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The Cyclades (Kikladhes Nisoi)
This is the central group of islands in the Aegean, so named because they
more or less surround Delos, the ancient centre of trade and worship
(kukloi = rings). I will not attempt to describe the islands here, but
describe each separately when I come to them. To impose some order on the
scattered islands they are broken down into three sections: northern,
middle and southern Cyclades.
Northern Cyclades Kea,
Kithnos, Siros, Andros, Tinos, Mikonos, Delos and Rinia.
Middle
Cyclades Serifos, Sifnos, Andiparos, Paros, Naxos, Dhenoussa,
Iraklia, Skhinoussa, Koufonisia, Amorgos and Levitha.
Southern Cyclades Milos, Kimolos, Folegandros, Sikonos, los, Thira
and Anafi.
Weather patterns in the Cyclades
The
prevailing wind in the summer is the infamous meltemi blowing from
the NE-N-NW. The meltemi begins to blow fitfully at first in June,
blows strongest in July, August and September, and dies during October. In
July and August the meltemi blows at Force 5-6 and may reach Force
7-8 on occasions. It may blow for 1-3 days or it may sometimes blow for 2
weeks at a time. There is no way of knowing just how long it will blow. It
has a thermal component in that it loses some strength at night and
increases again in the day.
In June and again in late September the
wind strength is considerably less at about Force 4-5 and there may be
wind from other directions. The direction of the meltemi varies
down through the Cyclades. In the northern Cyclades it blows from the NE,
curving to blow from the Í in the middle Cyclades and curving again to
blow from the NW-WNW in the southern Cyclades. In the SW islands of the
Cyclades the wind is marginally less strong than in the northern and
eastern islands.
In the spring and autumn the wind is predominantly
from the Í although there are also winds from the S. Gales are commonly
from the Í or the SE.
Note Care must be taken of
violent gusts off the high land on the lee side of the islands when the
meltemi is blowing. These gusts may be considerably stronger than the
wind strength on the open sea -gusts of Force 7-8 may be experienced when
the wind on the open sea is Force 5-6. At times small whirlwinds may
accompany the gusts which strike with great force and very quickly. Places
noted for these squalls are the Doro Channel between Evia and Andros, the
south coasts of Andros and Tinos, Yiaros, the Kea Channel, Mikinos, Naxos
and the islands S of it, the S coast of Amorgos, Kimolos, Folegandros, and
the S side of los.
In the summer months the Cyclades are hot and
temperatures average 25?-26?C (79?F) and often reach 33?-35?C (95?F). In
the summer there is very little if any rain and many of the islands run
short of water towards the end of the season. Snow will only fall on the
peaks of Andros and occasionally Tinos in the winter.
Routes
Route planning in the Cyclades is really a matter of going Å or W. Anyone who
has sailed there will know that getting back through the islands from the
Å against the meltemi is the problem. If you are going Å the
meltemi blowing down from the NE-N-NW will give you a sleigh ride to the
Dodecanese or Crete. At times there will be too much wind even for a beam
reach and you may have to bear off under headsail alone, but overall
choosing the route to the Å is more a matter of personal choice than of
weather considerations.
How to get back to windward through the
Cyclades is a much debated point. I favour going S in a great semicircle
around the southern Cyclades where the wind is less strong and you can
make to the Í through the Saronic islands. From Kos or Kalimnos head for
Astipalaia, Anafi, Thira, Ios, Folegandros, Kimolos and Milos. At times
the meltemi can be just as strong around ios/Folegandros/MNos as
elsewhere, so you may need to keep going to the Peloponnisos! Others
maintain that you should go Í in the eastern Cyclades or the Dodecanese
and then W through the northern Cyclades. One thing is clear - going Å
through the Cyclades is infinitely preferable to going W when the
meltemi is blowing.
Data
PORTS OF ENTRY
Ermoupolis (Siros)
Mikonos
Adhamas (Milos)
Thira
PROHIBITED AREAS
Nisidhes Karavi is sometimes used for target
practice by the air force.
MAJOR LIGHTS
Northern Cyclades
Kea
Ay Nikolaos
FI(2)10s15M
AkTamelos FI(2)15s17M
Kithnos
Ak Kefalos FI.4s9M
Ak Ay Dhimitrios FI.10s12M
Ak Merikha FI.WR.5s5/3M
Siros
Nisis Gaidharos
FI.6s12M
ÍAspronisi FI(2)12s7M
Nisis Nata
FI.3s6M
Ermoupolis FI.G.3s6M
Ak Trimeson FI(2)14s12M
Ak Velostasi FI(3)12s6M
Andros
Ak Passa
FI.10s25M
Ak Kastri FI.6s8M
Ak Kolona FI.3s5M
Ormos Kastrou FI(2)15s6M
Ak Gria FI.10s25M
Vrakhoi Kaloyeroi (Kaloyeri Reef) FI(2)15s17M
Ak Ay
Kosmas FI.3s.7M
Tinos
Nisis Dhisvaton FI.10s16M
Ak Livadha FI.15s7M
Limin Tinou FI.R.3s7M
ÍPlanitis FI(2)Us10M
Mikonos
Ak Armenistis
FI.10s22M
Nisidhes Prassonisia FI.3s6M
Middle
Cyclades
Serifos
Ak Spathi
FI(3)30s19M
Ak Kiklops FI(2)14s9M
Sifnos
Ak
FMippos FI.5s9M
Ak Kokkala FI(2)10s9M
Ak
Maistros FI.2s7M
Ak Stavros FI.1-5s5M
Paros
Vk Portes FI(2)10s7M
Ak Ay Fokas FI.4s6M
Ak
Kratzi FI(3)WG.15s12/10M
Ak Korakas LFI.12s14M
Vk
Mirmingas FI.5s8M
Ns StrongiloFI(2)14s5M
Naxos
Limin Naxou FI.R.4s7M
Ak Stavros FI(2)16s13M
Vrakhoi Amaridhes FI.WR.4s5/3M
Vrakhonisos Kopria
FI(2)12s10M
Dhenoussa
AkKalota FI.(3)15s10M
Iraklia
Nisis Mikro Avelos FI(3)10s7M
Skhinousa Mirsini FI.4s6M
Amorgos
AkGonia
FI.8s11M
Ormos Katapola/Ak Ay Nias FI(2)10s12M
Ay Annas/Ak Langadhia FI.5s8M
Nisidhes Liadhi (N)
FI(2)20s9M
Levitha
Ak Spano Fl.lOsllM
Southern Cyclades
Milos
Nisidhes Akradhia
FMOslOM
Ak Bombardha FI.5s12M
Andimilos
FI.2s8M
Nisis Paximadhi FI(2)15s12M
NisisAnanes
FI(3)12s9M
Poliagos
Ak Maskoula FI.5s19M
Folegandros
Ak Aspropounda FI(3)30s17M
Sikinos
Ormos Skala FI.5s8M
Ios
Ak
Fanari FI.5s9M
Thira
Ak Akrotiri
FI.10s24M
Epanomeria FI.4s7M
Nisidhes Khristiana
FI(3)9s10M
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