{"id":159,"date":"2026-07-20T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2026-09-02T02:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:03:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"159\" class=\"elementor elementor-159\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e0e2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25e0e2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b525a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b4b525a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<main>\n\n<section class=\"hero short\">\n  <div class=\"hero-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alyki-port-evening.jpg')\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"crumbs\" data-reveal><a href=\"\/el\/\">Home<\/a> \/ <b>About<\/b><\/div>\n    <span class=\"kicker\" data-reveal>Alyki Port, Paros<\/span>\n    <h1 data-reveal>The people behind your <em>day at sea<\/em><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"lead\" data-reveal>A small local team, one home port, and a simple promise. You relax, we handle the rest.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"split\">\n      <div class=\"ph landscape\" data-reveal>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paros-island-coast.jpg\" alt=\"The coastline of Paros seen from the water\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"kicker\" data-reveal>Our story<\/span>\n        <h2 data-reveal>A small fleet, at home in <em>Alyki<\/em><\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\" data-reveal style=\"margin-top:20px;color:var(--tx-soft)\">We know where the sea stays calm when the meltemi blows, which cove holds its turquoise until late afternoon, and the little tavernas worth cutting the engine for. Every morning we hand over a boat we have cleaned and checked ourselves, with a briefing that leaves you confident, never rushed. That closeness to home is the whole point. When you sail with us, you sail with people who genuinely love showing this corner of the Cyclades.<\/p>\n        <div style=\"margin-top:34px\" data-reveal>\n          <a class=\"btn btn-solid\" href=\"\/el\/fleet\/\">Meet the fleet<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section style=\"padding-top:0\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"kicker\" data-reveal>Why sail with us<\/span>\n    <h2 data-reveal>Small team, <em>serious care<\/em><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"lead\" data-reveal style=\"margin-top:18px\">Four reasons our guests come back season after season, and send their friends the moment they get home.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"grid c4\" data-stagger style=\"margin-top:56px\">\n\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"bd\">\n          <span class=\"kicker\">Local knowledge<\/span>\n          <h3>The right cove, every time<\/h3>\n          <p style=\"color:var(--tx-soft);font-size:.95rem;margin-top:12px\">We plan your route around the day itself, the wind, the swell, the crowds, so you drop anchor where the water is clearest and the beach is quietest.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"bd\">\n          <span class=\"kicker\">Safety first<\/span>\n          <h3>Coast guard licensed<\/h3>\n          <p style=\"color:var(--tx-soft);font-size:.95rem;margin-top:12px\">Every boat is fully insured, coast guard compliant and maintained by our own hands. You leave the dock with a proper briefing and all the safety gear on board.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"bd\">\n          <span class=\"kicker\">Flexible routes<\/span>\n          <h3>Your day, your pace<\/h3>\n          <p style=\"color:var(--tx-soft);font-size:.95rem;margin-top:12px\">Nothing is fixed in stone. Add a swim stop, chase the sunset, linger over lunch at anchor. We shape the day around what you feel like, hour by hour.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"bd\">\n          <span class=\"kicker\">Personal care<\/span>\n          <h3>Looked after, start to finish<\/h3>\n          <p style=\"color:var(--tx-soft);font-size:.95rem;margin-top:12px\">From the first message to the moment you step back on the dock, one friendly team looks after you. No call centres, no scripts, just people who answer.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n\n<section class=\"dark\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:60px\" data-reveal>\n      <span class=\"kicker\">The numbers<\/span>\n      <h2>Small fleet, wide <em>horizon<\/em><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"stats\" data-stagger>\n      <div><div class=\"n\" data-count=\"4\">0<\/div><div class=\"l\">Boats in the fleet<\/div><\/div>\n      <div><div class=\"n\" data-count=\"7\">0<\/div><div class=\"l\">Guests on our largest boat<\/div><\/div>\n      <div><div class=\"n\" data-count=\"20\" data-suffix=\"+\">0<\/div><div class=\"l\">Beaches to reach<\/div><\/div>\n      <div><div class=\"n\" data-count=\"32\">0<\/div><div class=\"l\">Knots of top speed<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"split\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"kicker\" data-reveal>Meet your captain<\/span>\n        <h2 data-reveal>The steady hands on <em>the wheel<\/em><\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\" data-reveal style=\"margin-top:20px\">Behind every trip is a captain who has spent thousands of hours reading this sea. Calm when the wind turns, quick with a story about the island passing to port, and always more interested in your day than in the clock.<\/p>\n        <p data-reveal style=\"margin-top:18px;color:var(--tx-soft)\">If you hold a licence, <span class=\"bn\">Eleni<\/span> is yours for the day. If nobody in your group does, <span class=\"bn\">Marre II<\/span>, <span class=\"bn\">Bento<\/span> and <span class=\"bn\">Baf<\/span> need no paperwork at all, and we hand them over the same way: a proper briefing, the good anchorages marked on the chart, the best time to swim, the beach bar that never makes the guidebooks. Either way, you are in hands that treat your safety and your holiday with equal seriousness.<\/p>\n        <div style=\"margin-top:34px\" data-reveal>\n          <a class=\"btn btn-solid\" href=\"\/el\/contact\/\">Plan your trip<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ph\" data-reveal>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/captain-at-the-helm.jpg\" alt=\"Our captain at the helm on the way out of Alyki\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cta-band\" style=\"background-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/open-sea-golden-hour.jpg')\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"kicker\" data-reveal>Ready to sail<\/span>\n    <h2 data-reveal>Come see the Cyclades the way we do<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"lead\" data-reveal>Tell us your dates and we will suggest the right boat and route.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"hero-cta\" style=\"justify-content:center\" data-reveal>\n      <a class=\"btn btn-solid\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/306944346634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp us<\/a>\n      <a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"tel:+306944346634\">(+30) 694 434 6634<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ About Alyki Port, Paros The people behind your day at sea A small local team, one home port, and a simple promise. You relax, we handle the rest. Our story A small fleet, at home in Alyki We know where the sea stays calm when the meltemi blows, which cove holds its turquoise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299,"href":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions\/299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paroseaboat.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}