Aerial of Costa Smeralda's granite coast with yachts at anchor — Sardinia

Alquiler de Yate en Cerdeña y Córcega

Dos países, seis millas náuticas entre ellos, una semana en yate con tripulación que abarca tanto Cerdeña como Córcega. La costa granítica de Costa Smeralda y las islas de granito rosa de La Maddalena en el lado italiano; la ciudadela medieval tallada en los acantilados de Bonifacio y la costa de roca roja de Scandola — Patrimonio de la UNESCO — en el lado francés. El contraste que cabe en siete días es lo que distingue a este destino de navegación de cualquier otro lugar en el Mediterráneo.

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Por qué Cerdeña y Córcega

¿Por qué reservar un yate con tripulación por Cerdeña y Córcega?

Este es el viaje por el Mediterráneo que la mayoría de nuestros huéspedes describe como el que soñaron durante años antes de reservar. Despertar anclados en la costa granítica de Cerdeña, en La Maddalena — afloramientos de granito rosa junto a la plataforma de baño, agua tan transparente que se ven treinta metros de profundidad. Almorzar en tierra en Phi Beach, sobre Baja Sardinia, el beach club construido sobre los acantilados que parece haber brotado de la roca. Al final de la tarde, cruzar seis millas náuticas de mar abierto y entrar en un puerto de fiordo en Córcega, con la ciudad medieval amurallada de Bonifacio elevándose justo encima. Dos países, un viaje en yate, seis millas entre Italia y Francia.

Diseñamos cuatro rutas por este destino de navegación, y el yate que elijas determina cuáles son realmente posibles. Los yates a motor cubren más distancia al día; los veleros cambian el alcance por la quietud de navegar a vela. El Circuito Cerdeña + Bonifacio y la ruta Norte de Cerdeña funcionan cómodamente con ambos tipos. La Costa Oeste de Córcega también es apta para cualquiera — el capitán toma las decisiones en los cabos de costa abierta según el pronóstico del Maestrale. La ruta premium de siete días en una sola dirección de Olbia a Mónaco — pasando por Bonifacio, Calvi, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Cap Ferrat y Port Hercule en Mónaco — es exclusiva para yates a motor. Revisamos la ruta, el yate y las necesidades de tu grupo antes de confirmar la reserva.

El contraste que cabe en una sola semana es lo que distingue a este destino de navegación de cualquier otro en el Mediterráneo. Un almuerzo de marisco sardo en la Costa Smeralda — bottarga di Olbia rallada sobre fregola sarda, con una copa de Vermentino di Gallura. Una cena corsa tres noches después en la haute ville de Bonifacio — charcuterie de Corse, pescado fresco a la parrilla del barco de ese mismo día, una copa de Patrimonio rosé que casi nadie fuera de la isla ha probado. La arquitectura, la gastronomía, hasta el rosé cambian en el espacio de tres millas náuticas. Los sitios Patrimonio de la UNESCO de Scandola y las calanques de Piana comparten la misma semana de ruta con bahías de isla privada como Cala Coticcio y Lavezzi.

Limestone cliffs of the Golfo di Orosei rising from the sea — east coast of Sardinia
Bonifacio's medieval citadel rising directly from the limestone cliffs as a yacht approaches from the sea
La haute ville de Bonifacio — construida sobre una península de acantilados calcáreos a seis millas náuticas de la costa de Cerdeña. El puerto está esculpido en los propios acantilados en forma de fiordo; la llegada en yate es una de las más impresionantes del Mediterráneo.

Qué hace especial un viaje en yate por Cerdeña y Córcega

Cuatro características que distinguen al destino de navegación del Estrecho de Bonifacio del resto del Mediterráneo.

Costa Smeralda y La Maddalena

Costa Smeralda y La Maddalena

El lado sardo del estrecho recorre sesenta kilómetros desde el Cabo Figari hasta Santa Teresa Gallura — el tramo de costa granítica más concentrado del Mediterráneo. El pueblo de la Costa Smeralda sobre Porto Cervo Marina fue construido a mano en los años sesenta por un pequeño grupo de arquitectos del Aga Khan que se negaron a repetir ningún edificio; se puede recorrer a pie en veinte minutos. Al norte, cruzando el Canal de La Maddalena, las siete islas principales del Archipiélago de La Maddalena — Caprera, Spargi, Budelli, Razzoli, Santa Maria, La Maddalena y los cayos más pequeños entre ellas — se encuentran dentro de un parque nacional con campos de amarre gestionados y aguas tan cristalinas que el yate parece flotar sobre el fondo.

Los Acantilados de Bonifacio y Scandola

Los Acantilados de Bonifacio y Scandola

El lado corso del estrecho se abre con la haute ville de Bonifacio — una ciudad medieval amurallada construida sobre una península de acantilados calcáreos a seis kilómetros de la costa de Cerdeña, a la que se accede desde el agua a través de un canal en forma de fiordo esculpido en los propios acantilados. A veinticinco millas náuticas hacia el norte por la costa oeste, la Reserva Natural de Scandola es Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la UNESCO desde 1975: acantilados de pórfido rojo que caen al agua, cuevas marinas, grutas submarinas y la mayor colonia de águilas pescadoras en época de nidificación del Mediterráneo occidental. La reserva solo es accesible desde el mar — sin carretera ni acceso desde tierra —, por lo que un viaje en yate es la única forma práctica de verla. La siguiente bahía al sur es Girolata, un pueblo de pescadores al que solo se puede llegar en barco o tras cuatro horas de senderismo.

Italia y Francia en cada bahía

Italia y Francia en cada bahía

La gastronomía y el vino cambian de país en el espacio de tres millas náuticas. El lado sardo ofrece bottarga di Olbia (huevas de atún curadas, ralladas sobre pasta), fregola sarda con almejas, cochinillo asado bajo campana y un Vermentino di Gallura de carácter de los viñedos sobre suelo granítico de la Costa Smeralda. El lado corso ofrece charcuterie de Corse (los cerdos se alimentan de castañas y bellotas, y el prosciutto es notablemente diferente), pulenta con queso brocciu, el guiso de pescado local aziminu y Patrimonio rosé de los viñedos sobre suelo calcáreo en Cap Corse — un vino casi imposible de encontrar fuera de la isla. Una semana típica combina comidas preparadas por el chef a bordo con un almuerzo en tierra en Phi Beach en Cerdeña, una cena en una taberna de piedra al estilo konoba en Bonifacio y un tranquilo sundowner en Cala di Volpe de regreso.

El Estrecho de Bonifacio

El Estrecho de Bonifacio

El estrecho en sí — seis millas náuticas de mar abierto entre las dos islas — alberga uno de los tramos de navegación más fotografiados del Mediterráneo. Las Islas Lavezzi se encuentran en el centro: una reserva marina francesa de afloramientos graníticos y aguas turquesas poco profundas, a treinta minutos de travesía desde Bonifacio y a cuarenta minutos desde La Maddalena. Cala Coticcio en Caprera (en el lado sardo, conocida como el "Tahití de Cerdeña") y la piscina natural de Cala di Roto en Spargi quedan justo al sur del estrecho. El cruce lo programa el capitán según el pronóstico del viento matinal — cuando el Mistral arrecia, el estrecho se agita; cuando está en calma, el agua está tan en llano que invita a nadar. El mejor día del viaje, en la mayoría de los casos.

Guests on the aft swim platform of a crewed yacht at anchor, watching the sunset over cocktails.
El atardecer desde la plataforma de baño — anclados frente a La Maddalena, cóctel en mano, mientras el día llega a su fin.

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Sardinia Sailing Itinerary: A 7-Day Bonifacio Loop from Olbia

This Sardinia sailing itinerary is the bread-and-butter Sardinia & Corsica week — a seven-day round trip from Olbia that takes in the granite coast of Costa Smeralda, the seven major islands of the Maddalena Archipelago, the Strait of Bonifacio crossing into France, and the medieval cliff-citadel of Bonifacio itself. Roughly a hundred nautical miles end to end, with no leg longer than twenty-five and most days shorter. The Mistral fills in most afternoons through the summer; the captain reads the strait forecast at first light and times the crossing day around it. Two countries, one charter, six nautical miles of water between them.

The route is comfortable on a sailing yacht with the Mistral on the quarter and equally comfortable on a motor yacht. Most charterers running this route for the first time book it from Olbia and don't ask for a Côte d'Azur extension; they want to see the granite coast, sit at anchor in the Maddalena, walk the haute ville at Bonifacio, and have an unhurried dinner at Phi Beach before flying home. Your professional captain and private chef handle the rest.

Duration
7 days / 8 nights
Base
Marina di Olbia (round-trip)
Cala Brandinchi's shallow turquoise arc
Pink granite outcrops in the La Maddalena archipelago, Sardinia.
Bonifacio's limestone cliff-citadel rising from the Mediterranean as a yacht approaches.
Guests on the aft deck at sunset

What this Sardinia sailing itinerary covers — and why the Bonifacio loop is the classic week

This Sardinia sailing itinerary is the bread-and-butter Sardinia & Corsica week — a 7-day round-trip from Olbia that takes in Costa Smeralda's granite coast, the seven major islands of the Maddalena Archipelago, the Strait of Bonifacio crossing into France, and Bonifacio's medieval cliff-citadel. Two countries, one charter, six nautical miles of water between them. About 100 nautical miles total, no leg longer than 25.

The Mistral fills in most afternoons through the summer; an experienced captain reads the strait forecast at first light and times the crossing day around it. The route works on a sailing yacht with the Mistral on the quarter and equally well on a motor yacht. If you want the same week without the strait crossing, see the North Sardinia / La Maddalena itinerary; for the maximum-coverage Olbia-to-Monaco one-way, see the Two Islands + Côte d'Azur charter.

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Day 1 of 7 · Olbia → Costa Smeralda

Marina di Olbia to Pevero Bay on the Costa Smeralda

Anchorage: Pevero Bay, Costa Smeralda
Boarding day at Marina di Olbia — a fifteen-minute taxi from OLB airport, deep-water capable, and the embarkation point for most Sardinian charters.
Boarding day at Marina di Olbia — a fifteen-minute taxi from OLB airport, deep-water capable, and the embarkation point for most Sardinian charters.
The Costa Smeralda's sheltered bays catch the late-afternoon sun, with the granite ridges holding the heat.
The Costa Smeralda's sheltered bays catch the late-afternoon sun, with the granite ridges holding the heat.

Your charter begins at Marina di Olbia, a fifteen-minute taxi ride from Olbia (OLB) airport on Sardinia's northeast coast. Your captain and chef meet you on the dock, walk you through the yacht, stow the luggage, and cover the chart for the days ahead — including the strait-crossing day mid-week, which the captain will time around the morning's Mistral forecast. The marina is deep-water capable for any size yacht, and the early afternoon is yours to settle in.

Once provisioning is squared away, lines off for the short sixteen-nautical-mile run northeast around Capo Figari and into the southern end of the Costa Smeralda. The Costa Smeralda is the most concentrated stretch of granite coastline in the Mediterranean — sixty kilometers from Cape Figari to Santa Teresa Gallura, with anchorages tucked into pockets of pink granite every two or three miles. Pevero Bay sits just south of Porto Cervo, framed by two white sandy beaches and protected from any direction the Mistral might be blowing.

First night at anchor in Pevero. Chef-prepared welcome dinner on the aft deck — bottarga di Olbia grated over fregola sarda with clams, a glass of Vermentino di Gallura from the granite-soil vineyards a few miles inland, and the lights of the Hotel Cala di Volpe across the bay coming on after sunset. The Mistral, if it's blowing, drops at dusk.

Day Highlights

  • Boarding at Marina di Olbia, fifteen minutes from OLB airport.
  • Short sixteen-mile sail around Capo Figari to the Costa Smeralda.
  • First anchorage at Pevero Bay — sheltered in any wind direction.
  • Welcome dinner aboard with Sardinian seafood and Vermentino di Gallura.
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Day 2 of 7 · Costa Smeralda → Maddalena

Cala di Volpe, Phi Beach, and the run north to Caprera

Anchorage: Caprera, La Maddalena Archipelago
Costa Smeralda from above — the granite coastline that holds Pevero Bay, Cala di Volpe, and Phi Beach. The cliff-built beach club above Baja Sardinia is the standout late-afternoon stop along the run.
Costa Smeralda from above — the granite coastline that holds Pevero Bay, Cala di Volpe, and Phi Beach. The cliff-built beach club above Baja Sardinia is the standout late-afternoon stop along the run.
Cala di Volpe — the protected bay above Pevero, with the eponymous hotel built into the granite hillside. The most reliable Costa Smeralda anchorage when the Mistral is up.
Cala di Volpe — the protected bay above Pevero, with the eponymous hotel built into the granite hillside. The most reliable Costa Smeralda anchorage when the Mistral is up.
Caprera — the second-largest island in the Maddalena Archipelago. Most guests come for the granite coves on the south coast; Garibaldi's preserved house museum sits a short walk inland.
Caprera — the second-largest island in the Maddalena Archipelago. Most guests come for the granite coves on the south coast; Garibaldi's preserved house museum sits a short walk inland.

Slow morning at Pevero. Swim off the back of the boat, breakfast on deck, then a short afternoon reposition into Cala di Volpe — the deeper bay just north, with the eponymous hotel above the water and Phi Beach a few minutes' tender ride away. Lunch at Phi if the table works for the group: the beach club is built into the granite cliffs above Baja Sardinia, more rough-hewn than the polished resort version most guests imagine, and the food reads more authentic than the postcard.

By mid-afternoon, lines off for the eighteen-nautical-mile run north up the granite coast and across the Maddalena Sound to Caprera. The Maddalena Archipelago — seven major islands plus a scatter of smaller cays — sits inside a national park with managed anchoring fields, and Caprera is the second largest. Garibaldi lived out the back end of his life here; the house is now a museum, but most guests come for the granite coves on the south coast and the white-sand beaches on the east.

Evening at anchor off Caprera. The water turns the color of a pool light an hour before sundown. Dinner aboard tonight — chef-prepared, on the aft deck, with the lights of Maddalena town a couple of miles off the bow.

Day Highlights

  • Reposition into Cala di Volpe; lunch at Phi Beach if the table works.
  • Walk Porto Cervo's village — twenty minutes end to end, hand-built in the 1960s.
  • Eighteen-mile sail north across the Maddalena Sound to Caprera.
  • Dinner aboard in a granite anchorage with the Maddalena town lights off the bow.
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Day 3 of 7 · Sardinia → Corsica

The Strait of Bonifacio crossing and arrival into Corsica

Anchorage: Bonifacio Marina or anchorage outside the harbor
Lavezzi sits in the middle of the strait — a French marine reserve, six miles from Bonifacio and seven from Maddalena, with a quick swim stop on the way north.
Lavezzi sits in the middle of the strait — a French marine reserve, six miles from Bonifacio and seven from Maddalena, with a quick swim stop on the way north.
The Bonifacio approach is fjord-like — a narrow channel cut into the limestone, with the haute ville rising directly above the harbor.
The Bonifacio approach is fjord-like — a narrow channel cut into the limestone, with the haute ville rising directly above the harbor.
Bonifacio's haute ville is built on a limestone-cliff peninsula six kilometers from the Sardinian coast — the marquee Corsican stop on the loop.
Bonifacio's haute ville is built on a limestone-cliff peninsula six kilometers from the Sardinian coast — the marquee Corsican stop on the loop.

The strait day. Your captain checks the morning's wind forecast at first light: when the Mistral is settled, the strait is flat enough to swim across; when it's blowing twenty-five-plus, the captain may push the crossing to the afternoon or hold a day. The standard plan is mid-morning departure for a swim stop at the Lavezzi Islands — a French marine reserve of granite outcrops in the middle of the strait, six nautical miles from Bonifacio and seven from Maddalena, with shallow turquoise water and protected anchoring fields outside the no-anchor zones.

From Lavezzi the run into Bonifacio takes another forty-five minutes. The approach is unforgettable: the harbor is cut into the limestone cliffs themselves, and the yacht enters through a narrow fjord-like channel with the haute ville — the medieval walled town built on the cliff-top peninsula — rising directly above. The town has been there since the ninth century, and most of the wall still stands. Stern-to mooring inside the marina or anchor outside; the captain handles the booking.

Afternoon ashore. Walk the haute ville (twenty minutes around the perimeter, more if you stop at the chapels), down the King of Aragon Stairway — a hundred and eighty-seven steps cut into the cliff face, supposedly carved overnight by Aragonese soldiers in the fifteenth century — and across to the cemetery at the cliff edge with views back across the strait to Sardinia. Dinner ashore tonight at a stone-walled tavern in the haute ville: charcuterie de Corse, fresh-grilled fish off the day's boat, and a glass of Patrimonio rosé.

Day Highlights

  • Strait crossing timed by the captain around the morning's Mistral forecast.
  • Swim stop at Lavezzi Islands — French marine reserve, granite outcrops.
  • Bonifacio approach through the narrow channel cut into the cliffs.
  • Haute-ville walk and dinner ashore at a stone-walled tavern.
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Day 4 of 7 · Corsica → Sardinia

King of Aragon Stairway and the run back to Cala Coticcio

Anchorage: Cala Coticcio area, Caprera
The King of Aragon Stairway — a hundred and eighty-seven steps cut into the cliff face below the haute ville, traditionally said to have been carved overnight in the fifteenth century.
The King of Aragon Stairway — a hundred and eighty-seven steps cut into the cliff face below the haute ville, traditionally said to have been carved overnight in the fifteenth century.
Cala Coticcio on Caprera — locally called the Tahiti of Sardinia. Approachable only by tender; the granite boulders frame a half-moon of fine white sand.
Cala Coticcio on Caprera — locally called the Tahiti of Sardinia. Approachable only by tender; the granite boulders frame a half-moon of fine white sand.

Slow morning in Bonifacio. Walk back into the haute ville for coffee, do the King of Aragon Stairway descent and climb if the group is up for it (the climb is the harder direction; allow forty-five minutes), and stop at the stone-walled cemetery at the cliff edge for the long view across the strait. By late morning, lines off and back across to Sardinia.

The return crossing is shorter — the captain steers a course toward Cala Coticcio on the east coast of Caprera, locally called the Tahiti of Sardinia. The cove is approachable only by tender; the granite boulders frame a half-moon of fine white sand and the water turns the color of a pool light. Anchor offshore, tender into the cove for an afternoon swim, and back aboard for a slow late lunch.

Evening reposition a few miles south to a quieter Caprera anchorage for the night. Dinner aboard tonight — chef-prepared, with the granite ridges of Caprera holding the last of the day's heat after sunset and the lights of the next yacht over (if there is one) a few hundred yards off the bow.

Day Highlights

  • King of Aragon Stairway descent and climb back into the haute ville.
  • Strait crossing southbound, shorter than the northbound day.
  • Afternoon at Cala Coticcio — Tahiti of Sardinia, tender-only access.
  • Quieter Caprera anchorage for the night, dinner aboard.
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Day 5 of 7 · Maddalena island day

Spargi, Budelli, and the natural-pool day in the Maddalena cluster

Anchorage: Spargi or Santa Maria
Cala Corsara on Spargi — the cove most charters anchor at for the lunch hour. Pink granite, white sand, water visibility to twenty meters.
Cala Corsara on Spargi — the cove most charters anchor at for the lunch hour. Pink granite, white sand, water visibility to twenty meters.
Budelli's Pink Beach — strict look-only access from offshore. The pink color comes from microscopic coral and shell fragments; visitors haven't been allowed to walk the sand since 1994.
Budelli's Pink Beach — strict look-only access from offshore. The pink color comes from microscopic coral and shell fragments; visitors haven't been allowed to walk the sand since 1994.

Today is the island day. Your captain repositions the yacht north into the cluster of smaller islands at the top of the Maddalena Archipelago — Spargi, Budelli, Razzoli, Santa Maria, and the small cays in between — for a full day of swim stops with no long passages. The first stop is Cala Corsara on the south coast of Spargi: a half-mile cove ringed by pink granite outcrops, the kind of water clarity that reads twenty meters of visibility on a calm day, and a managed anchoring field that limits how many yachts can sit there at once.

From Spargi a short tender-and-binoculars run takes you past Budelli's famous Pink Beach (Spiaggia Rosa), where strict look-only restrictions have been in force since 1994 — the pink color comes from microscopic coral and shell fragments and the beach is one of only two of its kind in the Mediterranean. Don't try to land; the harbor police monitor it. The look from offshore is the point. Razzoli sits just north of Budelli with a different shoreline texture, and Santa Maria — the most northerly of the cluster — has a long sand beach on its south side that's less visited than the headline anchorages.

Late afternoon, drop into Cala di Roto's natural pool. The pool is a sheltered shallow basin tucked at the back of the anchorage; it sits a few feet deep, turns a luminous turquoise mid-day, and stays glass-flat in any wind direction. Dinner aboard tonight, anchored in the cluster, the kind of evening that's the reason to have done the trip.

Day Highlights

  • Cala Corsara on Spargi — pink granite, twenty-meter water visibility.
  • Budelli Pink Beach — look-only from offshore, one of two in the Mediterranean.
  • Cala di Roto natural pool — sheltered, glass-flat, luminous turquoise.
  • Dinner aboard in the Maddalena cluster, no other anchorage in sight.
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Day 6 of 7 · Maddalena → Costa Smeralda

Porto Rafael, Santa Teresa Gallura, and the Costa Smeralda return

Anchorage: Pevero Bay or Cala di Volpe
Santa Teresa Gallura sits on the northern tip of Sardinia, six miles from Bonifacio across the strait. The Spanish watchtower above the harbor dates from the late sixteenth century.
Santa Teresa Gallura sits on the northern tip of Sardinia, six miles from Bonifacio across the strait. The Spanish watchtower above the harbor dates from the late sixteenth century.
Porto Rafael — a quieter Costa Smeralda village built around a small harbor. The lunch crowd is local, the architecture restrained, and the price points lower than Porto Cervo.
Porto Rafael — a quieter Costa Smeralda village built around a small harbor. The lunch crowd is local, the architecture restrained, and the price points lower than Porto Cervo.

Slow morning swim off the stern, breakfast on deck, and a late-morning departure southbound. The captain works the route back along the Costa Smeralda's outer islands — Porto Rafael for a quieter midday stop, the granite headlands south of Cannigione, the small sand coves on the eastern shore of the Maddalena Sound that most yachts pass without anchoring.

Mid-afternoon, settle into Pevero Bay or Cala di Volpe — wherever the wind is best blocked. The Costa Smeralda is mostly a series of small bays inside larger ones, and most days the captain has options. Lunch ashore at Phi Beach if you missed it on Day 2, or a Costa Smeralda taverna ashore for an early dinner.

Evening aboard, anchored in the lee. The Costa Smeralda's last night is a slow one — the granite still holds the day's heat, the water turns from turquoise to navy as the sun drops, and the lights of Porto Cervo come up across the bay.

Day Highlights

  • Slow southbound run along the Maddalena outer islands.
  • Porto Rafael midday stop — quieter and more local than Porto Cervo.
  • Settle into Pevero Bay or Cala di Volpe for the last night.
  • Last Costa Smeralda dinner aboard or ashore at a taverna.
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Day 7 of 7 · Costa Smeralda → Olbia

Final lunch and the slow return to Olbia

Anchorage: Marina di Olbia
Final dinner aboard — chef-prepared on the aft deck, the kind of slow last-night that the trip is built around.
Final dinner aboard — chef-prepared on the aft deck, the kind of slow last-night that the trip is built around.

Last full day. Slow morning at anchor — swim, breakfast on deck, a final tender ride into a quiet beach if the group wants one. By mid-day the captain works the short ten-nautical-mile run back south around Capo Figari and into the Gulf of Olbia.

Settle into Marina di Olbia in the early afternoon. Walk into Olbia town if you have the energy — the old town is small enough to cover in an hour, and a final lunch at one of the seafront restaurants is the unhurried close most groups take. Final chef-prepared dinner aboard tonight, anchored in the marina with the day's last light over the gulf.

Pack at your own pace. Your captain has the morning's transfer logistics already squared away.

Day Highlights

  • Last morning swim and breakfast on deck at the Costa Smeralda.
  • Short ten-mile return run around Capo Figari into the Gulf of Olbia.
  • Optional Olbia old-town walk and a final lunch ashore.
  • Farewell chef-prepared dinner aboard at Marina di Olbia.
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Day 8 · Departure

Disembarkation and transfer to OLB

A last slow breakfast aboard at Marina di Olbia, a final swim off the stern if the harbor allows, and disembarkation by mid-morning. Your crew handles the transfer logistics: OLB is fifteen minutes by taxi, with direct summer flights to most major European hubs and an easy connection to the US East Coast through Rome, Milan, Frankfurt, or London. Step off with a passport that crossed one border the captain handled for you, a granite coast and a medieval citadel behind you, and the kind of week that makes most Mediterranean charter guests come back for the longer route.

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The red porphyry cliffs of the Scandola Nature Reserve — UNESCO World Heritage on Corsica's west coast
Scandola — la única reserva marina Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la UNESCO en el Mediterráneo occidental. Accesible únicamente desde el mar.

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Cuándo hacer un viaje en yate por Cerdeña y Córcega

Temporada alta (jul–ago)

Julio y agosto son las semanas de mayor reserva de la temporada en el Mediterráneo occidental. Las temperaturas diurnas rondan los 30 °C, las del agua alcanzan su máximo en torno a los 26 °C y el Mistral se establece con regularidad casi todas las tardes — un viento térmico del NO que impulsa buena parte de la navegación. El destino está en su momento más concurrido desde el Ferragosto (15 de agosto) hasta final de mes, cuando el tráfico europeo de yates alcanza su pico y los restaurantes de Costa Smeralda se reservan con semanas de antelación. Los mejores yates y tripulaciones se reservan con nueve a doce meses de adelanto para estas fechas, y las tarifas suben entre un veinticinco y un cuarenta por ciento respecto a los meses de temporada media. El Mistral puede soplar con fuerza — de veinticinco a treinta y cinco nudos en rachas prolongadas — y retrasar un cruce del estrecho un día; el capitán lee el pronóstico y ajusta la ruta en consecuencia.

La mejor ventana (jun y sep)

Junio y septiembre son el mejor equilibrio del año. Los vientos alisios son constantes, el agua ronda los 24 °C y sigue siendo perfecta para bañarse hasta principios de octubre, los restaurantes y tabernas tienen mesa, y las tarifas bajan entre un veinte y un treinta por ciento respecto a la temporada alta. La mayoría de los habituales del Mediterráneo occidental reservan uno de estos dos meses — junio por la claridad del agua antes del calor de agosto, septiembre por las bahías tranquilas después de que se retome el curso escolar europeo. Finales de mayo y principios de octubre también son viables para quienes puedan viajar fuera del calendario escolar; agua algo más fresca, tarifas más bajas y algún Maestrale ocasional (un sistema frontal del NO), aunque el capitán planifica la ruta teniendo esto en cuenta. La temporada de viajes en yate abarca aproximadamente de mayo a octubre; de noviembre a abril es temporada baja y la mayor parte de la flota está fuera del agua.

Cala Coticcio on Caprera — turquoise cove and granite boulders
Cala Coticcio en Caprera — conocida localmente como el Tahití de Cerdeña. Solo accesible en lancha auxiliar.

Cuánto cuesta un viaje en yate con tripulación por Cerdeña y Córcega

$30,000–$100,000 per week

Los viajes en yate con tripulación por Cerdeña y Córcega suelen tener una tarifa de alquiler de yate de entre 30.000 y más de 100.000 dólares por semana, según el tamaño del yate, el año de construcción y la tripulación. El inventario de Costa Smeralda tiende a ser más caro que el de otros destinos del Mediterráneo — los amarres para yates de más de cien metros en Porto Cervo elevan el extremo superior muy por encima del rango griego o croata. Cerdeña y Córcega operan con el modelo mediterráneo de gastos adicionales — diferente al modelo todo incluido habitual en el Caribe. La tarifa base cubre únicamente el yate y la tripulación. Alimentación, bebidas, combustible, amarre en marina, tasas portuarias, agua, electricidad y cualquier impuesto de navegación se abonan a través de una APA (Asignación Anticipada de Provisiones), financiada por adelantado con el 30 o el 35 por ciento de la tarifa base y liquidada al final del viaje. La propina a la tripulación ronda el 10 o el 15 por ciento en el Mediterráneo — inferior al 15 o 20 por ciento del Caribe — y se entrega directamente al capitán en el desembarque. El IVA del alquiler se paga en el puerto de embarque, y solo allí: el IVA italiano para el alquiler de yates es del 22 por ciento sobre la tarifa base para yates que embarquen en un puerto italiano (Olbia, Cagliari); el IVA francés es del 20 por ciento para los que embarquen en un puerto francés (Ajaccio, Calvi). Un único IVA, no los dos, independientemente de las fronteras que cruce la ruta. Los viajes en yate en Cerdeña y Córcega se hacen de sábado a sábado como norma — el día de rotación habitual en el Mediterráneo.

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How to get to Sardinia & Corsica

Gateway airports
Tres aeropuertos principales dan acceso al destino de navegación. Olbia (OLB), en la costa noreste de Cerdeña, es el aeropuerto de embarque principal — vuelos directos en verano desde Londres, Fráncfort, Múnich, Viena, Ámsterdam, París, Roma y Milán, además de servicio directo estacional desde varios hubs europeos adicionales. Desde Estados Unidos, la mayoría de los huéspedes hacen escala en Roma (FCO), Milán (MXP) o alguno de los grandes hubs europeos; el tránsito total desde la costa este de EEUU oscila entre diez y catorce horas. Ajaccio (AJA), en la costa oeste de Córcega, es el punto de entrada para el itinerario de la Costa Oeste de Córcega, con vuelos directos en verano desde París, Marsella, Niza, Lyon y Londres. Niza (NCE), en la Costa Azul francesa, gestiona el desembarque del viaje en yate de ida de Olbia a Mónaco — vuelos directos desde la mayoría de los hubs de la costa este de EEUU y prácticamente todas las grandes ciudades europeas.
Embarkation ports
El embarque depende del itinerario. Marina di Olbia, a quince minutos en taxi desde OLB, es el punto de embarque para el Circuito Cerdeña + Bonifacio, la ruta Norte de Cerdeña y el viaje de ida de Olbia a Mónaco. Marina d'Ajaccio, a diez minutos de AJA, es el punto de embarque para la ruta de la Costa Oeste de Córcega. El viaje de Olbia a Mónaco concluye en Port Hercule de Mónaco (helicóptero a NCE en cinco minutos, o treinta minutos en coche). Los viajes de ida y vuelta regresan a la marina de embarque; el de ida única requiere llegar por un aeropuerto y salir por otro — te explicamos toda la logística antes de confirmar la reserva.
Airport transfers
Desde OLB, Marina di Olbia está a quince minutos en taxi; los traslados privados precontratados rondan los 40 o 60 euros. Marina di Porto Cervo está a cuarenta y cinco minutos de OLB si el yate está posicionado allí. Desde AJA, Marina d'Ajaccio está a diez minutos en taxi (unos 20 euros). Desde NCE, Port Hercule de Mónaco está a treinta minutos en coche o a cinco minutos en helicóptero (el servicio de Heli Air Monaco, a 170 euros por persona). La tripulación suele recibirte en la marina con bebidas frías y el briefing de la carta náutica una vez que el equipaje está a bordo.
Customs & immigration
Italia y Francia son miembros de la UE y del espacio Schengen, por lo que no hay despacho de aduanas entre las dos islas — ambos países tratan el estrecho como una frontera interior a efectos del alquiler de yates. Los pasaportes de EEUU, Reino Unido, Canadá y Australia no requieren visado para estancias de menos de 90 días; los pasaportes de la UE no pasan ningún control fronterizo. El capitán gestiona los diarios de a bordo, los registros de tránsito en la entrada y salida de marinas, y cualquier documentación fiscal como parte del proceso estándar del viaje en yate. Dos notas prácticas: el Parque Nacional de La Maddalena (lado italiano) cobra una tasa por yate que el capitán paga online antes de la entrada, y la reserva marina de las Islas Lavezzi (lado francés) restringe el fondeo sobre praderas de posidonia — ambas son gestiones rutinarias que el capitán se encarga de resolver sin necesidad de implicar a los huéspedes.

Frequently asked questions

About chartering in Sardinia & Corsica.

How long should our Sardinia & Corsica charter be?
We recommend a week. Mediterranean charters operate Saturday to Saturday, and the seven-day window is the country's standard charter unit — built around marina turnaround logistics and the way the inventory is offered. Each of the four Sardinia & Corsica routes is designed to fit comfortably into seven days; pace varies but the unit is the same. Longer charters (10–14 days) are possible by chaining two consecutive weeks. The most natural pairing is the Sardinia + Bonifacio Loop combined with a Corsica West Coast leg — letting the captain run the strait crossing once, base in Bonifacio for two or three nights, and push north to Calvi or even Saint-Florent on Cap Corse. Cross-region transitions add a positioning day; we walk through which combinations work before booking. Shorter charters (4–5 days) are uncommon — most operators don't break the Saturday-to-Saturday week.
What's included in a Sardinia & Corsica crewed charter, and what's not?
Sardinia & Corsica operate on the Mediterranean plus-expenses model — different from the Caribbean's all-inclusive default. The base weekly rate covers the yacht and the professional crew (typically captain, chef, and stewardess on catamarans and small motor yachts; larger motor yachts run a full crew of five or more), plus standard yacht-side equipment — water sports gear, snorkel kit, paddleboards, kayaks, linens, and towels. A typical Sardinia & Corsica charter runs two meals a day on board. Most weeks shake out as breakfast and lunch with the chef and dinner ashore at one of the harbor restaurants — the Sardinian and Corsican harbor restaurants are part of the experience, not an exception to it. Phi Beach and the Costa Smeralda places, the stone-walled taverns inside Bonifacio's haute ville, the seafront restaurants in Calvi and Saint-Tropez. Your chef and captain build the rhythm around the route and your group's preferences; lunches occasionally end up ashore in town and dinners occasionally stay aboard on quieter anchorage nights. There's no fixed structure. Not included in the base rate, paid through APA: food and provisioning for the week (which covers both the chef's cooking and any meals taken ashore), beverages (wine, spirits, beer), fuel, marina dockage, harbor and port fees, water and electric, the La Maddalena National Park per-yacht fee on the Italian side, and any tourist tax. Crew gratuities — customary at 10–15% of the base rate in the Mediterranean — are paid directly to the captain on disembarkation. Charter VAT is added at booking: 22% Italian VAT for charters embarking from an Italian port (Olbia, Cagliari) or 20% French VAT for charters embarking from a French port (Ajaccio, Calvi). One VAT, not both, regardless of how many borders the route crosses. Charters run Saturday to Saturday as standard.
What is APA, and how much should we expect to spend?
APA stands for Advance Provisioning Allowance — a pre-paid fund (typically 30–35% of the base charter rate in Sardinia & Corsica) that covers food, beverages, fuel, marina dockage, harbor fees, and the day-to-day running costs of the week. Your captain keeps an itemized account, and any unused balance is refunded at the end of your charter; if costs exceed the APA, the difference is settled at trip end. For planning purposes, the APA is realistic — most weeks consume 80–100% of the funded amount, depending on how many nights guests dine ashore at the harbor restaurants, how many marina nights vs. anchorages, and how much premium wine is on the bar. Costa Smeralda dockage runs higher than the Maddalena anchorages, and the French Riviera marinas (Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Monaco's Port Hercule) are among the more expensive in the Mediterranean. Before booking we walk through provisioning preferences with you so the chef and captain stock to your group.
When's the best time to charter Sardinia & Corsica?
The Sardinia & Corsica charter season runs May through October. The trade-offs across the season: June and September are the best balance of the year — warm enough to swim daily, the Mistral fills in reliably, the harbor restaurants have tables, and rates run 20–30% below peak. Most western-Mediterranean regulars charter in these two months. July and August are peak — the highest temperatures, the largest fleets at the islands, the most reliable wind, and the highest rates (25–40% above shoulder). Costa Smeralda's restaurants book weeks ahead, the Maddalena anchorages can hold a hundred yachts on the right Saturday, and Ferragosto (August 15) is the European-charter equivalent of New Year's Eve. The best yachts and crews go 9–12 months in advance. Late May and early October work for guests with calendar flexibility — slightly cooler water, lower rates, occasional Maestrale (a NW frontal system) but the captain plans the route around the forecast. November through April is off-season; most of the fleet hauls out for refit.
Which Sardinia & Corsica itinerary should we choose?
Four distinct one-week routes work the cruising ground, and the right one depends on what you want from the trip and the yacht you're on. **Sardinia + Bonifacio Loop** (Olbia round-trip, ~100nm). The bread-and-butter week. Costa Smeralda granite coast, the Maddalena Archipelago, a Strait of Bonifacio crossing into Corsica for the medieval haute ville, and a return south through the northern Maddalena cluster. Comfortable on a sailing yacht with the Mistral on the quarter and equally comfortable on a motor yacht. Most groups doing Sardinia & Corsica for the first time book this one. **North Sardinia / Costa Smeralda only** (Olbia round-trip, ~80nm). Pure Sardinia, no strait crossing. Tavolara MPA, Costa Smeralda, the full Maddalena archipelago. Slower pace and more time at the marquee anchorages. For groups who want to stay inside Italy or who prefer to skip the half-day spent on the strait crossing. **Corsica West Coast** (Ajaccio round-trip, ~150nm). The wilder side. Sanguinaires, the Calanques de Piana, the UNESCO Scandola Nature Reserve, Girolata's roadless village, Calvi's Genoese citadel, and the Patrimonio vineyards on Cap Corse. Rugged coastline, less polished anchorage culture, and the only UNESCO World Heritage marine reserve in the western Mediterranean. Sailing or motor yacht; the captain calls the open-coast headlands around the Maestrale forecast. **Two Islands + the Côte d'Azur** (Olbia → Monaco, ~250nm, motor only). The do-it-all premium week. Costa Smeralda, Bonifacio, Calvi, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, the Lerins Islands, Cap Ferrat, and a final night at Monaco's Port Hercule. Two seventy-plus-nautical-mile days at sea — only a planing motor yacht handles the routing comfortably; a sailing yacht cannot. The premium one-way for guests who want a passage week with marquee stops at every port. We walk through your group, your travel dates, and the yacht options before booking — the right week is the intersection of all three.
Do we need to deal with two-country customs paperwork?
No. Italy and France are both EU and Schengen members, so there is no customs clearance between Sardinia and Corsica — the Strait of Bonifacio is treated as an internal border for yacht-charter purposes. US, UK, Canadian, and Australian passports require no visa for stays under 90 days; EU passports clear with no border check. The captain handles cruising logs, transit logs at marina entry/exit, and any tax documentation as part of the standard charter setup. Two practical notes the captain handles without involving guests: the La Maddalena National Park (Italian side) charges a per-yacht park fee paid online before the boat enters the park boundary, and the Lavezzi Islands marine reserve (French side) restricts anchoring on seagrass beds. Both are routine. On the VAT side, the rule is clean: charter VAT is paid where the charter starts, and only there. Charters embarking from an Italian port pay 22% Italian VAT on the base rate; charters embarking from a French port (Ajaccio, Calvi) pay 20% French VAT. One VAT, not both, regardless of how many borders the route crosses. The Olbia → Monaco one-way starts in Italy and pays 22% Italian VAT, even though it ends in France.
Bonifacio's medieval haute ville on the cliffs above the harbor
La haute ville de Bonifacio — construida sobre una península de acantilados calcáreos a seis kilómetros de la costa de Cerdeña, la parada corsa más destacada del circuito.

Other Western Mediterranean Charter Destinations

We charter across the Western Mediterranean. Here are some other excellent alternatives.

Italy

Four cruising grounds in one country — the Amalfi Coast, Sardinia & Corsica, Sicily and the Aeolian Islands, the Italian Riviera south to Tuscany. The hardest part of an Italy yacht charter is choosing which week to take first.

The Amalfi Coast

Cliff-stacked villages and long lunches the tender reaches — the Italian summer the boat makes possible, anchored under the Faraglioni at sundowners and tied up in Amalfi by midnight.

Sicily & Aeolian Islands

Stromboli erupting off the anchorage at Panarea, the Greek theatre at Taormina with Etna smoking behind, and the Cappella Palatina at Palermo's Norman Palace — the Mediterranean's only active-volcano cruising ground and the Italian week most guests book the second time they come.

The Italian Riviera & Tuscany

Portofino's harbor amphitheater, the Cinque Terre's cliff villages, Portovenere's painted waterfront, and the Tuscan islands south to Elba and Argentario. The quieter Italian week for guests who want village character, harbor restaurants, and lower-density anchorages without Amalfi's August intensity.

The French Riviera

Monaco's Port Hercule, Cap Ferrat's villa coast, Cannes and Antibes in the central corridor, and Saint-Tropez at the west end. The French Riviera is the western Mediterranean's maximum-glamour yacht week: shorter passages, premium dockage, Michelin density, and the visible harbor theater guests are usually booking on purpose.

The Balearic Islands

Mallorca's mountain coast on one side, Ibiza and Formentera's clearer water and sand-bottomed coves on the other, and the yacht-only Cabrera National Park between them — three weekly itineraries from Palma or Ibiza Town.

How to Book Your Sardinia & Corsica Yacht Charter

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With over fifteen years of experience, we'll match you with the yacht that fits your style, group, and itinerary. We work directly with the captains and crews across our list — so the recommendation is built around the right boat-and-crew fit for your week, not whatever's easiest to book.

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Once your yacht is booked, we'll take care of logistics: paperwork, reminders, and personalized resources to help you plan. From arrival planning to must-visit spots, we'll make your charter as seamless as it is unforgettable.

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