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5 minutes to book. Best day of our entire trip. Everything felt effortless from pickup to sunset.
Destination guide
Italy — sailing boats at a glance
741 sailing boats are available to book across 50 departure bases. The largest are Portisco (127), Furnari (87), Capo d'Orlando (50). The most common models are Oceanis 46.1 (46), Oceanis 51.1 (32), Dufour 470 (30), Oceanis 40.1 (25) — 179 models in all. Built 1982–2027, 9–23.2 m long, 1–7 cabins, up to 15 guests. Weekly prices start from €654; every price on this page is the boat’s own listed rate for 7 nights, before extras.
Sailing boats in Italy
Sailing in Italy means Sardinia, Sicily and Elba. The north-east of Sardinia, from Olbia, Portisco and Cannigione, has the La Maddalena archipelago and Corsica an afternoon away; Sicily sails from Portorosa, Milazzo and Palermo to the Aeolian islands; Elba and the Tuscan archipelago leave from Piombino, Punta Ala and Castiglione della Pescaia. The Bay of Naples and Salerno serve Capri, Ischia and Procida. Weeks are Saturday to Saturday, the season April to October, and the mistral is the wind to watch on the Sardinian side in spring and autumn.
Bareboat needs a skipper's licence Italy recognises; the fleet is Bavaria, Beneteau, Jeanneau and Dufour from 35 to 50 feet, with the best-kept boats in Sardinia. Marinas in the Costa Smeralda are among the dearest in the Mediterranean in August; the Aeolians and Elba are mostly buoys and anchorages.
Where they are based
- Portisco 127 sailing boats
- Furnari 87 sailing boats
- Capo d'Orlando 50 sailing boats
- Salerno 49 sailing boats
- Castiglioncello 41 sailing boats
Models
- Oceanis 46.1 46 boats
- Oceanis 51.1 32 boats
- Dufour 470 30 boats
- Oceanis 40.1 25 boats
- Dufour 430 23 boats
- Sun Odyssey 440 22 boats
- Dufour 530 21 boats
- Dufour 460 Grand Large 20 boats
Other boat types in Italy
Catamarans (573) · Motor boats (101) · Motor yachts (43) · Gulets (38) · Houseboats (10) · All boats in Italy
Sailing boats elsewhere
Greece (2,057) · Croatia (1,107) · Turkey (325) · Spain (207) · France (105) · British Virgin Islands (69) · Poland (53) · Netherlands (42) · All sailing boats
Read next
- Italy guide: when to go, where to sail, what a charter costs
- Yacht Charter in Sicily: Sailing the Aeolian Islands
- Amalfi Coast by Boat: Capri, Positano and the Bay of Naples
- Yacht Charter in Sardinia: La Maddalena, the Costa Smeralda and Beyond
- Yacht Charter in Italy: Costs, Bases and the Routes Worth Sailing