Residents of Koufonisia, either because they needed to or because they wanted to, often joined their forces with the residents of Mani or with other pirates, who were using the channel between Pano and Kato Koufonisi as a safe shelter.
Os residentes de Koufonisi, xa sexa porque o necesitaban ou porque querían, a miúdo unían as súas forzas cos habitantes de Mani ou con outros piratas, que utilizaban a canle entre Pano e Kato Koufonisi como un refuxio seguro.