Your own boat, a charter holiday, or a little daydreaming.
Choose an area on the map, or explore the destinations below.
Different shores, different possibilities
Explore the regions through their coasts, islands and harbour towns.
01
Atlantic & Irish Sea
Devon and Cornwall, a Welsh waterway or an Irish harbour town. Choose a stretch of coast and leave time for days ashore.
Helford River, Cornwall
02
Northern islands
The Clyde, the Hebrides and the northwest coast offer different island worlds. Each could be a holiday of its own.
Loch Coruisk, Skye
03
Channel & Atlantic
Small island roads, Breton harbours and market mornings around La Rochelle. Several smaller cruising areas, with reasons to linger in each.
Birlot tide mill, Bréhat
04
Iberian coasts
Galicia’s rías, Portugal’s coast and southern Spain. Pick a local area for a holiday; the longer passages between them can be journeys of their own.
Santa Marta, Cascais
05
Western Mediterranean
The mainland Mediterranean coast, Catalonia and Costa Brava, and the Balearic Islands.
Cala Macarella, Menorca
06
Southern France
The Calanques, the islands around Hyères and the Côte d’Azur. Choose a smaller stretch with time for both days on the water and evenings ashore.
Cassis, Provence
07
Two island worlds
Two large islands, each with several smaller cruising grounds. There is plenty to discover along just one of their coasts.
Bonifacio, Corsica
08
Italian islands & coasts
Elba and the Tuscan islands, the islands off Naples, or a Sicilian coastline. A choice of smaller worlds to explore at your own pace.
Corricella, Procida
09
Adriatic shores
The northern Adriatic, Croatia’s islands and Montenegro. Each stretch of coast can be a holiday in its own right.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
10
Ionian & Aegean
The Ionian islands, the Saronic Gulf or an Aegean island group. Find a place to settle into, a favourite harbour, and time for another afternoon ashore.
Oia, Santorini
11
Northern seas & archipelagos
Danish island towns, Copenhagen’s waterfront and the granite archipelagos of Sweden and Hvaler. The German Baltic coast and the straits around Fyn open into a varied world of islands and harbour life.
Middelfart, Denmark
12
Islands around Skagerrak
Granite islands and fishing villages from Gothenburg through Koster to Hvaler. Oslofjord branches inland, while Norway’s southern coast curves west through island sounds and white wooden harbour towns.
Smögen, Sweden
13
Island sounds & fjord gateways
From Lindesnes and the open Jæren coast to Stavanger, then through island sounds towards Bergen. Timber harbour towns, outer islands and the entrances to the fjords give this coast its changing scale.
Skudeneshavn, Norway
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com / CC BY-SA 4.0
There’s more to a journey
Alongside the cruising guides, we’re preparing three more ways to explore.
Move the boat
Coastal stages and practical stopover harbours. Moving a boat yourself, with a crew, or with professional help.
Routes & stopovers being prepared
Between journeys
Where to leave a boat, prepare for the next trip, or spend a winter ashore. Storage, maintenance and travel connections.
Base & storage guides being prepared
A little further out
The pull of a longer passage, islands on the horizon and another coast beyond. Possibilities for a bigger journey.
Crossing guides being prepared