Leg 48 of 97 · Passage plan · RYA Yachtmaster standard
Marina di Camerota to Sapri
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.
About 15:13 CEST at Sapri. In the mid-afternoon, after the Infreschi stop, with about 5 hours 15 minutes of daylight in hand (sunset 20:30 CEST).
Tides
Range about 0.3 m: no practical effect
Wind
Light; sea breezes
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. The Infreschi buoy needs booking: see Hazards
Track and waypoints 1 to 4, with ports of refuge as squares.
Go or no-go
Decide at 09:00 CEST. Go only if all of these hold:
No wind above force 5.
Sapri berth confirmed.
For the stop only: an Infreschi buoy booked, and no swell from the south-west.
If the weather is wrong, stay at Marina di Camerota. The leg is 15 nm and can be done in any reasonable weather.
Route and waypoints
Waypoints are planning positions in open water, checked against a 1:10m coastline to be at least 0.3 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
Marina di Camerota
40°00.0′N
015°22.7′E
10:00 CEST
Depart.
1
Camerota approach
39°59.8′N
015°22.5′E
217°T
0.3
0.3
10:04 CEST
Out of the harbour, east along the coast.
2
Infreschi cove
39°59.6′N
015°25.3′E
095°T
2.2
2.4
10:47 CEST to 12:47
Swim stop on a booked buoy (Infreschi 5 or 6, up to 15 m). Position approximate. Check on the chart
3
Off Scario
40°02.5′N
015°29.5′E
048°T
4.3
6.7
13:34 CEST
1 nm off.
4
Sapri approach
40°03.6′N
015°37.3′E
080°T
6.1
12.8
15:05 CEST
South-west of the harbour.
5
Sapri
40°03.8′N
015°37.7′E
050°T
0.4
13.2
15:13 CEST
Position from the harbour.
Tides and time
Marina di Camerota · Sun 27 Jun · CEST (UTC+2)
HW
03:15
0.3 m
LW
09:48
0.1 m
HW
15:47
0.2 m
LW
21:34
0.1 m
From the Palinuro station.
Sapri · Sun 27 Jun · CEST (UTC+2)
HW
03:15
0.3 m
LW
09:48
0.1 m
HW
15:47
0.2 m
LW
21:34
0.1 m
From the Palinuro station.
Sunday 27 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.
Both ends use the Palinuro station.
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 Marina di Camerota 05:32 CEST. Sunset at Sapri 20:30 CEST.
Weather
Sheltered. The Gulf of Policastro is sheltered from the north and west.
Swell from the south-west reaches the Infreschi coast.
Forecasts to check
Italian forecasts: Aeronautica Militare Meteomar and gale warnings (avviso di burrasca), meteoam.it. Forecast area Tirreno centrale, then Tirreno meridionale. Zone names and issue times: Check the pilot book
NAVTEX Roma: 518 kHz, station R. Cagliari: station T. Augusta: station V, further south. Check the times on the receiver.
Italian coast radio VHF weather broadcasts: Check the pilot book
Hazards
Costa degli Infreschi e della Masseta marine protected area. Buoy fields at Infreschi (buoys 5 and 6 take boats up to 15 m) and Cala Bianca (V4), about €70 per day in July. Book ahead. Anchoring limits in the zones could not be checked against the chart. Check on the chart
Sapri approach. Depths and berths for visitors could not be checked. Check the pilot book
Ports of refuge
Port
From the route
Use it when
Notes
Marina di Camerota
Start
Within the first hour
Harbour.
Scario
Waypoint 3
Weather turns
Check the pilot book
Sapri
Destination
First choice
VHF 16, +39 0973 033472.
Pilotage
Leaving Marina di Camerota
Leave the harbour and head east along the coast to the Infreschi cove.
Entering Sapri
Approach from the south-west across the gulf.
Call the harbour on VHF 16 (+39 0973 033472). Capitaneria di Sapri +39 0973 604001.
Lights on the way
Capo Palinuro
Fl(3) 15s, 206 m, 25 M
Scario
Fl(4) 12s
Sapri, Punta del Fortino
Fl(2) 7s
Communications
Sapri harbour
VHF 16 · +39 0973 033472
Capitaneria di Sapri
+39 0973 604001
Emergency at sea, Italy (Guardia Costiera)
VHF 16, DSC 70 · 1530
Emergency on land
112
Contingencies
No buoy at Infreschi. Look from 300 m off and carry on.
Person overboard. Shout, point, throw the danger buoy, press MOB, DSC distress alert, Mayday on 16.
Before leaving
Forecasts read and logged before the go or no-go time
Italian notices to mariners (Avvisi ai naviganti) checked for the route
Waypoints entered and checked against the chart
Ship's log started in UTC
Crew briefing: route, watches, safety gear, MOB, fog
Sapri berth booked
Infreschi buoy booked
Fuel for 4 hours under engine, plus a reserve
Water, food and hot drinks for 6 hours
Lifejackets with crotch straps, jackstays rigged, harnesses
Liferaft, grab bag, flares in date, handheld VHF
Radar, AIS and navigation lights tested
Passports, boat papers and insurance aboard
Sources
Castellabate and Costa degli Infreschi e della Masseta: Parco Nazionale del Cilento (zoning, buoy fields, tariffs).
Sapri harbour: portodisapri.it.
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.