Kasos

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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

Coords: 35°25′N, 26°56′E Chartlet: Chartlet Gallery: Photos

• 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

GPS: 35°25′N, 26°56′E About half a mile east of Limin Fri is the small harbour of Emborios, which offers easier access for yachts in nicer surroundings than Limin Fri. Go alongside the mole, where depths are 3.5 meters from the end up as far as the ‘elbow’, after which depths shoal to 2.5 meters. Emborios has very clear water, a pleasant sandy beach, a café and two tavernas, but no water, electricity or other facilities. Shelter from the prevailing NW winds is good, but the harbour is open to the NE. 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

GPS: 35°25.2′N, 26°55.4′E The ‘new’ harbour at Limin Fri is currently (July 2009) closed for major repairs to the outer breakwater and the quays are piled high with huge concrete blocks. In any case, since the completion of the harbour local boats and fishing boats have moved in. There is thus little room for visiting yachts and this will probably continue to be the case even when the harbour eventually re-opens. Other visiting yachts report that the pier is infested with cockroaches.--Summercruise 09:11, 10 July 2009 (UTC) File:Greece Kasos4.jpg The Harbor of Fri

Chart of Fri Click for larger view

Anchorages

Khelatroras Bay

GPS: 35°20.6′N, 26°52.4′E
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

GPS: 35°26.1′N, 26°51.3′E
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

GPS: 35°27.04′N, 26°53.8′E
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 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.

Ayios_Nikolaos [Port of Entry]

To Fri or Fry (Φρύ) in Kassos Kasos#Fri about 7 hours, B5 on beam --Summercruise 09:18, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

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)
• July 2009 --Summercruise 09:12, 10 July 2009 (UTC) - Yacht Beowulf.
• July 2009 ----Atheneoflymington 11:15, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

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