Sailing to Cinque Terre along the Ligurian Riviera is one of the finer passages in the western Mediterranean. The coastal winds here, particularly the afternoon Libeccio from the southwest and the morning Tramontane from the northwest, give sailing yachts real conditions to work with, making the approach to the five clifftop villages a genuinely nautical experience. A sailing yacht suits the pace of Cinque Terre: anchoring for lunch, moving along the coast in the afternoon, and watching the village lights come on from the water as evening sets in.
The charter fleet of sailing yachts available for Cinque Terre itineraries spans performance sloops from 18m to full-displacement ketches approaching 30m. A 24m sailing yacht carries enough watermaker capacity, crew and interior comfort to make a week along the Ligurian coast entirely self-sufficient between La Spezia in the east and Imperia in the west.
Weekly charter rates for sailing yachts in this region start from approximately 20,000 euros for smaller vessels and reach 70,000 euros for larger, well-specified monohulls. The advance provisioning allowance, covering provisioning, fuel and berthing, typically adds 25 percent. The Ligurian summer window is June to September, with July and August demanding the earliest bookings.
From Cinque Terre, a sailing yacht itinerary connects naturally with Portofino to the north and the sheltered anchorages of the Gulf of La Spezia to the south, with Corsica accessible on a longer downwind passage across the Ligurian Sea.
