Anchorage· Skyros· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean

Southern Anchorage (Tris Boukes approaches, Skyros)

38° 47.0′ N · 24° 34.0′ E

A sand-and-mud anchorage on Skyros' south-west tip that a Grecosailor contributor sat out a two-day northerly blow in — the best-documented heavy-weather spot on the island outside Linaria.

Practical

Sand and mud, 6 m; anchored on 40 m of chain, it held through 30–35 kn from the north for two days (Grecosailor). No facilities. The large Tris Boukes bay and Rupert Brooke's grave lie to the east.

Best for

Hiding from a strong meltemi in the south

Season

Shelter in northerlies; open to S

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