MIXit Sailing Sporades Greece

Due to Covid we had to postpone our trip several times. Philip from Mixit was always very helpful in arranging everything and giving advice for our extra insurance. In Volos we were warmly welcomed by Ria and Demitris. All formalities were correctly and pleasantly arranged. The yacht was in perfect order. The Meltimi forced us to anchor for 2 days in the small harbor of Kottes, not the best place to stay with the wind blowing right into the harbour. Fortunately the yacht was in good order and we had 100 meters of anchor chain to insure ourselves against the strong wind. The other yachts were less happy with their shorter anchor chains. Thanks to the solar panel, we also had no problems with the energy on board so that we could run the fridge. The days we sailed were great, the boat is very stable and little wind was needed to be able to sail at 5 knots. We hope to come back to sail to the Sporades in better conditions and hope we will be available to sail her again.

Our family of four had a great week sailing in a Bavaria 36 around the Sporades from Skiathos Town. We headed out from Skiathos to Alonnisos and from there to the marine conservation area around Skantzoura, where we found some idyllic bays to anchor in. Even though it was the height of the season it wasn't too busy. The boat was well equipped and the sailing was great, with good winds every day. The boat was available early on our first day and everyone was helpful and friendly. We would recommend mixitsailing to anyone who wants some good sailing around some interesting islands.

Hi Phil I just thought I would drop you a line to say that we had an excellent holiday, Andy and Christine were great hosts, the boat was just what we needed and the extra days gave us the perfect amount of time to explore the places we wanted to. Weather was good too and a bit cooler than the UK for a couple of days ! :) The yacht was everything we could have asked for and excellently prepared, maintained and cleaned and thank you also for your assistance taking us up to the supermarket on the first day. Many thanks for arranging everything and all your help and advice which was much appreciated. regards

Thanks for the note. We had a great time again this year although we had to deal with less than ideal waters (lots of jellyfish this year :( ) Planning to take a trip in the Ionian next year. I'll ping you if we return to the sporades the following year.