Experience
Sailing & Yachting
Sailing waters differ in shelter more than in beauty: protected skerries and sounds forgive a small crew, open coasts demand passage planning. Pick waters that match the boat and the crew, then a harbour town worth the evening.
Where to stay →Best places to stay for sailing & yachting
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Singapore
SingaporeSingapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, between the Strait of Malacca and the Singapore Strait off the Malay Peninsula.
Antalya
Antalya · TurkeyAntalya rises above its old harbour on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, a walled city below the Taurus Mountains and the main resort of the Turkish Riviera.
Qingdao
Shandong · ChinaRed roofs run down to the Yellow Sea at Qingdao, a port on the Shandong Peninsula in Shandong, known for St. Michael's Cathedral and Tsingtao beer.
Long Beach
California · United StatesSalt air drifts off the water at Long Beach, a port city in California, known for the Aquarium of the Pacific and its Shoreline Marina.
Piraeus
Attica · GreeceFerries crowd the quays at Piraeus, the port city of Athens on the Saronic Gulf, in the Attica region and the main sea exit toward the Aegean.
Agadir
Souss-Massa · MoroccoAtlantic light fills the bay at Agadir, capital of Souss-Massa, Morocco, a rebuilt resort city below the Atlas Mountains by the Souss River.
Brest
Bretagne · FranceBrest is a naval port city in Bretagne, its harbour watched over by the medieval Tour Tanguy above the Recouvrance quarter.
St. Petersburg
Florida · United StatesSun off the water frames St. Petersburg, a waterfront city on the Florida coast known for the Salvador Dali Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Toulon
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · FranceToulon is a naval port on the French Riviera in the Var, on the Gulf of Lion between Marseille and Nice, known for its harbour and Mont Faron above it.
Dundee
Scotland · United KingdomDundee stands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay in Scotland, a port city known for the RRS Discovery and V&A Dundee on its waterfront.
Swansea
Wales · United KingdomSwansea curves around its bay on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, a port city known for Swansea Castle and the National Waterfront Museum.
Kingston upon Hull
England · United KingdomKingston upon Hull, or Hull, is a port city where the River Hull meets the Humber Estuary in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.61 more Sailing & Yachting destinations, by country
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Common questions
What makes waters good for a sailing holiday?
Shelter, harbour spacing, and honest weather. Skerried and sound-protected waters let a family crew hop short legs between guest harbours; exposed coasts are for crews that enjoy the passage itself. Provisioning ashore each evening is what turns a sail into a holiday.