Sikinos anchorage guide · Cyclades
Sikinos Yacht Anchorages: The Complete Guide
Where to anchor a yacht around Sikinos: documented depth, holding and shelter for the island's main anchorages, drawn from published cruising sources.
Last updated August 2026
Sikinos 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.
Ashore: The Chora with its Kastro and Chorio settlements, the Church of Pantanassa (1787), the Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi (1690), and the Episkopi monument, a 3rd-century Roman temple later converted to a church.
Sikinos is the island between Ios and Folegandros that the fleets sail past, which is the reason to stop: a Chora with a Kastro and a Roman temple turned church, two anchorages, near-zero traffic.
The two records: Alopronia, the only port on the south-east, seven to ten metres over sand with some Posidonia, good holding in the right spot, the only organised anchorage and open to the south, with a seasonal pontoon installed in summer; Agios Georgios on the south-east coast, sand with some Posidonia, protected by its islet from south and south-west swell, room for two or three boats, with a reef and a submarine cable to the west.
Ios is 25 nautical miles from Folegandros on our distance table and Sikinos lies between them, a short morning from either.
On the Greek Charter Index 2026 a fully crewed sailing catamaran for eight runs EUR 18,900 to 48,000 a week at 16 to 19 metres and EUR 31,500 to 43,500 at 20 to 22, per yacht before VAT and APA.
The anchorages
2 anchorages around Sikinos
Use this guide to understand your captain's routing, request specific anchorages on your preference sheet, judge whether Sikinos fits your charter style, and pair it sensibly with nearby islands.
Alopronia / Skala (SE, only port)
Depth
7-10m
Holding
Sand with some Posidonia, good in the right spot
Shelter
The only organised anchorage; open to the S.
A seasonal pontoon is installed in summer; check placement.
Best for: The island's shelter
Agios Georgios (SE coast)
Holding
Sand with some Posidonia
Shelter
Protected by the Agios Georgios islet from S-SW swell.
Room for only 2 to 3 boats; a reef and a submarine cable lie to the west.
When to visit
The Cyclades are dominated by the summer Meltemi, the northerly that blows hardest from mid-July to mid-August, around Force 5 to 7 and gusting higher in open water. Sikinos has a lee from the north at both anchorages and none from the south, so a southerly sends the yacht to Manganari on Ios or the port. Nobody comes in July and August either; the island has no season to speak of. June and September are the months, and on the Greek Charter Index the shoulder months price 15 to 25% below peak on the same rate card with three to four months of lead time rather than a year.
Captain's note
Alopronia, seven to ten metres, dropped on sand between the Posidonia and checked, with the seasonal pontoon's placement confirmed on arrival, for the night in a northerly; Agios Georgios behind its islet for two or three boats when the swell is from the south or south-west, keeping east of the reef and the cable. The Chora is a taxi up from the port and the walk back down at dusk is the island. Ios and Folegandros are each a morning away. Depths and holding here follow published cruising sources; the captain confirms the anchor drop against current charts on arrival.
Questions about anchoring at Sikinos
Where can a yacht anchor at Sikinos?
Sikinos has 2 anchorages in this guide: Alopronia / Skala (SE, only port), Agios Georgios (SE coast). Each entry below gives depth, holding, shelter direction and what is ashore.
How deep are the anchorages at Sikinos?
Alopronia / Skala (SE, only port) 7-10m. Depths are typical sand-bottom anchoring depths; the captain drops on current chart data.
What is the holding like at Sikinos?
Alopronia / Skala (SE, only port): Sand with some Posidonia, good in the right spot. Agios Georgios (SE coast): Sand with some Posidonia.
When is the best time to anchor at Sikinos?
The Cyclades are dominated by the summer Meltemi, the northerly that blows hardest from mid-July to mid-August, around Force 5 to 7 and gusting higher in open water. Sikinos has a lee from the north at both anchorages and none from the south, so a southerly sends the yacht to Manganari on Ios or the port. Nobody comes in July and August either; the island has no season to speak of. June and September are the months, and on the Greek Charter Index the shoulder months price 15 to 25% below peak on the same rate card with three to four months of lead time rather than a year.
What does the captain plan around at Sikinos?
Alopronia, seven to ten metres, dropped on sand between the Posidonia and checked, with the seasonal pontoon's placement confirmed on arrival, for the night in a northerly; Agios Georgios behind its islet for two or three boats when the swell is from the south or south-west, keeping east of the reef and the cable. The Chora is a taxi up from the port and the walk back down at dusk is the island. Ios and Folegandros are each a morning away. Depths and holding here follow published cruising sources; the captain confirms the anchor drop against current charts on arrival.
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