SAILING-CLASSICS MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES

France: Côte d'Azur (Monaco, Cannes, Saint-Tropez) & Corsica

On the fashionable Côte d'Azur (Monaco, Cannes and Saint-Tropez) beats the heart of all 'yachties' and the silence and untouchedness of the Corsican coast is a strong contrast to this.

We start from Antibes, depending on the wind in western direction, through the Golfe Juan and the Îles de Lérins with the ancient monastery where once the 'man with the mask' was held captive, over the bay of Sainte-Maxime and the famous Saint-Tropez, a place which despite all the 'jet set' still has its village character and where the best location is occupied by the cemetery of the fishermen...

With western winds, however, we usually sail with a long stroke (approx. 100 nautical miles) to Corsica where the old fortified town of Calvi with its picturesque alleys invites you to stroll.

It continues from bay to bay in the direction of Ajaccio. Here one turquoise bay is more beautiful than the other and it is one of the most important marine reserves of the Mediterranean. Often one feels like in the Caribbean...

The regatta escort of 'Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez' is the highlight of the Mediterranean season and here about 500 classic and modern yachts meet to sail against each other.

We accompany sailing and under motor the hustle and bustle at sea and on land. One must have experienced this, because it cannot be described...