		+	===Routes/Passages To/From===
		+	Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.
	===References & Publications===		===References & Publications===
-	Publications, Guides, etc.	+	See [[Greece#References_&_Publications|Greece]]
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	===Cruiser's Friends===		===Cruiser's Friends===
	Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.		Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
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	===Forum Discussions===		===Forum Discussions===
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	===External Links===		===External Links===
-	Links to relevant websites.	+	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasos Kasos] (Wikipedia)
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	===Personal Notes===		===Personal Notes===
	Personal experiences?		Personal experiences?
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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'':
		+	* September 1997 --[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]] 15:48, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
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Contents 1 Kasos 1.1 Background 1.2 Charts 1.3 Radio Nets 1.4 Approach and Navigation 1.5 Ports and Popular Stops 1.5.1 Emborió 1.5.2 Fri 1.6 Anchorages 1.6.1 Khelatroras Bay 1.7 Offshore Islands 1.7.1 Armathiá Island 1.7.2 Makronísi Island 1.8 Tourism & things to do ashore 1.9 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 1.10 Laundry 1.11 Grocery & Supply Stores 1.12 Eateries 1.13 Internet/WiFi 1.14 Motorbike & Car Rentals 1.15 Marine Stores & Facilities 1.16 Repairs 1.17 Garbage Disposal 1.18 Transportation 1.19 Routes/Passages To/From 1.20 References & Publications 1.21 Cruiser's Friends 1.22 Forum Discussions 1.23 External Links 1.24 Personal Notes 1.24.1 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 2 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Kasos

Background

Kasos (Κάσος) with a population of about 1,500 and an area of 69.464 km² is one of the most remote islands in the Aegean. It is desolate and very arid. Wondering around one sees very few people the whole place has a bleak and a feeling of abandonment. It very rarely visited by yachts mostly because it is far and in the middle of the notorious Karpathian sea.

Kasos was well known in antiquity and was mentioned by Homer as a participant of the war on Troy. During the 18th century it reached its peak with a considerable merchant (pirate ?) fleet. It participated in the Greek revolution and was almost totally destroyed by the invading Egyptian fleet in 1824. It has never recovered from that calamity referred to still today as the holocaust.

Charts

• BA 2824 Scarpanto (Karpathos) and Kasos islands
• Imray-Tetra G35 Dodecanese and the Coast of Turkey
• NIMA 54400 Nisos Samos to Nisos Rhodhos
• NIMA 2824 Scarpanto (Karpathos) and Kasos islands
• Greek 452 Rhodos to Castelorizo

Radio Nets

Also see Cruiser's Nets

• Greek Coast Guard - VHF channel 12, Tel. +30 2450 41 288
• Olympia Radio - VHF channel 03

Approach and Navigation

Approaches to Karpathos are straightforward but there are very strong gusts, especially on the south side of the island, during the meltemi season.

Ports and Popular Stops

There are two small harbors in Kasos and a few anchorages in the area.

Emborió

Emborió (Εμποριό) or Port Kasos [35° 25'N 026° 56' E] is a small harbor which can be quite crowded by fishing boats. It provides good shelter from the NW-W meltemi but it is open to the NE. Drop your anchor close to the shallow S side and come stern-to the quay. Warning: Watch out for floating lines from the fishing boats, these can easily foul your propeller an/or prevent you from maneuvering. Warning: With a S wind, anchor on the N side and take a long line to the S shore. File:Greece Kasos6.jpg The Harbor of Emborio

Chart of Emborio Click for larger view

Fri

Fri or Fry (Φρύ) has a small harbor that was used for small boats. But in 1997 it was being enlarged and it should be able to accommodate a number of yachts. File:Greece Kasos4.jpg The Harbor of Fri

Chart of Fri Click for larger view

Anchorages

Khelatroras Bay

This is a deserted bay at the S end of Kasos that offers good shelter from the meltemi. Anchor in 4-8 m at the head of the bay. The bottom is sand and provides excellent holding. There are some gusts down the hills.

Offshore Islands

Armathiá Island

This isolated anchorage is favored by sponge fishermen from Kalymnos. It affords good shelter from the meltemi. The bottom is sand and provides good holding.

Makronísi Island

This isolated anchorage is favored by sponge fishermen from Kalymnos. It affords good shelter from the meltemi. The bottom is sand and provides good holding.

Tourism & things to do ashore

Other than Fri, the capital of the island, one can visit Póli, the island's acropolis, with the ruins of a [1] castle and Halloekomána near Ammoúa. At Halloekomána there is a cave with stalactites and signs of ancient worship (Mycenian and Hellenistic).

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

N/A.

Laundry

N/A.

Grocery & Supply Stores

Limited supplies.

Eateries

• There is a restaurant in Emborió
• In Fri there are the Orea Bouka, overlooking the harbor, and the Kassos, next to the town hall

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Marine Stores & Facilities

N/A.

Repairs

N/A.

Garbage Disposal

Trash cans in the harbors.

Transportation

There are, in the summer, five flights a week to Rhodes and Karpathos as well as several ferries to Athens and other islands.

Routes/Passages To/From

Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

References & Publications

See Greece

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 the Cruiser Log Forum

External Links

• Kasos (Wikipedia)

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

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

• September 1997 --Istioploos 15:48, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

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