SAILING HOLIDAYS - 1 WEEK CHARTER
Gulf of Naples and Partenopean Islands
One week of bareboat charter and of sailing holidays to sail and visit one of the most spectacular bays in the world. the Gulf of Napoli and Partenopean islands. Exploited by many ancient civilizations, a sailing holidays or a sail yacht charter in the Gulf of Napoli and partenopean islands is a fascinating route linking together both land and sea and more the possinility to visit the archaeological excavations of Ercolano and Pompei, and the stunning city of Naples.
Gulf of Naples and Sorrento
The Sorrento coast offers another spectacular route, with the harbour and little town of Sorrento in the middle. Not far from Sorrento there is the port of Castellammare di Stabia, the best departure point for Ercolano and Pompei. The itinerary charter of the Gulf of Naples and Sorrento caost is a short one, about 95 nautical miles. You can start your bareboat sail from our charter base in Procida and sail towards the charming island of Ischia with its Aragonese Castle and Epomeo mountain, Casamicciola harbour, Sant'Angelo habour. From here you can sail with your sailboat towards Capri, and then on to Sorrento and Castellammare di Stabia, following the unique Vesuvio profile.
Then you can sail with your yacht towards Castel dell'Ovo, in the Gulf of Naples and you can moor in the Borgo Marinaro harbour. in Naples. From here you can reach on foot the most attractive places of Naples' city: Mergellina seafront, Plebiscito Square with the Royal Palace, Maschio Angioino and Borgo S. Lucia. From here you can sail back to our charter base on Procida and look at the fascinating Posillipo coast, with the Virgilian park and its Gaiola rock banks - very large -(marked by a South Cardinal Buoy !), Nisida, Pozzuoli, Baia, Capo Miseno. A charming tour which leads you back to our charter base on Procida
PROCIDA
Procida is the smallest of the Partenopean islands and is the closest to Napoli, but fortunately the least frequented by luxusurians and unrestrained tourists.
With its almost intact natural beauties, the island of Procida proves to be the ideal place for a beach holiday. Wide beaches and numerous bays and coves of the island of Procida, the coves scattered along the coast of Procida offer shelter from any type of wind from a nautical point of view. Among the topten finalist candidate cities, Procida was elected ITALIAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2022.
PROCIDA HARBOURS
Procida island has 3 small ports: MARINA GRANDE, MARINA CORRICELLA and MARINA CHIAIOLELLA.
MARINA GRANDE is the main docking of the Procida island. And it is the sea port for ferries and hydrofoils which connect Procida to Pozzuoli, Napoli and Ischia.
Nearby is Marina di Procida, the new touristic harbour endowed with mooring, electricity, water and showers. Here the ProgettOceano has its nautical base. Really, exactly the Marina di Procida is the bareboats departure point or embarkation on her sailboats and sail yacht to rent for a week end cruises or weekly sailing holidays or more weeks charter
MARINA CORRICELLA, a wonderfull island whithin the island, the typical fishing village, forbidden to cars and scooters traffic. It's in the southern part of Procida island. And it is reserved to boats for fishing, but practicable entering the 1st entrance - Punta dei Monaci side- you can reach the shore by tenders. Paying attencion to the shallow water.
MARINA CHIAIOLELLA, is a small harbour both for tourism and fishing. You can find: fuel station, private ponts, mooring, electricity, water and showers.
It's located in the south of Procida island and the entrance to the harbour is not easy with strong SE wind.
PROCIDA ANCHORAGES
The roadstead of Chiaia is a huge bay in the south, close to the harbour of Corricella and offers the best anchorage of the Procida isle, particularly at night.
It's sheltered from the winds of the 3rd and 4th quadrant and offers a beautifull view with sandy shallow water rich in poseidonia.
Unlike the other Procida inlets, the Carbogno doesn't offer a safe enchorage because of its rocky and deep waters. At present, it is used as ichthyc rearing with big cages signalled by light (boe).
In any case, it's useful to look it up in the Map of Regno di Nettuno if you want sail and anchor respecting the limits of the natural park which embrace Procida, Vivara and Ischia.
Warnings: PUNTA SERRA a rocky tongue extending for 200 mt. from the mountains, coverd with shools. REEFS at Punta Cottimo and Punta Lingua.
ISCHIA
One mile from Procida and from our base, Ischia, the Green island is famous for its thermal baths and it's a rather big island, quiet and relaxing, a good place for summer holidays lovers. Ischia island has many happy aspects to wrap your sailing holidays.
Ports and Anchorages of ISCHIA:
Ports: ISCHIA PORTO - ISCHIA CASAMICCIOLA – ISCHIA FORIO – ISCHIA S. ANGELO
ISCHIA PORTO
is a natural bay with wharfs and completely sheltered from any wind but at the same time busy from sailboats, yacht, super yacht and ferries for sail around Ischia e Procida. Here the backwash caused by the traffic of ferries which connect Ischia Porto to Pozzuoli and Napoli and with Procida is the only fault.
The sailboat and yacht transit is hard because of the floating structures of the Marina di Ischia, located to the left since crowded. Petrol pump which is on the right, grants the fuel.
You can see landing wharfs that are less crowded.
Free mooring is forbidden.
ISCHIA CASAMICCIOLA
is a commercial harbour that connects Ischia with Pozzuoli, Napoli and Procida. And a touristic harbour too reserved to the sail yacht, sailboats, boats and super yacht. for charter sailboats: pay attention to the sandy shallow waters just in the centre of the Ischia Casamicciola harbour, and to the ferrie and hydrofoils traffic that connects with Napoli, Pozzuoli and Procida. Mooring is granted at the dock if you contact the Marina of Cala degli Aragonesi from the municipal landing wharfs and the Marina located on the right, just entering the port.
Be careful to the winds coming from the 1st quadrant.
ISCHIA FORIO
To all boats, all sailboats and yacht take care entering the harbour because of the several outcropping rocks some of which not signalled along the entrance in coming into line with Punta Imperatore. Forio is a nice harbour for all boats, yacht anche sailing boats.
ISCHIA SANT'ANGELO
S. Angelo is an exclusive place, considered the flagship of the Ischia island. Very typical harbour but there are very few berths. Despite its small harbour, you can see a wide bay on the south-side, an ideal place to spend one night in the roadstead with good weather conditions. There a sandy bottom and no dangers. Don't miss the thermal beach where you can see the "fumarole".
Don't forget: Santangelo bay, Sorgeto with its natural water springs, S. Francesco, Sammontana, Castello Aragonese bay and Cartaromana.
Warnings: Ischia Forio with shoals and reefs along the west-side, stretching up to 500 mt. from the Ischia coast .
CAPRI ISLAND
Capri, surely is the best known of the Partenopean islands, elegant and refined one. Breathtaking views from the sea, and unique glimpses also from land. Do not miss the walks through the steps full of history that come from the square of Capri to the sea. . . in Marina Grande on one side, in Marina piccola on the other. . .
Ports and anchorages of the island of Capri
Port of Capri, Marina Grande, is divided into three areas: the Commercial Port of Capri (eastern side), the Tourist Port of Marina di Capri and the Darsena (western side). Inside the marina of Capri is possible the mooring place both on the dock and on the floats for all boats, super yachts and sailboats. The dock is reserved for big boats and super yacht. So normally you can moor on float docks if you charter a sailboat. the Marina di Capri offers light and water mooring service and showers. The fuel service is ensured by the AGIP distributor inside the harbous of Capri.
The bay outside Marina Grande is not recommended due to the enormous commercial traffic with Capri island.
Among our favorite bays in Capri, Marina Piccola is certainly included. Completely open to the SOUTH, more than a marina it is a bay where is possible a landing just for a boat'stender stopover. It is good to know that the seabed, mixed between sand and poseidona, rises gently from 70 meters up to 10 meters. To all yacht and sailboats, sail yacht and charter boat, we recommend to anchor in the innermost part entering the bay on the left side. Anchorages in all other bays are not recommended, due to the high and rocky bottoms.
SORRENTO & CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA
SORRENTO
Six miles is the distance between Capri and Sorrento. so it is very easy to sail with your sailboat charter reach Sorrento from Capri.The Sorrento coast is an ideal sailing holidays, a sequence of rocky inlets, peacks on the sea, small villages, beaches, villas and famous hotels looking out on the sea. Sorrento is the main centre visited in the past by Byron, Stendhal, Verdi, Goethe, Wagner, Queen Victoria and in the recent times by Caruso and Dalla.
Sorrento is a superb village of all Sorrento coast and which overlook the Gulf of Naples and Capri with its charming alleys in the historical centre.
Harbours and mooring in Sorrento
The harbour of Sorrento, called Marina Piccola, is entirelly open in the N-NE side. Nowdays all the berth seats are taken by hydrofoils and ferries which connect sorrento coast with Capri and Naples and Amalfi too, while the few remaining ones for the boats are often occupied.
Sorrento harbour is not a very safe mooring but simply a seaport to use in good weather. Outside the harbour the sandy bottom goes from 8 to 12 mt.
CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA
is a small town in the extreme corner of the Gulf of Naples where the suburbs of the Napoli city meet the slopes of the Vesuvio. It's mainly an industrial centre, famous for its thermal baths, better equipped and organised than Torre del Greco and Torre Annunziata. Many are the links to Pompei and Ercolano ruins. It's port is secure.