Flotilla in the Porquerolles archipelago - End the summer on a sailing boat!

with Giuseppe Z. 54 years old

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Departure on 18 September 2021
4 days 4 nights

French Riviera and Porquerolles
France

Travellers of all ages are welcome!

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We will close the summer with a beautiful flotilla on the Hyères islands , a true corner of paradise where the sea is crystal clear. We will take the last baths to greet the new season.
The sailing boat is ideal for discovering the archipelago which includes the three islands of Porquerolles - Port Cros - lle Du Levant . One more beautiful than the other and certainly unique in the Mediterranean landscape. This area is great for yachtsmen Porquerolles has exceptional beaches in the north, surrounded by turquoise waters. The island can also be explored by bicycle. Port Cros hosts a marine and terrestrial national park Lle Du Levant is not very accessible as it is a military site. It is however possible to go to the north-western part where there is a naturist village with its own beach.

We are waiting for you to start at the most with the Winter season. Summer is over but we still want the sea, sun, sailing, new and old friends!

WE WILL SAIL IN THE FLEET WITH TWO SUPER BOATS!
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PORQUEROLLES ISLAND:
The beaches on the island of Porquerolles are certainly among the most beautiful. There are also some beautiful coves on the east side of the island. Do not miss the bike ride to discover the interior of the island, very green. Here are some beaches:
Bay Courtade - A few steps east of the village of Porquerolles and about 800 meters from the port is this beach formed by a long strip of sand which allows you to relax and swim. This is very exposed to the mistral but is well known for its proximity to the village. On the edge of the beach the tamarisk, eucalyptus and pine trees make a fine show, giving a unique beauty to this beach, you are invaded by Mediterranean scents. Of course they also serve to shade on summer days.
Notre Dame Bay - Located about 3.5 km east of the village, this beach is best known as the most beautiful beach on the island of Porquerolles, in fact its photos can be found in all the magazines that talk about Porquerolles.
Silver Beach - This beautiful beach of pearly white sand is not far from the village (about 1.5 km) to the west. The beach is surrounded by maritime pine trees. It is a bit more lively than the others, there is also a club / restaurant. Here too we are surrounded by a turquoise sea.
Lobster Bay - Located in the west of the island. Lobster Beach has two beach sectors. One on the north side of the island is the white beach and the other on the south of the island is the black beach. It is also a protected anchorage point for all boaters who visit the island of Porquerolles. The black beach gets its name from the color of its red sand. The black beach, being smaller, offers a more typical anchorage and a nice intimate atmosphere.

PORT CROS ISLAND
The stop and visit of the Port Cros island is highly regulated, but if we were able to anchor in Port-Man, for one night, we will have the opportunity to stay under a starry sky. It is a wild bay located in the eastern part of Port Cros. The island has about fifty inhabitants, whose activity is partly linked to tourism and control of the park. There is a small harbor in Port Cros and also some buoys in the adjacent bay. Often in hot weather it is very crowded with boaters. It is wonderful to go hiking along the marked trails (forbidden to leave the route) to discover the fauna and flora

LLE DU LEVANT ISLAND
As mentioned before, the island is under the domain of the French navy and therefore inaccessible to the public. In any case, in addition to the naturist village, which is located in the north-west, there are also two beaches, Plage les Grottes and Plage de Sable Levant

PS The itinerary may change at any time upon the captain's decision, particularly due to adverse weather conditions.
NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS CRUISE !!! It is a safe departure cruise.

THE BOATS:
- SUN ODYSSEY 519 sailing boat - prestige category (4 double cabins + 1 cab. With bunk bed + 3 bathrooms + skipper cabin) 10 + 2 - Length 16 m - year of registration 2020
- Sailboat SUN ODYSSEY 419 - prestige category (3 double cabins + 2 bathrooms + dinette for skipper) 6 + 2 - length 12 m - year of registration 2016

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Francesco M. 62
Nadja D. 52
Adriana, 49 Female
Pasquale 52 Male
Cinzia, 51 Female
Asif, 52 Male
Leila, 50 Female
Tiziana, 51 Female

Marika, 55 Female
Giovanna, 61 Female
Elena, 54 Female
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Our itinerary

Our trip starts here

Bandol, Francia
Saturday 18 September from 15:00 until Saturday 18 September at 23:00

Our trip ends here

Bandol, Francia
Wednesday 22 September from 17:00 until Wednesday 22 September at 17:00

Reviews of Giuseppe

15 reviews
6 / 10

It was my first sailing trip and it's great. Everything perfect, Giuseppe organized everything with attitude, including the choice of the crew. All nice people available and collaborative. Giuseppe has a great experience in organizing these holidays and an excellent organization behind him. The islands we visited are beautiful and the weather was also nice ... (but perhaps this did not depend on GIuseppe) :) :) Thank you Francis of Rome

If you are looking for a holiday that combines fun, adventure, relaxation and new friendships you have found what is right for you! My girlfriend and I boarded without knowing anyone from the crew and it was amazing. We got to make some great friends and have a lot of fun. The skipper was great! He took us to heavenly places and proved to be extremely helpful in all kinds of situations. During the day we moved to different places to swim and visit beautiful islands, while in the evening we usually ate in very special taverns. Good food and company made the evenings magnificent! I honestly recommend everyone to try such an experience! You will probably stop spending your holidays on crowded beaches to prefer the boat even in the following years. As already mentioned, the skipper was amazing and contributed a lot to making the holiday perfect! Thank you very much :) :) :)

Organization decidedly lacking if not non-existent; holiday sold as a flotilla but the chief skipper (Giuseppe) was more than evident was only interested in the people on his catamaran that he deliberately kept detached from the people only to then say that they were the ones who wanted it so but in reality talking occasionally with some girls it emerged that this was absolutely not true. Giuseppe also showed little professionalism in managing the problems presented with customers, disregarding the objections advanced due to the fact that he had already collected the money. One of the catamarans was started x the navigation despite knowing that it had a damage to the sails that compromised the navigation without engine and this is not admissible. In the 46-foot sailboat he inserted 10 people plus the skipper (11) among other things two absolutely impassable seats in the wall x an adult person. Dennis

Bad experience, here's why Organization: the concept of flotilla was completely disregarded. The flotilla leader Giuseppe followed totally and exclusively his catamaran composed of a group of friends who had already declared from the start that they wanted to remain "isolated". So the organizer Giuseppe failed from the beginning to one of the requirements of the holiday that was precisely in the flotilla, Giuseppe never came on board except to collect the insurance fee, he never coordinated with the other two boats leaving the whole holiday to improvise (no information on the times and places to visit). The timing and goals were dictated by his group: late morning departures, little time dedicated to the sea, numerous attempts (3-4 each time) for anchoring. Skipper Bali 4.1: not received and I abstain out of pity from any other comment Travel companions: fantastic, they were the ones who saved my holiday. Thanks guys

Total disappointment about the organization! The mentioned flotilla has never been there: Giuseppe traveled with a catamaran reserved exclusively by a group of friends, except to dictate the sailing times: late departures in the morning and early departure in the evening. We have always been at the mercy of what were their decisions!total absence of sharing daybyday info on the itineraries to do or on what we could find in the islands: restaurant reservation, scooter rental ... several pb of anchorage that took away additional time to the already little that remained.the boats always moored many meters from each other without being able to interact during the days at sea or the nights at anchor.certainly I would not have expected so my first experience on the boat: the only positive note: the good interaction that was created with the group of my catamaran and the members of the sail: when you could get together!! If I could give zero rating stars: Not recommended! :(

If you are looking for a flotilla, then this one is not. Holiday sold as a flotilla of two catamarans and a sailboat that never happened. All this because the flotilla leader Giuseppe was not able to organize the group. The catamaran on which he was traveling totally made a trip alone and even for the first few days sailed with a sailboat outside the holiday. There was a lack of communication and sharing of the itinerary with any activities that could also be done on land. Everything was decided by Giuseppe and his crew, without consulting the other boats: departure times always late and departure times always early, the average duration at sea was three hours except for the nights at anchor, the stages were one a day without ever moving from that cove and there was no possibility to move despite the requests. There were considerable anchorage problems both in the coves and in the ports where it took 1 hour to moor. Not recommended

Bad vote on 'comfort' since, despite the semi-luxury cruise price, Giuseppe sold me a 20-30 cm wide berth (in which not even a 10-year-old child would be able to sleep) in a cabin (x even 2 people!) that looked rather like a wardrobe. Not to mention the absence of space to cram even a few rags of dress or personal effect. It will be at least 40 years that I take boat holidays, even very spartan, but I have never paid so much ... and then be forced to camp every night in the cockpit, regardless of the conditions of wind, weather, light, smells and external noises (especially in the ports). An inconvenience that also affected other passengers, considering the general overcrowding (with at least 3 people too many, served only to maximize the gain.... and a volunteer skipper forced to sleep every night in a messy dinette). In short, refugee experience at the price of VIP!

Very poor organization: -flotilla leader made a separate trip compared to the rest of the other boats; the spirit of the flotilla was totally absent -no communication on the organization of day-by-day days; booking of cars / scooter / restaurants impossible, we disembarked and then we made do not finding a place in the structures of our interest -too many downtimes, especially on the way back, in total we lost more than 2 days of vacation -overcrowding of the boat beyond the human limit; 10 people crammed like chickens without the slightest living space; -sale of berths at full price, where there was not even the physical space to lie down as emergency cabins, quite shameful I have been going by boat for 20 years, both charting and private: I have never had such a disastrous and poorly organized holiday, where at the end of the trip the flotilla leader did not even apologize for the many inconveniences suffered.

Holiday not corresponding to the package purchased that recited a flotilla never lived. Two of the three boats were subordinated to the third, therefore forced to adapt and not live the holiday. Boat not suitable for the number of passengers forced to live in unsuitable spaces, with a berth suitable alpiú for two children and not for two adult and regularly paying guests. Organization a real disaster. Lost at least three days for a bad management by the flotilla leader taken to act as a nurse to the only boat "superdelux" that dictated the times to the others. More selection by the selling broker would be needed when selecting executing groups. Positive note on the boat lived was the much sailing given by the skipper, whom I thank, for passion and not duty. He sails all his life.. maybe in a real flotilla better.. definitely looking for professionals able to make you live a better holiday.

Pepi is personable and helpful and his travel arrangement was perfect! I really recommend a holiday with him!

Hello I found myself very well. Giuseppe is a great skipper. I recommend this holiday to everyone. hello Cinzia

Giuseppe showed himself to be prepared, competent and precise, therefore very reliable: he always made us feel safe and at ease. He also related to each member of the group in a lovable, kind and sweet way. Balanced and very fun leader, he participated in the life of the group, guiding or supporting the crew, depending on the situation, knowing how to establish a constantly relaxed and serene atmosphere.

Joseph turned out to be a person with very pleasant ways, determined and patient. Skipper of undoubted professionalism and competence able to manage and amalgamate a group of people unknown to each other

Excellent organization, nice and dynamic team. Perfect choice of moorings and coves where we anchored for the night and to enjoy the natural wonders. Pleasant organization of aperitifs and dinners of the flotilla without excesses. I would say a perfect holiday!

What can I say... an unforgettable holiday like the whole crew! Thank you all for this beautiful experience that I will carry forever with me! Thank you Skipper and thank you guys!!!!!

Other important information

THE PLUS OF THIS CRUISE
• A soft itinerary without long crossings against the wind or with rough sea
• Circular program that allows you to always visit different places
• Modest on-site expenses
• Warm and not humid climate, at the end of September it is fabulous
• Stops scheduled in relation to the prevailing wind

BASE OF BOARDING / DISEMBARKATION
The embarkation base for the crews will be the Marina di Bandol (Just after Toulon). It is essential that all participants arrive by the evening of Saturday 18 September even at midnight, so that on Sunday morning we can set sail safely. If we were all at the port by 3:00 pm on Saturday 18th September, we could even think about setting sail before evening. Clearly there would be a one in 100 chance that this would happen.
EMBARKATION: Saturday 18 September 2021, from 3:00 pm onwards, at the Marina of Bandol - French Riviera / France. Possibility of arriving even in the late evening.
DISEMBARK: Wednesday 22 September 2021, around 5 pm, at the marina of Bandol - French Riviera / France.

HOW TO REACH THE PORT OF BOARDING
Surely the best and most comfortable way to get to Bandol is by car.
As far as possible we will try to organize car crews among the various participants in the event, to help everyone find the right travel combination.
If you want there is also the train but it is not recommended.
Contact me in the message area for more information.

THE PRICE INCLUDES
• Boat / skipper fee;
• Double cabin accommodation;
• Final cleaning of the boat;
• Dinghy with outboard engine;
• Sailing school

THE FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE
• Common cash box managed on board (it will be used to pay ports, parks, food, fuel, skipper's food, etc.)
• Round trip transfer
• Travel cancellation insurance + doctor / baggage (cost € 37.00 without excess) - highly recommended
• Club / UISP association card (for those who do not already have one) which gives accident insurance and third party liability insurance (cost € 20.00 to be paid upon confirmation) - mandatory
• Anything that is not included under "The price includes"
• Sheets kit - cost per cabin € 15.00 - optional
• Insurance on the boat deposit (cost € 25.00 to be paid locally) - mandatory

• Everyone is required to participate in various onboard activities
• The crew will participate in the preparation of meals
• It is an important moment of aggregation and above all it is fun
• Get into the holiday spirit of life on a boat
• A common fund will be set up on board to cover expenses for: galley, landings, marine parks, diesel, skipper's food, etc.
• The skipper does not participate in the common fund

Cancellations and Refund

What's included

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In addition to the price, there will be some additional expenses that you will incur during your trip. Expenses have been listed below.

The estimated expenses for the rest of the holiday are approximately 150-200€ per person.

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