Andros anchorage guide · Cyclades
Andros Yacht Anchorages: The 2026 Guide
Where to anchor a yacht around Andros: documented depth, holding and shelter for the island's main anchorages, drawn from published cruising sources.
Last updated May 2026
Andros sits in the Cyclades.
The Cyclades are dominated by the summer Meltemi (Etesian) northerly, strongest mid-July to mid-August (around Force 5 to 7, gusting higher in open water).
Plan south legs downwind and overnight on lee and south coasts.
May, June and September are calmer.
This guide covers the island's main anchorages with the practical detail charterers and captains actually use: depth where a published cruising source documents it, holding, and shelter direction.
Where a figure was not documented we say so rather than guess.
The Andros-Tinos channel is a known acceleration zone where the wind is often 5 to 15 knots stronger than forecast.
Ashore: Chora (Andros town) with its neoclassical mansions and museums, the Sariza spring at Apoikia, and one of the greenest Cycladic landscapes with gorges, running water and the signed Andros Routes hiking trails.
The anchorages
5 anchorages around Andros
Use this guide to understand your captain's routing, request specific anchorages on your preference sheet, judge whether Andros fits your charter style, and pair it sensibly with nearby islands.
Gavrio (NW coast, main port)
Depth
4-6m
Holding
Mud, good
Shelter
The best shelter on the island.
Reefs and unlit islets in the approach make night entry hazardous; busy with ferries.
Best for: Shelter, provisioning
Batsi (SW coast)
Holding
Sand, good
Shelter
The preferred haven in stronger northerlies; can be gusty, exposed S-SW.
About 2.75 nm SE of Gavrio; limited berths.
Palaioupolis Bay (SE of Batsi)
Holding
Sand
Shelter
Reasonable Meltemi protection, very exposed to S; fierce katabatic gusts in a Meltemi.
Achla (under Cape Gria)
Holding
Sand, solid
Shelter
One of the best beaches on the island.
Korthi (SE coast)
Shelter
A lovely cove but exposed to E, dangerous when the Meltemi blows.
Settled weather only.
When to visit
The Cyclades are dominated by the summer Meltemi (Etesian) northerly, strongest mid-July to mid-August (around Force 5 to 7, gusting higher in open water). Plan south legs downwind and overnight on lee and south coasts. May, June and September are calmer.
Captain's note
The Cyclades are dominated by the summer Meltemi (Etesian) northerly, strongest mid-July to mid-August (around Force 5 to 7, gusting higher in open water). Plan south legs downwind and overnight on lee and south coasts. May, June and September are calmer. Pick the anchorage to the wind: in the prevailing summer airflow, favour the lee and sheltered bays listed above, and keep a documented all-weather shelter or a layover day in reserve when the forecast climbs. Depths and holding here follow published cruising sources; your captain will confirm the exact anchor drop against current charts on arrival.
Charter Andros
Speak with George P. Biniaris directly. MYBA-standard contracts, full Greek charter fleet.