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Riccardo C.

Provider type:

Private

City:

Genova

Member since:

2015

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442 Sailsquare travellers have been on board my experiences

About me

Chi è Riccardo? Un giornalista che ha il mare nel suo dna, che ama viaggiare e che ha viaggiato molto con la sua barca a vela nel Mediterraneo e con altre in oceano. Ha molti interessi e le sue proposte di vacanza sono originali: un viaggio a vela suddiviso in settimane per scoprire quasi ogni giorno una baia, un'isola, una località diverse. Perché il mare è grande e non lo si conosce mai fino in fondo, ma vale la pena provarci. Ogni settimana di vacanza è diversa e per questo il porto di imbarco raramente coincide con quello di arrivo. La parola d'ordine sulla sua barca è: partecipazione. E lo scopo della partecipazione è quello di vivere davvero e appieno l'esperienza della vela, della navigazione e della scoperta di rotte e posti nuovi. Perciò sulla sua barca si partecipa alle manovre di vela, agli ormeggi, alla cucina, a tutta la vita di bordo secondo le proprie capacità, attitudini, preferenze. Si nuota, si fa snorkelling, si prende il sole, si visitano villaggi e ci si diverte.

What I like to do

Cooking

Steering the boat

Trolling

Snorkeling

Exploring the surroundings

Reading

My experience

Ex giornalista, navigo da molto tempo passando ogni anno alcuni mesi in barca, Nato sul mare, senza vedere le onde ed i riflessi sull'acqua non potrei vivere. Una passione che cerco di trasmettere a chi naviga con me. Dopo un periodo di "gavetta", dal 1999 sono armatore di un cabinato . In questi anni ho navigato in: Grecia (isole Ioniche, Peloponneso, Atene, isole del golfo di Saronico, Cicladi, Dodecaneso), Uruguay, Brasile, Argentina, Tunisia, Albania, Croazia (più volte), Montenegro, Slovenia, Corsica e Sardegna (tutto il giro più volte comprese le Bocche di Bonifacio), Sicilia (giro completo, Eolie, Egadi e Ustica più volte). Della costa tirrenica conosco: Giglio, Elba, Capraia. Isole Pontine, golfo di Napoli, Liguria. Francia: Calanques, Costa Azzurra, Porquerolles, Port Cros, Île du Levant, Ile de Lerins. Ho sempre navigato con la formula del "viaggio a vela" che consente di esplorare ogni giorno una baia, una località, un'isola diversi conoscendo luoghi, mari e persone nuove.

My sailing areas

Peloponnese

Greece

Aeolian Islands

Italy

Saronic Islands and Athens area

Greece

Pontine Islands

Italy

Tuscany

Italy

French Riviera and Porquerolles

France

Cyclades

Greece

Liguria

Italy

Naples & Amalfi Coast

Italy

Sporades

Greece

Ionian Islands

Greece

Montenegro

Montenegro

Istrian peninsula

Croatia

Kornati Islands

Croatia

Southern Sardinia

Italy

Corsica

France

The Balearic Islands

Spain

Northern Sardinia

Italy

Dodecanese

Greece

Turkey

Turkey

Puglia

Italy

North Dalmatia

Croatia

My boats

Type

Sailboat

Length

12 m.

Toilets

2

Cabins

3

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Reviews

4.4/5

out of

34

reviews

Skipper

Boat

Destination

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Great sailing from Athens to Mykonos in the Cyclades

07/27/2025

Alessio L.

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Belgium

Riccardo is a good person but the boat was not prepared to welcome guests, particularly in terms of cleanliness and order. Some episodes, which by an expert person should and could have been predicted and dealt with calmly, generated unnecessary anxiety (lack of fuel in the tender, staysail rigged at the last minute in critical circumstances, disorderly mooring and unmooring maneuvers, instructions to the crew not given sufficiently in advance and clarity, etc.). A general perception of approximation has generated a feeling of insecurity and discomfort which has unfortunately negatively affected the serenity and enjoyment of the holiday.
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Great sailing from Athens to Mykonos in the Cyclades

07/27/2025

Marco P.

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Italy

I participated in a week on a sailing boat with high expectations, but unfortunately the experience was disappointing in many ways. First of all, the spaces on board were extremely limited: I had to sleep outside every night due to the lack of comfort inside and I was not the only one to do so. In addition, the boat turned out to be quite dirty and poorly maintained, which negatively affected the stay. The skipper, although probably with years of navigation behind him, seemed to me not very suitable for this type of experience. In addition to obvious communication difficulties (he often did not hear), he completely lacked initiative. He seemed more on vacation than us: he didn't help with daily activities, and in general he didn't make himself useful, behaving more like a guest than like a person on board. From a technical point of view, I didn't feel particularly confident. The skipper, in my opinion, no longer had the physical strength necessary to manage the maneuvers: in seven days we opened the sails only twice, and always with great caution, out of fear. On a sailing holiday, you would expect to... sail. A real shame, because the company and the sea were wonderful. But with different and more professional management, the experience could have been totally different. I hope that the organization will think seriously about these aspects.
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Athens, Delphi, Patras and the excitement of the Corinth Canal

07/20/2025

carmen G.

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Spain

The trip was very nice, we were able to visit Delphi which for me was the best part of the trip. Riccardo is a good person and a good sailor, but he hardly speaks English or French, which was a problem when it came to communicating with us and with the marinas. He could not understand his instructions and became very nervous when performing the maneuvers. I should have specified that you need some experience to travel with him. He gets very nervous and starts shouting in Italian. He is quite old, I think he would have to sail alone in Italy, which is his comfort zone. The boat is small ideal for 4. To be honest, I don't think I'll travel with him again. But Greece is wonderful
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From Sicily to Greece crossing the Strait of Messina

07/6/2025

Barbara B.

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Hungary

Skipper is not speaking English at all, however he marked language knowledge on his profile . The communication issues made strange situations on the boat. Boat wasn't 100% clean when we were onboarded and we were also not allowed to use the inside showers on the boat (we had no stops in Ports with shower opportunities during the cruise )

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