She is a fourteen-metre ketch built in La Ciotat in 1974 and bought off a mooring in Toulon in 2016 with a hole in her. Two winters of work later she goes out most mornings between April and October, and she is the reason a good half of our guests come back.
The crossing is not a tour. There is no commentary, no itinerary board, and if the wind turns we go somewhere else. Six guests maximum, two crew, and a cool box from the kitchen.
How The Morning Goes
- 07:30
- Coffee On The JettyThe cove lift down, coffee and something from the oven while the crew rig her.
- 08:15
- Cast OffAn hour and a half east under sail if the wind allows, motor if it does not.
- 10:00
- The Lighthouse AnchorageSwimming, snorkelling gear aboard, and nobody else within half a mile most mornings.
- 12:30
- Lunch AboardCold seafood from Le Sel, bread from the same oven, a bottle of Bandol.
- 14:30
- The Long Way BackRound the far side of the island and home along the cliffs.
Two Things Worth Knowing
The mistral cancels roughly one morning in nine between November and March, and we will tell you the evening before rather than at the jetty. If it goes, so does the charge.
The Facts
- Length
- Half day, 07:30 – 15:30
- Guests
- Six maximum
- Crew
- Skipper and one hand
- Season
- April to October
- Includes
- Lunch, wine, gear
- Price
- From $260 a head
Prefer Dry Land?
The vineyard morning runs the same days and ends at a table under the olive trees.
All Experiences