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Passage plans
Coastal passages planned to RYA Yachtmaster standard: route, tides, weather, hazards, ports of refuge and contingencies. 98 plans, grouped by the country each one ends in.
Vigo to Leixões · 73 nm Leixões to Figueira da Foz · 67 nm Figueira da Foz to Nazaré · 40 nm Nazaré to Peniche · 30 nm Peniche to Cascais · 47 nm Cascais to Sesimbra · 39 nm Sesimbra to Sines · 36 nm Sines to Sagres · 66 nm Sagres to Culatra · 56 nm Culatra to Chipiona · 76 nm Chipiona to Barbate · 51 nm Barbate to Gibraltar · 38 nm Gibraltar to Málaga · 68 nm Málaga to Marina del Este · 36 nm Marina del Este to Almerimar · 47 nm Almerimar to San José · 36 nm San José to Águilas · 50 nm Águilas to Cartagena · 34 nm Cartagena to Santa Pola · 62 nm Santa Pola to Calpe · 43 nm Calpe to Valencia · 63 nm Valencia to Columbretes · 58 nm Columbretes to L'Ametlla de Mar · 65 nm L'Ametlla de Mar to Sitges · 52 nm Sitges to Palamós · 74 nm Palamós to Cadaqués · 32 nm Cadaqués to Gruissan · 60 nm Gruissan to Port Camargue · 52 nm Port Camargue to Cassis · 70 nm Cassis to Porquerolles · 36 nm Porquerolles to Îles de Lérins · 53 nm Îles de Lérins to Sanremo · 38 nm Sanremo to Genova · 66 nm Genova to Portovenere · 46 nm Portovenere to Capraia · 61 nm Capraia to Bastia · 29 nm Bastia to Solenzara · 56 nm Solenzara to La Maddalena · 52 nm La Maddalena to Porto-Vecchio · 43 nm Porto-Vecchio to Elba · 84 nm Elba to Giglio · 40 nm Giglio to Riva di Traiano · 46 nm Riva di Traiano to Nettuno · 59 nm Nettuno to Ponza · 38 nm Ponza to Ischia · 44 nm Ischia to Salerno · 49 nm Salerno to Marina di Camerota · 55 nm Marina di Camerota to Sapri · 13 nm Sapri to Stromboli · 78 nm Stromboli to Vulcano · 28 nm Vulcano to Messina · 42 nm Messina to Giardini Naxos · 29 nm Giardini Naxos to Siracusa · 50 nm Siracusa to Pozzallo · 49 nm Pozzallo to Gozo · 51 nm Gozo to Msida, Malta · 14 nm Msida, Malta to Marzamemi · 63 nm Marzamemi to Riposto · 65 nm Riposto to Roccella Ionica · 74 nm Roccella Ionica to Crotone · 67 nm Crotone to Santa Maria di Leuca · 71 nm Santa Maria di Leuca to Otranto · 29 nm Otranto to Brindisi · 42 nm Brindisi to Monopoli · 38 nm Monopoli to Trani · 47 nm Trani to Vieste · 39 nm Vieste to Tremiti Islands · 34 nm Tremiti Islands to Pescara · 65 nm Pescara to Numana · 77 nm Numana to Rimini · 61 nm Rimini to Porto Garibaldi · 49 nm Porto Garibaldi to Venice · 58 nm Venice to Rovinj · 58 nm Rovinj to Mali Lošinj · 55 nm Mali Lošinj to Zadar · 46 nm Zadar to Kornati · 32 nm Kornati to Skradin · 30 nm Skradin to Hvar · 53 nm Hvar to Vis · 13 nm Vis to Korčula · 44 nm Korčula to Mljet · 16 nm Mljet to Dubrovnik · 36 nm Dubrovnik to Herceg Novi · 34 nm Herceg Novi to Durrës · 81 nm Durrës to Orikum · 63 nm Orikum to Sarandë · 66 nm Sarandë to Corfu · 16 nm Corfu to Paxos · 37 nm Paxos to Lefkas · 34 nm Lefkas to Parga · 32 nm Parga to Gouvia, Corfu · 36 nm Gouvia, Corfu to Othonoi · 39 nm Othonoi to Otranto · 47 nm Otranto to Brindisi · 42 nm Brindisi to Bari · 61 nm Bari to Barletta · 30 nm Barletta to Vieste · 36 nm Vigo to Leixões · 73 nm Venice Rovinj Porto Garibaldi Mali Lošinj Genova Zadar Rimini Portovenere Skradin Sanremo Kornati Îles de Lérins Port Camargue Numana Cassis Hvar Gruissan Vis Capraia Porquerolles Korčula Mljet Elba Bastia Dubrovnik Pescara Herceg Novi Giglio Cadaqués Vigo Tremiti Islands Riva di Traiano Vieste Solenzara Palamós Porto-Vecchio Nettuno Barletta Durrës Trani Sitges La Maddalena Leixões Bari Monopoli Ponza L'Ametlla de Mar Ischia Brindisi Salerno Orikum Figueira da Foz Otranto Sapri Marina di Camerota Columbretes Sarandë Othonoi Santa Maria di Leuca Gouvia Corfu Nazaré Valencia Peniche Parga Paxos Crotone Lefkas Stromboli Cascais Calpe Sesimbra Vulcano Roccella Ionica Messina Santa Pola Sines Giardini Naxos Riposto Cartagena Águilas Siracusa Sagres Culatra San José Chipiona Marzamemi Marina del Este Pozzallo Málaga Almerimar Barbate Gibraltar Gozo Msida Schematic. Not for navigation.
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Portugal
Vigo to Leixões Thursday 23 July 2026. South along the Galician and Portuguese coast, across the border, in a single summer day. 73 nm
Vigo to Leixões Friday 16 April 2027. Leg 1 of the 2027 voyage. The delivery run to the start: south out of the Ría de Vigo past the Islas Cíes, round Cabo Silleiro, across the Miño into Portugal and down the coast to Marina Porto Atlântico at Leixões, where the crew joins. 73 nm
Leixões to Figueira da Foz Saturday 17 April 2027. Leg 2 of the 2027 voyage. About 67 nautical miles south along a straight, low, sandy coast from Marina Porto Atlântico to Figueira da Foz, the first sheltered harbour south of Porto, on the first day of the voyage. 67 nm
Figueira da Foz to Nazaré Sunday 18 April 2027. Leg 3 of the 2027 voyage. About 40 nautical miles south past the pine forest of Leiria and São Pedro de Moel to Nazaré, whose harbour sits at the head of the Nazaré Canyon. 40 nm
Nazaré to Peniche Tuesday 20 April 2027. Leg 4 of the 2027 voyage. About 30 nautical miles south-west to the Berlengas, a granite island group and nature reserve 6 nm off Cabo Carvoeiro, then round the cape into Peniche. 30 nm
Peniche to Cascais Wednesday 21 April 2027. Leg 5 of the 2027 voyage. About 48 nautical miles south past Ericeira and round Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe, and Cabo Raso into Cascais at the mouth of the Tagus. 47 nm
Cascais to Sesimbra Friday 23 April 2027. Leg 6 of the 2027 voyage. Across the mouth of the Tagus and round Cabo Espichel to Sesimbra, then on along the limestone cliffs of the Arrábida to swim at Portinho da Arrábida, and back to Sesimbra for the night. 39 nm
Sesimbra to Sines Saturday 24 April 2027. Leg 7 of the 2027 voyage. South-east across the bay of Setúbal, past the long empty beaches of Tróia, Comporta and Melides, to Sines, a fishing town with a large commercial port. 36 nm
Sines to Sagres Monday 26 April 2027. Leg 8 of the 2027 voyage. The longest day in Portugal: about 65 nautical miles down the Costa Vicentina, a natural park with no harbour for 60 nm, round Cabo de São Vicente and Ponta de Sagres into the lee of the cape at Baleeira, the harbour of Sagres. Lagos, 14 nm further, would mean arriving after sunset this early in the year. 66 nm
Sagres to Culatra Tuesday 27 April 2027. Leg 9 of the 2027 voyage. East along the Algarve past Lagos, Portimão and the sea caves of Benagil, then in through the Barra de Faro-Olhão to anchor in the Ria Formosa lagoon off Culatra, a car-free island village. 56 nm
Spain
Culatra to Chipiona Thursday 29 April 2027. Leg 10 of the 2027 voyage. About 76 nautical miles straight across the Gulf of Cádiz, past the mouth of the Guadiana and into Spain, to Chipiona at the mouth of the Guadalquivir. Cádiz itself, 10 nm further, would mean arriving after sunset. 76 nm
Chipiona to Barbate Friday 30 April 2027. Leg 11 of the 2027 voyage. South past the old city of Cádiz and the long beaches of the Costa de la Luz, wide round Cabo Trafalgar and its shoal, to Barbate, the tuna-fishing port at the western end of the Strait. 51 nm
Gibraltar to Málaga Tuesday 4 May 2027. Leg 13 of the 2027 voyage. About 67 nautical miles: round Europa Point and north-east along the Costa del Sol, past Estepona, Marbella and Fuengirola, to the city of Málaga. 68 nm
Málaga to Marina del Este Wednesday 5 May 2027. Leg 14 of the 2027 voyage. East along the Axarquía coast past Nerja to the cliffs of Maro-Cerro Gordo, a protected stretch of coves and caves, and round Punta de la Mona into Marina del Este. 36 nm
Marina del Este to Almerimar Friday 7 May 2027. Leg 15 of the 2027 voyage. East along the Costa Tropical under the Sierra Nevada, past Cabo Sacratif, Castell de Ferro and Adra, to the marina at Almerimar at the start of the Almería coast. 47 nm
Almerimar to San José Saturday 8 May 2027. Leg 16 of the 2027 voyage. Across the Gulf of Almería and round Cabo de Gata into the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, a volcanic coast of empty beaches and coves, to the small harbour of San José. 36 nm
San José to Águilas Monday 10 May 2027. Leg 17 of the 2027 voyage. North-east along the park's cliffs past Mesa Roldán, Carboneras and the white town of Mojácar, out of Andalucía and into Murcia, to Águilas. 50 nm
Águilas to Cartagena Tuesday 11 May 2027. Leg 18 of the 2027 voyage. East past Cabo Cope and the Bay of Mazarrón, round the high headland of Cabo Tiñoso and into Cartagena, a natural harbour in use since ancient times. 34 nm
Cartagena to Santa Pola Thursday 13 May 2027. Leg 19 of the 2027 voyage. Round Cabo de Palos outside the Islas Hormigas marine reserve, north past the Mar Menor and Torrevieja to Tabarca, a walled island village in a marine reserve, and across to Santa Pola for the night. 62 nm
Santa Pola to Calpe Friday 14 May 2027. Leg 20 of the 2027 voyage. North-east past Alicante, Benidorm and its island and the cliffs of the Sierra Helada, to Calpe under the Peñón de Ifach, a limestone rock about 330 m high rising straight from the sea. 43 nm
Calpe to Valencia Sunday 16 May 2027. Leg 21 of the 2027 voyage. Round the capes of the Costa Blanca, Cabo de la Nao and Cabo de San Antonio, past the coves of Jávea, then north across the Gulf of Valencia to the city. 63 nm
Valencia to Columbretes Tuesday 18 May 2027. Leg 22 of the 2027 voyage. About 58 nautical miles offshore to the Columbretes, a ring of volcanic islets 30 nm off the coast of Castellón, a marine reserve and nature reserve, to lie on a buoy inside the crater of Illa Grossa. 58 nm
Columbretes to L'Ametlla de Mar Wednesday 19 May 2027. Leg 23 of the 2027 voyage. Back to the mainland and north round the Ebro Delta, a natural park of rice fields, lagoons and sandbanks pushing 10 nm into the sea, to the fishing harbour of L'Ametlla de Mar. 65 nm
L'Ametlla de Mar to Sitges Friday 21 May 2027. Leg 24 of the 2027 voyage. North-east along the Costa Daurada past Cambrils, Salou and the Roman city of Tarragona, to Sitges. 52 nm
Sitges to Palamós Saturday 22 May 2027. Leg 25 of the 2027 voyage. A long day past Barcelona, outside its port, and along the Maresme to the start of the Costa Brava, where the coast turns to pine-covered cliffs and coves, to Palamós. 74 nm
Palamós to Cadaqués Monday 24 May 2027. Leg 26 of the 2027 voyage. About 31 nautical miles up the Costa Brava past Calella de Palafrugell and the cliffs of Begur to the Medes islands, a marine reserve, then across the Gulf of Roses to Cadaqués at the foot of Cap de Creus. 32 nm
Gibraltar
France
Cadaqués to Gruissan Tuesday 25 May 2027. Leg 27 of the 2027 voyage. About 60 nautical miles: round Cap de Creus, the easternmost point of mainland Spain, and into France, to swim and lunch on a buoy off Collioure, a harbour village painted by Matisse and Derain, then north along the Roussillon coast to Gruissan, to wait there for the right day to cross the Gulf of Lion. 60 nm
Gruissan to Port Camargue Thursday 27 May 2027. Leg 28 of the 2027 voyage. Across the top of the Gulf of Lion, close inshore past Narbonne-Plage, Cap d'Agde and Sète, to Port Camargue on the edge of the Camargue marshes. 52 nm
Port Camargue to Cassis Friday 28 May 2027. Leg 29 of the 2027 voyage. Out along the Camargue shore, across the Gulf of Fos and past Marseille's islands, then along the limestone cliffs of the Calanques National Park to Cassis. 70 nm
Cassis to Porquerolles Sunday 30 May 2027. Leg 30 of the 2027 voyage. East past the red cliffs of Cap Canaille, among the highest sea cliffs in France, round Cap Sicié and across the approaches to Toulon, to the island of Porquerolles in the Port-Cros National Park. 36 nm
Porquerolles to Îles de Lérins Monday 31 May 2027. Leg 31 of the 2027 voyage. East along the Var coast past Cap Bénat, Cap Camarat and the Gulf of Saint-Tropez and the red rocks of the Estérel, to a buoy off Sainte-Marguerite, the larger of the 2 Lérins islands, opposite Cannes. 53 nm
Capraia to Bastia Tuesday 8 June 2027. Leg 36 of the 2027 voyage. A short crossing west to Corsica, back into France, to Bastia, the old Genoese capital of the island. 29 nm
Bastia to Solenzara Wednesday 9 June 2027. Leg 37 of the 2027 voyage. South down the straight, low east coast of Corsica, past the lagoon of Biguglia and the Roman site of Aléria, to Solenzara under the mountains of the Bavella. 56 nm
La Maddalena to Porto-Vecchio Sunday 13 June 2027. Leg 39 of the 2027 voyage. Back north across the Strait of Bonifacio to swim at the Lavezzi, granite islets with clear water between Corsica and Sardinia, then up the long gulf to Porto-Vecchio. 43 nm
Italy
Îles de Lérins to Sanremo Wednesday 2 June 2027. Leg 32 of the 2027 voyage. East along the Riviera past Cap d'Antibes, Cap Ferrat and Monaco, across the border into Italy, to Sanremo. 38 nm
Sanremo to Genova Thursday 3 June 2027. Leg 33 of the 2027 voyage. North-east along the Riviera di Ponente past Imperia, Capo Mele, Gallinara island and Savona, to the old port of Genova. 66 nm
Genova to Portovenere Saturday 5 June 2027. Leg 34 of the 2027 voyage. East to the Portofino promontory to swim at San Fruttuoso, an abbey in a cove reached only by sea or on foot, then along the cliffs of the Cinque Terre to Portovenere at the mouth of the Gulf of La Spezia. 46 nm
Portovenere to Capraia Sunday 6 June 2027. Leg 35 of the 2027 voyage. About 61 nautical miles south across the open Ligurian Sea, in the Pelagos whale sanctuary, to Capraia, a volcanic island in the Tuscan Archipelago National Park with 1 village and 1 harbour. 61 nm
Solenzara to La Maddalena Friday 11 June 2027. Leg 38 of the 2027 voyage. South past the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio and the Cerbicale islets, across the Strait of Bonifacio into Sardinia, and round Caprera to La Maddalena, the town of the island archipelago and national park. 52 nm
Porto-Vecchio to Elba Tuesday 15 June 2027. Leg 40 of the 2027 voyage. The longest open crossing of the summer: about 84 nautical miles north-east across the Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Montecristo and east of Pianosa, to Marina di Campo on the south coast of Elba. 84 nm
Elba to Giglio Wednesday 16 June 2027. Leg 41 of the 2027 voyage. South-east across the Tuscan Archipelago from Elba's south coast to Giglio, a granite island of terraced vineyards off the Argentario. 40 nm
Giglio to Riva di Traiano Friday 18 June 2027. Leg 42 of the 2027 voyage. East between the Argentario and Giannutri, then south-east along the Maremma and Lazio coast to the marina of Riva di Traiano, beside the port of Civitavecchia. 46 nm
Riva di Traiano to Nettuno Saturday 19 June 2027. Leg 43 of the 2027 voyage. South-east down the low Lazio coast, past the mouths of the Tiber at Fiumicino and the beaches of Ostia, round Capo d'Anzio to the marina at Nettuno. 59 nm
Nettuno to Ponza Monday 21 June 2027. Leg 44 of the 2027 voyage. Out to sea south-east to Ponza, the largest of the Pontine Islands: volcanic cliffs, white tuff bays and a harbour town of painted houses. 38 nm
Ponza to Ischia Tuesday 22 June 2027. Leg 45 of the 2027 voyage. East past Ventotene, a small volcanic island with a Roman harbour cut into the rock, and across the Gulf of Gaeta to Ischia, the green, hot-spring island at the mouth of the Bay of Naples. 44 nm
Ischia to Salerno Thursday 24 June 2027. Leg 46 of the 2027 voyage. Across the Bay of Naples past Capri, through the Bocca Piccola to swim in the bay of Ieranto under Punta Campanella, then along the Amalfi Coast past Positano and Amalfi to Salerno. 49 nm
Salerno to Marina di Camerota Saturday 26 June 2027. Leg 47 of the 2027 voyage. South across the Gulf of Salerno past the temples of Paestum, round Punta Licosa and Capo Palinuro, to Marina di Camerota on the Cilento coast. 55 nm
Marina di Camerota to Sapri Sunday 27 June 2027. Leg 48 of the 2027 voyage. A short day along the Costa degli Infreschi, a protected coast of caves and coves reached only by sea, with a swim stop at the Infreschi cove, then across the Gulf of Policastro to Sapri. 13 nm
Sapri to Stromboli Tuesday 29 June 2027. Leg 49 of the 2027 voyage. The longest day of this stretch: about 79 nautical miles south across the open Tyrrhenian Sea from the Gulf of Policastro to Stromboli, the active volcano at the north-east corner of the Aeolian Islands. 78 nm
Stromboli to Vulcano Wednesday 30 June 2027. Leg 50 of the 2027 voyage. South-west through the Aeolian Islands, past Basiluzzo and Lisca Bianca to swim at Cala Junco on Panarea, then down the east side of Lipari to Porto di Levante on Vulcano. 28 nm
Vulcano to Messina Thursday 1 July 2027. Leg 51 of the 2027 voyage. East along the north coast of Sicily past Capo Milazzo, round Capo Peloro and south into the Strait of Messina, Scylla and Charybdis of the Odyssey, to Messina. 42 nm
Messina to Giardini Naxos Saturday 3 July 2027. Leg 52 of the 2027 voyage. South out of the strait with the scendente along the Ionian coast of Sicily, under the hill town of Taormina, to Giardini Naxos, the first Greek colony in Sicily. 29 nm
Giardini Naxos to Siracusa Sunday 4 July 2027. Leg 53 of the 2027 voyage. South under Etna, across the Gulf of Catania and past the oil port of Augusta, to Siracusa, with its island old town of Ortigia and the great natural harbour of the Porto Grande. 50 nm
Siracusa to Pozzallo Tuesday 6 July 2027. Leg 54 of the 2027 voyage. South round Capo Murro di Porco, with a swim in the Plemmirio marine protected area, down the coast past the Vendicari reserve to Capo Passero, the south-east corner of Sicily, then west to Pozzallo. 49 nm
Msida, Malta to Marzamemi Sunday 11 July 2027. Leg 57 of the 2027 voyage. North-east across the open sea from Malta back to Sicily, round Capo Passero to Marzamemi, a fishing village built round an old tuna factory. 63 nm
Marzamemi to Riposto Monday 12 July 2027. Leg 58 of the 2027 voyage. North up the east coast of Sicily, past Siracusa and the oil port of Augusta, across the Gulf of Catania to Riposto, under the east flank of Etna. 65 nm
Riposto to Roccella Ionica Wednesday 14 July 2027. Leg 59 of the 2027 voyage. Across the mouth of the Ionian to the toe of Italy, round Capo Spartivento, and north-east along the Calabrian coast to the harbour of Roccella Ionica. 74 nm
Roccella Ionica to Crotone Thursday 15 July 2027. Leg 60 of the 2027 voyage. North-east past Punta Stilo, across the Gulf of Squillace, and round the outside of the Capo Rizzuto marine reserve and the lone Greek column at Capo Colonna to Crotone. 67 nm
Crotone to Santa Maria di Leuca Saturday 17 July 2027. Leg 61 of the 2027 voyage. North-east across the mouth of the Gulf of Taranto from Calabria to Santa Maria di Leuca, the heel of Italy, where the Ionian meets the Adriatic. 71 nm
Santa Maria di Leuca to Otranto Sunday 18 July 2027. Leg 62 of the 2027 voyage. North up the cliff coast of the Salento, past the sea caves of the Otranto to Leuca park, with a swim off Castro and the Zinzulusa cave, round Punta Palascia, the easternmost point of Italy, to Otranto. 29 nm
Otranto to Brindisi Monday 19 July 2027. Leg 63 of the 2027 voyage. North-west up the low Adriatic coast of the Salento, past San Cataldo, to Brindisi, the Roman port at the end of the Via Appia. 42 nm
Brindisi to Monopoli Wednesday 21 July 2027. Leg 64 of the 2027 voyage. North-west past the Torre Guaceto marine reserve and the dunes and olive groves of the Brindisi coast to Monopoli, a white fishing town with an old harbour inside its walls. 38 nm
Monopoli to Trani Thursday 22 July 2027. Leg 65 of the 2027 voyage. North-west past Polignano a Mare on its cliffs, the port of Bari and the cathedral towns of Molfetta, to Trani, whose Romanesque cathedral stands on the edge of the sea. 47 nm
Trani to Vieste Saturday 24 July 2027. Leg 66 of the 2027 voyage. North across the Gulf of Manfredonia to the Gargano, then up its limestone coast of sea caves and arches past Pugnochiuso to Vieste and the sea stack of Pizzomunno. 39 nm
Vieste to Tremiti Islands Sunday 25 July 2027. Leg 67 of the 2027 voyage. North across open water from the Gargano to the Tremiti Islands, a small archipelago of pine-covered limestone with an abbey fortress on San Nicola, to a park mooring between San Domino and San Nicola. 34 nm
Tremiti Islands to Pescara Tuesday 27 July 2027. Leg 68 of the 2027 voyage. West across the Adriatic to the Abruzzo coast, past Punta Penna and Ortona, to Pescara, with the Majella mountains behind. 65 nm
Pescara to Numana Wednesday 28 July 2027. Leg 69 of the 2027 voyage. North up the long, straight coast of the Abruzzo and the Marche, kept offshore of the gas platforms, to Numana under the white cliffs of Monte Conero. 77 nm
Numana to Rimini Friday 30 July 2027. Leg 70 of the 2027 voyage. Round Monte Conero, past the port of Ancona and the beaches of Senigallia and Pesaro, to Rimini, where the Romagna Riviera begins. 61 nm
Rimini to Porto Garibaldi Saturday 31 July 2027. Leg 71 of the 2027 voyage. North past Cesenatico and Ravenna, threading out round the gas fields off the Romagna coast, to the fishing port of Porto Garibaldi at the edge of the Comacchio lagoons. 49 nm
Porto Garibaldi to Venice Monday 2 August 2027. Leg 72 of the 2027 voyage. North past the delta of the Po, the lagoons of Chioggia and the long sandbar of the Lido, through the Lido inlet into the Venice lagoon and along the Bacino di San Marco to Sant'Elena. 58 nm
Othonoi to Otranto Friday 3 September 2027. Leg 93 of the 2027 voyage. Back across the Strait of Otranto, the narrow mouth of the Adriatic, from the westernmost island of Greece to the easternmost town of Italy. 47 nm
Otranto to Brindisi Saturday 4 September 2027. Leg 94 of the 2027 voyage. North-west up the Salento coast, as on the way out, to Brindisi. 42 nm
Brindisi to Bari Monday 6 September 2027. Leg 95 of the 2027 voyage. North-west past Torre Guaceto, the trulli country behind Monopoli and the cliffs of Polignano a Mare to Bari, the capital of Puglia, with its old town and the basilica of St Nicholas. 61 nm
Bari to Barletta Tuesday 7 September 2027. Leg 96 of the 2027 voyage. A short day north-west past Molfetta and Trani to Barletta, home of the bronze Colossus and the castle on the harbour. 30 nm
Barletta to Vieste Thursday 9 September 2027. Leg 97 of the 2027 voyage. The last leg: north across the Gulf of Manfredonia to the Gargano and up its coast of caves to Vieste, where the voyage ends. 36 nm
Malta
Croatia
Venice to Rovinj Wednesday 4 August 2027. Leg 73 of the 2027 voyage. Out of the Venice lagoon and east across the top of the Adriatic to Istria and Rovinj, a Venetian town on a hill crowned by the bell tower of St Euphemia. 58 nm
Rovinj to Mali Lošinj Thursday 5 August 2027. Leg 74 of the 2027 voyage. South down the Istrian coast to Cape Kamenjak and across the mouth of the Kvarner to Lošinj, between the islands of Unije and Susak, into the long, sheltered bay of Mali Lošinj. 55 nm
Mali Lošinj to Zadar Saturday 7 August 2027. Leg 75 of the 2027 voyage. South-east through the outer islands of northern Dalmatia, past Silba and Olib and along the channels inside Molat and Ugljan, to Zadar, its Roman forum and its sea organ. 46 nm
Zadar to Kornati Sunday 8 August 2027. Leg 76 of the 2027 voyage. South-east down the Pašman channel and out into the Kornati National Park, a maze of bare limestone islands, to swim and spend the night at Piškera. 32 nm
Kornati to Skradin Monday 9 August 2027. Leg 77 of the 2027 voyage. East out of the Kornati past Kakan and Kaprije, through the narrow St Anthony channel into Šibenik, and up the Krka river through Prokljan lake to Skradin, at the gate of the Krka National Park and its waterfalls. 30 nm
Skradin to Hvar Wednesday 11 August 2027. Leg 78 of the 2027 voyage. Down the Krka and out of Šibenik, south-east past Primošten and Rogoznica and between the islands of Drvenik and Šolta, to Hvar, the island's Venetian harbour town under its fortress. 53 nm
Hvar to Vis Thursday 12 August 2027. Leg 79 of the 2027 voyage. A short day: a swim in the Pakleni islands, then south-west across open water to Vis, the outermost inhabited island of central Dalmatia, closed to foreigners until 1989. 13 nm
Vis to Korčula Friday 13 August 2027. Leg 80 of the 2027 voyage. East along the south of Hvar and up the Korčula channel, past the tip of the Pelješac peninsula, to Korčula town, a walled medieval town on its own small peninsula. 44 nm
Korčula to Mljet Sunday 15 August 2027. Leg 81 of the 2027 voyage. A short day east down the Pelješac channel and across to Mljet, a long, forested island whose west end is a national park with 2 saltwater lakes, to the sheltered bay of Polače. 16 nm
Mljet to Dubrovnik Monday 16 August 2027. Leg 82 of the 2027 voyage. East past the Elafiti islands to Dubrovnik, round the Daksa islet and up the Rijeka Dubrovačka inlet to the marina at Komolac, a bus ride from the walled city. 36 nm
Montenegro
Albania
Greece
Sarandë to Corfu Tuesday 24 August 2027. Leg 87 of the 2027 voyage. A short day out of Albania and south through the North Corfu channel into Greece, past Kassiopi, to Corfu town to clear in under the old fort. 16 nm
Corfu to Paxos Thursday 26 August 2027. Leg 88 of the 2027 voyage. South down the east coast of Corfu to Paxos and Antipaxos, small olive-covered islands with clear water, to swim off Antipaxos and spend the night in Gaios harbour. 37 nm
Paxos to Lefkas Friday 27 August 2027. Leg 89 of the 2027 voyage. The last leg: south-east across the open Ionian from Paxos to the north end of Lefkas, through the canal and the floating swing bridge to Lefkas Marina, the end of the voyage. 34 nm
Lefkas to Parga Sunday 29 August 2027. Leg 90 of the 2027 voyage. The start of the return: north through the Lefkas canal and past Preveza, up the Epirus coast to Parga, a Venetian town of coloured houses below a castle, facing small islets. 32 nm
Parga to Gouvia, Corfu Monday 30 August 2027. Leg 91 of the 2027 voyage. North past Sivota and Igoumenitsa and across the Corfu channel to Gouvia, the big marina in a natural harbour north of Corfu town. 36 nm
Gouvia, Corfu to Othonoi Wednesday 1 September 2027. Leg 92 of the 2027 voyage. North round the top of Corfu and west to Othonoi, the westernmost island of Greece, to wait for the crossing to Italy. 39 nm