Where to sail
Destinations
The waters we know best — Alicante and the Baleares in depth, the wider Mediterranean and the Caribbean winter beyond. Season windows, itineraries and the anchorages worth the crossing.
Our home waters
Alicante & the Baleares
Alicante & the Costa Blanca
The home coast: a sheltered, sun-reliable shoreline of clear coves, a protected island marine reserve at Tabarca, and easy day-hops between Alicante, …
Balearic IslandsIbiza
The Balearics' glamour anchor: turquoise west-coast calas, the dramatic Es Vedrà rock, and a beach-club and nightlife scene unmatched in the Med, all …
Balearic IslandsFormentera
The Balearics' Caribbean: powder-white sandbars and shallow, luminous water off Ses Illetes and the uninhabited islet of Espalmador. Shallow-draft yac…
Balearic IslandsMallorca South & Palma Bay
The Balearics' capital cruising ground: a world-class marina city at Palma, sheltered south-coast calas, and the long white sweep of Es Trenc. It is t…
Balearic IslandsMallorca North & the Tramuntana
The wild side of Mallorca: the UNESCO Serra de Tramuntana plunging into the sea at Sa Calobra and Deià, the dramatic Formentor headland, and the shelt…
Balearic IslandsMenorca
The quiet, protected Balearic: a UNESCO biosphere of unspoilt calas ringed by pine and limestone, the vast natural harbour of Mahón, and none of Ibiza…
Balearic IslandsCabrera Archipelago National Park
A protected marine and terrestrial national park south of Mallorca: crystalline permit-only anchorages, exceptional snorkelling, and the luminous Sa C…
Wider grounds
Western Mediterranean
French Riviera & the Côte d'Azur
The Med's classic glamour coast: St-Tropez's beach clubs, the anchorage off the Lérins islands at Cannes, the deep calm of Villefranche, and the harbo…
Western MediterraneanCorsica, Sardinia & La Maddalena
The Med's most turquoise waters: the cliff-top citadel of Bonifacio, the granite islets of Lavezzi and La Maddalena, and the glamour of the Costa Smer…
Western MediterraneanAmalfi Coast & Capri
Italy's most romantic coastline: the Faraglioni stacks and Blue Grotto of Capri, the vertical village of Positano, and the storied Amalfi shore. Drama…
Western MediterraneanAeolian Islands
A volcanic archipelago off Sicily: chic little Panarea, the night-time eruptions of Stromboli, the thermal mud of Vulcano and the green slopes of Sali…
Eastern Mediterranean
Greek Cyclades
The postcard Aegean: whitewashed Mykonos, the sacred ruins of Delos, the flooded caldera of Santorini and quieter Paros and Naxos. Iconic scenery, tho…
Eastern MediterraneanIonian Islands & Corfu
The green, sheltered Ionian: Corfu's Venetian old town, the sea caves and vivid water of Paxos and Antipaxos, and the calm island-studded channels aro…
Eastern MediterraneanCroatia & the Dalmatian Coast
A thousand-island coastline: the nightlife of Hvar and the Pakleni islets, the remote clarity of Vis and the Blue Cave, the wilderness of the Kornati …
Caribbean
British Virgin Islands
The Caribbean's charter heartland: short, protected hops between islands, the granite grottoes of The Baths, legendary beach bars on Jost Van Dyke and…
CaribbeanSt Barths & St Martin
The Caribbean's glamour twins: chic Gustavia, quiet Colombier reachable only by boat or trail, the wild sand of Saline, and the uninhabited islet of Î…
CaribbeanThe Bahamas & the Exumas
The definitive shallow-water cruising ground: a chain of cays over impossibly bright sandbanks, the swimming pigs of Big Major, the snorkel grotto at …
CaribbeanAntigua & the Leeward Islands
A cruising hub with heritage: the Georgian naval dockyard at English Harbour, reef-protected Nonsuch Bay, and the pink sand and frigate-bird colony of…
CaribbeanThe Grenadines
The southern Caribbean at its most unspoilt: the reef-ringed lagoon of the Tobago Cays, seafaring Bequia, exclusive Mustique and quiet Mayreau. Fewer …