Sail a beautiful route with a group of other yachts, guided by a mothership. You sail on your own yacht (with or without skipper) and the mother ship supports you where necessary, for a carefree vacation. Discover the most beautiful spots, best restaurants and unprecedented conviviality that such a group brings. The most important thing in a flotilla? Nothing must, everything goes.
A flotilla sailing holiday is a very popular form of holiday-making. You discover a new destination every day and so it offers a lot of variety. One day you sleep in an idyllic, small fishing village, the next day in a lively town with a lively boulevard and the next day in a beautiful bay near an uninhabited island. Because you visit so many different kinds of places, it is a wonderful holiday for everyone.It is also very pleasant (especially for the children), because you sail the same route with a fixed group of yachts. This often creates one big group of friends with all the children in the flotilla. Going to a beach together, playing games, snorkelling, catching fish or hanging out: the children (of all ages) have a great time during a flotilla!
In addition, it is also a fairly active form of holiday. You sail to a new destination every day and thus have a new environment to explore every day. Of course, during the day you can lounge in the sun on board and relax when anchored in a beautiful bay during lunch, for example. And once the sails are set and you’ve got the right course, it’s great to read a good book on the foredeck with your hair in the wind or (with a bit of luck) spot dolphins!
In a flotilla, you sail the same route with a group of other yachts, accompanied by a mothership. The group usually consists of around 6-8 yachts, plus the mother ship on which the flotilla leaders sail with a number of co-sailors.When you sail in a flotilla, as many potential worries as possible are taken out of your hands. You sail your own yacht and therefore have all the freedom you want, but at the same time the flotilla leaders make sure you can enjoy yourself optimally and you don’t have to worry about anything in terms of route, harbours, weather, beautiful spots, dangers along the way and even entertaining your children. Every morning there will be a briefing about that day’s route and the flotilla guides will help everyone with mooring and sailing off. All sorts of fun activities are also initiated.In fact, you go out by yourself, on your own yacht, but are accompanied by an experienced guide. And that guidance is in the broadest sense of the word, exactly at the level you need. Need extra help docking and drawing out the theory on paper first? Fine. Do everything yourself and just need someone to catch your lines? Also totally fine. It’s your holiday and the flotilla guides will do everything to make it as enjoyable as possible!
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A flotilla sailing vacation is a very sociable form of vacationing.Because you spend a week or several weeks with the same group of boats, good friendships often develop.Both children and parents/adults.Once all the yachts have docked, fun activities are regularly organized by the flotilla leaders.Think of climbing a volcano, a visit to an ancient theater, a diving excursion or an afternoon of wakeboarding and jet skiing.But also simple things like getting ice cream with all the kids, a game of bottle soccer on the wharf or a dinghy race with all the dinghies.They then try to get everyone in the group involved in this, so that one big group of friends often soon emerges. In addition, every evening the flotilla guides go around to see who would like to have dinner together at a local restaurant that they know offers delicious dining.Of course, no one is obliged to join – it is vacation, after all – but often these are very enjoyable evenings.When there are many children in the flotilla, two long tables are usually made: one for all the children and one for all the parents.This way everyone can enjoy their evening to the fullest.
Besides the fun, expertise is a very important reason for many people to join a flotilla sailing vacation.The flotilla leaders are there to make sure you don’t have to think about anything but enjoy yourself during your vacation.They know the sailing area like the back of their hand.They always know where to find the best spots, can tell you in detail which wind conditions you will or will not like and know the right people everywhere.They are your personal guide and will enthusiastically show you the most beautiful spots and fun activities in the area.In addition, our flotilla guides know a lot about sailing yachts.Especially about how to handle them, where you can and cannot moor them and they have lots of tips and tricks on how to get in and out of the harbors.Also, of course, they are always willing to answer all your questions.The ideal resource for a carefree vacation!
Do you have little experience with sailing, don’t feel like being responsible on vacation, or just like having some extra help on board?At Portokali you can hire a Dutch-speaking skipper.He or she will sail with you on board and can teach you all about sailing and maneuvering, or simply be an extra hand on board or good back-up.All our skippers are young, enthusiastic people who have a passion for sailing and will do anything to make sure you have a great vacation!
Don’t feel like having a skipper on board all week, but need to brush up on your skills during the first few days?How to trim the sails, maneuver on the engine or how to divide the tasks on board?At Portokali you can book additional instruction days where one of our skippers steps aboard the first day(s) to make you familiar with a sailing yacht.That way you can then go off on your own for the rest of your vacation with peace of mind!
You can also contact us for all extras.All our yachts come with a dinghy with outboard motor as standard, but if you would like to bring a SUP (paddleboard), that’s also possible!A transfer from the airport to the marina?We will do it!A hostess on board who makes sure no one is short of something and provides delicious snacks and drinks throughout the day?Can be arranged.Ordering groceries from home in advance to be delivered to your yacht when you arrive?No problem! At Portokali, we make every effort to ensure that you enjoy your vacation to the fullest.
