Captain Meletis Kynigos from Piraeus speaks on "Fair Winds and Following Seas".
“I graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy of Kymi and embarked on my first voyage in 1969—27 consecutive months aboard the M/V FANTOM of the distinguished Lemos shipping company. I fell in love with the sea and wit...
Captain Tasos Kroukis, from the village of Papadates in Preveza, first went to sea at the age of 18 aboard the M/V Andros Castle.
The ship sailed from Emden, Germany, to Norfolk, USA, where it loaded coal before heading on to Japan. For him, the sea was a way out of poverty.
“I respected the s...
Captain Stergios Kyriakidis from Halkidiki is the guest on “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece.
“From the age of 10 I had already decided that I wanted to become a sailor and a captain. At 17, during the exams, I handed in blank papers so I could leave school and go to sea. Of cours...
On Saturday, 30 August 2025, the Voice of Greece program “Fair Winds and Following Seas – Saturday Shift” with Antonis Karagiannakis hosted Dr. Maria Boile, Professor of Maritime Studies at the University of Piraeus.
“For me, the sea is a road. A road of trade. A road that connects peoples, ide...
Panagiotis Christofas talks about Mytilene and his beloved island of Lesvos, sharing how he decided to enter public service. He discusses the issues that concern his community, the current summer season, and of course the AEGEAN REGATTA 2025, which this year included the North Aegean island as one of...
Award-winning show 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.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
Captain Michalis A. Chatzipetros, descendant of a proud seafaring family, speaks about the Nautical Museum of the Heroic Island of Kasos.
“The effort to create the Nautical Museum of Kasos was begun many years ago by my late father. With much personal work, struggle, expenses, and sacrifices, we m...
Award-winning show 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.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
The mayor of Agios Efstratios, Konstantinos Sinanis, speaks on “Fair Winds and Following Seas” and Voice of Greece.
He talks about his beloved island, this year’s summer season, and of course the AEGEAN REGATTA 2025, which this year included the small North Aegean island as one of the stops of th...
Award-winning show 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.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
The Mayor of Lemnos, Eleonora Georga, speaks on “Fair Winds and Following Seas”.
She takes us on a tour of her beautiful North Aegean island, which this year hosted the start of the 24th AEGEAN REGATTA 2025 sailing competition.
“As part of the regatta, over the weekend we organized a series of cu...
Award-winning show 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.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
On Saturday, 23 August 2025, the Voice of Greece program “Fair Winds and Following Seas – Saturday Shift” with Antonis Karagiannakis hosted Chief Engineer Michalis Triantafyllou.
After a long career at sea and on ships, Captain Michalis has now devoted himself to writing short stories and books, drawi...
The Secretary General for the Aegean and Island Policy, Manolis Koutoulakis, speaks on the Voice of Greece program “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on the occasion of this year’s AEGEAN REGATTA 2025, taking place in Lemnos, Agios Efstratios, and Lesvos from 23 to 30 August, with sailing races and many ...
Award-winning show 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.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
How many know the details about the Greek seafarers who sailed with Magellan and Columbus on the first explorations of the world?
The program “Time in Greece” with Nikolas Angelidis sheds light on the history of all the sailors of Greek origin who took part in those early voyages — seafarers from ...
The President of the Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Greek Shipping, George Xiradakis, joins “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece.
Speaking about the annual report of XRTC Business Consultants, he highlights its central theme: the modernization of Greek coastal shi...
Award-winning show 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.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
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