Nikiana MarinaSailing yacht
Bavaria 37 · 2006
7337 ft
price on enquiry
Ionian Islands Flotilla Charter
Flotilla charter in Ionian Islands: sail your own yacht in a led group on a set route, with live availability. Tell us your week and we answer the same day.
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Nikiana MarinaSailing yacht
Bavaria 37 · 2007
7337 ft
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How fixed is the route?
Pre-set, but flexible by ±1 day or ±1 anchorage if the fleet votes. The lead boat's job is to get you to a marina each evening with a berth waiting — that requires planning.
Do I have to do everything with the group?
No. Daily activities are optional. Some couples skip the group dinners; some boats peel off for half a day. As long as you reach the evening marina, you're free.
What if I haven't sailed for a couple of years?
Flotilla is the format. You'll have a refresher with the lead skipper on day 1, and the daily briefings cover anchoring + docking specific to the day's marina.
Can kids come?
Absolutely — flotillas are the most kid-friendly format. Other families in the fleet, evening activities, fleet rhythm (early starts, early dinners) suits them.
When do flotillas run?
June to mid-September in the Mediterranean. Saturday-to-Saturday. Calendar published 6 months ahead — 8-12 per season.
The Ionian is the gentle end of Greek sailing. Where the Cyclades hand you the meltemi and 30 nautical mile crossings, here the islands sit close together and the water between them stays flat most mornings. You can sail from a bay you slept in to a taverna quay in time for lunch, and still have the afternoon for a swim.
Sailing in company — the guided group experience
A flotilla is a small group of yachts sailing a set route together, led by a crew on a lead boat. You sail your own yacht, but never alone — a daily briefing, a hand into harbour and someone to call if anything's unclear.
It's the reassuring step up from a skippered week for newer skippers, and a sociable one: fixed departure dates, shared anchorages and a route the lead crew knows cold.