Ο Παντελής Γεωργαντής είναι βουτηχτής... Αυτό ξέρει να κάνει από μικρό παιδί. Στην 3η Δημοτικού έκανε την πρώτη του βουτιά με τον πατέρα του. Αυτό ήταν... Ερωτεύτηκε τον βυθό με όλους τους κινδύνους που ελλοχεύουν. Χτυπήθηκε από τη "Νόσο των Σφουγγαράδων", έχασε τον αδερφό του στη θάλασσα αλλά και σήμ...
Today we travel to Chios to meet Lampros Kalimanas who has served at seas for 30 years. He started as a trainee sailor and then a sailor, a carpenter and finally a boatswain; he has many memories, thoughts, stories, as well as feelings from his life on the ships. He shares some of these on our today's...
Captain Nikos Konoupakis from Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, tells us about the sea, the Vardaris wind that blows in the area, his favorite city, Thessaloniki, how he was found at sea and other beautiful nautical stories.
In this episode we talk about the importance and history of Voice of Greece with its director Gianna Triantafylli.Next up is Thanasis Zisimopoulos, founder and director of CosmosFm NY, Greek Diaspora Radio in New York.Also, the current director of Cosmos FM, Stelios Taketzis talks to us about the current...
The following video was sent to us by Captain Davli Tuning. He writes to us: ”I am a sailor, Captain in rank, in active duty since 2003. I remember the times when all Greeks we would gather on the bridge to listen to you.” The video was taken on January 23rd, 2024 at 18:00 at sea heading from the Atlantic to the south. Fair Winds and Following Seas, Captain!
A poem by Kostas Sokos
Captain Kostas Sokos has written poems about ships, life, and the sea.The following poem , ''Life's Long Journey'', is one of them. We would like to thank him for sharing it with Voice of Greece.Fair Winds and Following Seas, captan!
ΤΟ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ (LIFE...
Visual artist Sofia Datseri from Ierapetra, Crete, is our guest on this episode of ''Saturday Shift''/
“I am inspired by the sea, my homeland and Cretan tradition. I had nothing to do with painting. I studied History-Archaeology at Ioannina University and then I learnt wood carving, loom and at t...
The show is dedicated to Greek seafarers, featuring stories of their day-to-day lives, live testimonies, and connections with Greek ocean liners sailing across the world’s oceans.
The shipbuilder and founter - General Manager of Alpha-Marine, Mr. Nikos Dafnias, talks to “FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS” about shipbuilding in Greece, the shipyards today in our country, his company and of course reference was made to “EUGENIOS EUGENIDES” sailing ship, about which he speaks with wa...
Captain Nikos Kounoupakis from a village in Kilkis, decided from a young age to follow the sea and work on the boats. So in 1973 he found himself at the Merchant Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos and the following year he became the sophomores leader and the Academy’s top student thanks to his good grades.
Immediately a...
At the age of 15, his father gave his consent to embark from Agrinio. He went to join his brother who had left a little earlier. He still hasn't regretted it.The sea gave him a lot, he saw the world, people and different cultures - and most importantly, it got got him out of his economic impasse. He...
Ioannis Chaniotis, History and Archaeology Professor at AUT, on ”Saturday Shift” | 03.02.2024, 08.00
On Saturday (02.03.2024), “Fair Winds and Following Seas” hosted Emeritus Professor of the Department of History and Archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, K. Ioannis Chasiotis. He told us about his research and history, where he has spent his whole life teaching young people, wri...
The show ''Fair Winds and Following Seas'' with Antonis Karagiannakis is dedicated to Greek seafarers, featuring stories of their day-to-day lives, live testimonies, and connections with Greek ocean liners sailing across the world’s oceans.
Stavros Kitsios from Preveza is the first boatswain to be hosted on "FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS". He shares his feelings, tells incredible stories and advises young people after his 43 years of sea service. He made his debut at the age of 15 with his father's consent. He did not love rural life,...
Ο Βαγγέλης Τσαμπουνιέρης από τα Σπόα της Καρπάθου σε ηλικία 15 ετών μετανάστευσε στο Μπρούκλιν της Νέας Υόρκης και στα 17 του αφού τον κάλεσαν κατετάγει στον Αμερικανικό στρατό. Έτσι λίγο αργότερα βρέθηκε να πολεμάει στο Βιετνάμ με άλλα νέα παιδιά, ενώ ήταν αγαπητός και γνωστός με το προσωνύμιο Alphabet ή ...
Ο απόφοιτος της Σχολής Εμποροπλοιάρχων της Σύρου και παλαίμαχος καπετάνιος Δημήτρης Βακόνδιος που πρωτομπαρκάρισε τον Σεπτέμβριο του 1974 μας εξιστορεί διάφορες καταστάσεις που βρέθηκε με τα φορτηγά και κρουαζιερόπλοια πλοία που βρέθηκε σε πολλά σημεία της υφηλίου. Πάντα ως υπεύθυνος και σοβαρός αξιωματικός έδινε ιδια...
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