This post was originally published on this siteAfter a week of sailing around the South Ionian, we found ourselves spending a few days in Vasiliki in the south of the Greek island of Lefkada. This is a place that does watersports in style – it is not loud or lavish in the way some Mediterranean hotspots can be. Instead, there’s an understated magic here and a reliability in the weather thanks to an afternoon wind known affectionately as Eric. Why Vasilki? There’s a reason seasoned windsurfers, Olympic sailors, and wide-eyed first-timers keep returning to Vasiliki. It isn’t just the favourable conditions – rather, it offers all the requisite conditions for different watersports enthusiasts, spaced out throughout the day. Mornings are quiet, with barely a breeze – perfect for paddleboarding, kayaking or e-foiling – in a bay that is sheltered and shallow. But then the tempo changes. By early afternoon, the air shifts. The wind comes cross-shore, bold and unrelenting, and just like that, the water becomes alive—dancing under the firm grip of Eric. It’s a consistent, clean wind and one that brings out experienced sailors and windsurfers in their hundreds. It’s oddly reassuring as it’s a pattern that happens every