
Private charter or a small ship. The difference is who else is aboard, and we will be honest with you about which one suits you.
Begin a journeyAnchored for the night, an hour before the last tender goes in.
A coastline read from the sea is a different country. You arrive at the village from the harbour side, you swim before breakfast, and the day is set by wind rather than by a departure board.
We charter with crew, we book the small ships that carry under two hundred, and we say plainly when a hotel on land would serve you better.

Granite coves, quiet anchorages and barefoot island days, with the freedom to wake somewhere new each morning.
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Medieval harbors, clear Adriatic water and long lunches ashore, with the next island always within easy reach.
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Gentle sailing, hidden beaches and small waterfront villages — the Ionian at an unhurried pace.
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Icebergs, penguin colonies and Zodiac landings, with each day shaped by weather, wildlife and the extraordinary polar light.
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Yacht-scale intimacy with resort-level service, thoughtful itineraries and more time in port than a traditional cruise.
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Sail French Polynesia’s Leeward Islands by private catamaran through lagoons, coral gardens, volcanic peaks and quiet motu.

A ten-day National Geographic-Lindblad expedition through the Galápagos with Zodiac, kayak, paddleboard, snorkeling and extraordinary wildlife encounters.




“Half the people who ask me about a yacht should not charter one. Saying so is how the other half end up on the right boat.”
Since 2010 I have planned journeys one at a time, which is the only way I know how to do it well. You will have my number for the whole trip, and it will be me who answers.