Ancient sailing winds in the eastern Mediterranean.

Sailing winds mediterranean. Forecasts are reliable but diurnal effects andor nearby high terrain cause. We have sea fog strong winds but some good sail. Malta has the Most Cultures.

Mediterranean Sailing Weather Its easiest to think of the Mediterranean as having only two sorts of weather - settled and unsettled. Western human culture is predominantly shaped by the Phoenecian Greek and Roman seafaring civilizations. Mugla is the most popular place for vacation.

Winds compressed along a mountainous coast tend to increase in strength Winds blowing over an island tend to gust down the lee side. Gusts can often be 10-15 knots more than the prevailing wind Mediterranean sailing winds. The Mistral blows through the Garonne and Rhone vallies and then into the Gulf of Lion and across to Corsica and Sardinia where it is chanelled between the two islands in the Straits of Bonifacio.

The three common winds in the region are the dry Bora coming from the north. Many of these winds have names including the Sirocco originating in the Sahara the Meltemi Greece and Turkey the Bora. The predictability of local summer winds in the Med makes it easier to work out passage plans so you can safely sail from one spot to the next.

Wind-converter Personal sailing forecast. Bounded by Europe Asia and Africa the waters of the Mediterranean three miles deep in places are frequently disturbed by sudden and surprisingly strong winds that blow from the land towards the center of the sea. But while there is no doubt there are far more difficult areas to sail the Mediterranean can seriously bite the unprepared.

Whats new Comments Membership info Register new Login. The Jugo usually followed by rain. Sailing the Mediterranean in March means you have the place to yourself but the weather can catch you out.