Polco Sailing is a family-run yacht charter company, founded in 1985 by Nick Lagogiannis, an aircraft and maritime engineer whose love for sailing made him give up engineering for the sea. The company was based in Athens and rapidly grew to a fleet of 8 monohull sailing boats.
In 2002, we discovered Milos and instantly fell in love with the island’s beauties. Nick with his two sons, Pol and Kostas, started organizing daily semi-private tours and private boat tours and cruises to Kleftiko and the nearby islands of Kimolos and Poliegos as well as multi-day skippered charters.
Since 2012, the company is under the management of Nick’s eldest son, Pol, who moved the company base permanently to Milos and made it the islands’ leading cruise operator. In our first 21 years of cruising around Milos, we have over 70,000 satisfied customers!!!
With two Lagoon catamarans, three monohull sailing boats, a 10-meter motorboat, and professional skippers and crew, our aim is to provide high quality and personalized services and make cruising a relaxed and enjoyable experience.
WHY POLCO?
At Polco, your satisfaction comes first. We treat our guests as we would like to be treated, with love and respect. Our cruises are original and fun.
Small groups
Nobody likes being in a crowded place. On our day cruises, we only take up to 12 passengers in our smaller yachts OR only 20 passengers in our spacious 44′ catamaran and 46′ sailing yacht, a number well below the boats’ registered capacity, so that we can offer you that extra leg space and the personal service POLCO is known for.
A cruise for everyone
Our cruise portfolio includes options for every taste. Whether you want to see everything in a day sailing around Milos and visiting Poliegos, OR you want to take it slow and explore Milos caves with our dinghy. You can also choose either cruise with a sailing boat OR a catamaran!
And for those speed enthusiasts or if time is an issue, our rib is ideal to see things on a half-day cruise.
Sailing and activities
At POLCO we take pride in our sailing. All our skippers are competition sailors and
sailing enthusiasts. Come with us and live a true sailing experience.
But also when we are anchored, explore Milos’s crystal clear waters with the snorkeling gear available aboard or try our Stand-Up-Paddleboarding.
Photography
We love a great photo and an amazing video! Our yachts are equipped with the latest GoPro cameras and underwater domes to capture your favourite moments. On occasions, we will also fly our drone to get your photo from above! If you are looking for that great Instagram photo, then we are full of ideas to make your feed special.
Experienced guides
Milos is an island waiting to be discovered. Our crew are experts on the island so whether you
are interested in its’ history or just
wondering where to have the best fish in town, our crew is happy to help. And if language is a problem, don’t worry…we speak English,
Spanish, and Italian.
Fresh Greek homemade food
We want our guests to feel the famous Greek hospitality to its full extent. That is why our cruises are fully catered with great, always
fresh, homemade food made using the best local products. We also have an open bar with a variety of Greek traditional drinks to get your
spirits up!
AWARDS
OUR TEAM
POLCO Sailing is all about the people. Our crew is like family to us, being together for many years and each new member embraces our mentality of ‘filoxenia‘ or greek hospitality. Competition sailors and sailing & sea enthusiasts, fun kind people, with excellent knowledge of Milos, their goal is to show their guests a good time. Meet them below.
Pol Lagogiannis
Co-Founder, Manager & SkipperPol started sailing at the age of 5 and became a professional skipper at 17. He is the manager of Polco sailing but can’t stay away from what he calls his larger office, Kleftiko!
His excellent knowledge of the island and great communication skills, in English, Spanish, French and Italian make cruising with him guaranteed success!
Stavros Papadopoulos
Back-OfficeStavros is one of the oldest Polco sailing members. He was initially intented to work as crew as he is also a sailor (and a good one) but after starting working in the office ended up being in the heart of our customer relations department. He will reply to your querries, answer the phone and he will greet you when you come to check-in in the morning. Sometimes he goes sailing to get out of the office and offer his hosting skills and humour to our guests.
Carlotta Lonzano
Office StaffOur Catalan connection, Carlotta – or Carlottita as we call her – started as a crew on POLICOS. She has a degree in Philosophy, and working experience in sales. Although she had no idea how to work the sails, she was a fast learner and did extremely well in her first year. She is a guest favourite, an adorable, smiley, excellent hostess and cook. However her organizational talent quickly showed and now she is now part of the operations team and customer service in office.
Aggelos Solomos
DANI L. SkipperAggelos was initially intented to be our motorboat captain but we soon moved him to our sailing boats so that we could enjoy him in Kleftiko every day! A member of Polco sailing since 2019, he is an experienced captain with great knowledge of sailing, motor boats, diving, fishing and first aid. Most importantly he has an admirable personality with solid principles, kindness and tranquility. He loves telling pirate stories when visiting Kleftiko caves. A favourite for all kids!
Giorgos Saramantis
POLICOS SkipperIt all started with an impressive belly-flop to retrieve a matress from the sea in 2018… Since then Giorgos has moved from a deckhand to an amazing skipper but mostly has moved deep into our hearts and is an important member of our family. Although the youngest member of our skipper team, his experience and perception of the boats and sailing is admirable. Skilful, safe, kind-hearted and super fun you will be very lucky to sail with him.
Yiannis Kontos
MIA SkipperYiannis or ‘short John’, which is what his name translates to in English, comes from a family who loved fishing and the sea so the bug was moved on from his father. He joined our team in 2023, starting as crew but as we saw his skills, he was soon promoted to Captain in NIKOLAS. A handy man and a very responsible skipper but above all an amazing guy we love him and will have him sail with us for years to come!
Dina Digka
MIA CREWThose who pick the Round of Milos with the catamaran will have the pleasure of sailing with Dina! A 2023 entry for but here to stay, Dina is the heart of MIA crew and will get in your hearts too with her humour, smile and positive vibes. Dina loves a good beat and downtempo music will put her to sleep as she likes to say. Her BBQ chicken is the best in Milos!
Forrest Longenbaugh
SEAMOON SKIPPERIf there were more people with Forrest’s mentality this world would be a better place! Our American friend came for a week to vacation in Milos in 2022 and fell in love with sailing and Polco same as we fell in love with him! His adaptability and great skill in sailing moved from crew to skipper in no time. Fun, smiley, kind and always eager to show people a good time he is a joy to sail with!
Andreas Georgopoulos
Nikolaos CrewAndreas also joined the team in 2024 and seems like he is here to stay. A young and able seaman with a kind and pleasant character, he has shown exceptional skill in all aspects of the cruise. He can host the boat with great ease showing guests a great time; take the dinghy and show people around the caves and dock the boat back in the port. In him we see our next generation of skippers.
Zoe Koliopoulou
Dani L crewZoe stands for life in Greek and, indeed, full of life Zoe is. She joined Polco in 2024 and blended in immediately. With her bright smile and kindness she is a favourite in Polco team. She will look after you, be your guide and prepare great food and snacks onboard.
Florent Lemoint
Crew MIAOur French connection! Flo joined Polco in 2025 after multiple follow-ups on his side and how happy we are that he insisted. An amazing team player, calm, funny and kind in his manners, a master on the gril and on the decks (used to DJ!!!). Fun fact: He plays the handpan like a pro!