Sail & Anchor around Zakynthos Greece

Zakinthos (Zante Island) lies south of Kefalonia

This video is about best anchorages around the island;

Blue Caves Agios Nikolaos  37° 55′ 46″ N, 20° 42′ 20″ E

Spectacular cliffs, caves

You can anchor with a line ashore in 7-9m on the S corner

Very busy with tour boats moving around between the caves

The bottom is sand

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Agios Nikolaos  37° 54′ 23″ N, 20° 42′ 26″ E

A bay on the Northern tip of Zakinthos 

You can go stern on the southern side of the bay or to N of the ferry quay.

The depths drops off quickly in the bay.

A swell, trip boats & ferry can be uncomfortable when anchoring in the bay.

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Zakynthos  37° 47′ 7″ N, 20° 54′ 3″ E

You can go stern on the NE or NW quays

The bottom is mud, good holding 

Anchoring inside the harbour is prohibited.

Keri  37° 41′ 1″ N, 20° 50′ 21″ E 

An anchorage on the SW side of a large bay 

Recommended for overnight 

Anchoring is permitted at more then 100m from the shore.

Good shelter from the NW-W wind, but open to the S & E

A very large area sheltered from the southwest to northwest. It is off a beach and small village. The bottom is sand and small rocks. There are many tripper boats and rental boats here so expect a lot of traffic during the day and on weekends.  +302965028117

Porto Vromi  37° 49′ 19″ N, 20° 37′ 57″ E

Magnificent quiet and deep cove

Anchor and take a long line ashore 

Not recommended at night 

The bottom is rocky 

Shipwreck Beach  37° 51′ 37″ N, 20° 37′ 26″ E

Anchor in 7-10m on sand