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{{Poi |38|41.22|N|20|42.54|E| | type= anchorage| name= Taverna Bay | {{Poi |38|41.22|N|20|42.54|E| | type= anchorage| name= Taverna Bay | ||
- | | text= The anchorage of Taverna Bay lies just over half a mile S of Tranquil Bay on the E side of Vlikho Bay. There are three tavernas on the shore here, Elenas Taverna, Dimitris Taverna and Taverna Gialos, all with dinghy landing stages, and this anchorage is therefore popular with the lunch and dinner crowd. There is room for some 20 – 30 yachts anchored in depths of 2.0 – 6.0 metres. Most yachts anchor around 50 – 60 metres off the shore here as the shoreline itself is shallow and very weedy and few anchors can hold in it. Further off, however, the holding is better in mud and weed (although it is not unusual to need two or three attempts to get the anchor to hold). Shelter here is excellent – probably the best in the bay in the prevailing winds – but it is exposed in strong W winds, which cause a chop. }} | + | | text= The anchorage of Taverna Bay lies just over half a mile S of Tranquil Bay on the E side of Vlikho Bay. There are three tavernas on the shore here, ''Elenas Taverna'', ''Dimitris Taverna'' and ''Taverna Gialos'', all with dinghy landing stages, and this anchorage is therefore popular with the lunch and dinner crowd. There is room for some 20 – 30 yachts anchored in depths of 2.0 – 6.0 metres. Most yachts anchor around 50 – 60 metres off the shore here as the shoreline itself is shallow and very weedy and few anchors can hold in it. Further off, however, the holding is better in mud and weed (although it is not unusual to need two or three attempts to get the anchor to hold). Shelter here is excellent – probably the best in the bay in the prevailing winds – but it is exposed in strong W winds, which cause a chop. }} |
{{Poi |38|40.86|N|21|42.18|E| | type= anchorage| name= Solitude Bay | {{Poi |38|40.86|N|21|42.18|E| | type= anchorage| name= Solitude Bay | ||
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==Amenities== | ==Amenities== | ||
''See [[Lefkas#Amenities |Lefkas]]''. | ''See [[Lefkas#Amenities |Lefkas]]''. | ||
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+ | ==Provisioning== | ||
+ | ''See [[Lefkas#Provisioning |Lefkas]]''. | ||
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+ | ==Eating out== | ||
+ | ''Elena's Taverna'' in [[#Taverna Bay|Taverna Bay]] is recommended. | ||
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+ | ==Transportation== | ||
+ | ''See [[Lefkas#Eating out |Lefkas]]''. | ||
==Tourism== | ==Tourism== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
+ | {{Green|List links external to the wiki such as in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipaedia Wikipedia] & [http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikivoyage].}} | ||
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- | * The anchorage of Taverna Bay is a favourite of ours – as is Elena's Taverna there. Why people crowd into Tranquil Bay when Taverna Bay is nothing like as busy and always much quieter defeats me. --[[User:Atheneoflymington|Athene of Lymington]] | + | * The anchorage of Taverna Bay is a favourite of ours – as is ''Elena's Taverna'' there. Why people crowd into Tranquil Bay when Taverna Bay is nothing like as busy and always much quieter defeats me. --[[User:Atheneoflymington|Athene of Lymington]] |
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An online cruising guide for yachts sailing to Vlikho Bay, Lefkas, Greece.
Vlikho Bay
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Vlikho Bay is situated on the east coast of the island of Lefkas in the Ionian Sea of Greece, five miles S of the southern entrance to the Lefkas Canal. A shallow gulf around 1.5 miles long and little over half a mile wide at its widest point, depths are nowhere greater than 10 metres and most of the bay is only 5.0 – 7.0 metres. The bay is entered from NNE via a 200-metre wide channel at the busy tourist town of Nidri and the channel continues for S for half a mile before widening out into a sheltered bay that can accommodate several hundred yachts at anchor or moored on its various quays. Shelter in the S part of the bay is excellent and yachts have weathered strong winds from all directions in its various anchorages. Apart from the town quay at Nidri, there is a series of pontoons and boatyard jetties on the W side where a yacht can usually negotiate a berth; a further town quay and jetty at the town of Vlikho Town at the SW end of the bay; the extremely popular anchorage of Tranquil Bay on the E side of the entrance or the numerous anchorages around the shores of the S part of the bay. There are good facilities around the bay, including several boatyards, numerous tavernas and provisions shops and bakeries at Nidri and Vlikho Town.
Cruising the bay is mostly a trouble-free experience, particularly since the shelter is probably better than almost anywhere in the Ionian Sea. The principal hazard is the sheer number of yachts, RIBs and even water ski boats charging around the bay, especially off the town of Nidri at the entrance. Also, Tranquil Bay, the anchorage on the E side of the entrance, is so popular that often yachts anchor foolishly right in the fairway without displaying anchor balls or even anchor lights at night, making entry at busy periods and in poor light an unnecessarily hazardous endeavour.
Charts
- British Admiralty
- 203 Zakinthos to Paxoi
- Imray-Tetra
- G11 – North Ionian Islands
- Greek
- 21 Ionio Sea - Northern Part Othonoi I. to Zakynthos I.
Weather
Vlikho Bay is well sheltered in virtually all conditions and it is always possible to find good shelter in the various parts of the bay. In settled weather, a seabreeze sets in from N/NE during the afternoons, which rarely gets up much above F4. While it can cause a chop in the S part of the bay at Vlikho, it is generally no more than uncomfortable (many yachts are often laid up on the quay here). In the mornings, it will sometimes blow from S/SE in the S part of the bay until the N seabreeze gets into its stride.
Sources for weather information:
- Weather online Preveza An accurate guide to local weather, the weather station is based at Aktio airport.
- See Ionian Sea Weather
- Also see Ionian Sea Currents & Tides
Currents & Tides
There is usually a slight clockwise current that flows S along the E side of the bay and N along the opposite side. This is never more than 0.5 knot and often will not be apparent at all.
Passages
List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.
Communication
Add here VHF channel for coastguard, harbor masters. etc.
Also see Cruiser's Nets
The bay is entered from NE. The small islands of Madhouri lying half a mile E of the entrance and Sparti a mile NE can be left on either side. The smaller islet of Heloni just off the coast a mile NNE of the entrance has least depths of 6.0 metres in the centre of the channel between it and the shore.
Berthing
Ports
The bay has quays and/or pontoons at the towns of Nidri at the entrance and Vlikho at its SW corner. It is also possible to anchor virtually anywhere in the bay that takes your fancy, as depths are mostly little more than 7.0 metres except in the entrance. See Map of mooring options in Vlikho Bay for summary details.
- Nidri |
– harbour |
Anchorages
Tracking clockwise from the entrance to the bay, the most popular anchorages are as follows.
Tranquil Bay
Taverna Bay
Solitude Bay
Boatyard Bay
Amenities
See Lefkas.
Provisioning
See Lefkas.
Eating out
Elena's Taverna in Taverna Bay is recommended.
Transportation
See Lefkas.
Tourism
See Lefkas.
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
List links external to the wiki such as in Wikipedia & Wikivoyage.
References & Publications
See Ionian Sea.
Comments
We welcome users' contributions to the Wiki. Please click on Comments to view other users' comments, add your own personal experiences or recommend any changes to this page following your visit.
- The anchorage of Taverna Bay is a favourite of ours – as is Elena's Taverna there. Why people crowd into Tranquil Bay when Taverna Bay is nothing like as busy and always much quieter defeats me. --Athene of Lymington
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- June 2013 --Athene of Lymington
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