Olympic Marina

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north (meltemi), north-east, south-west, west and north-west wind.

Partial shelter in east, south-east (sirocco) and south wind.

Swell can come in from south-east to south-east (132°–144°).

Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Seabed, depth and room

Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.

Good holding.

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.3 NM from the anchoring spot.

Marked on the nautical chart as: anchorage and harbour.

Ashore and services

A good gateway to visit the island.

Within reach:

• Agios Gerasimos: 33 min on foot

Nearest services:

• Restaurant 410 m away
• Supermarket (Jumbo) 1.9 km away
• Parking 260 m away
• Fuel at the quay
• Olympic Marine (Λαύριο) · up to 70 m · VHF channel 9

Where to go when the wind turns

When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:

• In east wind: Tsiou, 2.3 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Sounion Beach, 4.9 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Agios Nikolaos Bay, 3.1 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Marina Lavrio port · 0.8 NM by sea
• Limani Lavriou port · 0.9 NM by sea
• Limani Lavriou (anchorage) anchorage · 1 NM by sea
• Pounda Zeza anchorage · 1.3 NM by sea
• Tsiou cove · 2.3 NM by sea
• ΄pasa cove · 2.4 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Cyclades by wind

• Sheltered from the meltemi (north)
• Sheltered from the gregale (north-east)
• Sheltered from the levante (east)
• Sheltered from the sirocco (south-east)
• Sheltered from the ostro (south)
• Sheltered from the libeccio (south-west)
• Sheltered from the ponente (west)
• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)

More places – Lavrio

• Marina Lavrio port
• Limani Lavriou port
• Agios Nikolaos Bay cove
• Asimaki cove