Important to know upfront: This is a privately chartered trip. A friend from our Family & Friends has chartered GALINI completely for this week, including the skipper. One double cabin is still free, and she would like to share the trip with two nice fellow sailors. We only put you in touch here – booking is done directly with the charterer, not with us.
Sardinia at its most peaceful: We start in Cagliari and first sail to the island's south-west, to the small islands off the coast. Isola di San Pietro with the colourful harbour town Carloforte and Sant'Antioco are this crew's wish – a corner of Sardinia that is simply skipped on most trips. Then it continues north towards Olbia.
We decide our stops in harbours and anchorages together. We are a crew that plans the route according to preferences, wind and weather.
Sardinia in early autumn. The south-west with the offshore islands of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco is unspoilt and quiet. The north offers, depending on the route, the cliffs around Alghero and the Asinara National Park, or the Maddalena archipelago on the east coast.
Our trip begins on Saturday in Cagliari with boarding, provisions and a safety briefing. From there we sail to the south-west, to the small islands off the coast. Then we head north to Olbia. Whether we take the west coast or the more sheltered east coast is decided together depending on the weather conditions. In good conditions, an overnight passage is planned – afterwards there is all the more time for anchoring, shore excursions and long evenings on deck. Approximately 150 to 280 nautical miles, depending on the route. On Friday evening we are in Olbia; Saturday is crew changeover day.
The trip is deliberately relaxed, not about clocking up miles. Sailing experience is welcome, but not a requirement. The on-board language is German.
Available is a double cabin with en-suite bathroom and double bed – like all guest cabins on GALINI, it has a double bed and no separate bunks. It is therefore suitable for a couple or two people who know each other well. Single travellers are welcome to get in touch; the cabin will then only be allocated together with a second person who fits.
No direct booking: send us a short message. We put you in touch so that you can quietly talk to each other about whether it fits. The crew makes the decision.
For those who are collecting miles towards their next sailing certificate: since we cross the open sea on this trip, a good number of nautical miles go into the logbook. Of course, we will issue you an official mileage confirmation at the end of the voyage.
Our Galini travels the world – and you can be part of it! With us, you are not an anonymous guest on a standard route, but part of a real crew discovering new horizons together. We are not a classic charter company that runs the same tour every week. Instead, we sail together, experience real boat life, and embrace the adventure that the sea holds for us.
Step aboard a superb, lovingly maintained boat and enjoy the special: with us nothing is off the peg. Every trip is unique – sometimes spontaneous, sometimes planned, always full of surprises. Unplanned experiences are just as much a part of it as relaxed days on deck.
Would you like to do more than just join the crew? Together we look after the technical systems on board, and you can lend a hand yourself if you want. You can also turn it from a holiday trip into a real experience on a long-distance cruising yacht and become part of life at sea.
Our trips combine holiday, experience, mindfulness and genuine boat life. Become part of our crew and experience a special time on Galini – authentic, communal and full of adventurous spirit.
Our beautiful GALINI is a very fast, large and comfortable yacht. She spent the winter in the Caribbean and crosses the Atlantic in April/May.
She is a modern Hanse 575 with 4 double cabins and a skipper's cabin. Each cabin has its own bathroom with electric toilet. Wi-Fi via Starlink (optional), multi media, generator 220 V / 7 kW, (230 V in all cabins) washing machine, air fryer and coffee machine. She has large solar panels, radar, AIS, a watermaker, hydraulic swim platform and a tender with outboard motor. An abundance of safety and navigation equipment and much more – in short, everything needed to travel self-sufficiently without having to call at a supply port. A yacht that meets the highest standards of safety, design and comfort.
The sailing characteristics are also outstanding! The Hanse was designed by Volvo Ocean Racers and is the fastest yacht in her class. The joy of sailing is guaranteed!
In late September and early October, Sardinia enjoys pleasant conditions. Temperatures are around 22–26 °C (air) and 22–24 °C (water). In the south-west, thermal winds prevail with typically 2–4 Bft.; the Maestrale (NW) can also arise. The west coast is significantly more exposed during strong Mistral conditions than the east coast – which is why we do not commit to the route north in advance. Early autumn is considered one of the best sailing seasons in the western Mediterranean: stable high-pressure systems, little rain, pleasant temperatures.
Anyone can, if they want, help with sailing, take the helm now and then, or simply enjoy the beautiful nature and the day. In addition, everyone is jointly responsible for the crew's well-being. This means that everyone takes their turn preparing breakfast or looking after dinner. Usually the hobby cooks on board quickly emerge, and those who are not so into cooking simply stand back and do the washing up. When berthing and casting off, everyone generally lends a hand according to their abilities and after instruction from the skipper. The boat must be kept clean by the crew members during the voyage. The final cleaning, however, is carried out by the marina staff.
All crew members (except the skipper) pay an amount agreed together into the kitty. During the voyage, this kitty covers all joint costs incurred (e.g. diesel, harbour fees, deposit insurance, transit log, tourist tax, national and nature park fees, service pack for the provided bed linen, final cleaning, gas, marina fee for the first and last night in harbour, etc.). In keeping with old seafaring tradition, the crew also covers the skipper's food during the voyage.
Berth charter is the best opportunity for anyone who wants to get to know sailing life. Prior knowledge or your own sailing experience is not necessary. Perhaps you have already gained sailing experience and completed sailing training and want to deepen it? – Then the skipper will give you the opportunity to try things out for yourself and help you gain future confidence. The crew can help shape the course of the voyage and their wishes will be heard, subject to safety and weather. On such a trip you meet like-minded people, can make new pleasant acquaintances, and have an experienced skipper at your side who takes care of all nautical matters. The cabins on the yacht are mostly different, but very similarly equipped. The berths are allocated by the skipper taking crew wishes into account. Whole cabins can be chartered by individuals, couples or families. Payment is per person and you don't have to worry about anything else.
We want to make sailing more sustainable and environmentally friendly. On GALINI we test various products that provide a great sailing experience while putting less strain on the environment. At the same time, she is on a journey to explore the world. Her base is on Poros, Greece. Most of the time, however, she is on a long voyage. Our small team of skippers looks forward to sharing a real sailing experience with you!
