Sail Zanzibar.

Zanzibar sits off Tanzania's coast in warm, shallow water that runs from milky turquoise over the sand flats to deep blue past the reef edge. The sailing is easy: short hops between islands, a reliable trade wind for half the year, and anchorages where the loudest thing at dawn is a dhow crew hauling sail. You share the water with those dhows — lateen-rigged, low, older than the marina — and with fishermen working the channels off Stone Town. It is not a hard-charging distance ground. It is a place to move slowly between reefs, snorkel, and watch the tide fill the sand bars. Right for first charterers, families, and anyone who wants heat, colour, and short passages; less right for sailors chasing big open-water miles.

Bareboat means you skipper. You'll need a recognised licence (ICC + VHF, RYA Day Skipper or ASA 104+) and a confident hand aboard — if no one on the crew is qualified, take the same yacht skippered and our captain drives.

We brief you on the local navigation: the channels and headlands that funnel the wind, where to anchor versus take a mooring, provisioning ports, and the best first-timer route versus the longer run for experienced crews.