Barbarossa
mooring field · Thirasia · Cyclades
Barbarossa is a mooring field on the island of Thirasia, in the Cyclades cruising area.
The nearest town is Fira.
Thirasia is part of the Santorini.
The bay opens towards the east (101°).
Anchorage in the caldera facing Oia.
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Shelter by wind direction
Good shelter in north (meltemi), south-west, west and north-west wind.
Partial shelter in north-east and south wind.
No shelter in east and south-east (sirocco) wind.
In the most open sector, up to 3.7 NM of open water towards the east.
Swell can come in from east-north-east to south-south-east (64°–148°).
- sheltered
- partly
- exposed
Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.
Here, shelter depends on tonight's wind. Seadromy reads the forecast and tells you before you leave.
Approach
Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.2 NM from the anchoring spot.
Ashore and services
Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.
Built-up shore (89 buildings within 600 m).
A good gateway to visit the island.
Within reach:
- Korfos: 6 restaurants, bars or cafés, 19 min by dinghy
- Manolas: 3 restaurants, bars or cafés, 23 min on foot
- Potamos: 23 min on foot
- Potamos, Thirasia: 28 min on foot
Where to go when the wind turns
When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:
- In north-east wind: Mesa Pigadia Beach, 6 NM by sea.
- In east wind: Fira (anchorage), 2.3 NM by sea.
- In south-east wind: Agia Irini, 2.2 NM by sea.
- In south wind: Agia Irini, 2.2 NM by sea.
Nearby anchorages and ports
- Ormos Nikolaos mooring field · 0.2 NM by sea
- Ormos Ammoudi mooring field · 1.9 NM by sea
- Agia Irini port · 2.2 NM by sea
- Riva cove · 2.3 NM by sea
- Fira (charter buoys) mooring field · 2.3 NM by sea
- Fira (anchorage) anchorage · 2.3 NM by sea
This place is on an odyssey
Sheltered anchorages of Cyclades by wind
More places – Thirasia
- Agia Irini port
- Ormos Nikolaos mooring field
Questions
Is Barbarossa sheltered from the meltemi?
Yes. Shelter is rated good in north wind.
Is Barbarossa sheltered from the sirocco?
No. It is exposed in south-east wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Agia Irini, 2.2 NM by sea.
Can you spend the night at Barbarossa?
It depends on the wind of the night: Seadromy picks the evening anchorage with the forecast of the day.