Sardinia and Corsica hold the most dramatic sailing in the Mediterranean. Our route runs from Marina di Olbia through the Maddalena archipelago — a UNESCO-protected national park of seven granite islands and water you have to see to believe — across the Strait of Bonifacio to the Lavezzi Islands and the cliff-top citadel of Bonifacio in Corsica.
Sardinia is one of the world’s five Blue Zones. Every meal on board reflects that: pane carasau, fresh fish, malloreddus, ingredients from the farms and fishermen we know by name. The Maddalena’s water is often empty, often turquoise, often both at once.
The Strait of Bonifacio in the afternoon light — that crossing never gets old. One moment you’re in Italy, the next you’re somewhere that feels older and completely different. That’s the thing about this route: it has a rhythm that builds across the week.
Each week adapts to your group, the wind, and what feels right. Here’s the rhythm we tend to follow.
You land in Olbia, ten minutes from Marina di Olbia. Welcome aboard, into your cabin, a glass of something cold on deck. We sail a short hop to a quiet anchor for the first night — Tavolara if the wind agrees, somewhere closer if it doesn’t. The chef opens with dinner at anchor — Blue Zone cooking, line-caught fish, herbs from a Sardinian working kitchen.
You land in Olbia, ten minutes from Marina di Olbia. Welcome aboard, into your cabin, a glass of something cold on deck. We sail a short hop to a quiet anchor for the first night — Tavolara if the wind agrees, somewhere closer if it doesn’t. The chef opens with dinner at anchor — Blue Zone cooking, line-caught fish, herbs from a Sardinian working kitchen.
Tavolara is a micro-nation. One osteria, a goat or two, a fortress of white limestone rising 500 metres straight from the sea. A short paddle in before sunrise, a slow practice on the sand, breakfast back on the foredeck. Then we sail north into the Costa Smeralda. Lunch at Liscia di Vacca, dinner ashore at a waterfront restaurant in Cannigione — or Porto Cervo if you want the buzz.
Morning at Capo d’Orso for the saltwater Thalasso pools — granite-walled, fed by the sea, paired with a treatment if you want one. Lunch at the resort. Afternoon into the Maddalena: granite islands, water that turns turquoise the moment the sun hits it, an anchorage at 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. Ninety minutes through the citadel on foot with a local guide, or an afternoon at a family-run vineyard above the sea — Corsican wines, cheese and charcuterie at the cellar table. Dinner up in the Haute Ville.
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 before we head back across the strait toward Maddalena marina for the night. Dinner at an osteria on the waterfront.
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: fish, a Sardinian salad, the wine you’ve come to recognise. Sunset turns the granite pink.
A guided hike on Caprera — old Garibaldi house, viewpoints, fifteen minutes to the best one. Final breakfast on the foredeck. We sail south down Sardinia’s coast, last swim, into Olbia for the late afternoon. Stay on for a night in town if you’ve got the time — the old quarter is worth it.
Final route depends on weather and your group. Every week we sail this is different.
Same boat. Same chef. Same route. Two ways in.
Three boats. Built for different group sizes, all curated for the same week.
The intimate one. One table, one anchorage swim, one rhythm — the group never splits.
The whole boat is yours — your dates, your pace, your route.
Founder-hosted by Vincent. 6 to 8 like-minded guests. Yoga, breathwork, and most meals built into the week.
A small-group week with a founder host. Strangers tend to become friends by the second swim — same table, same sunsets, all week.
A small group, most meals included, founder-hosted by Vincent — yoga, breathwork, the wind, and the rhythm of the week.
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