The History of the business

I remember well, with great emotion, my first experience of sailing on Loch Tay in Scotland with my Father whilst on holiday, using a small 4.00 metre heavy wooden rowing/sailing boat, which doubled up as a trailer for our camping gear.

Acquiring the enthusiasm at about 14 years of age, and having little hand or foot to eye co-ordination for ball games I convinced dad to join our local sailing club, which set a pattern for my life so far.

The activity and the Club, provided the means to meet many people, from all walks of life, and allowed good social skills to develop. I had found a Sport I could reasonably do and this led to the confidence level for greater achievement.

My father and myself became heavily involved within the Sailing Club and happily in time were elected to the office of Commodore. I followed in his footsteps some years later.

Based from this club, I sailed and raced sailing dinghies in the UK for many years and was involved with various Sports Council bodies, along with running a business with my Father.

Now being the present proprietor of Greek Sailing Holidays, allowed me to seek a way of life, which would enable me to pass on to others the skills of sailing and with the help of instructors that of windsurfing.

This led to select a venue for this activity, which needed to be as long of a season as possible, having decided that in the UK the period was short and the conditions not as conducive as a hot holiday climate.

Having chosen Greece, on a recommendation from those that knew the waters and conditions, I actually backpacked (taking that belated Greek Island hopping trip that my friends took in the 70’s) around the Ionian Islands looking for a suitable location for the business.

Avlaki, Near Kassiopi in the North East of Corfu was chosen for it’s ideal sailing and windsurfing conditions and fitted all of the criteria I was looking for.

After approaching the Local Authority and the Port Authority, permission was granted, as the feeling was the business was in keeping with the image and future development of the area.

Avlaki bay being one of the last undeveloped natural places of beauty in the Island.