SHOOTING STAR

Cyclades, Ionian, Dodecanese, Sporades: SHOOTING STAR sails from Athens year-round, putting every Greek island chain within reach on a single charter. She is a 20-metre Gianetti Star 64 drawn by Garroni Design, built in Viareggio in 2008 and refitted in 2023 with new teak decks, new air conditioning, and refreshed interiors throughout.

Three en-suite cabins sleep six guests. The master fills the bow with a double bed and natural light from overhead hatches; two guest cabins aft carry twin beds that convert to doubles, so couples and families both work. The saloon is open-plan with elongated side windows that keep the Aegean in frame, and the shaded cockpit seats everyone for alfresco meals.

Captain Christos Filinis is a civil engineer turned RYA Yachtmaster with a competitive windsurfing background and deep knowledge of Greek waters. His cook-hostess runs multi-course menus built around seasonal Greek ingredients. A Highfield 340 tender with a Honda 20-horsepower outboard, two SUPs, wakeboard, water skis, tube, snorkelling gear, and fishing tackle cover the water.

She cruises at eight knots under twin Yanmar diesels and reaches 10 under engine, faster under sail. She is a Garroni-designed Italian sloop, well refitted, with the crew and the home port to cover Greece from the Saronic Gulf to the Cyclades and beyond.