07:15 CEST from Sanremo. 1 hour 25 minutes after sunrise (05:49 CEST). A long leg.
Arrive
About 19:01 CEST at Genova. In the early evening, with about 2 hours of daylight in hand (sunset 21:03 CEST).
Tides
Range about 0.2 m: no practical effect
Wind
Sea breezes in the afternoon; the tramontana (north) off the mountains in the morning
Boat
35 to 38 ft sailing yacht, 1.9 m draught, 6 kn under sail, 5.5 kn under engine
Crew
Skipper and 3 crew, 2 watches of 2
Track and waypoints 1 to 8, with ports of refuge as squares.
Go or no-go
Decide at 06:30 CEST. Go only if all of these hold:
No libeccio (south-westerly) above force 5: it sends a heavy sea into the Gulf of Genova.
Genova berth confirmed.
Visibility 2 nm or more: Genova is a major port.
If the weather is wrong, stay in Sanremo. Imperia, Alassio and Savona are on the way. Genova has a rest day planned on 4 June.
Route and waypoints
Waypoints are planning positions in open water, checked against a 1:10m coastline to be at least 1 nm off land except at the harbour ends. Distances and courses are calculated from them. Plot every one on the current chart before use. Courses are true.
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Waypoint
Latitude
Longitude
Course
Leg nm
Total nm
ETA
Notes
0
Portosole, Sanremo
43°48.9′N
007°47.6′E
07:15 CEST
Depart.
1
Sanremo approach
43°48.2′N
007°47.5′E
186°T
0.7
0.7
07:26 CEST
Out of the harbour.
2
South of Capo dell'Arma
43°47.8′N
007°50.0′E
102°T
1.8
2.6
07:44 CEST
1 nm off the light.
3
Off Imperia
43°51.0′N
008°02.0′E
070°T
9.2
11.8
09:16 CEST
1.5 nm off.
4
Off Capo Mele
43°56.0′N
008°11.5′E
054°T
8.5
20.3
10:41 CEST
1.5 nm off the light (Fl(3) 15s).
5
East of Gallinara
44°01.0′N
008°15.5′E
030°T
5.8
26.0
11:39 CEST
1.5 nm east of the island, a nature reserve.
6
Off Capo di Vado
44°13.5′N
008°30.0′E
040°T
16.3
42.3
14:22 CEST
2.5 nm off. Ships for Vado and Savona.
7
Off Arenzano
44°22.0′N
008°42.0′E
045°T
12.1
54.4
16:23 CEST
1.5 nm off.
8
Genova approach
44°23.0′N
008°56.5′E
084°T
10.4
64.8
18:28 CEST
Outside the east entrance. Call port control. Check on the chart
9
Marina Porto Antico, Genova
44°24.5′N
008°55.5′E
335°T
1.7
66.5
19:01 CEST
In the old port. Position approximate. Check on the chart
Tides and time
Sanremo · Thu 3 Jun · CEST (UTC+2)
LW
02:44
0.1 m
HW
08:04
0.2 m
LW
14:57
-0.0 m
HW
21:15
0.2 m
From the Imperia station.
Genova · Thu 3 Jun · CEST (UTC+2)
LW
02:17
0.1 m
HW
07:39
0.2 m
LW
14:34
-0.0 m
HW
20:44
0.2 m
Thursday 3 June 2027. Tides. The range here is 0.1 to 0.3 m: tides make no practical difference. Wind and air pressure move the sea level more than the tide does.
Tide times are predictions made for this plan from the TICON-4 harmonic constants (DGFI-TUM) with the Neaps tide predictor, because the official 2027 tables were not yet published when it was written. Tested against the official APDL table for Leixões on 23 July 2026, the predicted times were within 8 minutes and the heights 0.1 to 0.2 m lower. Heights are above lowest astronomical tide. Check every time against the official 2027 table before sailing.
Daylight. Sunrise at Sanremo 05:49 CEST. Sunset at Genova 21:03 CEST.
Weather
Libeccio. The south-westerly is the strong-wind direction for the Gulf of Genova, with a heavy sea.
Tramontana. A northerly off the mountains in the morning, gusty near the coast.
Forecasts to check
Italian forecasts: Aeronautica Militare Meteomar and gale warnings (avviso di burrasca), meteoam.it. Forecast area Mar Ligure. Zone names and issue times: Check the pilot book
NAVTEX Roma: 518 kHz, station R, at 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850 and 2250 UTC. Cagliari: 518 kHz, station T. Check the times on the receiver.
Italian coast radio VHF weather broadcasts: Check the pilot book
Hazards
Genova port. One of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean: ferries, cruise ships and container ships. The port VTS channel, the entrance yachts should use, and the rules near the airport runway could not be checked.
Vado and Savona. Tankers and container ships at anchor and under way.
Gallinara. A regional nature reserve; diving only with guides (wartime ordnance and a wreck). Navigation rules round it: Check on the chart
Lights in Italy: Wikipedia, List of lighthouses in Italy (characteristics, heights, ranges); check against the Italian Navy list of lights (Elenco dei fari).
Italian harbour ordinances (Capitanerie di porto) could not be read for this plan: guardiacostiera.gov.it was unreachable. Check the pilot book
Tides: predictions from TICON-4 harmonic constants (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, DGFI-TUM, 2025, doi 10.17882/109129) with Neaps (openwaters.io). Check against the Instituto Hidrográfico 2027 tables.
Sunrise and sunset: calculated (NOAA method).
Lights: The Lighthouse Directory (Rowlett), ibiblio.org/lighthouse, Portugal pages revised August 2024. Cross-check with the IH List of Lights, volume I.