• Where the
    ancient gods lived

  • and the sun
    met the sky

  • our spirit
    sailed to

  • the impeccable
    beauty!

cruises

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courses

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yachts

The yachts that we skipper have all the inspection certifications...

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Meet Corfu & Ionian islands

Find useful information about Corfu and the Ionian islands

Corfu Town
The Ionian Sea
History
Reaching Corfu

The American Sailing Association (ASA) was founded in 1983 with a simply stated mission:
“to teach people to sail safely and confidently”

 

Dimitris Bampakos


The founder of “Fair Winds Sailing - Greece” is Dimitris Bampakos, a former Captain of the Greek Navy and an American Sailing Association Instructor.

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Testimonials

Memories
Friends

I sailed with Dimitris Bampakos.  Fabulous trip with a very knowledgeable and competent captain.  I'm looking forward to another trip to the Greek Isles.

Allen

C.

Had a wonderful week sailing around the Greek islands. Dimitris is a very confident and professional skipper. His teaching abilities and patience with students cannot be surpassed. Would love to sail with him again.

Witnee W.

Maryland

Greece is truly beautiful and the people are wonderful too. Thank you Dimitris Bampakos for the best time taking sailing lessons from you. Walt and I look forward on more trips to Greece with more learning experiences. Cheers!

Jean N.

California

Sailing and getting certified in the Greek islands with Captain Dimitris was a great experience. Highly recommended.

Steven H.

Washington, DC

Amazing sailing week! It was my first sailing experience and I can't wait to go back to Greece. Dimitris is a great captain and I highly recommend sailing with him. 

Diana M.

Washington DC

Sailing the Mediterranean and visiting the Greek islands was a life time experience. Dimitris is very experienced and professional Captain. I have sailed with him in the Caribbean as well and I highly recommend him as an ASA instructor.

Ryan L.

Washington, DC

Learn to Sail Vacation in Greece

Scheduled cruises

Title From To Vacancies
Monohaul Certs19/10/202624/10/2026No
Monohaul Certs12/10/202617/10/2026No
Monohaul Certs05/10/202610/10/2020No
Catamaran Certs03/10/202610/10/2026Yes
Flotilla Sailing27/09/202603/10/2026No
Catamaran Certs26/09/202603/10/2026Yes
Instructor's Certs21/09/202626/09/2026No
Catamaran Certs19/09/202626/09/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs14/09/202619/09/2026No
Monohaul Certs07/09/202612/09/2026No
Monohaul Certs31/08/202605/09/2026No
Monohaul Certs24/08/202629/08/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs17/08/202622/08/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs10/08/202615/08/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs03/08/202608/08/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs27/07/202601/08/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs20/07/202625/07/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs13/07/202618/07/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs06/07/202611/07/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs29/06/202604/07/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs22/06/202627/06/2026No
Monohaul Certs15/06/202620/06/2026Yes
Monohaul Certs08/06/202613/06/2026Yes
Instructor Certs01/06/202606/06/2026No
Catamaran Certs30/05/202606/06/2026No
Monohaul Certs25/05/202630/05/2026No
Catamaran Certs23/05/202630/05/2026No
Monohaul Certs18/05/202623/05/2026No
Catamaran Certs16/05/202623/05/2026No
Monohaul Certs11/05/202616/05/2026No
Monohaul Certs04/05/202609/05/2026No
Monohaul Certs27/04/202602/05/2026No
Monohaul Certs20/04/202625/04/2026No
Monohaul 103/10413/04/202618/04/2026No
Monohaul 106/11806/04/202611/04/2026No
Instructor’s’ Certs30/03/202604/04/2026No