Windsurfing 37

Windsurf became popular in Greece since the victory of Nikos Kaklamanakis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Greece is a paradisiacal country for Windsurf. It offers perfect wind conditions especially during the warm and sunny summer season.

The PBA, the world association of professional windsurfers, organises every year since 1993 the World Championship in the Greek islands and more especially on the island of Paros in the Cyclades. The competition takes place every summer on the New Golden Beach and attracts all the greatest champions.

HELLENIC WINDSURFING ASSOCIATION
4 FILELLINON STREET
ATHENS 105 53
GREECE
TEL: 210.323.3696, 210. 325.5000


Windsurf destinations
:: Aegean Sea: Naxos, Paros, Mykonos, Rhodes, Karpathos, Crete

:: Ionian Sea: Lefkada

Clubs in Greece
Naxos: Mikri Vigla Club: www.naxos-windsurf.com
Naxos: Plaka Windsurf: www.plaka-watersports.com
Naxos: Flisvos: www.flisvos-sportclub.com
Paros: Fanatic Fun Center www.fanatic-paros.com
Paros: Sunwind Club www.sunwind.gr
Mykonos: Mykonos Windsurfing Club www.pezi-huber.com
Rhodes: Prasonisi Windsurfing www.windsurfingrodos.com
Rhodes: Club Mistral www.club-mistral.com
Karpathos: Windsurfing Club mistral www.club-mistral.de
Lefkada: Vassiliki Club www.clubvass.com
Lefkada: Milos beach www.milosbeach.gr
Corfu: Issos Club www.mermanwindsurf.com
Karpathos: www.happy-surfpool.com


Winds
The wind conditions in Greece are perfect for the practice of windsurf. Greece has two Seas: The Aegean and the Ionian. The best area to practice windsurf is in the Aegean for the reason that all the islands ate blew by a summer wind coming from the North, the Meltemi. The Meltemi blows the sea of the Aegean from May to September and its force is particularly strong during the months of July and August. The intensity of the Meltemi is not the same on every region of the Aegean. Some regions have much more wind and are a benediction for windsurfers. One of the biggest intensities can be found in the Cycladic islands of Naxos and Paros and those areas attract thousands of windsurfers every year.

The Ionian Sea winds which blow during the summer months are called Maistros and are coming from the North West. They are less strong than the Meltemi but in some areas like the famous island of Lefkada, a thermal wind also offers perfect conditions for windsurfing and attracts thousands of windsurfers every year.