Boating and Sailing

Many yacht brokers charter boats and organize scuba tours and flotilla cruises in small rented sailboats around the islands.

Vernicos Yachts. Headquartered in a seaside suburb between Glyfada and Athens, this is the best place to go near Athens if you want to rent a boat to sail down to the islands. The company hosts crewed, weeklong cruises and also charters boats. Poseidonos 11, Alimos, Attica, 17455. 21098/96000; www.vernicosyachts.com.