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The country has officially come out of recession and now people are finally able to start looking forward and planning for the future. In 2009 a lot of people cancelled their holiday plans or took very cheap holidays to local destinations, hoping and praying for some good weather. Thankfully in 2010 people can instead go back to their old holiday habits and visit sunnier climates. One of the most popular holiday types at the moment seems to be sailing holidays. Greece is a popular destination with a large proportion of these holiday makers and over the course of this article we will discuss why that is.

Sailing has become a very popular past time ever since people like Dame Ellen MacArthur sailed around the world on her solo voyage. But why do so many people choose Greece as their destination when booking sailing holidays? Greece is made up of a large number of islands, which makes it very appealing to people when booking holidays it allows people to sail off the shore of these islands without having to panic about being miles away from a nearby island if something did go drastically wrong.

But surely that can't be the only reason people pick this location for their sailing holidays. Greece is also surrounded by idyllic blue clean water that is beautiful for diving off the boat and swimming into the early hours of the afternoon. If you wanted to do some snorkelling then this would be one of the idea locations to do it.

There is also the fact that visiting here might be the perfect place for novices to take their sailing holidays. Greece's waters are usually very tranquil and forgiving. So if you are unsure of your sailing ability then you should be able to get by without too much trouble. Most of the modern sailing boats tend to have a motor on-board, so if you did get into trouble then you could start up the motor drop the sails and cruise into port.

So you see there are loads of reasons to head off into the sun and take part in sailing holidays. Greece isn't the only location that you should consider, but it certainly is one that you should give serious consideration too, it is a beautiful set of islands and has a wonderful culture and the people on the islands couldn't be more receptive to visitors. Take advantage of the extra money that you have in 2010 and enjoy your holidays again.

Gino Hitshopi is a travel journalist with many years of experience travelling and writing about European detinations. Find out more about sailing holidays Greece at http://www.nisosyachtcharter.com/

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