NE Aegean
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An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around the North East Aegean.
The 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 in this region are sometimes refered to as the Eastern Sporades (Ανατολικές Σποράδες).
Cruising and passage making in this region is influenced 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.
Charts
- BA
- 1068 Srimonikos kólpos to Edremit körfezi
- 1087 Kólpos Petalión to Edremit Körfezi
- 1446 Samos Strait to Güllük Körfezi
- 1537 Nisídhes Foúrnoi with the straits between Nísos Sámos and Nísos Ikaría
- 1645 Nisos Chios and Izmir Körfezi
- 1665 Nisos Lesvos and Çandarli Korfezi to Baba Burnu Ayvalik
- Imray-Tetra
- G2 Aegean Sea (North)
- G28 Nísos Khíos & the Coast of Turkey
- G32 Eastern Sporades, Dodecanese & the Coast of Turkey
- NIMA
- 54352 Limnos
- 54360 Thessaloniki to Canakkale Bogazi Dardanelles
- 4363 Akra Akrathos to Dardanelles
- 54380 Tuzla Burnu to Samos
- 54382 Nisos Lesvos and Western Coast of Turkey
- 54386 Khios Strait Greece and Turkey
- 54389 Fener Adasi to Samos Strait
- 54402 Island of the Aegean - Fournoi
- Greek
- 32 Thrakiko Sea
- 33 Cape Sounion to Lesvos I.
- 42 Andros to Chalki Island
- 321 Thassos, Alexandroupolis, Samothrake, Imvros
- 322 Limnos & Ay. Efstratios
- 332 Lesvos Island
- 334 Chios Island & Opposite Coast of Asia Minor
- 422 Naxos to Samos & Opposite Coast of Asia Minor
See also Aegean Sea.
Weather
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.
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.
For details see Aegean Weather.
Currents & Tides
With exception of the Dardanelles Region the currents are weak and the tides small.
Passages
Islands in the Group
| Islands of the NE Aegean | |
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Ayios Efstratios |
 – harbour | |
Samothrace |
– harbour | |
– port of entry || – harbour || 
– marina || 
– anchorage ||Tourism
See individual islands.
Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forums
List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)
Links
See Aegean Sea.
References
See Aegean Sea.
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- I have sailed all of the above islands. --Istioploos
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