Yacht moorings in Syvota.

The village and harbor of Syvota is located on the south coast of Lefkas island in the Ionian Sea of Greece, four miles from the island of Meganisi.

The harbor should not be confused with the island of Sivota, lying next to Mourtos harbor on the mainland opposite the island of Corfu. Although Sivota can accommodate up to 100 yachts, the mooring berths are almost always busy and yachts are anchored in the bay. The shelter is good in prevailing N/NW winds, although there are gusts into the bay, but Syvota is uncomfortable and possibly dangerous in strong S/SE winds.

There are no dangers on the approach to Syvota, although it is not always easy to find the entrance to the bay without using satellite navigation, because the village and yachts are not visible from the entrance to the bay. It is best to establish a waypoint on your first visit.

4 - Yacht Bar Pontoon

 

In the north-east corner of the harbor is a small pontoon set up by the Yacht Bar. Here 20-25 yachts can be moored at depths from 2.0 meters offshore to 3.5 meters at the outer end of the pontoon. There are some fixed moorings here, but most yachts will have to use their own anchors. There is water and electricity on the pontoon. There are showers, toilets and Wi-Fi from the yacht bar on shore. You will have to pay for mooring your yacht here.

 

5 - Stava Tavern Pontoon

At the north end of the west shore of the bay is a pontoon set up by Stav's Taverna for its clients. About 20 yachts can be moored on both sides, using fixed mooring lines. The mooring lines are quite short and are not suitable for yachts longer than 11.0 meters. The depths at the pontoon are mostly 3.5 meters, but only 2.5 meters at the outer end, where there are shallow spots on each side of the pontoons. There is water and electricity on the pontoon. Toilets, showers and wifi are in the tavern. Using the pontoon is free of charge for Stava Tavern clients.

 

 

An alternative to mooring yachts at the waterfront and pontoons can be anchorage in the bay.  About 20-30 yachts can be anchored in depths of 8.0 - 10.0 meters before they begin to interfere with each other. Holding is not always good in the silt and seaweed. Big yachts often anchored and take lines ashore on the north-east side of the bay, which is the best option in choppy weather.

Yachtsmen are attracted to Sivota by the cozy atmosphere and the many good taverns on the waterfront. In Sivota there are two pontoons of charter companies, which makes the harbor very busy on weekends, when there is a change of crew of the rented yachts.