TWO WEEKS CRUISES STARTING FROM ELBA
Cap Corse to the gulf of Girolata - about 300 nm
Portoferraio - Capraia - Macinaggio - Cap Corse - St. Florent - Calvi - same as the Cap Corse week, but further, until the gulf of Girolata and its lobsters. This route is perfect in high summer, there are many beautiful anchorages for the day and the night, light breezes and some excellent French cooking.
Given its 480 miles, the whole circumnavigation of Corsica in high season would be better done with a motoryacht. It is better done in May or September, or even having three weeks to go.
Bonifacio and North Sardinia - about 400 nm
Portoferraio – Marina di Campo – Campoloro – Porto Vecchio – Bonifacio – Maddalena archipelago – Porto Cervo – Porto Rotondo – Olbia – Rondinara (anchorage!) and back to Elba via Solenzara.
A route well protected from the Mistral by Corsica itself and very interesting for its landscapes and the cooking. Many beautiful anchorages, both in Corsica and in Sardinia.
South Corsica and continental Italy - about 400 nm
Portoferraio – Marina di Campo – Campoloro; also a halt in Solenzara, then Bonifacio via Porto Vecchio and finally the Maddalena archipelago with its wonderful anchorages and its crystal-clear water. After having rested, a long leg to Giglio Island and eventually back to Portoferraio via Punta Ala or Porto Azzurro.
Italienische und französische Riviera mit Korsika, ca. 450 sm
Portoferraio – Capraia – Marina di Pisa (river Arno with a mooring in front of restaurant La Foce!) – Porto Venere (La Spezia) – Portofino – Sanremo – Monaco – Nice – Cannes (also to Antibes) and back to Portoferraio via Corse and Macinaggio.The classic «Riviera Tour», most excellent for landscapes and cooking. The Mistral can be disturbing from Cannes on, and the 115 miles back to Cap Corse are really a long way.
All the proposed routes can, according to the individual requirements and the weather conditions, be combined at will so as to fit both a sporting crew or a relaxed family holiday. When planning your cruise, do not forget that outside the good season the Mistral can have its word to say. During Summer, on the contrary, you should plan rather shorter legs, because of the dominance of light breezes and the annoyance of an engine running for long hours.
