Fair Winds And Following Seas

Seasoned captain Nikos Angelatos from Kefalonia speaks on "FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS" and VOICE OF GREECE. He feels nostalgia for the sea and ships and says that everything is better now. He talks about the seafaring history of Kefalonia and tells astounding and incredible stories of the various...

Captain Stefanos Vogiatzis from Oinousses, who now lives on Chios, speaks on "Fair Winds and Following Seas". He tells great stories from his life on the ships, in his own seafarer’s way. His most distinctive story is the one with the ship "Foivos", when they lost their geographical position on their w...

Captain Makis Angelidis speaks on "FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS" and VOICE OF GREECE about the years he spent at sea and aboard ships. He recounts seafaring stories, sharing feelings and experiences about his life and career in the Greek Merchant Marine, since 1964 when he first boarded the Atlantic...

Engineer Giorgos Katachanas, who was born and raised in Port Said and is originally from Kasos, talks about his 32-year travels at sea. He shares his feelings, thoughts and memories from the ships, ports, and seafarers. The most difficult moment he found himself in was when a tanker on which he was...

Visual artist Rena Tzolaki and author Giorgos Alexandrinos who live in Paris join Antonis Karagiannakis on the Saturday edition of the show "Fair Winds and Following Seas" on Saturday, 11.25.2023. "People must always be creative and despite their problems find ways to overcome them and follow their...

Captain Giorgis Adam from Piraeus talks on "Fair Winds and Following Seas" and the Voice of Greece about the 32 years he traveled at sea on tankers and bulk carriers. He shares seafaring stories, feelings, and experiences from 1961, the time he first embarked, until 1992. The narration will continue...

Retired Vice Admiral Velis Pappas, son of the captain of the legendary destroyer "VELLOS", speaks on “FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS” about the recent misadventure of the historic ship in Thessaloniki, due to bad weather. He talks about his late father Nikos Pappas with beautiful anecdotes about thi...

Retired Vice Admiral Velis Pappas, son of the captain of the legendary destroyer "VELLOS", speaks on “FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS” about the recent misadventure of the historic ship in Thessaloniki, due to bad weather. He talks about his late father Nikos Pappas with beautiful anecdotes about thi...

Talking about the activity, the work and the history of the Association of Maritime Parents of Children with Disabilities, are the President of the Association, Mrs. Sylvana Strakosia, and the scientific official and social worker, Mrs Maria Georgoula. A commendable effort that has been going on...

On Saturday, November 18, 2023, Voice of Greece and the show "Fair Winds and Following Seas - Weekend shift" featured Captain Giorgos Parisis. "I chose the sea for its seafaring career path, as I have loved it since I was a child. I like to travel and get to know the world, cultures, people, and...

Captain Giorgos Deonas, President of the Panhellenic Federation of Retired Merchant Navy Officers, former President of the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Navy Pensioner Ship Masters, and member of the Board of Directors of the Seamen's Pension Fund and the Greek Seafarer's Home, speaks on "Fair Winds...

Ship radio operator Panagiotis Mertis from Piraeus talks about his naval career at sea from 1969 to 1985. He mentions that he made the decision to go to sea and become a radiotelegrapher, while he is never going to forget his first ship, the freighter-woodcrew M/V "TO PROTON" that he boarded going from...

Captain Manolis Vintiadis speaks on "FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS" about Greek trade unionist in the Suez Canal Giannis Leropoulos, how a tugboat was wrecked in the port of Bremen when he was a crew member of the "PIGASOS" of the R and K company (Rethymni-Kouloukounti). Delightful seafarer stories...

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.

Captain Kostas Moschopoulos from Kefalonia is the guest of Antonis Karagiannakis on "FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS-WEEKEND SHIFT" by VOICE OF GREECE, on Saturday, 11-11-2023. "Life on board a ship has its good and bad moments, but I truly enjoy it and love it. I served Greek Merchant Shipping with...