Mission and Legacy

Fair Winds Sailing Greece was founded in 2019 by Dimitris Bampakos, a former Captain of the Greek Navy and an American Sailing Senior MAster Instructor (SMI). 
We are a certified American Sailing Affiliate located in Corfu town, on the island of Corfu, in the North Ionian Sea of Greece.

Our Mission
As an American Sailing Affiliate, we fully embrace American Sailing mission which is “to teach people to sail safely and confidently”.
Also, being located and operating in Greece, within our objectives is to endorse and promote Greece as one of the best sailing destinations in the world.

Our Legacy // Student Certifications
During our six (6) years of operation, we have organized and conducted more than one hundred and fifty weekly (150)  “Learn to Sail Vacations” in the Ionian Sea.  During these “Learn to Sail Vacations” we provided more than 500 student AS certifications up to the 108 level.
Most of our students (approx. 80%) are sailors coming from the USA and Canada. The other 20% are sailors coming from Europe, Middle East, Asia and South America.    

Our Legacy // Instructor Certifications  
Also, we are very proud because we have successfully organized and held several Instructor Qualification Clinics (IQCs) certifying candidate instructors from the US, Europe and the Middle East up to the 206 level.

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