SAILING ADVENTures

Calendar 2020

Special times like these require special incentives to keep the mood afloat!

To lighten up your Christmas Season we’d like to strengthen your positive outlook on spring and summer of next year and all the beautiful activities you will be able to do.

Let us entertain you a little with our SAILING ADVENTures CALENDAR 2020 with stories, artwork, short movie clips and some surprises like special offers you will find nowhere else but directly with us, and maybe even a draw for a freebee? We would definitely like to inspire you to travel, for example to Greece and particularly Corfu and Beyond and why not on one of our beautiful sailing yachts

Just check our Facebook page for a new post every day from 1st to 24th December as tradition will have it and let us know if you like what you find behind the doors of the SAILING ADVENTures Calendar 2020…

Start dreaming, cut the ropes and let your mind sail away into a beautiful, healthy and free 2021!

ENJOY THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS

Villa & Sailing Holidays
Exclusive Christmas Offer
Sail for a week in a beautiful skippered sailing yacht
Stay for a week for free in a traditional Corfiot villa

 

LEARN SOME TRIVIA

The emblem of Corfu:
The ship without a helm

Homer’s “Odyssey” handed over to the city of Corfu its emblem: a symbol of the spiritual power and the naval craftsmanship of the Phaeacians.

ENJOY MUSIC

10 songs inspired by sailing, ships and the sea

Ten beautiful songs with a scent of seawater selected by Windventure’s team for you to enjoy and daydream

 

LEARN SOME TRIVIA

The creation of Paxos, the island of love

An island created to shelter the love between a god and a nymph.
A beautiful lovestory!

 

COOK A BELOVED CORFIOT DELIGHT

Loukoumades

…also called “Pancakes of the Saint”, are traditionally cooked in Corfu to celebrate the island’s patron Saint Spyridon, but they are enjoyed all year long!

 

TAKE A VIRTUAL TRIP

A visit in Corfu’s Old Town & Old Fortress

Get lost in the “kantounia” of Corfu’s Old Town, take a walk alongside the bay of Garitsa and visit Corfu’s wonderful venetian Old Fortress

 

WATCH AN ANIMATED SHORT

Age Of Sail

The story of an old sailor adrift and alone in the North Atlantic in 1900, who finds hope and redemption when he least expects it.

 

LEARN SOMETHING NEW

Sailing Knots

Learn and practice on how to make the most common and useful sailing knots -or get better at it…

 

STAY SAFE, KEEP DREAMING

Stay safe! Dream away!
See you soon in Corfu

A message of hope from the island of the Phaeacians.
Let your dreams set sails… 

 

WATCH AN ANIMATED SHORT

The Old Man & The Sea

A paint-on-glass-animated short film by the famed Russian animator, Aleksandr Petrov, based on the classic short novel by Ernest Hemingway.

 

 

TAKE A VIRTUAL TRIP

Paxos & Antipaxos
bays and beaches

Discover the “Caribbean” feeling of the so called “Diamonds of the Ionian” through an informative and enjoyable video.

 

GO ON A SPECIAL SAILING ADVENTURE WITH YOUR KIDS

Family Sailing Adventure
Exclusive Christmas Offer

Two weeks sailing on a luxurious yacht

5 days for free!

 

COOK A TRADITIONAL CORFIOT DISH

Pastitsada anyone?

A traditional recipe and an entertaining lesson in history going back 1.500 years reveals the secrets of the gastronomical flagship of Corfu.

 

LEARN SOME TRIVIA

Corfu/Kerkyra
Origins of names

The myths and theories behind the names of the island also known as the Country of the Phaeacians

 

MEET A SAILING LEGEND

Sam Davies

High-powered racing yachts and perfectly synchronized racing teams in action – an outstanding sailor with a worthy cause!

 

LEARN HOW TO SAIL

Get an idea of the basics of sailing in 20 minutes

You might get hungry for more!

 

 

GET INSPIRED

Eight insightful quotes about sailing ships
to inspire and motivate you

Let a sailboat carry your holiday dreams

 

 

Meanings behind a name

How does a mythological god connect with a sci-fi character, a cat, and a sailboat?

 

COOK A TRADITIONAL CORFIOT SWEET

Tzalaetia

A delicious corn pancakes recipe from the island of Corfu

 

LET YOURSELF FEEL POETIC

“As is the sea marvellous…”

An artistic dance short film complements a poem about love and the sea

 

HAVE FUN WITH COMICS

Salty Comics
Mordillo Sea Mix

A pick of Mordillo’s comics and two animations with a scent of sea

DISCOVER CORFU

“Corfu Nightscapes
A Company of Stars”

A captivating time-lapse video by Corfiot photographer Vassilis Metallinos

 

DISCOVER A PAINTING

“Ground Swell”

Discover a beautiful maritime painting by Edward Hopper.

 

WATCH AN ANIMATED SHORT

“Mare Mosso”
(Rough Sea)

Intrepid sailoress Jess ventures out into the night on her “Southern Cross”, somewhere on some ocean.