• 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

We had a lovely sailing week around the Greek islands of the Ionian Sea. Captain Dimitris is a very professional Captain and Instructor. We would love to sail with him again.

Adriane A.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

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.

Sailing in the Ionian Sea was wonderful — an experience of a lifetime. The islands are gorgeous and Captain Dimitris is highly experienced, professional and makes all onboard feel welcome! I look forward to sailing with him again.

Nancy S.

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

Dimitris thank you for the best sailing experience of my life. I look forward to sailing with you in the future. Steve and I have been planning a circumnavigation for over 3 years. We intend to buy a boat in the fall of 2019 and begin circumnavigating in the spring 2020. If there is any possible way you could sail with us at any point it would be a privilege for us. Thanks again for all the memories.
Cody B.

Highland Ranch, Colorado

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

Steven H.

Washington, DC

Learn to Sail Vacation in Greece

Scheduled cruises

Title From To Vacancies
OPEN27/10/202501/11/2025Yes
OPEN20/10/202525/10/2025Yes
ASA 103/104/11813/10/202518/10/2025No
ASA 105/106/11806/10/202511/10/2025No
CAT ASA 11429/09/202504/10/2025No
ASA 103/104/11822/09/202527/09/2025No
104/116/11815/09/202520/09/2025No
OPEN08/09/202513/09/2025Yes
OPEN01/09/202506/09/2025Yes
OPEN25/08/202530/08/2025Yes
ASA 103/104/11818/08/202523/08/2025No
OPEN11/08/202516/08/2025Yes
OPEN04/08/202509/08/2025Yes
OPEN28/07/202502/08/2025Yes
ASA 103/10421/07/202526/07/2025No
ASA 104/11814/07/202519/07/2025No
ASA 103/10407/07/202512/07/2025No
ASA 103/10430/06/202505/07/2025No
OPEN23/06/202528/06/2025Yes
ASA 103/104/11816/06/202521/06/2025Yes
ASA 103/10409/06/202514/06/2025No
Catamaran ASA 11407/06/202514/06/2025Yes
FLOTILLA31/05/202507/06/2025Yes
Instructors’ Certs26/05/202531/05/2025No
Catamaran ASA 11424/05/202531/05/2025No
AsA 103/10419/05/202524/05/2025No
ASA 103/10412/05/202517/05/2025No
ASA 105/106/11805/05/202510/05/2025No
ASA 105/10628/04/202503/05/2025No
ASA 103/10421/04/202526/04/2025No
ASA 106/11814/04/202519/04/2025No
Instructor’s’ Certs07/04/202512/04/2025No