Shooting Star Cruise

with Alessandro M. 59 years old

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Departure on 10 August 2019
6 days 7 nights

Corsica
France

Travellers of all ages are welcome!

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Brief description of the holiday

For the week of shooting stars we thought of a special cruise that will allow us to admire them from a unique environment: we will be at anchor in a beautiful bay far from the lights , where we will be able to enjoy all the magic of the stars .

The stars will keep us company for the whole week and we will be able to admire them even during the night navigation that we will do when we return.

During the cruise, moving by boat along the wonderful coasts of Northern Corsica , we will have the opportunity to visit the characteristic small fishing ports and the ancient Còrsi villages , whose beauty will make us the setting for a dinner or a romantic walk.

We will sleep at anchor in the most enchanting places, or we will moor in the harbor to visit the places and enjoy an excellent aperitif and a tasty fish dinner .

Even when we are still at anchor it will always be possible to get off the ground with the rubber dinghy (our eco-tender with electric motor).

The week will take us to visit many places: Centuri Port small and very pretty fishing port, the beautiful bay of Marina dei Giottani and the incredible black beach of Nonza.
. Saint Florent , originally a fishing port, which today is a popular holiday resort due to its proximity to the famous Patrimonio vineyards and to one of the most beautiful beaches on the Mediterranean coast, the magnificent Saleccia located at the center of the Désert des Agriates , which will be the destination of a nice trip.

The Désert des Agriates is a wild and uncrowded area. The human presence in the area is very limited, the bays and gulfs of the desert can only be reached by sea or by long dirt roads.

At the end of the desert is Ile Rousse, the last stop on our cruise.

The landing is scheduled for Saturday morning, when we will return to the base after a splendid night sail.

The exciting navigation under a heavenly vault lit by shooting stars will be the most beautiful memory of this splendid adventure.

Life on board is relaxed and fun, making new friends and working together to manage common life.
Who wants to can enjoy the sun and those who want to learn, will find in our skipper a valid teacher who will gladly give the helm to those who want to try their hand at it, supporting it with valuable advice.

On board, everyone can freely choose whether to relax and enjoy the holiday in complete relaxation, or whether to try to get in the game by experimenting with maneuvers or taking the helm (under the supervision of the skipper).

Everyone is asked only to participate in the life on board , everyone as he wants and can do, in an atmosphere of fun and mutual collaboration. A box will be created on board to cover the costs of the galley, ports and fuel.

The activities of our association are guided by the ethical values that are the basis of our daily actions: we sail according to the principles of responsible tourism, with respect for the environment to guide us. Our main fuel is wind and our energy is solar.
? We will collect waste separately on board and we will not use disposable plastic dishes.

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Albino A. 36
Benedetta G. 34
Matteo S. 39
Mario Male
Raniero C. Male
Diana P Female

The boat

Sun Odyssey Janneau

cabins: 3
toilets: 1

length: 11,4m
year: 2001

It is a marine boat, easy to handle and comfortable. Easy to maneuver even with reduced crew.
It is complete with all the amenities that can make cruising enjoyable.
The deck has sunbathing areas, a large and comfortable cockpit equipped with bimini and awning (to shelter guests from the sun and wind) and a particularly spacious and equipped platform.
Inside we find a welcoming and bright dinette, comfortable for six people, the chart table and a comfortable sofa convertible into a bunk, a large kitchen with hob, oven and fridge with freezer and sink. The boat has 3 double cabins, 1 bathroom with toilet and shower, wooden interior and teak deck.
The boat is equipped with a tender (to reach the port or the beach even when we stop at anchor in the harbor) with an electric motor, extremely silent, ecological and efficient.
To increase the electric autonomy the boat is equipped with a high efficiency photovoltaic system with 200W solar panels.
Moreover, to make your presence on board even more comfortable and pleasant, we have a stereo radio with speakers both inside and outside, in the cockpit.
On board are all the safety equipment required by law: portable VHF radio, first aid kit, life jackets, life raft, signal rockets, fire extinguishers.

Our itinerary

Our trip starts here

San Vincenzo, LI, Italia
Saturday 10 August from 18:00 until Saturday 10 August at 20:00

Our trip ends here

San Vincenzo, LI, Italia
Saturday 17 August from 10:00 until Saturday 17 August at 11:00

Reviews of Alessandro

36 reviews
8 / 10

Sailing with Alessandro was memorable. His deep knowledge of the places and his great ability to navigate made us spend an intense week in absolute safety. Absolutely recommended for those who want to live the life of the sea. In addition, the skipper Alessandro gave us a fantastic soundtrack as a true connoisseur! Hello Sandro!

Sandro allowed us to fully and safely appreciate this holiday between sea, islands, aperitifs and great company! Great captain and great crew!

The weather unfortunately was not favorable to us but Sandro still made us live a pleasant holiday; a gruff with a tender heart with a lot of experience, transmits security and tranquility, we talk about everything with pleasure, definitely recommended

First sailing experience, amazing. Sandro was able, with his stories and his looks to make us breathe his bond with the sea and at the same time, to make us feel part of that horizon, the wind and the waves. Beautiful experience of collaboration, group and nature!

A perfect holiday with Sandro! Thanks to his stories and his willingness to welcome our proposals, we spent 3 fantastic days between Porto Venere and the 5 terre

I must say that the weather and the wind were favorable but it would not have been so perfect without Sandro. With a lot of seasickness (for me) it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to sail with him. He is an expert sailor with many interesting and funny stories to share about his travels. Highlight of the weekend?! a family of dolphins gave us a short greeting near our boat! It was an experience to do at least once in a lifetime!

Four beautiful dolphins kept us company during the trip. A journey to discover the basics and rudiments of the way of sailing at sea and living on a boat. Thank you for the chats, the explanations and the confidence to make us take the buoy ... ... even of the diamond knot! ... and that of the jar! Meanwhile we make the license, when we will also find the boat, do not be surprised if one day someone, by sea, shouts at you: "Sorry!!! Which way to go for Europe?" Hello Sandro, good wind

The skipper Alessandro was friendly and kind and, despite the unforeseen events of the case, he met all our requests. Pleasant weekend and experience definitely to be redone :)

The weekend in the Cinque Terre was memorable. The boat is comfortable and clean. Sandro turned out to be very professional, hospitable and helpful despite the fact that at first it may seem a bit gruff. Sandro has also allowed us to practice sailing in total safety by imparting, with patience, several useful notions. To be repeated definitely. Good wind!

Great holiday with experienced skipper and.. Easy. Thanks also to its unexpected music playlists and a "clever" table in the cockpit for breakfasts, lunches and aperitifs... in joy ... Sea. All pretty convenient. hope to come back!

This was my first cruise. Sandro a reliable Skipper, even in the marosi. Rough sea, pouring rain but kept the boat firm and the crew quiet. He is a highly experienced skipper and a Gruff man by nature, but never uneducated. It practically teaches you what it means to go to sea. Thanks to Cinzia for the support from a distance. Thank you very much to the rest of the crew a group fused by chance, but without their company everything would have taken another turn , I met beautiful people who I now consider friends. Good wind Ps on board great music

Totally agree with the comments of my fellow travelers on the cruise (...) of the "falling balls"..... If you do not know how to empathize, leave it alone no, so it is Non-Profit!--------------------------------SUCCESSMAN's RESPONSE---------------------Paolo, that fall in style the cruise of the p... Drooping! Just you who have insisted so much to join the crew, for you, who asked me to welcome you, I asked Andrea to share the cabin. Have you not read in the description of the cruise before booking (and I also ask your other travel companions) that "everyone is asked to participate in life on board, everyone as he wants and can do, in an atmosphere of fun and mutual collaboration"? Also on the page where I introduce myself and again also in the welcome email in the association that Cinzia sent you later there are several elements that tell the principles and ethics that inspire the association. Have you read this either? I do not repeat myself with respect to what was written in the answers to the rest of the crew, but I add that overall for me it was really heavy to have you on board.

Negative experience in its complexity. I understand my shortcomings and inexperience, being my first time on the boat, but there is a way and a way to reproach. I sincerely think that experience and ability are not in question, but the behavior towards the crew is very questionable. Congratulations to Cinzia, for her kindness and always availability.-----------------------SPONDER ANSWER---------------------Antonio also for you is worth what I have already written to others. Inexperience on board my boat was never a problem. I would have been happy to let you try the maneuvers and the rudder and share news and experience, as I always do on a cruise with those who want it (just read the comments of the other crews, so different from yours). I didn't do it because you didn't seem to care at all. It wasn't quite what you were looking for when you got on board, a missed opportunity, what a pity.

A skipper who provides a cruise service on his boat should have kind and cordial modes of communication towards customers. Otherwise he can devote himself to something else or make solo trips. Few notions of sailing provided, little information on the behavior on board and those few given reluctantly, person not to address the word until at least 10 in the morning, grumpy for the rest of the day. All jobs must be done with passion especially those in contact with customers who pay for a service. It is clear that on board you take pictures or share moments, if you use mobile phones to photograph or film you should not reproach continuously. I do not say anything about the boat (small maneuverable but not very suitable for 7 people with 300 liters of water, we have never washed or with an uncomfortable table in the cockpit) On the itinerary some flaws: not view ille rousse, no night navigation---SAUTHOR RESPONSE---I'm sorry but you have not really understood the spirit of the association if you talk about customers and cruise service. The people who join our cruises, as written in the descriptions, become members who share the meaning and spirit of the journey. Animated by the desire to experiment, learn, have fun collaborating, enjoy the sea and nature with respect. I also had to endure sexist comments, crude jokes and obscene drawings made on the glasses supplied, which I then removed with difficulty. But how old are you? Few notions of sailing? But who was interested? Better to play with mobile phones. I do not reproach the use, I am sorry that instead of looking at the sea or learning the maneuvers you preferred to stare at a screen. There were mobile phones and cables around below deck and on the blanket, ringtones that sounded at all hours, remember waking me up? Everything is lawful, but on condition of respecting others

Tough approach for those who live a first experience on a sailing boat without ever having been there before or having an idea of how life on board unfolds. Few notions for newbies on the rules and behaviors to follow that have been the cause of some reproach too much and not always in line with the figure of a friendly guest who should be a skipper while maintaining his authority. Some flaws on the programming of the stages, leaving out the departure too comfortable for my taste on Sunday morning, I found excessively vague the "I go where the wind takes me", it is very sea wolf but having had only one and a half days of wind the destinations were all plausible, Ile rousse not even touched, a day and a half spent in Capraia and no night navigation of return as expected by the description. Something to review on the management and communication with the crew---SAUTHOR RESPONSE---Spiace read an inessi honest review by those who were hosted for free on the boat with the project "Grazie 1000" a little self-criticism would not hurt. My attempt to involve you in boat management has come up against a wall of disinterest. The departure, defined as "too comfortable", is a matter of safety, so guests, especially beginners, get used to sailing during the day. You go where the wind takes you (also to avoid the annoying wave), often you have complained when you went motoring, in August, as is known, the wind is scarce. All the destinations planned on the site under itinerary have been reached and Ile Rousse is not among them. It is present in the description as a possible destination, but it can only be reached with a good wind in favor; in the announcement it is specified that the itinerary can be modified according to the weather and sea conditions

He immediately made himself an unsociable person, for me it was the first experience I would have expected him to give a couple of tips on the boat but he seemed almost annoyed when asked qlcs and every day this hatred on board increased! It seemed to be in the "army" and the climate on board was not serene! Icing on the cake in the cabin adjacent to the bathroom there must have been qlc problem because there was a smell of sewer! But I tell myself but if you are jealous of the boat and you do not want people on board avoid doing this job maybe limited to weekends. I'm sorry because I was not x nothing satisfied and there will be no positive feedback on my experience----SWIT SKIPPER----I tried several times during the first days explained many things, but have you been listening? ES. The bathroom that after use has never been cleaned and often not drained properly with still yellow water, perhaps for this reason that it smelled? Sunscreen smeared carelessly even on the boat, making the blanket slippery, what if someone got hurt? It is the master's job to ensure that the boat and crew are safe. All objects left on the deck and below deck that could have fallen into the sea (polluting it), or hindering maneuvers. Your bluetooth speaker has fallen to the ground denting the floor of the boat. Some have not used pillowcases dirtying the pillows (it is a matter of respect, a surplus of sanitation was necessary), have you ever cleaned the stove? The kitchen always left in a pitiful state. It is true that after a while I lost the desire to communicate with the crew because you did not listen to me, you were a crew without respect for others, for me, and for the boat

Sandro is a seemingly gruff person, but if he knows how to take it, he can prove to be very sensitive and attentive. It was my first sailing holiday with a duration of more than one day and I must say that overall it was really very positive. We always caught wind, so the captain had to readjust the itinerary and actually the philosophy was to go where the wind took us, an itinerary not too studied. We created a nice group and it was a very relaxing holiday, for those who expect revelry maybe it is appropriate to reread the description provided. Sandro is obviously very jealous of the boat, but if you can earn his trust he will not spare himself in teaching you how to move and what to touch. Sandro also has more than 50 years of experience at sea, he is very prepared and competent. Definitely to be redone. P.S. Do not dare to call a CIMA with the name of ROPE because you risk ending up at sea :)

Comfortable boat, itinerary "wandering, bland" (but if you do not go where the wind takes us when you are on a sailboat when can we ever do it?) "Sandro" (the eclectic, experienced and sly commander) was put to the test by our (inexperienced and "disrespectful") crew, but I would say that he always did very well.

Fun and at the same time relaxing experience. "The commander" Sandro has been able to put the whole crew at ease and has worked to meet their needs. A real sea wolf, reliable and prepared, discreet and attentive, often taciturn but who knows how to excite the crew with the story of particular anecdotes, after our holiday you will have others to count in your logbook :). Comfortable boat, clean. Good wind and... Until next time!

it was my first sailing experience and therefore I have no other terms of comparison on anything related to sailing; from the boat to the sailor. but on Sandro I can say that he is an essential person, with great competence, apparently abrupt but capable of revealing a sensitive and funny attitude. It gives a sense of security.

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Other important information

All guests are asked to participate in life on board (preparing meals and arranging the boat) in an atmosphere of fun and mutual collaboration. A common fund will be created for guests to share the extra charges.

WHAT TO BRING:
In the cabin you will find blankets and pillows, remember to bring a pillowcase and sheets or "sleeping bag". Bring with you a soft bag or a backpack (not a rigid suitcase) and a pair of shoes with a clean white sole (to be worn only on board); a good sunscreen, after sun and sunglasses (suntan oil is not allowed on board), a swimsuit and a towel, but also a sweatshirt for the evening and a wind jacket.

HOW TO REACH THE BOARD:
BY CAR from Florence: Highway A11 (Firenze Mare), continue on the A12 (Genoa-Rosignano). At the Rosignano exit, take the SS 1 expressway towards Grosseto and exit at "San Vincenzo Nord". Continue towards the center. from Rome: A12 Motorway (Rome-Civitavecchia), at the end of it take the SS n.1 highway towards Livorno. Exit at "San Vincenzo Nord". Continue towards the center. BY TRAIN from the North Florence - Pisa - Livorno - Grosseto railway line with a stop at San Vincenzo. from South Rome - Grosseto - Livorno railway line with stop in San Vincenzo. BY PLANE with arrival in Pisa Galileo Galilei (about 80 Km from San Vincenzo). arriving in Rome Fiumicino (about 250 Km from San Vincenzo).

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The estimated expenses for the rest of the holiday are approximately 50-150€ per person.

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