Ionian Sea. Lefkas Island
December 5, 2007
LEFKAS is a mountainous island, covered with dense vegetation to the east and south. Its eastern coast slopes gently down to the sea, which is sheltered with thickly wooded islets. The most famous of these are Scorpios, Madouri and Sparti. Lefkas is separated from the Greek Mainland by a narrow channel via a pontoon bridge. The capital of the island, Lefkas town, was the result of the establishment of salt-pans during the Middle Ages.
Lefkas canal enables the sailors to pass along the east side of the island, which has the 90% of the good anchorages. From the north the entrance of the canal can be found by locating the Santa Maura Fort, founded in 1300 by John Orsini, a Frankish Knight who held Lefkada as a fief. The canal starts after Lefkas Town and is marked by red and green poles and by red and green buoys when it turns south. The ancient submerged breakwater is located opposite the St George Fort. Go stern-to or bows-to the town quay on the NE or S side. The muddy bottom is generally good holding.
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