Delos Channel
Read MoreDelos Channel is an anchorage in Delos.
Delos is a charter location in Cyclades, a yacht charter area in Greece.
The anchorages on Delos:
What the Delos Channel Means for Your Charter
Straight answer: the Delos Channel is not somewhere your charter will anchor — it’s exposed to the Meltemi and laced with reefs, and even the tripper boats treat it as a passage, not a stop. What matters to charter guests is what it leads to: Delos itself, the ancient sacred island and one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece, ten minutes from Mykonos by water.
The way we arrange a Delos visit: the yacht positions off Mykonos or in the sheltered bays of Rinia next door, and you go ashore to walk the ruins in the morning before the day-trip crowds build. Overnight anchoring at Delos is restricted anyway — the site closes, and the yacht is better off at Rinia or back at Ornos. If ancient Greece is on your list, this is the half-day that delivers it.
Delos Channel
Delos Channel is a narrow, shallow, and vastly reefed channel between Rinia and Delos that surrounds the Nisidhes Remmatio islet. Since this islet is beyond the 500-meter mooring restriction, you can choose to drop anchor here. However, the channel is completely open to the Meltemi and is spread with reefs, which can make things tricky for you.
Delos Channel cannot exactly be termed an anchorage. It’s just a bypass to sail to the nearby Rinia and take cover at Ormos Skhinou, Chapel Bay, or South Bay.
Mooring at Delos Channel
Delos Channel is preferred only for a quick transit to Rinia because of its vast reefs and bareness to the northerlies. We do not recommend anchoring anywhere near the Delos Channel, even if you plan on stopping around the islet.
The meltemi winds are known to blow at force 7 or more in worst cases, which can be an inconvenience. The reefs and the small seas do not help either.
Provisioning and Services
Delos Channel is not suited for provisioning.
