George Burton, our Principal, mixing in Royal circles… He attended a Christmas party In London for the Not Forgotten Association. This is a unique national tri-service charity which provides entertainment, leisure and recreation for the serving wounded, injured or sick and for ex-service men and women with disabilities. At the event he had the opportunity to meet [...]

Here is a little video to send you our best wishes for 2013. Click on the arrow to see our greetings. We hope to see you again next year!

Do you get a buzz from a little competition when you are sailing? Do you enjoy the company of like-minded people in the evening? Come and sail with us in May on our Fun Rally around Aegina and the Saronic Gulf. Aegean Sailing School plans what we hope will be a perfect blend of off-shore [...]

Learning to sail is a great way to meet new people and to explore the Saronic Gulf. Why not join us on one or more of our winter weekend courses and you’ll be all ready to use your new skills next Spring? Our weekend courses run between November and March. The sailing courses will be [...]

PPR stands for ‘Professional Practices & Responsibilities‘. It is a new online course for those working professionally in the yachting industry. Whatever your job on board, you have a duty of care to crew, passengers & other water users.  You will be held to account if things on board go wrong, whether you are a [...]

I’m about to pre-order this book from Amazon. It’s due to be published any day now.    After a fire destroyed their house, Justin Ruthven-Tyers and his wife Linda decided to build a 15-ton classic yacht, as complete amateurs – starting with the trees. Working under the watchful eye of local sheep farmers who gave [...]

~ a non-swimmer’s guide to adventures that are scary as heck, fun like crazy, & living to tell the tale! Princess Cox sailed with us in November 2011. Formally a self-confessed workaholic she was bitten by the sailing bug in the Netherlands, encouraged by us, and is now taking much overdue holidays on a quest to complete her RYA [...]

  Finding suitable flights is an important part of making arrangements for your sailing holiday. Our base on the lovely island of Aegina is easy to reach from Athens International airport and I’ve gathered some information here to help you find the best flights. About Athens Airport Athens International airport is called after Eleftherios Venizelos, who was [...]

Our clients often ask me what weather they can expect during a particular month. Recent times have seen changes in the weather in Greece, like everywhere on the planet. It’s not as predictable as it was 20 years ago. As sailors you’ll be interested in both temperature and wind but in this post I’ve only covered temperatures. I’ll [...]

The RYA (Royal Yachting Association) and the ASA (American Sailing Association) are the two most well-known organisations in sail training. They are a little different in size and scope as I explain later in this article. We often get asked what the difference is between the courses offered by the RYA and ASA and so [...]