Mediterranean · Italy & France
La Maddalena archipelago, Bonifacio, Blue Zone cuisine — the most dramatic sailing in the Mediterranean.
The Destination
Seven days from Olbia into the La Maddalena archipelago — a UNESCO marine park of pink granite and water clear enough to read the anchor chain — then across the Strait of Bonifacio to Corsica's Lavezzi Islands, past quiet coves, thalasso pools and small wine cellars. Sardinia is one of the world's five Blue Zones, and the table on board follows suit: simple, local, longevity-minded.
Duration
7 days / 6 nights
Season
May – October
Highlights
Signature experiences · Sardinia & Corsica
A few of the experiences guests remember most — any one can shape the week you sail.
Seawater pools cut into the granite, the whole archipelago below.
€180 pp · arranged by usLocal wine on a cliffside terrace, the old harbour far below.
Arranged by usThe medieval citadel on foot — alleys, ramparts, a local guide.
Arranged by usHands-on fresh pasta the Sardinian way — a Blue Zone table.
€185 pp · arranged by usMats on the sand, the catamaran at anchor, the day starting slow.
Part of every week“Tell me which one your group would love — I’ll route the week around it.” — V.
The boats
Step aboard each one — deck, saloon, every cabin, and the layout.
Fourteen metres·four ensuite doubles·eight guests
Twin hulls sail flat — no heeling, no sliding plates. The boat most of our first-time guests learn to love sailing on.
Every space aboard · 9 views
From €19,000 the week, whole boat · €2,375 per person.
Ask VincentPlanning your trip
Tap a month · sea temperature shown on the curve
Our favourite month. Warm sea, calmer winds, emptier bays. The crowds have gone home.
Practical noteOlbia Airport (OLB) is the most convenient arrival point — 20 minutes from the marina. We always start and end in Olbia. For the Bonifacio crossing, we monitor weather closely; if conditions are rough we route through the calmer western passage instead.
The week is yours
Every week is the whole boat, for the whole week. The only question is who fills it.
Your own people
A fortieth, a reunion, two families, a honeymoon with company. You bring the people; we shape the week around them.
Plan a private week→A group you lead
Charter the whole boat for the people you host. You run your programme ashore and at anchor; we run the boat, the crew and the table. Company weeks work exactly this way.
Host your group→Not sure which fits? Tell Vincent about your people — he’ll tell you the boat.
From the ship's log
Hover a photo — the guest who was there tells you about it.
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You land in Olbia, ten minutes from Marina di Olbia. Welcome aboard, into your cabin, a glass of something cold on deck. A short hop to a quiet anchor for the first night — Tavolara if the wind agrees. The chef opens with dinner at anchor.
Tavolara is a micro-nation: one family-run osteria, a goat or two, a limestone fortress rising 500 metres from the sea. Paddle in before sunrise, slow practice on the sand, breakfast on the foredeck. Then north into the Costa Smeralda.
Morning at the saltwater Thalasso pools near Capo d'Orso — granite-walled, fed by the sea. Then into the Maddalena: granite islands, water that turns turquoise the moment the sun hits it, an anchorage off Spargi or Cala Granara.
The Strait of Bonifacio crossing — two to three hours, the most photogenic on the route. Layered limestone cliffs come into view, then the citadel above them. A guided citadel walk, or an afternoon at a small family vineyard fifteen minutes inland, between rolling hills.
South of Corsica, the Lavezzi reserve — granite outcrops, a lagoon you can swim across, the best snorkelling on the route. Lunch on board, a second swim at Île Piana, then back across the strait to Maddalena for the night.
We work through the islands — a swim at Budelli, a paddle around Santa Maria — then anchor at Caprera bay for the farewell. The chef cooks on board. Sunset turns the granite pink.
A guided hike on Caprera — the Garibaldi house, the viewpoints. Final breakfast on the foredeck, a last swim on the way south, into Olbia by late afternoon. Stay a night in town if you can — the old quarter is worth it.
