Voyages
Routes we have sailed enough to write down.
Two passages, kept in the log day by day. Distances are honest, anchorages are named, and every route bends to the forecast on the morning you sail.
Route 01 · The Cassia Loop
Seven days, four anchorages, one circle home.
Our first answer to a first charter. Never more than a morning under way, two lay days built in, and a final night close enough to home that the last morning is all breakfast.
- Total distance
- 98 nm
- Longest leg
- 31 nm
- Lay days
- Two
- Day 01Porto Lievo to Cala VessaCast off after lunch aboard. First anchor down by golden hour, a swim before dinner.18 nm
- Day 02Cala Vessa to Scoglio FieroOpen water by midmorning. Lunch under way, the fishing line out aft.26 nm
- Day 03Scoglio FieroA lay day ashore. The crew knows the harbormaster, and the bakery opens at seven.At anchor
- Day 04Scoglio Fiero to Isola MeridiaThe longest leg, taken early. Anchor in the north cove before the day boats arrive.31 nm
- Day 05Isola MeridiaA second night at Meridia. The south beach by tender, dinner ashore at the quay taverna.At anchor
- Day 06Isola Meridia to Punta SordaA broad reach toward home, broken at the roadstead under the old signal station. The fourth anchorage, and the quietest.14 nm
- Day 07Punta Sorda to Porto LievoUp anchor after breakfast and home by noon. The log is signed on the aft deck over the last lunch.9 nm
Route 02 · The Outer Islands
The sailor's week, written for Alcyone.
Longer legs, earlier starts, and anchorages the big hulls cannot take. Seven days out past the Cassia group, where the chart thins and the water goes a deeper blue.
- Total distance
- 153 nm
- Longest leg
- 33 nm
- Lay days
- One
- Day 01Porto Lievo to Isola TravaAway by nine. A reaching start, anchor in Trava's south bight for the first swim.24 nm
- Day 02Isola Trava to Scogli BianchiWhite rock and no village. Lunch at anchor, the tender out to the cliff caves.29 nm
- Day 03Scogli Bianchi to Cala del FaroThe long tack of the week. Rail down for three hours, then the lighthouse anchorage.33 nm
- Day 04Cala del FaroA lay day under the lighthouse. The keeper sells honey at the gate, most years.At anchor
- Day 05Cala del Faro to Isola NivolaDownwind miles under the big sail. Nivola's quay has one restaurant and no menu.27 nm
- Day 06Isola Nivola to Rada OvestA short hop to the western roadstead. The last long sunset of the week, kept for this.19 nm
- Day 07Rada Ovest to Porto LievoClose-hauled home on the morning breeze. Alongside by one, the log signed by two.21 nm
The outer group at last light · Alcyone’s ground
Provisioning
The standing table, in full.
Every charter sails provisioned before you step aboard. What follows is the standing table on all three hulls; the chef bends it to the market, the season, and you.
- First lightFigs, yogurt, warm bread from the harbor bakery, eggs from the farm above Molo di Levante, coffee taken on the foredeck.
- At anchorThe morning's catch grilled whole, tomatoes with oil from the Cassia cooperative, cold white wine, fruit over ice.
- Golden hourOlives, anchovies, vermouth on ice, and whatever the chef fried at six, carried to whichever deck holds the sun.
- DinnerThree courses from the galley, timed to the sunset you sailed for. One night a week, dinner ashore on the crew's recommendation.
- Below deckA cellar of island bottles chosen each spring, still water in glass, the good tonic, and proper ice at all hours.
Allergies, aversions, and occasions are settled on the provisioning call two weeks before you board. The galley cooks separately where it must, and an anniversary cake has never once been forgotten.
Questions
Asked at the passerelle.
What does the weekly rate include?
The whole yacht, her full crew, the home berth in Porto Lievo, standard provisioning, linens, the tender, and the water toys. Fuel, harbor fees away from home, and anything special you order are settled at cost, with receipts, at the end of the week.
How do holds and deposits work?
Enquiry dates are held for ten days without obligation. Confirming takes thirty percent of the charter fee; the balance is due sixty days before you board. A confirmed week can move once within the same season if the calendar allows.
What happens if the weather turns?
The captain owns the call, always. Routes bend to the forecast, and every passage has a shelter anchorage written into it. If the boat genuinely cannot leave harbor, we reschedule or credit the lost days. That has happened twice in seventeen seasons.
Can we bring children?
Yes, and the crew plans for them: rail netting rigged before you board, small life jackets in real sizes, early suppers, and a stern platform that becomes a private beach. There is no minimum age. There is a maximum number of simultaneous cannonballs.
How do you handle dietary needs?
Tell us on the provisioning call two weeks out. Allergies are taken seriously, with separate prep where required, and the standing table bends willingly: gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, or a twelve-year-old who eats only pasta.
How far ahead should we book?
High summer, June through August, goes six to nine months out. Shoulder season can come together in eight weeks. The honest answer: write when the occasion is set, and we will tell you what the calendar really looks like.
The enquiry
Tell us the occasion. We will tell you which route it deserves.
Send the week you have in mind and the headcount. A captain replies within two working days with honest counsel on route, hull, and dates.