Evia Channel

[Jeva]

For anybody heading up to the Sporades or back down south to Cyclades, it's worth noting that there's a good stopping point at Port Panagia 38' 16N, 24' 09 E. It's not marked in our pilot and as a stoping point it's 25NM south of the bridge at Chalkis.
Water and Elecricity on the quayside, very hospitable. You can call ahead to Tolias on 6979 170100 restaurant Vethos will help.

 

[Artic Warrior]

Hi Jeva,

We passed there a couple of days ago and didn't know what was up there so we went next door into the lovely little anchorage of Voufalo,,,

 

[Caladh]

......and don't forget there is a Lidl within easy walking distance from Panagia along with another quite large supermarket. About 20+ mins walk out of town to the main road (but not the direct road out of town).

 

[vyv_cox]

I looked it up on the plotter and entered a waypoint. Already have four other Panagias, so it's Panagia5!

It is shown in the West Aegean Cruising Companion, not a book that we would otherwise rate very highly.

 

[pelissima]

......and don't forget there is a Lidl within easy walking distance from Panagia along with another quite large supermarket. About 20+ mins walk out of town to the main road (but not the direct road out of town).

I hope you don't confuse the above mentioned Panagia at Almyropotamos bay -where Lidl does not show an outlet at their site - with Aliveri which is close but still more than 9 miles across land and it does have a Lidl.

 

[John_Parkes]

Good, family run, boatyard 10NM south of the khalkis Bridge. Boatclub Marinos Petros 38 21'.26N 23 43'.32E Web www. boatclub.gr Phone +30 2295071744 Secure yard, Clean loos and shower. Garden sitting area and clubroom. Free Wifi. Easy bus to Athens (50 km approx) and train to the airport. Local shops and market. We have been here since October Cost (2013) for our 13.45m yacht 108 euro pcm.

 

[Debs15]

Good, family run, boatyard 10NM south of the khalkis Bridge. Boatclub Marinos Petros 38 21'.26N 23 43'.32E Web www. boatclub.gr Phone +30 2295071744 Secure yard, Clean loos and shower. Garden sitting area and clubroom. Free Wifi. Easy bus to Athens (50 km approx) and train to the airport. Local shops and market. We have been here since October Cost (2013) for our 13.45m yacht 108 euro pcm.

Hi John, do they have an email address?

 

[jimbaerselman]

[B[/B]

Good, family run, boatyard 10NM south of the khalkis Bridge. Boatclub Marinos Petros 38 21'.26N 23 43'.32E Web www. boatclub.gr Phone +30 2295071744 Secure yard, Clean loos and shower. Garden sitting area and clubroom. Free Wifi. Easy bus to Athens (50 km approx) and train to the airport. Local shops and market. We have been here since October Cost (2013) for our 13.45m yacht 108 euro pcm.

And just the other side of Khalkoutsi, there's the Evoiko sea centre, also a yard with good reports from users who have wintered there.

 

[Debs15]

I have rang them and the email is boatc@otenet.gr. i am awaiting a price from them and the Evoika Sea Centre.

 

[Chris_Robb]

Good, family run, boatyard 10NM south of the khalkis Bridge. Boatclub Marinos Petros 38 21'.26N 23 43'.32E Web www. boatclub.gr Phone +30 2295071744 Secure yard, Clean loos and shower. Garden sitting area and clubroom. Free Wifi. Easy bus to Athens (50 km approx) and train to the airport. Local shops and market. We have been here since October Cost (2013) for our 13.45m yacht 108 euro pcm.

John, how do they lift boats there? Underlift with pads directly lifting the hull, or supporting the main weight from the keel. There are a lot of boats lifted on what my surveyor calls "boat Wreckers" where there are inadequate lifting pads (EG Messolonghi) that do not span the ribs of many yachts (Westerly Moody, Halberg etc). Perversely, Bavarias and Beneteaus are safe with them due to their egg box floor structure.

 

[Artic Warrior]

Hi John,,,not as nice as our toilets next door,,,

Good, family run, boatyard 10NM south of the khalkis Bridge. Boatclub Marinos Petros 38 21'.26N 23 43'.32E Web www. boatclub.gr Phone +30 2295071744 Secure yard, Clean loos and shower. Garden sitting area and clubroom. Free Wifi. Easy bus to Athens (50 km approx) and train to the airport. Local shops and market. We have been here since October Cost (2013) for our 13.45m yacht 108 euro pcm.

 

[Debs15]

Good, family run, boatyard 10NM south of the khalkis Bridge. Boatclub Marinos Petros 38 21'.26N 23 43'.32E Web www. boatclub.gr Phone +30 2295071744 Secure yard, Clean loos and shower. Garden sitting area and clubroom. Free Wifi. Easy bus to Athens (50 km approx) and train to the airport. Local shops and market. We have been here since October Cost (2013) for our 13.45m yacht 108 euro pcm.

This is a great price but not sure on lift out equipment, pic sent by boatyard, what do people think?

 

[jimbaerselman]

Both yards in the area use wheeled sleds pulled up concrete ramps. Weight is usually taken by the keel, with side pads adjusted to steady the boat.

Unskilled operators may take weight on the side pads. Fine if the pads are big, or if your hull has good internal ribs. But small pads and widely spaced ribbing may leave your hull a little dented if the keel doesn't take the weight.

We used a yard with wooden sleds sliding over logs for a big charter fleet! Boats were motored onto the side pads (which were log flexible planks), partly lifted, then wedges were hammered in under the keel to take the main weight. No damage in 15 years, until some very strong winds tipped a couple off their props when they were ashore.

 

[Debs15]

Thanks for the info Jim, may have to watch them first before we decide!

 

[rolfbudd]

Anyone else used this yard? A bit unsure of the lift out, looks a bit.........

 

[Artic Warrior]

Anyone else used this yard? A bit unsure of the lift out, looks a bit.........

Im in that yard now,,,,,the operation goes smoothly but like Jim said if the pads are too small the weight bared is concentrated on small areas, but ive not seen that happen yet, and all is well so far in both yards.

 

[miyagimoon]

Anyone else used this yard? A bit unsure of the lift out, looks a bit.........

Hi Rolf,

We spend the winter of 2013/2014 in Evio Sea Centre. They certainly know what they are doing as far as lift out and storage. They can lift up to 15m / 25 tonne. They lifted us no problem and we are 13.5m / 20 Tonne. You must remember it is a boat yard so don't expect high class showers, toilets, restraurant etc. But it's cheap and secure. You can do your own work or get them to do it. Although I would say that they don't produce the highest of standards.

 

[BobnLesley]

...or get them to do it. Although I would say that they don't produce the highest of standards...

Come on Albert, where in Greece does? We bought our boat in Greece, where it'd been yard, rather than owner maintained for several years and we've subsequently come to use the term 'Greek Job' to describe anything and anything that's had corners-cut or a ha'poth of tar spared. A few on ours (I think/hope we've found them all now?) were the s/steel machine screws, secured with ordinary zinc-plated nuts and washers on the inside; the bimini and sail-covers constructed of genuine Sunbrella material, but sewn together using cheap non-UV thread and the new deck-hatches secured by just a few wood-screws into the deck-core - the non-aligning holes from the previous hatches through-bolts were still there of course, so at least the water that leaked in had somewhere to drain out of too!

 

[rolfbudd]

I think we might have go and give them a look, they are considerably header than any on near Aegina and we were looking to go to the Sporades in the spring so this place makes sense. But I am still very much a novice at this boat g lark and will need to get some help with stuff, so will need some trades that can be trusted, is their such a thing in Greece

 

[BobnLesley]

...will need to get some help with stuff, so will need some trades that can be trusted, is their such a thing in Greece

A few, but they tend to have a special name: In our experience, throughout the Med, excluding Turkey, but most especially in Greece and Spain, the decent/trustworthy boat mechanics and engineers, are called 'foreigners', overwhelmingly of the northern European variety; it would be unfair to say that we never found any decent local mechanics/engineers, but the only ones we've ever felt confident to recommend to others were British, Norwegian, German (2) and a Netherlander. Ask around wherever you finish up and there's usually some North European livaboard/local resident who's doing bits and pieces for people and can provide references of satisfied customers. Better still, try doing it yourself and just call him in when you get stuck; we all start as novices at boat maintenance and if you don't give it a lash, then you'll stay that way; whilst you can save a lot of space and weight by carrying a healthy credit-card instead of tools and spare parts, there aren't any mechanics (good or bad) to wave that card at when you're 100 miles from land.