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Below the hand-picked alphabetical index for the English pages of my website. Alternatively you could browse a more comprehensive (all languages), but very silly software generated index.
Note that the titles of Saint, Agia, Agios, Agii, Agioi, St, Ag, etc. in front of Saints or places named after Saints are ommited.
Instead of e.g. “Agios Georgios”, refer to
“Georgios”.
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ABBA - Mama Mia! islands Skiathos and SkopelosAbela - Ampelas, Abelas, Αμπέλα, bay on the south side of Syros
Abelike, Ambelakia, Αμπελάκια - bay on Meganisi
About this website, and me
Absidal precession: 8.85 year period rotation of the line of apsides (lunar)
Academe, Academy: Gymnasium, Plato
Achai: beach + Blue Cave - Paxos islands the Sea cave of Ypapanti
Acheron: (mythological) river at Fanari/Ammoudia bay, mainland opposite Corfu
Achivadolímni - Αχιβαδολίμνη: anchorage in Milos bay
Achla - Άχλα: bay under Cape Gria, east coast Andros
Achlada - Achláda, Αχλάδα: anchorage on Sithonia peninsula, Chalkidiki
Acropolis: the Akropolis of Athens
Adamantas/Adamas - Adámantas, Adhamas, Αδάμαντας, Adámas, Αδάμας: main port on Milos
Adelfi/Adelphi: islands east of Alonissos
Adriatic sea: Croatia
Adriatic sea: windroses
Advection: backing and veering winds
Aegean Sea
Aegean and Ionian: a three months sailing itinerary
Aegean itineraries: for 1 up to 3 months
Aegiali - Αιγιάλη: port on Amorgos
Aegina - Aigina, Αίγινα: island in the Saronic Gulf
Aetiology: the causes of narcissism
Aetos - Piso Aetós, Pisaetos, Πισαητος: (ferry) port on Ithaca
Aetou: west coast bay on Syros
Aflakia: harbour on Othonoi
Agape: altruistic love
Agathonisi: island near Patmos
Agistri - Angistri, Αγκίστρι: island in the Saronic Gulf
Agnondas - Agnontas, Agnóntas, Αγνώντας: (ferry) port of Skopelos
Agrapidia - Αγραπιδιά: anchorage and fishing port of Antipaxos isle
Agrilidi - Αγριλίδι: bay on the south coast of Astypalaia
Agriolivado - Αγριολίβαδο: anchorage on the east coast of Patmos
Aigina - Aegina, Αίγινα: island in the Saronic Gulf
Akropolis: the Athens' Akropolis
Akrotiri - Ακρωτήρι: anchorages, cape and museum on Santorini
Alikanas - Αλικανάς: open bay and fishing port on the north coast of Zakynthos
Aliki - Alyki, Αλυκή: bay on the SW coast of Kythnos
Alimia - Alimniá, Αλιμνιά, Αλιμιά: island near Rhodes
Alimia - Αλιμιά: bay on Irakleia
Alimos: marina and yacht charters base Athens
Alinda - Άλινδα, Alindas: bay and village on the east coast of Leros
Alipa: port at Palaiokastritsa on west coast of Corfu
Alonissos - Alonissos - Αλόννησος, Alonisos, Allonisos: island in the Northern Sporades
Alopronia - Αλοπρόνοια: port on Sikinos
Alphabet, Turkish
Alygaria - Αλυγαριά: anchorage on Schinoussa
Alyki - Αλυκή: bay on the SW coast of Paros
Amarandos - Amarantos, Αμάραντος: ABBA Mama Mia anchorage on Skopelos
Ambelakia - Abelike, Αμπελάκια: bay on Meganisi
Ambracian - Amvrakia - Amvrakikos Gulf, Αμβρακικός κόλπος: Gulf at Preveza
Ammoni - Megalo Ammoni and Micro Ammoni: bays in the west of the Saronic Gulf
Ammoni - Megalo Ammoni and Micro Ammoni: bays in the west of the Saronic Gulf
Ammoni: cape on the north coast of Alonissos, boundary of exclusion zone Marine Park
Ammoudi - Όρμος Αμμουδίου: tiny bay and port on the NW tip of Thira (Santorini)
Ammoudia - Αμμουδιά: bay on the mainland opposite Corfu
Ammoura - Αμμούρα: bay on the bay on the NE coast of Polyaigos
Amorgos: south Cycladic island
Ampelas - Abela, Abelas, Αμπέλα: bay on the south side of Syros
Ampelia - Miso, Μισό, Ampelia, Αμπέλια: bay on the west side of Rineia
Ampelos - Αμπέλος: bay on the south coast of Syros
Amvrakia - Ambracian, Amvrakikos Gulf, Αμβρακικός κόλπος: Gulf east of Preveza
Anafi: south Cycladic island
Analipsi - Ανάληψη: village near Maltezana on Astypalaia
Anargiri - Agii Anargyroi, Άγιοι Ανάργυροι, “Holy Unmercenaries” (without silver): bay on the west coast of Spetses
Anargyroi - Αγιοι Ανάργυροι, “Holy Unmercenaries” (without silver): bay on the north coast of Alonissos
Anatolia: Anatolian yachting holidays
Andiparos - Antiparos, Αντίπαρος: Cycladic island
Andreas - St Andreas, Agios Andreas, Άγιος Ανδρέας: anchorages on Milos
Andreas - Agios Andreas, Άγιος Ανδρέας: isthmus and port on Astypalaia
Andreas - Agios Andreas, Άγιος Ανδρέας: archaeological site on Sifnos
Andreou - Agiou Andreou, Αγίου Ανδρέου: bay on the south coast of Ithaca
Andronicos - Andronikos: Astronomer - Tower of Winds
Andros: north Cycladic island neighbouring Tinos
Angistri - Agistri, Αγκίστρι: island in the Saronic Gulf
Anthony Quinn: bay on the east coast of Rhodes
Anthony St Anthony, Antonios, Agiou Antoniou or Ágios Antónios - Αγίου Αντωνίου, Άγιος Αντώνιος: port on Tilos
Antikeros - Αντίκερος: island in the Lesser Cyclades
Antimelos - Antimilos: island near Milos
Antiparos - Andiparos, Αντίπαρος: Cycladic island
Antipaxi - Antipaxoi, Antipaxos, Αντίπαξοι: island in the northern Ionian
Antonios - Agios Antonios, Άγιος Αντώνιος: anchorage on Gyali
Antonios - St Anthony, Agiou Antoniou or Ágios Antónios - Αγίου Αντωνίου, Άγιος Αντώνιος: port on Tilos
Aphaia: Temple and Sanctuary on Aegina
Aphelion: greatest distance between the Earth and the Sun
Apogee: greatest distance between the Moon and the Earth
Apokofto - Αποκοφτό: cove near Faros on Sifnos
Apokrousi - Apokreiosi, Απόκριση: bay north of Mericha on Kythnos
Apollonas - Apollona, Απόλλωνας: (fishing) port and anchorage on the NE of Naxos
Apollonia - Apolonia, Απολλωνία: capital of Sifnos
Aponisi - Aponisos, Απόνησσος: islet & anchorages on the west coast of Agistri
Apophany: The tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things: compare pareidolia
Apostle - Apostolis, apostello: “Apostolis” or “Apostolos” can be shortened to “Tolis”
Apostoli - Agioi Apostoloi, Agioi Apostoli, Agii, Άγιοι Απόστολοι: Saint/Holy Apostles, plural
Apothikes - Αποθήκες: bay on the south coast of Andros
Apsis - Apsides (plural), Apsidal: the line of apsides, connecting the two points, is the major axis of the orbit.
Arcadia: the bucolic region of the Peloponnese
Archangelos - Αρχάγγελος: islet north of Leros
Archipelago - Αρἀρχιπέλαγος: the Cyclades was the original archipelago
Architrave: in classical architecture the “main beam” below the frieze and cornice, resting on the columns
Arginonda - Arginonta, Argano, Άργανο, Αργινώντα: bay on Kalymnoss
Argo-Saronic Argosaronic: porte-manteau for the Argolic and Saronic Gulfs combined
Argolic Gulf - Argolida - Argolide - Argolis: Gulf west of the Saronic Gulf
Argostoli - Αργοστόλι: port on and capital of Kefalonia
Argus: the giant with hundred eyes that ended up on the peacock's tail
Ariadne: Dionysos hid Ariadne on Donousa from Theseus
Ariadne: Cretan hero Stafylos (son of Dionysos and Ariadne) founded the oldest city on Skopelos
Arilla - Αρίλλα: beach, port and anchorage on the mainland opposite Corfu
Aristotle's lantern: the five hollow teeth of a sea urchin's mouth
Arki - Arkoi, Αρκοί: island east of Patmos
Arkoudaki: reef near Lakka on Paxos
Arkoudi - Αρκούδι: island between Meganisi and Ithaca
ASA: American Sailing Association; sailing schools
Asclepeion: Sanctuary of Asclepius or Asclepios, healing temple e.g. on Kos
Asclepius Sanctuary: Asclepeion, healing temple e.g. near Palaia Epidavros
Aselinos - Mikros/Megalos Aselinos beaches, Μικρός/Μεγάλος Ασεληνος: anchorages on the NW coast of Skiathos
Asos - Assos, Άσος: port/anchorage with Venetian Castle on Kefallonia
Aspro: bay on Arkoudi
Aspronisi(a): islet (group) near Lipsi
Aspronisi: islet south of Thirasia
Assisted Bareboat Charters - ABC: compromize between flotillas and bareboat charters
Assos - Asos, Άσος: port/anchorage with Venetian Castle on Kefalonia
Astakos - Αστακός: port on mainland Greece SE of Lefkas
Astipalaia - Astypalea, Astypalaia, Αστυπάλαια: island in the Dodecanese
Astros - Paralio Astros, Άστρος: port in the Argolic Gulf
Ataraxia: calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet; stoicism
Ataturk - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: founder of the Republic of Turkey
Athens - Atenas, Atene, Athene, Αθήνα: capital of Greece, charter base Saronic/Cyclades
Athens temperatures: weather and climate graphs
Atheras - Porto Athéras, Πόρτο Αθέρας: anchorage on Kefalonia
Atherinos - Atheni, Αθερινός: port and bay with several anchorages on Meganisi
Athinios: ferry port of Santorini, south of Skala
Athonite: relating to Mount Athos, an important monastic center of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Chalkidiki
Athos - Άθως: Mount Athos in Chalkidiki
Atokos - Άτοκος: island between Lefkas and Ithaca
AtoN: aid to navigation
Attica: the triangular peninsula with Athens jutting into the Aegean Sea
Aubusson: 40th Grand Master of the knights Pierre d'Aubusson
Augusta - Arki Port, Porto Augusta, Αυγούστα: main port of Arki
Autumnal equinox: the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward
Avaptisto - Αβάπτιστο, “unbaptised”: islet south of Arki
Avlakas - Αύλακας: bay on Syna (south of Astypalaia)
Avlaki: bay east of Kassiopi on Corfu
Avlakia - Αυλάκια: village at Pserimos port
Azala - Αζαλά: anchorage on Naxos
B
Balaenoptera physalus: Fin whaleBaleen whale: a cetacean that uses baleen plates (or "whalebone") to sieve plankton, Mysticeti
Baltiza: the “old” port of Spetses
Barbara - barbarian: originally a non-Greek speaking person
Barbarians: Pelasgians, the inhabitants of pre-Hellenic Greece
Barbarossa: Ottoman admiral, who captured the Greek islands belonging to the Republic of Venice, as of 1537
Barbarossa's misdeeds: selling women and children into slavery or the Janissary and slaughtering all the males
Bareboat: bareboat yacht charters, i.e. without hired skipper
Barycenter: the center of mass around which two or more bodies orbit
Batsi - Μπατσί: port on the south-west coast of Andros
Baudelaire: Charles: Spleen
Baudelaire: Charles: Spleen 2
Baudelaire: Charles: Fleurs du mal — La Beauté
Bavaria yachts
BCE - Before Current Era - Before Common Era
Beacon: mostly fixed and not floating, in contrast to buoys
Bearing: the direction between two objects, measured in degrees of angle with respect to north
Beaufort: wind scale
Belediye Hamami: Turkish bath
Bençik: bay on the Carian coast, Turkey
Beneteau yachts
Benitses - Μπενίτσες: fishing village, port and marina on the east coast Corfu
Bisti - Μπίστι, Kavouri: anchorage on SW of Hydra
Bistiou - Μπιστιου: anchorage on the NW of Poros
Blefoutis - Blefouti, Μπλεφουτἡς beach in Plakouti, Πλακούτη bay: anchorage on the north coast of Leros
Blue cruises - blue voyages in the Aegean
Bobbing a light: determining whether a light is on the horizon by changing height of eye
Bodrum: yacht charter base in Turkey
Bodrum climate graphs
Bodrum gulets: blue cruises Turkey
Books: Literature on (sailing in) Turkey and Greece
Bottlenose dolphin - Tursiops truncatus
Bourtzi - Μπούρτζι: old port of Skiathos
Bourtzi - Μπούρτζι: castle and islet off Nafplio
Boustrophedon: text written “as the ox ploughs”, with alternate lines running in opposite directions
Bowline knot
Brauron: archaeological site near Athens
Breton Plotter: chart plotting instrument
Bridge problem: finding height of tide at a particular time to pass under bridges or powerlines
Bridle - two elastic lines (snubber) tied to the anchor chain
Budget - how to cope with a small budget while yacht chartering
Buoys and aid to navigation, “AtoN”
Buoyage system IALA
Burgee and flag etiquette
Burkina Faso - charity: Help Burkina Foundation
Butterfly island - Rhodes
Butterfly valley - anchorage and valley just south of Ölüdeniz, Turkey
Byron - Lord Byron - Romantic poet who gave his live for Greece in the War of Independence
Byzantine Empire - Eastern Roman Empire - Rulers of the Mediterranean before the Knights Hospitaller
C
Cabin charters on guletsCabin & berth charter on sailing yachts
Caïque - caicco, caique, caicchi, gulets, goulettes, gullets, motorsailers
Calculator for Special angle fix – RFix
Calculator for Dipping Range
Calculator for Vertical Sextant Angle
Calculator for Vertical Sextant Angle dipping beyond horizon
Caldera versus crater
Canal of Corinth - Diolkos
Canal of Lefkas
Cape Malea - Cape Maleas
Cape Sounion - Sounio
Captain - crewed yacht charters; skippered
Caput Draconis: lunar nodes, dragon's head ☊︎, ascending node
Cardinal buoys and marks
Caretta caretta - Loggerhead sea turtle
Carian coast of Turkey - sailing holidays
Catamarans - multihulls
Catenary curve - anchoring techniques
Cauda Draconis: lunar nodes, dragon's tail ☋︎, descending node
CE - Current Era - Common Era
Cefalonia - Kefalonia - Κεφαλονιά - Cephalonia - Kefallinia
Celsius °C
Centrifugal force
Centripetal force
Certificate of Competence (ICC): permits bareboat yacht charters
Cetaceans - whales, dolphins and porpoises
Chain - Anchor chain - anchor rode
Chalara - Vagia - Βάγια: Koutala bay on the south coast of Serifos
Chalavra (Makronisi) - Nes Chalavra - Νες Χάλαβρα - Nisia Stifis - Νησιά Στίφης: island group SW of Lipsi
Chalki - Halki, Khalki, Χάλκη: island in the Dodecanese
Chalkidiki: north Aegean
Chania: port in Crete
Charkadio: cave on Tilos
Chart - the nautical chart
Chart Datum - Tidal reference planes: These fictitious planes are used as the sounding datum for the tidal heights
Chart Diamond: Position of tabulated tidal stream data
Chart projections
Chart terms: Greek
Chart terms: Turkish
Charts: nautical publications for Greece, Turkey…
Charts and pilot guides
Charted depths
Charter bases - yacht charter bases in the Ionian and Aegean Seas
Charter companies in Greece and Turkey
Charter yachts: sailing boats for charter
Cherronisos - Cheronisos, Χερρόνησος, Agios Giorgios/Georgios: bay on the NW coast of Sifnos
Chios - Hios, Khios, Χίος: island in the north-east Aegean
Chloris - Cloris : goddess and a nymph loved by Zephyrus (west Wind)
Chochlakoura - Kouloura, Hohlakoura, Κουλούρα, Χοχλακούρα: bay on Lipsi
Chora - χώρα, hora: toponym
Chorgota - Xοργοτά, Platy Limani, Πλατύ Λιμάνι: bay on the NE coast of Kefalonia
Chorio - Χωριόι: “village” e.g. on Kimolos
Chozoviotissa - Panagia Hozoviotissa, Μονή της Παναγίας της Χοζοβιώτισσας: Monastery on Amorgos
Chrisopigi - Chrysopigi, Χρυσοπηγή: bay and "Our Lady of the Golden Spring” Monastery on Sifnos
Christiana - Χριστιανά: volcanic islands south of Santorini
Chrysi Milia - Χρυσή Μηλιά: bay on Alonissos
Chryssospilia - Χρυσοσπηλιά: the “golden cave” on Folegandros
Classical orders
Clearance height - vertical clearance
Cleopatra marina in Preveza
Climate data of Greece and Turkish coasts
Climate data Athens
Climate data Bodrum
Climbing - Kalymnos climbing routes
Cloris - Chloris : goddess and a nymph loved by Zephyrus (west Wind)
Cloud cover climate data
Cloud - reflection of light: loom, looming
Clouds - forecast Meltemia, Meltemi, Etesians
Clouds - orographic formation
Clouds - forecast rain
Cnidos - Knidos, Κνίδος
Coastal navigation course
Cokertme - Çökertme: bay and town east of Bodrum in the Gulf of Gökova
Collinear configuration of three celestial bodies: syzygy
Colonnade: peristasis
Colregs: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
Compass
Compass course: cc
Compass rose - compass card
Conventions for plotting on the chart: international-notation and plotting practices
Convergence of waves at headlands
Cook - chef cook, fully crewed charters
Copyright statement
Corfu: island in the north Ionian
Corinth Canal
Corinthian order
Coriolis force directs tidal bulges to the right
Coriolis force effects wind driven currents
Cos - kos: yacht charter base in the Dodecanese
Cotidal lines: locations where high tide occurs simultaneously
Couples: cabin charters or private charters?
Course coastal navigation
Course shaping - shaping a course, Course to Steer, CTS
Courtesy flag
Crete
Crewed yachts - crewed charters
Croatia - bareboat and crewed sailing holidays
Cross bearing
Crosstide
Crosswind
Cumulus & cumulonimbus clouds
Current coastal, tidal, streams
Curvature of the earth's surface - Distance of the horizon
Curvature of the earth's surface - Visibility of lights
Customs crossing the border between Greece and Turkey
Customs & port police
Cuvier's beaked whale
Cyclades - Kyklades - κυκλάς: island group in the Aegean Sea
Cyclades routes - itineraries
D
Dalaman airport - 30 minuten from GöcekDalmatian coast
Dalyan - Kaunos
Danger bearing
Dapia: port on Spetses
Daskalia - Russian bay: bay on Poros island, behind Daskalio islet
Datça port and Peninsula
Date line
Datum - chart datum, soundings, heights, ML, horizontal geodetic datum
Datum - elevations, LAT, CD, HW
Daylight - sun hours in Greece
Daymark: a navigational aid, distinctively marked to maximize its visibility in daylight
Dead reckoning
Decimal separator
Declination, magnetic: magnetic variation
Declination of the Moon and Sun
Delos - Dilos, Δήλος: the central island of the Cyclades
Dendro - Kedro, Κέδρο: bay on Donousa
Depth and CD Chart Datum
Depth sounding fix
Derrick's Bay: anchorage on Dokos
Desimi - Δεσίμι, Desimou cove: anchorage on Lefkas
Despoti Nero - Despotiko Nero, Δεσποτικό Νερό, Agios Zacharias, Άγιος Ζαχαρίας: anchorages on Tilos
Despotiko - Δεσποτικό: island west of Antiparos
Deviation - magnetic deviation
Deviation table example
Dhokos: island west of Hydra
Diagram Nominal to luminous range
Diagram Course to Steer CTS
Diakofti - Stavros, Σταυρός, Διακόφτι: bay on Patmos
Dialiskari - Διαλισκάρι: beach in Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος bay on Sikinos
Diapontia islands - Othoni, Othonoi, Οθωνοί, Διαπόντια: island group NW of Corfu
Diaporia islets - Νήσοι Διαπόριοι: archipelago in the Saronic Gulf
Diaporos - Διάπορος: island off the eastern coast of Sithonia
Diaporos island - Διάπορος: cruising area Sithonia in Chalkidiki
Didim - Altınkum
Didyma site Didim marina
Dilek Peninsula - Dilek Yarımadası near Samos
Dimitrios - Agios Dimitrios, Άγιος Δημήτριος: bay on the SW coast of Kythnos
Dimitrios - Agios Dimitrios, Άγιος Δημήτριος: cove in Milos bay
Diolkos - Corinth Canal
Dipping range
Disclaimer
Distance of the horizon
Distances between Greek ports
Diurnal tide
Divergence of waves between headlands
Diver down flag
Dividers - nautical dividers, single handed dividers
Dodecahedron - compare Δωδεκάνησα (twelve islands)
Dodecanese - Dodekanisos, Δωδεκάνησα: island group in the east Aegean
Dodecanese sailing routes - cruising itineraries
Dokos: island west of Hydra
Dolphins and whales
Donate: make a donation
Donations: donate via Paypal, etc.
Donousa: Δονούσα: island in the Lesser Cyclades
Donousa: Stavros, Σταύρος, Δονούσα: main port of Donousa island
Doric order
Dorousa: Δορούσα: isle in the Saronic Gulf
Dörpfeld, Wilhelm: German archaeologist
Double angle fix
Double angle fix - Mathematics
Downloads and PDFs - Coastal Navigation Course: Exercises and Answers
Downwash of cool air
Draconis - caput draconis, lunar nodes, dragon's head ☊︎, ascending node
Draconis - cauda draconis, lunar nodes, dragon's tail ☋︎, descending node
Dravi - Draví, Δραví: west in Planitis bay on Kyra Panagia, Sporades
Drepano - Kaidhari: bay in the Argolic Gulf
Drift - DFT, rate: the speed of tidal stream
Drima - Κάτω Αντικέρι, Kato Andikeri, Δρίμα: island in the Lesser Cyclades
Drios - Trio, Trios, Δρυο, Δρυός: bay on Paros
“dry.” subdomain - all non-sailing related
Drymona - Drymonas, Δρυμώνας: bay on Leros
Drying height
Dubrovnik: port in the Adriatic
E
Eagleray - Periplous - pilot charts and harbour guidesEast Lycian coast - sailing holiday guide
Easter - Orthodox Easter Sunday dates
Eastern Sporades: Samos, Ikaria, Lesbos, Chios…
Ebb: the outgoing tide, draining bay, fjord, firth or estuary
Echinades - Ἐχινάδες: island group with Oxia in the Ionian
Eclipse is only possible when the line of nodes lies in the ecliptic
Ecliptic: Declination of the Moon and Sun
Eddies: circular currents of tidal water
Effimia - Agia Effimia, Efimia, Eufimia, Αγία Ευφημία: port on Kefalonia
Egina - Aegina, Αίγινα, Aigina: island in the Saronic
Eirini - Agia Eirini, Αγία Ειρήνη: village near Riva on SE tip of Thirasia
Eirini - Agia Eirini, Agia Irini, Αγία Ειρήνη: bay near Loutra on Kythnos
Eirini - Agia Eirini, Agia Irini, Αγία Ειρήνη: bay on the west coast of Paros
Ekinçik: gateway to Kaunos on the west Lycian Coast
Elafina and Elafos: the deer and doe statues of Mandraki port on Rhodes
Elafonisos: south Peloponnese route from Lefkas to Athens
Elafonisos: south Peloponese from the Argolic Gulf
Elevation of lights/lighthouses
Elevation: height (of a light) above Chart Datum
Elgin - Lord Elgin, Elgin marbles and Philhellenism
Elia - Ελιά: bay on the south coast of Mykonos
Elia, Epano Elia - (Επάνω) Ελιά: anchorages on the north-east tip of Meganisi
Elies: coves opposite Poros on the Peloponnese coast
Elini's beach: anchorage west of Emporios on Kalymnos
Elios - Έλιος, Neo Klima, Νέο Κλήμα: port on Skopelos
Emboriko Limani - Emporiko Limani: commercial port of Rhodes
Emilianos - Agios Emilianos, Άγιος Αιμιλιανός: Monastery, Church and bay on Symi
Emporios - Emporio, Εμπορειό, Εμπορειός: anchorage with mooring buoys on the west coast of Kalimnos
Emporios - Chalki Emporios, Chalki port, Χάλκη: port of Halki or Chálki
Emporios - Nimborio, Nimborios, Νημποριώς, Εμπορειός: bay near Symi port
Endexio - Endéxio, Ενδέξιο: east in Planitis bay on Kyra Panagia, Sporades
Entablature: Ionic order - horizontal part in classical architecture that rests on the columns
Epano Elia - Επάνω Ελιά: anchorages on the north-east tip of Meganisi
Ephesus - Ephesos: Ancient Greek settlement and archaeological site
Epidavros, Nea - Νέα Επίδαυρος: port in the Saronic Gulf
Epidavros, Palaia - Palea, Παλαιά Επίδαυρος: port and gateway to Epidaurus
Epiphany: when you suddenly become conscious of, something that is very important to you
Episkopi - Επισκοπή: port on the north coast of Kalamos
Epistyle: Ionic order - Architrave
Equinox: the moment when the Sun appears directly above the equator
Ereikoussa - Erikoussa, Erikousa, Ερείκουσσα: port and island NW of Corfu
Eristos - Εριστος: bay on the west coast of Tilos
Ermioni - Hermione, Ερμιόνη: port town on the Argolis facing Hydra
Ermoupoli - Ermoupolis, Ερμούπολη: port on Syros
Etesian - Meltemi winds
Estimated position - combining a DR position with a single LOP will give an EP
Estimated position, tide applied - DR with tidal movement (SET and DFT) will give an EP
Estimation of distance - various methods
Etiquette - Q flag & courtesy flag
Eufimia - Agia Effimia, Efimia, Αγία Ευφημία: port on Kefalonia
Exo Aetou - Εξω Αετόυ: bay near Vathy port on Ithaca
Exo Vathy - Εξω Βαθύ: village at Vathy bay on Astypalaia
F
Fahrenheit - °FFaliraki - Φαληράκι: port on Rhodes
Faliro: marina in Athens
Fanes - Φάνες, Fanai: port on Rhodes
Fanari - Φανάρι, Αμμουδιά, Ammoudia: bay on mainland Greece opposite Paxos
Faneromenis - Φανερωμένης: bay on Symi
Faragga - Paranges, Φάραγγα: bay on the south coast of Paros
Farmakonisi - Φαρμακονήσι: island NE of Patmos
Faros - Φάρος: bay and quay on Sifnos
Fassolou: bay near Faros on Sifnos
Fatourena - Φατούρενα: anchorage in Milos bay
Feeds - recent additions
Fellos - Φελλός: bay on Andros
Ferries and hydrofoils in Greece
Fethiye: port and yacht charter base in Lycia, Turkey
Fikiada - Φυκιάδα: anchorage on Sifnos
Fikiada - Fykiada, Φυκιάδα: part of “sandbar bay” on Kythnos
Filizi - Φυκιάδα: anchorages on Paros
Finikas - Foinikas, Φοίνικας: bay and port on Syros
Finike: port in east Lycia, Turkey
Finikia - Φοινικιά: quay and buoy under the Foinikia village on Santorini, Thira
Fira: village above Skala port on Santorini
Firakos - Gerakas, Γέρακας, Φιρακός: bay and mini port on the north tip of Alonissos
First Quarter - phases of the Moon
Fiscardo - Fiskardo, Φισκάρδο: port on Kefalonia
Fishing traditional and commercial techniques with nets and lines
Fishing – Trawling: Lights and shapes
Fiskardo - Fiscardo, Φισκάρδο: port on Kefalonia
Fix: label for the intersection of various LOPs, position fix
Fix by depth soundings
Fjord bay - Megali Vlichada, Μεγάλη Βλυχάδα: bay on the North tip of Amorgos
Flampouria - Φλαμπούρια: anchorage on the west coast of Kythnos
Flags - flag etiquette
Flights - airlines and useful airports
Flotillas in Greece and Turkey
Flotilla bareboats - assisted bareboat charters (Ionian)
Foinikas - Finikas, Φοίνικας: bay and port on Syros
Fokas - Agios Fokas, Άγιος Φωκάς: bay on Astypalaia
Foki - Φώκι: bay near Fiskardo on Kefalonia
Fokianos - Φωκιανός, Fokianou: anchorage in the Argolic Gulf
Folegandros: island in the SW Cyclades
Forecast areas - METAREA III (E)
Forecasts VHF Radio… for Greece and Turkey
Forecasts online for Greece and Turkey
Forecasting showers - rain and clouds
Formalities for crossing borders, entering the EU…
Foul seabed, #
Four point fix - piloting/pilotage
Fournos - Kipri, Φουρνος, Κυπρί: bay on Andros
Fournos - Fourni, Φουρνος, Φούρνοι: bay just south of Delos port
Fragkolimano - Φραγκολιμανο: anchorage near Corinth Canal in the Saronic Gulf
Friends - well, their websites anyway
Frieze: the wide central section of an entablature
Frikes - Φρίκες: port on Ithaca
Frostbite - windchill factor
Full charters & private gulet charters
Full Moon
Fully crewed charters - crewed yachts
Fumaroles on Nisyros
Function distance horizon
Function vertical sextant angle
Function vertical sextant angle for dipping beyond the horizon
Fyki - Φύκι: bay on the northern side of Othoni
Fykiada - Fikiada, Φυκιάδα: part of “sandbar bay” on Kythnos
Fyriplaka - Φυριπλάκα: beach and anchorage on the south coast of Milos
G
Gaidaros - Gaidouronisi, Γάιδαρος, Γαϊδουρονήσι, Donkey island: island north of TilosGaidaros - Didyma, Γάιδαρος: Megali Agkali anchorage on islet near Syros
Gaidouravlakos - Γαϊδουραύλακος: anchorage on Agathonisi
Gaidouroniso: the island at the SE of the Saronic Gulf
Gaios - Γάιος: main port of Paxos
Galatas: peloponesian port opposite Poros port
Galaxidi: port on the northern Peloponese passage
Galaxy - selected words
Gale: GALE = 8 and 9 bft • STORM = 10 bft or higher
Galissas - Γαλησσάς: village, port and anchorage on the west coast of Syros
Gamma cove: anchorage on the south coast of Despotiko
Ganema - Γάνεμα: anchorage in Koutala bay on the south coast of Serifos
Garrigue - garigue, phrygana: type of low scrubland in the Mediterranean
Garitsas: anchorage south of the Citadel of Corfu town
Gavrio - Γαύριο: port on Andros
Gavrolímní: local wind in the Ionian, Patras Gulf
Gefira - Γέφυρα: village opposite Monemvasia
Geographic range - included in the PDFs is the Geographical Range Table
George - St George, Agios Georgios, Άγιος Γεώργιος, Ormos Thessálona, Ag Georgíou Dysalona: bay on Symi
George - St George, Agios Georgios, Άγιος Γεώργιος: beach of Vigli bay on Rhodes
George - St George, Agios Georgios, Άγιος Γεώργιος: anchorage on Syrna (south of Astypalaia)
Georgios - Agios Georgios, Ayios Yioryios, Άγιος Γεώργιος: anchorage on Sikinos
Georgios - Agios Georgios, Agíou Georgíou, Αγίου Γεωργίου, Άγιος Γεώργιος: bay and harbour on Agathonisi
Georgios - Agios Georgios, Άγιος Γεώργιος: bay on Hydra
Georgios - Agios Georgios, Άγιος Γεώργιος: port of Irakleia, Lesser Cyclades
Georgios - Agios Georgios, Άγιος Γεώργιος: anchorage bay and village on NW Corfu
Georgios - Ayios Georgios, Άγιος Γεώργιος: shallow port on the north side of the Methana peninsula
Georgios - Cherronisos, Cheronisos, Άγιος Γεώργιος, Agios Giorgios: bay on the NW coast of Sifnos
Georgios - Navagio, Shipwreck, Agios Georgios: bay on Zakynthos
Georgios - Navagio, Shipwreck, Agios Georgios: bay on Zakynthos
Gerakas - Ieraka, Ierakas, Γέρακας, Γέρακα, Yerakas: port in the Argolic Gulf
Gerakas - Γέρακας, Firakos, Φιρακός: bay and fishing port on the north of Alonissos
Gerolimani - Yerolimani, Гερολιμάυι, Γερολιμένας: bay on Poros
Gerolimnionas - Γερολιμνιωνας, Kefali, Κεφαλί: bay on the SE coast of Kalamos
Ghoghlakari - Khokhlakari: bay adjacent to Kokkini on east Tilos
Giala - Γυάλα, Windmill bay: anchorage on the NW coast of Alonissos
Gyali - Giali, Yali, Γυαλί: island south of Kos
Gyali: local abbreviation of “Aegiali” on Amorgos
Gialiskari - Γιαλισκάρι: anchorage on NE Corfu
Gyalo: port village of “Aegiali” on Amorgos
Gibbous: waning and waxing Moon
Giorgios - Cherronisos, Cheronisos, Άγιος Γεώργιος, Agios Georgios: bay NW Sifnos
Gioura - Yioura, Γιούρα: island NE of Kyra Panagia, Sporades
Glaronisi (Glaros) - Γλάρος, Γλαρονήσι: islet in the Lesser Cyclades
Glipapas - Γλίπαπας, Porto Grosso, Glipapa: bay on Arki
Globicephala melas: Pilot Whale
Glossa - Γλώσσα, Loutraki, Λουτράκι: port on Skopelos
Glyfada - Γλυφάδα: town, marina, suburb of South Athens
GMDSS: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time: outdated acronym
GMT - Times: use Z or UTC, since without a time zone
Gnomonic projection - the nautical map
Göcek: port in west Lycia, Turkey
Goelettes - goélettes, gullets, caicco, caique, caïque, caicchi, gulets, goelettes: motorsailers of Turkey & Greece
Goulettes - gullets, caiques, gulets: blue cruises on motorsailers
Gökeva: port in Caria, Turkey
Gökkovar: bay in the Sığacık region, Ionia, Turkey
Gökova Körfezi - Gulf of Gökova: between Bodrum and Datça peninsulas, Carian coast
Gourna - Gournes, Γούρνες, Γούρνα: bay on Leros
Gouvia marina - Γουβιά Κέρκυρας: yacht charters hub on Corfu, North Ionian
GPS: Global positioning system
GPS Ionian islands - list of waypoints
Grammata - Γράμματα: anchorage on the west coast of Syros
Grampus griseus: Risso's dolphin
Gramvousa - Γραμβούσσα: islet with anchorages near Amorgos
Grana - Γράνα: anchorage on the south coast of Nisyros
Great circle: the circular intersection of a sphere and a plane passing through the sphere's center point
Greek climate historical data
Greek culture and temples classical orders
Greek terms found on the nautical charts
Greek toponyms - Ormos, Nisos, Oros, Stena, Kolpos, Vrakhos, Akrotirion…
Greek Waters Pilot - Heikell
Gregali: Ionian wind named after cape
Grikos - Groikos, Γροίκος: anchorage and village (with pier) on Patmos
Groceries: finding provisions for sailing in the Greek waters
Groynes and streams and eddies sailing upstream downstream
Guide to yacht charters and successful sailing holidays
Gulet companies - blue voyages and blue cruises in Turkey and Greece
Gulet companies - Croatia and the Adriatic Sea
Gulets - gullets & motorsailers
Güllük - Gulluk: port on the Turkish riviera, north of Bodrum: Ionia
Gümüslük: port between the Carian and Ionian coasts
Gyali - Giali, Yali, Γυαλί: island between Kos and Nisyros
Gyaros - Yiaros, Γυάρος: island west of Andros and Tinos
Gyres: large systems of circular ocean surface currents
Gytheio - Gythio, Gythion, Γύθειο: port on the east Mani Peninsula, South Peloponnese
H
Halicarnassus - Halicarnassos, Halikarnassos: ancient city at BodrumHalki - Chalki, Χάλκη: island and port near Rhodes
Halki - Chalki, Χάλκη: village and former capital of Naxos
Halkidiki - Chalkidiki: north Aegean
Haze: visibility of 1 to 2 NM
Heat capacity: coastal breezes
Heatwaves: climate crisis
Height of Light - the elevation of e.g. the lighthouse
Heikell - Greek Waters Pilot
Hellenistic period - 323 BCE till 30 BCE
Hemisphere: division of the globe into two equal northern and southern halves by the Equator
Heptanese - Seven Islands, Eptanisa, Ionian islands, Ἑπτάνησα
Hermione - Hermioni, Ermioni, Ερμιόνη: port town on the Argolis facing Hydra
Hermoupolis - Ermoupoli, Ερμούπολη: main port on Syros
Hexapolis: Kos, Knidos, Lalysos, Lindos, Halikarnassos and Kamiros
Hios: Chios, Khios, Χίος: island in the north-east Aegean
Hippokrates: Sanctuary of Aphrodite and the Tree of Hippokrates on Kos
Hisarönü Körfezi - Hisaronu or Hisarönü Gulf, Gulf of Symi
Hohlakoura - Kouloura, Chochlakoura, Κουλούρα, Χοχλακούρα: bay on Lipsi
Hoi polloi: riffraff, the masses
Holiday season: the best time to sail in the Aegean and Ionian Seas
Horizon estimation of the height of an object, using the horizon
Horizontal Geodetic Datum is used to measure a horizontal position in latitude and longitude
Hostess - fully crewed yachts, captain, deckhand, chef cook…
Hovercraft - lights and shapes
Hoylaki: anchorage in Agios Fokas bay on Astypalaia
Hozoviotissa - Panagia Chozoviotissa, Μονή της Παναγίας της Χοζοβιώτισσας: Monastery on Amorgos
Hurricane - typhoon, cyclone
Hurricanes: medicanes in the Mediterranean and the climate emergency
Hydra - island and port in the Argosaronic Gulf
Hydrofoils - lights and shapes
Hypothermia - wind chill forecasts
I
IALA: International Association of Lighthouse AuthoritiesIalyssos - Trianta, Τριάντα, Ιαλυσός: bay and resort on NW Rhodes
Ialysus - Ialysos: ancient Doric city on Rhodes
Ice in clouds: ice has a diffuse and fuzzy cloud edge
Identification of cetaceans: guide to whales and dolphins of the Aegean and Ionian
Identification of lights: colours, periods, phase characteristics of AtoNs
Idiot: an idiot doesn't vote!
Ieraka - Ierakas, Gerakas, Γέρακας, Γέρακα, Yerakas: port in the Argolic Gulf
Ierapetra - Ιεράπετρα: most southern town of Crete and even Europe
Igoumenitsa - Ηγουμενίτσα: port on mainland Greece opposite Corfu
Imerolia - Ημερολιά: bay west of Kassiopi on Corfu
Immanuel: Hebrew for “God with us”
Imporeios - Emporeios, Εμπορειός, Alimnias: port on Alimia
Imray publications - nautical charts and pilot guides
Inclination of the Moon's orbit: orbital tilt of the Moon
Index error of sextant: when the index mirror and the horizon mirror are not parallel at zero
Interference - neap and spring tide - deconstructive and constructive interference
Intermediate tides: days of non-springs and non-neaps
International Certificate of Competence - ICC: permits bareboat yacht charters
Interpolation to find relative time and height of HW and LW at secondary port
Interpolation between neap and spring via Rule of Seven
Ioannis - Agios Ioannis, Άγιος Ιωάννης: bay on Kythnos
Ioannis - Agios Ioannis, Άγιος Ιωάννης, Katholiko, Καθολικό: bay on Syrna
Ioannis - Agios Ioannis, Άγιος Ιωάννης, St John: bay on Milos
Ioannis - Agios Ioannis, Άγιος Ιωάννης: Diasporia islet, Saronic Gulf
Ioannou - Agiou Ioannou, Αγίου Ιωάννου: anchorage at Agios Giannakis beach, Corfu
Ioannou - Agiou Ioannou, Αγίου Ιωάννου: anchorage in Naoussa bay, Paros
Ionia: the Ionian coast of Turkey
Ionian islands: Corfu, Lefkas, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Kythira…
Ionian sea: waters between Albania, Southern Italy, mainland Greece and the Peloponnese
Ionian coast of Turkey - sailing guide
Ionic - classical orders: Corinthian Doric and Ionic compared
Ionic order architectural terminology
Ionic or Ionian: Io or Ion
Ios: island and port in the south Cyclades
Ioulis - Ioulida: capital and Chora of Kea
Iraklia - Irakleia, Ηράκλεια: island in the Lesser Cyclades south of Naxos
Iridescence: appearing differently coloured when viewed from different directions
Irini - Agia Irini, Eirini, Αγία Ειρήνη: bay on the west coast of Paros
Irini - Agia Irini, Eirini, Αγία Ειρήνη: anchorage SE of Loutra on kythnos
Islam in the secular state of Turkey
Island hopping by ferries and hydrofoils
Isobath - contours: lines connecting positions with the same depth
Isophase: phase characteristic with an equal duration of light and darkness
Isternion - Υστερνίων, Isternia: beach, bar, quay on Tinos
Isthmus: narrow strip of land connecting two large land areas
Isthmus of Corinth and the Diolkos
Italida - Ιταλίδα: anchorage on Pano Koufonisi, Lesser Cyclades
Ithaca - Ithaka, Ithaki, Ιθάκη, Thiaki: island in the south Ionian
Itineraries • Aegean 3 – 12 weeks out of Athens
Itineraries • Cyclades out of Paros, Parikia, Syros, Mykonos or Lavrion/Athens
Itineraries • Dodecanese out of Kos, Rhodes
Itineraries • Ionian Sea out of Lefkas, Preveza, Sami, Corfu (Gouvia)
Itineraries • oneways between Lefkas, Corfu, Athens, Paros, Kos, Rhodes
Itineraries • Saronic & Argolic Gulfs out of Athens: Alimos, Lavrion, Olympia marinas
Itinerary for 3 months combining the Aegean and the Ionian Seas
K
Kaidhari - Drepano: bay in the Argolic GulfKakistocracy: government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens
Kalados - Kalantos, Καλαντός: port on the south coast of Naxos
Kalafatis - Καλαφάτης: anchorage on the south coast of Mykonos
Kalamaki marina - top yacht charters out of Athens
Kalamata - Καλαμάτα: port on the South coast of the Peloponnese
Kalami - Καλάμι: anchorage on NE Corfu
Kalamiotissa: Monastery Panagia Kalamiotissa on Anafi
Kalamitsa - Sarakiniko, Καλαμίτσα: bay on the SE coast of Antipaxos
Kalamitsa Gulf - Καλαμίτσα: wide bay on the west coast of Skyros
Kalamos - Κάλαμος: port and island in the South Ionian
Kalantos - Kalados, Καλαντός: port on the south coast of Naxos
Kalimnos - Kalymnos, Κάλυμνος: port and island in the Dodecanese
Kalkan: port on the east Lycian coast, Turkey
Kallikatsou - Καλικατσού: anchorage south of Groikos, Grikos on Patmos
Kalloni - Καλλονή: port in the Saronic Gulf
Kalo Limani - Κάλω Λιμάνι, Ayia Sofia, Ἁγία Σοφία: anchorage on the east coast of Kefalonia
Kalo Livadi - Καλό Λιβάδι: anchorage on the south coast of Mykonos
Kalo Livadi - Καλό Λιβάδι: bay on the east coast of Kythnos
Kalo Pigadi - Καλο Πηγάδι: anchorage in Partheni bay on Leros
Kalogiron - Λιβάδι Καλογήρων: bay and fishing harbour on Patmos
Kalotaritissa - Καλοταρίτισσα: bay near the south-west tip of Amorgos
Kalotaritissa - Καλοταρίτισσα: village at the anchorage of Roussa, Donousa
Kalotiri - Καλοτυρι: bay between Nikouria and Amorgos
Kalymnos - Kalimnos, Κάλυμνος: ferry port and island in the Dodecanese
Kamares - Καμάρες: ferry port on Sifnos
Kamari - Καμάρι: port and bay under the SW tip of Kos
Kampos - Kambos, Κάμπος: bay on Patmos
Kameires Skala - Kamiros Skala, Κάμειρος Σκάλα: port on Rhodes
Kameni - Καμένη: volcanic new islets in the middle of Santorini
Kameni - Kaminia, Καμίνια, Καμένη: anchorage and fishing port near Hydra port
Kamili: anchorage well south of Monemvasia to visit the Kastania cave
Kaminakia - Καμινάκια: bay on the south shores of Astypalaia
Kaminia - Καμίνια, Kameni, Καμένη: anchorage and fishing port near Hydra port
Kanala - Κανάλα: bay on the SE of Kythnos
Kapela - Καπελά, Ormos Kapali: bay east of Vathy on Meganisi
Kapsolimionas - Καψολιμιώνας: anchorage near Agia Effimia on Kefalonia
Karathonas: anchorage south of Navplio, Argolic Gulf
Karavostasi - Καραβοστάση: only port of Folegandros
Karbounolakos - Καρβουνόλακος: anchorage on the south of Irakleia, Lesser Cyclades
Kardamaina - Kardamena, Καρδάμαινα: port near Kos airport on Kos
Kardianis - Giannaka, Καρδιανής, Γιαννάκη: bay on the SW shores of Tinos
Kariotis: anchorage in the SE of Marathona bay on Aegina
Karmou Ammos - Καρμού Άμμος: anchorage on the north coast of Rineia
Karos - Keros, Κέρος: islet in the Little Cyclades
Karpathos - Κάρπαθος: island in the south Dodecanese
Kaş: port in east Lycia, Turkey
Kasari - Κάσαρη: anchorage in Schino bay, Rineia
Kasos - Κάσος, Kassos: island in the south Dodecanese
Kassandra - Κασσάνδρα: west promontory of Chalkidiki
Kassiopi - Κασσιόπη: harbour on the north coast of Corfu
Kastellorizo - Καστελλόριζο: easternmost island of Greece, Dodecanese
Kastos - Κάστος: port, island in the South Ionian
Kastraki: archaeological site near Maistros bay, Agathonisi
Kastri: islet in Kamari bay, Kos
Kastro - Κάστρο: anchorage on the east coast of Sifnos
Kastro - Andros, Chora, Κάστρο: Andros port on the east coast
Kastro: toponym referring to a (Venetian) castle
Katabatic wind: cold dense air pulled downhill by gravity (causing gusts)
Katafou - Κατάφου: inlet in Pacheia Ammos bay on Astypalaia
Katakolon - Κατάκολο: port on the Peloponnese to visit Olympia site
Katapola - Κατάπολα: port on Amorgos
Katapola north pier - Ξυλοκερατίδι, Xilokeratidi: pier near Katapola on Amorgos
Katavothra - Katavathra: 3 anchorages on the NW coasts of Skiathos
Kateleios - (Kato) Katelios, (Κάτω) Κατελειός: unfinished port on the south tip of Kefalonia
Katholiko - Agios Ioannis, Άγιος Ιωάννης, Καθολικό: bay on Syrna
Katholiko - Καθολικό: bay on Agathonisi
Kato Koufonisi - Κάτω Κουφονήσι: island in the Lesser Cyclades
Kato Andikeri - Κάτω Αντικέρι, Dríma, Δρίμα: island in the Lesser Cyclades
Kato Kampos - Akrotiri, Ακρωτήρι: deep inlet on Amorgos
Kato Katelios - Kateleios, (Κάτω) Κατελειός: unfinished port on the south tip of Kefalonia
Kato Mersine - Manolonisi, Μανωλονήσι, Κάτω Μερσίνη: bay on the west coast of Polyaigos
Katsadia - Κατσαδιά: bay with two anchorages on the south coast of Lipsi
Kaunos - Dalyan: archeological site west lycian coast, Turkey
Kavala - Καβάλα: port near Thasos on mainland Greece
Kavia - Koundouros, Καβια, Κούνδουρος: bay on SW Kea
Kavouri - Bisti, Μπίστι: anchorage on SW Hydra
Kechria - Κεχριά: anchorage on NW Skiathos
Kedro - Dendro, Κέδρο: bay on Donousa
Kefali - Gerolimnionas, Γερολιμνιωνας, Κεφαλί: bay on SE Kalamos
Kefali - Κεφαλί: cape and anchorage on the SE tip of Meganisi
Kefalonia - Kefallinia, Kefallonia, Cephalonia, Kephalonia, Κεφαλονιά: island in the South Ionian
Kekova: island off the east Lycian coast, Turkey
Kellet: how-to safely reduce the scope of a non-chain anchor system
Kemer: port of entry on the east Lycian coast, Turkey
Kerasia - Κεράσια: anchorage on NE Corfu
Keri: port in the Zakynthos Marine Park
Kerkira - Κέρκυρα, Kerkyra, Corfu: island and town in the North Ionian
Kerme - Gulf of Kerme, Κεραμεικός Κόλπος, Gökova Körfezi: between Bodrum and Datça peninsulas, Carian coast
Keros - Karos, Κέρος: islet in the Little Cyclades
Khalki - Chalki, Halki, Χάλκη: island in the Dodecanese
Khios: Chios, Hios, Χίος: island in the north-east Aegean
Khokhlakari - Ghoghlakari: bay adjacent to Kokkini on east Tilos
Kilada - Koilada, Κοιλάδα, Koiladhia: port and fishing village in the Argolic Gulf
Kimolos - Κίμωλος: island near Milos in the South Cyclades
Kinaros - Κίναρος: stepping stone island between the Dodecanese and Cyclades
Kini - Κίνι: bay on the west coast of Syros
Kioni - Κιόνι: port on Ithaca
Kipiadi - Κιπιάδι: bay on east Paxos
Kipri - Fournos, Φουρνος, Κυπρί: bay on Andros
Kira Panagia - Kyra Panagia, Pelagos, Κυρά Παναγιά: island in the Northern Sporades
Kithira - Kythera, Kythira, Cythera, Κύθηρα: island in the South Ionian, closer to Athens
Kithnos: island in the northern Cyclades
Kitriani - Κιτριανή: anchorage and islet off the South of Sifnos
Kiva - micro-lending, charity
Kleftiko - Κλέφτικο: anchorage on the south coast of Milos
Kleptocracy and kakistocracy
Knidos - Cnidus, Κνίδος: archaeological site on the Datça peninsula
Knots - Nautical miles per hour
Koilada - Kilada, Κοιλάδα, Koiladhia: port and fishing village in the Argolic Gulf
Kokkalias - Κοκκαλιάς: bay on Peristera, island east of Alonisos
Kokkina: cove and beach in the east of Agios Petros bay on Kyra Panagia
Kokkina: beach and anchorage in Lakki bay, Leros
Kokkini - Κοκκίνι: bay on the east coast of Tilos
Kokkino - Κόκκινο: bay on Kounoupi, south of Astypalea
Kokkino - Κόκκινο, Red Beach: anchorage on Akrotiri, Santorini
Kokkinokastro - Κοκκινόκαστρο: bay on the east coast of Alonisos
Kolimpithra - Κολυμπήθρα: bay on the north coast of Tinos
Kolimpithres - Κολυμπήθρες: anchorage in Naoussa bay on Paros
Kolios - Κολιός: anchorage in Platania bay on the south coast of Skiathos
Kolitsani - Κολιτσάνι: anchorage south of Ios port
Kolomvos - Kolumbo, Κολούμπο: active submarine volcano near Santorini
Kolona - Κολώνα: part of Sandbar bay near Mericha on Kythnos
Kolona: archaeological site Aegina town
Kolopoulou - Akti: anchorage on Meganisi
Kolumbo - Κολούμπο: active submarine volcano near Santorini
Kolymbia - Kolymia, Κολύμπια: bay and mini port on the SE of Rhodes
Korakas - Κόρακας: bay at the SW tip of Alonissos
Korakas - Korakonisia, Κόρακας: anchorage in the Argolic Gulf
Korfo - Κόρφο: local wind in the Ionian
Korfos - Κόρφος: bay and quay in the west Saronic Gulf
Korfos - Κόρφος: beach and bay south of the old port of Mykonos
Korfou - Korfos, Κόρφου, Κόρφος: bay, village and mini port on Thirasia
Korfu - Kerkira, Κέρκυρα, Kerkyra, Corfu: island and town in the North Ionian
Korinthe - Korinth, Corinth, Korinthos, Κόρινθος: (ancient) city and canal
Korissia - Korisia, Κορησσία: port in Ag Nikolaos on Kea
Körmen: port on the north side of Datça peninsula
Kornati: archipelago in Croatia
Koroni - Κορώνη: port on the Messenia promontory of the Peloponnese
Korthi - Korthiou, Κόρθι, Κορθίου: port on the SE of Andros
Kos - Κως: port, marina, yacht charters base and island in the Dodecanese
Koufonisi - Pano Koufonisi, Πάνω Κουφονήσι: island in the Lesser Cyclades
Koufonisia - Κουφονήσια: island group in the Lesser Cyclades
Koukounaries - Κουκουναριές: anchorage on the SE of Skiathos
Koulouki - Κουλούκι: anchorage in Lakki bay, Leros
Kouloura - Chochlakoura, Hohlakoura, Κουλούρα, Χοχλακούρα: bay on Lipsi
Kouloura - Κουλούρα: fishing port and anchorage on NE Corfu
Koumbaras - Koumpara, Κουμπάρα: bay north of Ios port
Koumelas - Κουμελας: bay on the north tip of Tinos
Koundouros - Kavia, Καβια, Κούνδουρος: bay on SW Kea
Kounoupi - Kounoupoi, Kounoupa, Κουνούπα: islet south of Astypalaia
Kouselio: the south bay in Lipsi port
Koutala - Κουτάλα: bay on the south coast of Serifos
Koutalas: anchorage in Koutala bay on the south coast of Serifos
Koutsomiti - Koutsomyti, Koutsomytis, Koutsomitis: islet south of Astypalea
Krioneri: beach and anchorage east of Parga
Kryoneri - Κρυονέρι: seaside resort in the Gulf of Patras, east of Mesolongi
Kubuntu and Linux tips
Kudos: praise or recognition
Kuşadası - Kusadasi: port opposite Samos on the Ionian coast, Turkey
Kyklades - Cyclades, Κυκλάδες: archipelago in the Aegean
Kyllini - Cyllene, Κυλλήνη: ferry port on the west tip of the Peloponnese
Kyparissi - Κυπαρίσσι: quay and village in the Argolic Gulf
Kyparissia - Κυπαρισσία: port on the west coast of the Peloponnese
Kyra Panagia - Kira Panayia, Pelagos, Κυρά Παναγιά: island in the Northern Sporades
Kythira - Kythera, Kithira, Cythera, Κύθηρα: island in the South Ionian, closer to Athens
Kythnos: island in the northern Cyclades
L
Lagada - Langada: centre of Aegiali on AmorgosLagana: main bay in the National Marine Park of Zakynthos
Lakka - Λάκκα: bay on the far north of Paxos
Lakki - Λακκί: bay and marina on Leros
Lakonikos Kolpos - Laconian Gulf, Λακωνικός Κόλπος: gulf in the SE Peloponnese
Lalaria - Λαλάρια: beach on the north of Skiathos
Lampis - Lampi, Λάμπης: anchorage on the NE of Patmos
Landmarks and placeholder chart symbols
Lanta - Lada, Λάντα: bay on Kounoupi, south of Astypalea
Laspi - cove in Dravi, Planitis bay on Kyra Panagia
Last-minutes and last minute yacht charters
Lateral marks - direction of buoyage
Latitudes and longitudes
Lavrio - Lavrion, Laurion, Laurium, Λαύριο: port for sailboat rentals on the south of Attica
Lavatses: cove in Gournes bay on Leros
Lazareto - Λαζαρέτο: cove west of Zogeria bay on Spetses
Lazy lines - lazy-lines: Med Mooring without using the anchor.
Leading lines provided by a range of two navigation marks
Leading lights: two lighted marks forming a range
Ledou: islet in Diaporia in the Saronic Gulf
Leeway: the angle a yacht is pushed off course by wind
Leeway: the angle a yacht is pushed off course by wind
Lefkas - Levkas, Lefkada, Leukade, Λευκάδα: island and canal in the South Ionian
Lefkimmi - Λευκίμμη: port, river mouth, town on Corfu
Leftos Gialos - Λεφτός Γιαλό: bay on Alonissos
Lemnos - Limnos, Λήμνος: island in the NE Aegean
Leonidion - Leonidhion, Leonidio, Λεωνίδιο: town and port (Plaka) in the Argolic Gulf
Leros - Λέρος: island in the Dodecanese
Leros marina - east in Lakki bay, Leros
Levitha: stepping stone island between Cyclades & Dodecanese
Levka - Lefka, Λευκά: anchorage on the north of Andros
Lientou - Λιεντού: anchorage near Lipsi port
Ligaries - Λυγαριές: beach near Kechria bay on Skiathos
Lighthouses - major lights
Lights of navaids/AtoNs
Lights according to colregs
Ligia - Lygia, Λυγιά: (fishing) port on mainland Greece opposite Antipaxos
Limani - toponym: port
Limani - Λιμάνι, Skantzouras, Σκάντζουρας: the only permitted anchorage on Skantzoura
Limenaria - Λιμενάρια: port on the SSW of Thasos
Limenas - Λιμένας, Limenas Thasou: capital and port on the north of Thasos
Limeni - Λιμένι: port on the south of the Peloponnese
Limin Kalimnou - Kalymnos, Kalimnos Κάλυμνος, Pothia, Πόθια : port of Kalymnos
Limionari - Λιμιονάρι, Little Eden: bay north of Vathys on Kalymnos
Limioniza - Λιμνιώνιζα: bay on the south coast of Hydra
Limnionas - Λιμνιώνας: shallow port on NW Kos
Limnonari - Λιμνονάρι: bay and beach on south Skopelos
Limnos - Lemnos, Λήμνος: island in the NE Aegean
Linaria - Λιναριά: port on Skyros
Lindos - Λίνδος: port, bay and town on Rhodes
Line of position - LOP
Liotrivi - Λιοτρίβι: small cove on the east of Kythnos
Lipsi - Leipsi, Λειψοί: island and port in the Dodecanese
Liston: west part of Corfu/Kerkira town
Literature - books, maps and pilot guides
Livada - Λιβαδά: anchorage near the east tip of Tinos
Livadakia - Λιβαδάκια: bay on the north coast of Peristera
Livadi - Λιβάδι : bay and marina on Serifos
Livadi - Λιβάδι : bay south of Myrsini on Schinoussa
Livadi - Λιβάδι : wonderful bay on Patmos
Livadi - Λιβάδι, Korissia: little port in Ag Nikolaos on Kea
Livadia - Λιβάδια: main port on Tilos
Livadia - Λιβάδια: bay below Chora on Astypalaia
Livoskopos - Λιβοσκοπός: bay and beach on the north side of Anafi
Lixouri - Ληξούρι: port on the SW of Kefalonia
Logbooks - collection of sailing logs, yacht charter adventures in Greece and Turkey
Longitudes - coordinates and positions
Longos - Loggos, Λόγγος, Λογγός: fishing village and port on Paxos
LOP - Line of Position
Lousa - Aosa: anchorage on the east coast of Kythnos
Loutra - Λουτρά: port on the NE of Kythnos
Loutraki - Γλώσσα, Glossa, Λουτράκι: port on Skopelos
Loxodrome: arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle
Lunar cycle = 29.5 days
Lunar day = tidal day ≠ solar day
Lunar hour: 6 lunar hours = 6 h 12 m 30 s solar time
Lunar nodes: Caput/Cauda Draconis, dragon's head ☊︎/tail ☋︎, ascending/descending node
Lunar standstill: relative position of the Moon furthest north/south from the celestial equator
Luxury charters and cruises with captain/skipper, chef cook and hostesses
Lycian coast east - Turkey
Lycian coast west - Turkey
M
Macrotidal: a tidal range higher than 4 metresMagnetic course: tc = mc + var
Magnetic deviation: the compass error caused by local magnetic fields inside the boat
Magnetic declination = magnetic variation
Magnetic inclination: angle between the magnetic field and the horizontal plane
Magnetic north: the direction that a compass needle points to
Magnetic variation = magnetic declination
Maistratos: fishing harbour of Argostoli on Kefalonia
Maistro - Maistros, Maestral wind
Maistros - Maïstros, Μαϊστρός: anchorage on the north coast of Agathonisi
Makris Gialos - Μακρύς γυαλός: bay on the NE of Zakynthos
Makronisi - Μακρονήσι: islet south of Arki
Makronisi - Μακρονήσι, Nes Chalavra, Νες Χάλαβρα, Nisia Stifis, Νησιά Στίφης: islet south of Lipsi
Makro Aspronisi - Μακρό Ασπρονήσι: islet east of Lipsi
Makry Aspronisi - Μακρύ Ασπρονήσι: islet east of Lipsi
Maleas - Malea, Μαλέας: cape at the SE of the Peloponese
Maliadiko - Μαλλιάδικο: cove in Koutala bay on the south coast of Serifos
Malli - Μαλλί: beach and anchorage in Koumelas bay on the north tip of Tinos
Maltezana - Μαλτεζάνα, Analipsi, Ανάληψη: mini-port and bay on the south of Astypalaia
Maltezi: anchorage in Katapola bay on Amorgos
Mama Mia! - ABBA islands Skiathos and Skopelos
Mandraki - Μανδρακι: historical port on Rhodes
Mandraki - Μανδρακι: ferry port and capital of Nisyros
Mandraki: toponym used for enclosed or fortified harbours in the eastern Aegean
Mandraki - Μανδρακι: south anchorage on Psathoura
Mandraki - Μανδρακι: anchorage east of Hydra port on Hydra
Mandraki - Μανδρακι: marina on the north side of the Old Fortress, Corfu town
Mandraki - Μανδρακι: fishing harbour at Monemvasia
Manganari - Μαγγανάρι: anchorages on the south of Ios
Mani - Μάνη: middle peninsula of the southern Peloponnese
Manolas: village above Korfou, and the bay of Agios Nikolaos on Thirasia
Manolis: Greek name derived from Immanuel, Hebrew for “God with us”
Manolis - Manoli, Νήσοι Μανώλη, Refoulia, Ρεφούλια: islet group between Lipsi and Arki
Manolonisi - Μανωλονήσι: islet and anchorage on the west of Polyaigos
Maps: nautical publications, pilot guids and charts
Maratha: beach at the Koukounaries anchorage on the SE of Skiathos
Maratho - Marathonta, Μάραθο, Μαραθώντα: bay on the north of Pserimos
Marathos - Marathi, Μαράθι, Μάραθος: island with mooring buoys in the east of Arki
Marathona: bay with several anchorages on Aegina
Marathonisi: islet in the Marine Park of Zakynthos
Marathopoli - Μαραθόπολη: port on the west Messinia peninsula of the Peloponnese
Marina - Agia Marina, Αγία Μαρίνα: bay and islet on the east coast of Symi
Marina - Agia Marina, Αγία Μαρίνα: port and bay on the NE coast of Aegina
Marina - Agia Marina, Αγία Μαρίνα: village, bay and quay on the east coast of Leros
Marks: buoys as AtoNs
Marmagkas - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος, Μάρμαγκας: beach and bay on NE Ithaca
Marmara - Μάρμαρα: bay on east Paros
Marmaris:yacht charter base, Caria, Turkey
Maroni - Μαρόνι: anchorages in Ag Emilianos bay, NW Symi
Mastichari - Mastikhari, Μαστιχάρι: port on the north of Kos
Mathematics: how to convert degrees into radians
Mathematics of distance of horizon
Mathematics of running fixes
Mathematics of sextant angles
Mathraki - Μαθράκι: Diapontia island west of Corfu
Mausoleum: the grave of King Mausolus at Halicarnassos, Bodrum
Maura - Santa Maura, Agia Mavra, Lefkas, Λευκάδα,Lefkada: fortress and Italian name of Lefkas
Mavrianou - Μαυριάνου: bay with anchorage at Stifo beach on SE Kythnos
Mavrospilia - Μαυροσπήλια, Sykia: anchorage in St Andreas bay, Kimolos
Mazioti: bay west of Cape Pyrgos on the south coast of Aegina
Mediterranean mooring - med mooring manoeuvre, med style mooring
Mediterranean - weather forecasts, VHF, Radio, NAVTEX
Mediterranean - yacht charters guide, med sailing
Megayachts - mega yachts, crewed yacht charters
Mega Gialos - Μέγας Γιαλός, Megas Gialos, Ampelas, Abelas, Αμπέλα: bay on the south of Syros
Megas Potamos - Prasies, Μέγας Ποταμός, Πρασιές: bay on the south of Anafi
Megali Vlichada - Fjord bay, Μεγάλη Βλυχάδα: bay on the north of Amorgos
Megali Ammos - Μεγάλη Άμμος, Siferi: beach and anchorage west of Bourtzi on Skiathos
Megali Agkali: anchorage on Didyma/Gaidaros islet at entrance Ermoupoli, Syros
Megalos Mourtias - Megali Mourtia, Μεγάλος Μουρτιάς: largest of the Mourtia bays on the south of Alonissos
Megali Dilos - Rineia, Ρήνεια: island next to Dilos and Mykonos
Megali Ammos - Μεγάλη Άμμος: anchorage in Milos bay
Megalo Livadi - Μεγάλο Λιβάδι: bay on the west of Serifos
Megalo Ammoni - Μεγαλο Αμόνι: bay in the west of the Saronic Gulf
Megalos Aselinos - Μεγάλος Ασεληνος: anchorage on NW Skiathos
Megalo Chorio - big village: castle above Ag Antonios, Tilos
Megalo Neorio: bay on the west of Poros island
Megalochori - Μεγαλοχώρι: port on Agistri, Saronic Gulf
Meganisi - Μεγανήσι: island immediately to the ESE of Lefkada
Melancholy - Melancholia: one of the four classic temperaments
Meli - Meloi, Μελόϊ: bay on the east coast of Patmos
Melitsachas - Μελιτσάχας: fishing port opposite Telendos on Kalymnos
Meltemi - Meltemia, Etesians
Menidi - Menidion, Μενίδι: port in the Gulf of Amvrakia
Mercator - Mercator projection
Merichas - Mericha, Μέριχας: ferry port on Kythnos
Meridian: the locus connecting points of equal longitude, east or west
Merikas - Μέρικας: bay on west Patmos
Mersinçik: bay on the north of Datça peninsula
Mersine - Μερσίνη: the actual bay at Manolonisi, Polyaigos
Mersini - Myrsini, Μυρσίνη: port of Schinoussa, Lesser Cyclades
Mesianos - Μεσιανός, Lygias, Λυγιάς: anchorage in Miso/Ampelia bay, Rineia
Mesolongi - Mesolonghi, Mesolongion, Μεσολόγγι: port in the Gulf of Patras
Mesotidal: a tidal range between 2 metres and 4 metres
Messenian Gulf - Messiniakos Kolpos: sea between Messenia and Mani, Peloponnese
Meteorological visibility and Optical Range Table
Methana - Μέθανα: peninsula and port in the Saronic
Methoni - Μεθώνη: port on Messenia, Peloponnese
Metochia - Metochion (singular): dependency of a monastic community
Metope: a rectangular element of the Doric order, between triglyphs in a frieze
Mezapos - Μέζαπος: port on Mani, Peloponnese
Microtidal: a tidal range lower than 2 metres
Micro Ammoni - Μικρό Αμόνι, Dimani: bay in the Saronic Gulf
Midas touch: the reverse of “Sadim touch”
Mikonos - Mykonos, Μύκονος: island in the Cyclades
Mikri Vlichada - Μικρή Βλυχάδα: bay on north Amorgos
Mikri Psili Ammos - Μικρή Ψιλή Άμμος: bay and beach on west Patmos
Mikri Mourtia - Mikros Mourtias - Μικρός Μουρτιάς: bay on SW Alonissos
Mikros Aselinos - Μικρός Ασεληνος: bay and beach on NW Skiathos
Mikros Gialos - Rouda, Ρούδα, Μικρός Γιαλός: bay and fishing port on Lefkas
Milas-Bodrum: airport (BJV) for Carian coast, Turkey
Miletus - Μίλητος: ancient Greek city, opposite Agathonisi, in Turkey
Milos - Melos, Μήλος: island in the SW Cyclades
Minas - Agios Minas, Άγιος Μηνάς, Semina: bay on the east of Kimolos
Mineclearance - minesweeper: vessel engaged in mine clearance operations
Minke whale - Balaenoptera acutorostrata, rare in the east Med.
Missolongi - Mesolonghi, Mesolongion, Μεσολόγγι: port in the Gulf of Patras
Mistral: wind in the Ionian Sea
Mixed tide
Moladi: Diasporia islet, Saronic Gulf
Molos - Μώλος: bay on Hydra
Molos - Μώλος: wide bay between north and south Ithaca
Monachus monachus: Monk seal
Monastiri - Μοναστήρι: the bay of the Monastery on Kyra Panagia
Monemvasia - Μονεμβασία: the Gibraltar of the East, Argolic Gulf
Mongonisi - Μογγονήσι: islet immediately SE of Paxos
Moni - Μονή: islet opposite Perdika on Aegina
Monk seal: Monachus monachus
Monohulls: choosing a charter yacht/sailboat
Monopati - μονοπάτι: traditional trails connecting Santuaries
Montenegro: Balkan country on the Adriatic Sea between Albania and Croatia
Monthly seawater surface temperatures of Greece, historical climate data
Monthly wind roses Ionian & Aegean Greece, historical climate data
Monthly wind roses sailing coasts of Turkey, historical climate data
Monthly wind roses Croatia • Adriatic, historical climate data
Monthly tidal cycle = 29.5 days = lunar cycle = lunar month = a lunation = synodic month
Moon phases by latitude: the night sky + Moon is seen as rotated 180° N/S hemispheres
Mooring buoys, e.g. at Emporios, Leros
Moslim religion in Turkey - Islamic culture
Moschato - Μοσχάτου: bay with four anchorages on the north of Lipsi
Motorsailers - goelettes, motor sailers, gulets
Mourtia: bays under Chora on Alonissos
Mourtos - Syvota, Σύβοτα, Μούρτος: village and port on mainland Greece opposite Corfu
Moutsouna - Μουτσούνα: village, cape and anchorage on the east coast of Naxos
Multihulls - catamarans
Mykonos - Myconos, Μύκονος: island in the Cyclades
Mylopotas - Mylopotamos, Μυλοπότας: bay and beach near Ios port, Ios
Myrina - Μύρινα: port on Lemnos
Myrsini - Mersini, Μυρσίνη: port of Schinoussa, Lesser Cyclades
Myrties - Μυρτιές: exposed pier opposite Telendos on Kalymnos
Myrtos - Παραλία Μύρτου: beach south of Assos, Kefalonia
Mysticete - Mysticeti (Fin whales): baleen whales suborder
Mytikas - Mytika, Μύτικας: port on mainland Greece opposite Kalamos in the Ionian
N
Nadir: lowest point reached by a heavenly body = opposite the zenithNafpaktos - Ναύπακτος, Naupactos: port on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth
Nafpaktus - Lepanto, Ναύπακτος: port on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth
Nafplio - Nafplion, Nauplion, Nauplio, Ναύπλιο: port in the Argolic
Nanou - Νανού: bay on the east coast of Symi
NAOK - Nautical Club of Corfu
Naousa - Νάουσα: bay and port on Paros
Narcissism: extreme self-involvement to the point where a person ignores the needs of others
Nauplio - Nafplion, Nauplion, Nafplio, Ναύπλιο: port in the Argolic Gulf
Nautical charts - nautical maps
Nautical charts of the Greek waters, Periplous and Eagleray
Nautical charts of Greece, Turkey, etc.
Nautical mile = 1852 metres
Navigation courses - piloting and navigating coastal and offshore
Navigation aids - buoys, marks and lighthouses, navaids, AtoNs
Navagio - Shipwreck, Ναυαγίο, Agios Georgios: bay on Zakynthos
Navagio - Ναυαγίο, Shipwreck: bay on Peristera
Navplio - Navplion, Nauplion, Nafplio, Ναύπλιο: port in the Argolic Gulf
NAVTEX - weather forecast bulletins
Naxos - Νάξος: island and port in the central Cyclades
Neap tide: seven days after a spring tide, referring to a period of moderate tides
Neap range: difference in tidal heights between neap HW and neap LW
Nekro - Platy, Πλατύ, Νεκρό: islet west of Pserimos
Nekrothiki - Νεκροθηκή: tiny islet, north of Nekro/Platy and west of Pserimos
Neo Klima - Έλιος, Elios, Νέο Κλήμα: port on Skopelos
Neorio - Love Bay, Limanaki tis Agapis, Νεώριο: bay on the SW of Poros island
Nets - fishing techniques in the Greek waters
Nets and trawling - lights and shapes on vessels engaged in fishing
Nidri - Nydri, Νυδρί: village, port (pontoons) on east Lefkas
Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος, Skinari: bay, port and islet on Zakynthos
Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος, St Nikolaos: anchorage (mooring buoy) on Thirasia
Nikolaos - Skala Anafi, Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος: ferry port on Anafi
Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος: bay on the SW tip of Hydra
Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος: bay with Korissia & Vourkari ports on Kea
Nikolaos - Marmagkas, Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος, Μάρμαγκας: beach and bay on NE Ithaca
Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος: bay on Sikinos
Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος: bay on the east of Kalymnos
Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος: bay on the north of Patmos
Nikolaos - Saint Nicholas, Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος: cove and beach on Symi
Nikolaos: Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, Agios Nikolaos, Santa Claus
Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos, Άγιος Νικόλαος, Kastri: islet with Church in Kamari bay, Kos
Nikouria - Νικουριά (Kalotiri, Καλοτυρι bay) island off the coast of Amorgos
Nimborio - Nimborios, Emporios, Νημποριώς, Εμπορειός: bay near Symi port
Nimos - Νίμος, Steno Nimou: island and channel off the coast of Symi
Nisyros - Nisiros, Νίσυρος: island and volcano in the Dodecanese
NLT: No Less Then, danger bearing
NMPANS: National Marine Park Alonissos Northern Sporades
NMPANS Zone A - Kyra Panayia • Psathoura • Skantzoura
NMPANS Zone B - Alonissos • Peristera • Dio Adelphi
NMP-ZAK - NMPZ: National Marine Park Zakynthos
NMT: No More Then, danger bearing
Nodal precession of the Moon's orbit - precession of the line of nodes; ±18.6 years
Nodal month = draconic month = draconitic month; 27 days, 5 hours
Nodes: lunar nodes, ascending and descending nodes
Nodes: lunar nodes, ascending and descending nodes
Nominal range: the visibility used in nautical charts, lists of lights, etc.
Nominal to luminous range diagram
North Ionian: Corfu • Diapontia • Paxoi • Syvota • Parga
Northern Aegean - Sea of Thrace, including Thasos
Northern passage around the Peloponnese: Gulfs of Corinth and Patras
Northern Sporades - Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos, Kyra Panagia
Nostalgia: a bittersweet yearning for the things of the past
Notation of coordinates: 51°42,03'N 5°07,14'E or 51°42·03'N 5°07·14'E
Notation for plotting: International conventions for notating/plotting on the chart
Notation of time: times should be written with a colon, e.g. 05:30
Nydri - Nidri, Νυδρί: village, port (pontoons) on east Lefkas
O
Observed depth: charted depth + height of tide, or height of tide − drying heightOcculting: phase characteristic with a total duration of light longer than total duration of darkness
Octopus - plural: octopodes or octopuses
Odontoceti: suborder of toothed whales, such as sperm whales, dolphins, pilot whales etc.
Oia - Οία: village on Santorini
Ölüdeniz: East Lycian coast, Turkey
Olympia Sanctuary - Ολυμπία: archaeological site near the west coast of the Peloponnese
Olympos: ancient Greek archaeological site near Antalya, Turkey
Oneway itineraries - routes between charter bases
Optimal angular spread for crossbearings is 90° for 2 LOPs or 120° for 3 LOPs
Ordinal point: intercardinal point
Orhaniye: port in Turkey
Orientation - wayfinding: science and art of planning and directing the course of a vessel
Ornos - Ορνός: bay on the SW of Mykonos
Orographic rain and clouds: adiabatically cooled air by being pushed uphill
Othoni - Othonoi, Οθωνοί: port, island and island group; Diapontia
Otzias - Οτζιάς: bay at the north tip of Kea
Ouzo as gift - Ούζο, or in an Ouzeri - Ουζερί
Overfalls originate from the tidal streams interacting with the seabed
Oxia - Oxeia, Οξεία: main island of the Echinades, Ionian
Ozone - the smell of a thunderstorm approaching
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Pacheia Ammos - Παχειά Άμμος: bay on the north of AstypalaiaPeninsula - alias Chersonissos
Pagania - Παγανιά: on mainland Greece opposite Kerkira
Palaia Epidavros - Παλαιά Επίδαυρος: port in the Saronic Gulf
Palaiakaravo - Paliokaravo, Παλιοκάραβο: bay under Foki and Fiskardo on Kefalonia
Palaiokastritsa - Παλαιοκαστρίτσα: port on NW Corfu
Palaiokastro - Agios Nikolaos, Kastri: islet with Church in Kamari bay, Kos
Palaiopoli - Παλαιόπολη: bay with (ancient) mole on SW Andros
Palairos - Πάλαιρος: port on mainland Greece opposite Lefkas
Paleokastro: Byzantine castle on Ios
Paleokastro: acropolis above Mandraki, Nisyros
Palionisos - Paliónnisos, Παλιόνησσος: bay with mooring buoys, Kalymnos
Palon - Pali, Paloi, Πάλοι: port for sailing vessels, Nisyros
Palos - Πάλος: bay on Agathonisi
Panagia - Panaghia, Panayia, Παναγιά: toponym for All Holy; one of the titles of Mary
Pandemic: epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region
Pano Koufonisi - Άνω Κουφονήσι, upper Koufoni, : island in the Lesser Cyclades
Panoply: complete suit of armor
Panormitis - Πανορμίτης: bay and Monastery on Symi
Panormos - Πάνορμος: bay on west Skopelos
Panormos - Πάνορμος: bay on NW Astypalaia
Panormos - Πάνορμος: bay on north Mykonos
Panormos - Πάνορμος: toponym meaning whole bay, suitable for all weather
Panormos - Πάνορμος: bay on SE Naxos
Panormos - Πάνορμος: bay on south Telendos, west of Kalymnos
Panormou bay - Όρμος Πανόρμου: port and bay on NW Tinos
Panteli - Παντέλι: port on east Leros
Papakia - παπάκια, ducklings: scooters
Papous - Pappous, Παππούς: islet in front of Planitis bay entrance, Kyra Panagia
Paralio Astros - Astros, Άστρος: port in the Argolic Gulf
Parallax method to estimate distance
Parallels of Latitude vary from 90° N to 90° S
Paranges - Faragga, Φάραγγα: bay on the south coast of Paros
Paraskevi - Agia Paraskevi, Αγία Παρασκευή: bay on the west coast of Spetses
Pareidolia: delusion of the senses
Parga - Πάργα: port on mainland Greece opposite Paxos
Parianos - Παργιανός: port on Pano Koufonisi, Lesser Cyclades
Parianos - Παργιανός: anchorage and beach in Schino bay on Rineia
Parikia - Paroikia, Παροικιά: main port of Paros
Paros - Πάρος: yacht charter base and island in the central Cyclades
Paroxysm: random or sudden outburst (of activity)
Partheni - Παρθένι: bay on north Leros
Patitiri - Πατητήρι: main port on Alonissos
Patmos - Πάτμος: port/island in the Dodecanese
Patras - Πάτρα: port on west Peloponnese
Patras Gulf - Πατραϊκός Κόλπος: Gulf between the Ionian and the Gulf of Corinth
Paulos - Agios Paulos, St Paulus, Άγιος Παύλος: anchorage at Lindos, Rhodes
Paxos - Paxi, Paxoi, Παξοί: island in the north Ionian
Pazmadi - Ραζμάδι: islet at the entrance of Pedi bay, Symi
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Pedi - Πεδί: village and bay on the east coast of Symi
Pefki - Πεύκοι: anchorage south of Lindos peninsula on Rhodes
Pelagaki - Πελαγάκι, Xígia Pelagaki: anchorage south of Xigia on Zakynthos
Pelagia - Agia Pelagia, Αγία Πελαγία: port on the south of Kefalonia
Pelagonisi - Pelagos, Kyra Panagia: island in the Northern Sporades
Pelasgians: inhabitants of pre-Hellenic Greece and also pre-dating the Mycenaeans
Peloponnese - Peloponnesus, Πελοπόννησος: peninsula in southern Greece
Peloponnesian War: Athens and Sparta; 431–404 BCE
Peninsula - chersonisos, chersonissos, chersonesus, χερσόνησος: almost an island
Pentelic marble - Elgin marbles; from Mount Pentelicus, Athens
Pera Gialos - Πέρα Γιαλός, Skala, Σκάλα: port of Astypalaia
Pera Pigadia - Πέρα Πηγάδια, Pera Pigadi: bay on the SE of Ithaca
Peramataki - Περαματακι: bay on the SE Antiparos
Perdika - Πέρδικα: port on SW Aegina
Pergousa - Περγούσσα, Pergoussa: islet off the west coast of Nisyros
Pericles, age of: Golden Age of Athens, Fifth-century Athens, 480 – 404 BCE
Perigean spring tide - King tide: New/Full Moon coinciding closely in time with the Moon's perigee
Perigee: least distance between the Moon and the Earth
Perihelion: least distance between the Earth and the Sun, around January 3
Periplous - Eagleray's pilot charts and harbour guides
Peripteral - classical temple form with columns on all sides
Peristasis - colonnade: row of columns supporting the entablature
Peristera - Aspro, Άσπρο, Περιστέρα, Xero, Ξηρό: island off the east coast of Alonissos
Peristeri - Περιστέρι: bay on south Peristera
Persephone and the Pomegranate
Petalidi - Πεταλίδι: port on east Messinia, south Peloponnese
Petasi - Πετάσι: islet guarding Bali bay on Hydra
Petrichor: scent of rain after a long drought
Petriti - Πετρίτη: port on SE Corfu
Petrokaravo: group of rocks east of Methana, north of Poros
Petros - Agios Petros, Αγίος Πέτρος: bay on south Kyra Panagia
Pezonda - Pezonta, Πεζόντα: bay on east Kalymnos
Phaneromenis - Faneromenis, Φανερωμένης: bay on Symi
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Philhellenism: love of Greek culture
Phocoena phocoena: harbour porpoise, smallest species of cetacean
Phrygana - garigue, garrigue: type of low scrubland in the Mediterranean
Physeter macrocephalus: sperm whale, Physeter catodon
Pigadaki: Πηγαδάκι, Skala Sykias, Σκάλα Συκιάς: port in Sykia bay, Sithonia, Chalkidiki
Pigadi: Πηγάδι: bay on the east coast of Irakleia, Lesser Cyclades
Pileus - plural: pilei, eyebrown on cumulonimbus clouds
Piperi - Πιπέρι, pepper pot: island in the Northern Sporades
Piraeus - Πειραιάς: commercial and ferry city port in greater Athens
Pirgonisi - Aliki, Αλυκή: anchorage on the south coast of Kimolos
Pisaetos / Piso Aetos - Πισαητος, Aetos: (ferry) port on Ithaca
Piso Livadi - Πίσω Λιβάδι: port and yacht charter base on east Paros
Pisolimnionas - Πισωλιμνιώνας: bay on the west coast of Andros
Pisses - Ποίσσες: bay on the west coast of Kea
Pisses - Ποίσσες: bay on the east coast of Poros
Plaka - Πλάκα: beach anchorage on the north coast of Tilos
Plaka - Πλάκα: seaport of Leonidion/Leonidio in the Argolic Gulf
Plaka - Πλάκα: four bays on the SW coast of Andros
Plakouti - Πλακούτη: bay on the north coast of Leros
Planitis - Πλανήτης: bay on the north coast of Kyra Panagia
Platania - Πλατανιά: bay on the south coast of Skiathos
Plataria - Πλαταριά: village and port on mainland Greece opposite Corfu
Platis Gialos - Platys Gialos, Πλατύς Γιαλός: anchorage and port on south Sifnos
Platis Gialos - Platys Gialos, Πλατύς Γιαλός: anchorage on the north coast of Serifos
Platis Gialos - Platys Gialos, Πλατύς Γιαλός: anchorage on the north coast of Lipsi
Platy - Nekro, Πλατύ, Νεκρό: islet west of Pserimos
Platy Limani - Πλατύ Λιμάνι: bay on the NE coast of Kefalonia
Plimmyri - Πλημμύρι: port on the SE of Rhodes
Plitra - Πλύτρα: port on SW Laconia, south Peloponnese
Polais / Poleis - Πόλαις: anchorage on the SE coast of Kea
Pollonia - Πολλώνια: anchorage and port on the NE of Rhodes
Polyaigos - Poliegos, Poliagos, Πολύαιγος: island in the SW Cyclades
Pori - Πορί: bay on the NE coast of Koufonisi, Lesser Cyclades
Poros - Πόρος: island and port in the Saronic Gulf
Poros - Πόρος: port on Kefalonia
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Port Polis - Πόλις: anchorage and fishing port on the east of Ithaca
Porto Atheras - Atheras, Πόρτο Αθέρας: bay on NW Kefalonia
Porto Augusta - Αυγούστα: port of Arki
Porto Cheli - Πόρτο Χέλι, Porto Heli: port and resort in the Argolic Gulf
Porto Grosso - Γλίπαπας, Glipapa, Glipapas: bay on Arki
Porto Kagio - Πόρτο Κάγιο, Porto Kayio: port on east Mani, south Peloponnese
Porto Katsiki - Goat port, on the SW coast of Lefkas
Porto Koufo - Πόρτο Κουφό: port on Sithonia, Chalkidiki
Porto Leone - Gerolimnionas, Γερολιμνιωνας, Kefali, Κεφαλί: bay on the SE coast of Kalamos
Porto Roma - Πόρτο Ρόμα: anchorage on the SE of Zakynthos
Porto Stretto - Steno, Στενό: bay on Arki
Porto Vromi - Πόρτο Βρώμη, Vromis: bay on west Zakynthos
Portolan - Portolani: medieval pilot books combined with map details
Poseidon temple at Cape Sounion
Position fix: the ship's position on the earth
Potamos - Πονταμός: bay west of the port of Chalki
Potamos: part of Aegiali, Amorgos
Potha - Πόθα: shallow port of Telendos
Pothia - Πόθια, Kalimnos/Kalymnos Port: main port of Kalymnos
Poulithra - Πούλιθρα: bay and village south of Leonidio
Prasies - Πρασιές, Megas Potamos, Μέγας Ποταμός: bay on the south of Anafi
Prasonisi - Πρασονήσι: islet and bay on the NE tip of Kimolos
Prasonisi - Πρασονήσι: peninsula off the southern tip of Rhodes
Prasso - Πράσσο, Skantzoura Prasso: islet off the west coast of Skantzoura
Preveza - Πρέβεζα: port, marina, yacht charter base, Ionian
Preveza (PVK) - Πρέβεζα: Aktion Airport, Ionian
Priene - Πριήνη: ancient Greek city, opposite Samos on the Ionian coast, Turkey
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Profitis Ilias - Προφήτης Ηλίας: (highest) mountains named after the prophet Elias
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Pronaos: antechamber
Provatas - Προβατάς: beach, anchorage on the south coast of Milos
Provisions - provisioning
Psara - Ψαρά: island off the west coast of Chios
Psathi - Ψάθη: port on Kimolos
Psathi - Ψάθη: bay on the east coast of Ios
Psathoura - Ψαθούρα: northernmost island of the Northern Sporades
Pserimos - Ψέριμος: island north of Kos, Dodecanese
Psili Ammos - Ψιλή Άμμος, “fine sand”: anchorage on the east coast of Serifos
Psili Ammos - Ψιλή Άμμος, “fine sand”: anchorage on SW Patmos
Psyche: ψυχή is Greek for butterfly, a creature of the Soul
Pushpit: railing at the stern of a boat
Pyrgaki - Πυργάκι, Agios Giannis, Agios Ioannis: anchorage on the SW coast of Naxos
Pyrgos: cape with two anchorages on the south coast of Aegina
Pythagorio - Pythagoreio, Pythagoras Πυθαγόρειο: port, marinag on Samos
Python: cove in Rouda / Mikros Gialos bay on Lefkas
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