The Chimney (Agios Georgios)

The site sits on the SOUTH side of Agios Georgios islet in the Alonissos-Skopelos channel, with the islet's own bulk immediately to the north shielding it from the dominant summer Meltemi that blows from the N-NW; this northern shadow, reinforced by the Skopelos landmass to the west and southwest, is what keeps the south side workable through much of the windy season. The exposed window is the channel itself: swell and wind-sea funnelling up from the S-SSE-SE and the open S sector reach the site most directly, so a southerly blow or wind against the channel axis is what builds surface chop and current here. Westerly and northerly weather is largely blocked by the surrounding islands, making the south side of the islet the reliable lee for most conditions but the exposed face when the wind swings south.