Destinations — Malaka sailing holidays

Where Malaka sails

Six countries, one sea, six very different weeks.

Every coast here has its own weather, its own rhythm ashore and its own reason to go. Start with the one that sounds like your kind of holiday.

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Croatia Island hopping, walled towns and coves so clear you can count the stones under the keel. Short hops, a marina or a bay every couple of hours. Island hoppingEasy cruisingNightlife 182 experiencesBest: May – Sep Explore Croatia Italy Volcanic islands, late dinners ashore and a smoking summit on the horizon after dark. Food & cultureAdventure 96 experiencesBest: Jun – Sep Explore Italy Greece Long lazy passages in the Ionian, or the wind and the white villages of the Cyclades. Three sailing areas that barely feel like the same country. Island hoppingFamilyAdventure 214 experiencesBest: May – Oct Explore Greece Spain The Balearics: pine-backed calas by day, Ibiza and Mahón in the evening. 74 experiencesBest: May – Oct Explore Spain Montenegro A deep, quiet bay with mountains on both sides — and very short days at sea. 26 experiencesBest: May – Sep Explore Montenegro Turkey Pine forests down to the water and bays you reach only by boat — with a jetty restaurant waiting at the end of most of them. Quiet covesFood & cultureFamily-friendly 58 experiencesBest: May – Oct Explore Turkey

Discover by sailing style

Choose the kind of week you want.

The country matters less than the rhythm. Pick how you want the days to feel and we will point you at the water that does it best.

Anchor by lunchtime, swim off the stern, eat wherever the dinghy reaches. Two or three hours of sailing a day, no more.

Ionian·Turkey·Montenegro

A new harbour almost every evening. Short passages, long lunches, and a different town to walk into after showers.

Dalmatia·Cyclades·Balearics

Ports with something behind them — a Venetian old town, a market at seven, a taverna the skipper has used for a decade.

Aeolian·Turquoise Coast·Dalmatia

Routes that end where things are still open. Hvar, Ibiza town, Mykonos — moor early, because everyone else has the same idea.

Croatia·Balearics·Cyclades

Sheltered water, passages that fit between naps, and somewhere to get off the boat every single day.

Ionian·Kornati·Bay of Kotor

Real sailing days. Reefed main, a proper watch system and the satisfaction of arriving somewhere you had to work for.

Cyclades·Aeolian·Open Adriatic

Compare the water

Different waters. Different weeks.

Roughly what to expect from each sailing area — season, effort, and who tends to enjoy it most.

Comparison of Malaka sailing areas by season, sailing intensity, wind, passage length and suitability
Sailing area	Best season	Sailing feel	Typical wind	Day passages	Best for	First timers
DalmatiaCroatia	May – Sep	Easy to moderate	Afternoon maestral	2 – 4 h	Island hopping, towns	Yes
IonianGreece	May – Oct	Relaxed	Light afternoon breeze	1 – 3 h	First timers, families	Yes
CycladesGreece	Jun – Sep	Active	Meltemi in high summer	3 – 6 h	Wind, adventure	With a strong skipper
SaronicGreece	Apr – Oct	Relaxed	Sheltered, light	2 – 3 h	Culture, short weeks	Yes
BalearicsSpain	May – Oct	Mixed	Calm mornings, sea breeze	2 – 5 h	Calas, nightlife	Yes
Turquoise CoastTurkey	May – Oct	Relaxed	Light thermal breeze	2 – 4 h	Bays, food, culture	Yes
Aeolian IslandsItaly	Jun – Sep	Moderate	Variable, open crossings	3 – 5 h	Volcanoes, food	Some miles help
Bay of KotorMontenegro	May – Sep	Calm, scenic	Sheltered, light	1 – 2 h	Short trips, scenery	Yes

Seasons and winds are editorial guidance from the skippers who sail these waters every summer, not a forecast. Your skipper plans the actual route on the day, around the weather you get.

One country, three sailing areas

Greece is not one sailing destination.

Book a week in the Ionian and a week in the Cyclades and you will come home with two completely different holidays. This is how we split it.

All 214 Greek departures

Ionian Islands

Green hills, sheltered channels and a breeze that shows up after lunch and goes home for dinner. The passages are short enough that nobody asks how much longer.

LefkadaMeganisiKefaloniaIthaca

Personality: Relaxed, greener, calm
Season: May – October
Day passages: 1 – 3 hours
Departures: 86 experiences

Explore the Ionian

Sailing areas

Closer in: the water you actually sail.

Countries are how you search. Sailing areas are how a week actually works — a cluster of islands and harbours within comfortable reach of each other.

9 sailing areas

Croatia Dalmatia Split, Hvar, Vis and Brač — the classic Adriatic week, with a walled town at the end of most days. Best: May – Sep2 – 4 h days 74 experiencesView Croatia Kornati Ninety bare islands and almost nothing on them. Empty anchorages, a konoba on a jetty, no phone signal to speak of. Best: May – Sep1 – 3 h days 38 experiencesView Greece Ionian Islands The gentlest week in Greece. Sheltered channels, afternoon breeze, and Meganisi's bays twenty minutes from anywhere. Best: May – Oct1 – 3 h days 86 experiencesView Greece Cyclades White villages, real sailing and the Meltemi. Book this one for the wind, not in spite of it. Best: Jun – Sep3 – 6 h days 74 experiencesView Greece Saronic Gulf Athens to Hydra without a long crossing anywhere. The easiest Greek week to reach, and the one with the most to walk around. Best: Apr – Oct2 – 3 h days 54 experiencesView Italy Aeolian Islands Seven volcanic islands north of Sicily. Stromboli after dark is the reason people book it twice. Best: Jun – Sep3 – 5 h days 42 experiencesView Spain Balearic Islands Calm mornings, pine-backed calas, and evenings that go as loud or as quiet as you want them to. Best: May – Oct2 – 5 h days 74 experiencesView Turkey Turquoise Coast Göcek to Kaş: pine down to the waterline, Lycian ruins on the shore, and a jetty restaurant in most bays. Best: May – Oct2 – 4 h days 46 experiencesView Montenegro Bay of Kotor A fjord-shaped bay with mountains on both sides. Flat water, tiny distances, and stone towns at the head of it. Best: May – Sep1 – 2 h days 26 experiencesView

When to go

Sail the Mediterranean by season.

The same bay is a different holiday in May and in August. Here is roughly how the season moves, and where it tends to be at its best.

01 — May

Quieter marinas, softer heat

Everything is open and almost nothing is full. The sea is still cool for long swims, but the light is beautiful and prices are at their lowest.

IonianTurquoise CoastBay of Kotor

02 — June

Long days, warm water

Arguably the best month of the season: sailing until nine in the evening, water warm enough to stay in, and berths you can still get without a dawn start.

DalmatiaSaronicAeolian

03 — July & August

Peak Mediterranean energy

Hottest weather, busiest ports, everything happening at once. Moor early, plan the popular harbours ahead, and expect the Meltemi in the Aegean.

KornatiBalearicsCyclades

04 — September & October

Warm sea, slower rhythm

The water is at its warmest after a whole summer of sun, the crowds have gone home and the towns feel like they belong to the people who live there again.

IonianTurquoise CoastAeolian

The Malaka map

Everywhere we sail, on one chart.

Six countries between Ibiza and Kaş. Pick a marker to see the season, the number of departures and where it sits in the Mediterranean.

Scroll the chart sideways to see the whole Mediterranean.

Croatia

Dalmatia & Kornati

The busiest water on Malaka. Short hops between walled towns, and the empty Kornati islands an afternoon away.

Best months: May – September
Sailing feel: Easy to moderate
Departures: 182 experiences

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Explore Croatia

Popular routes

Routes people choose again and again.

Week-long itineraries our skippers run most often — bookable as a whole yacht, a cabin or a single berth.

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Croatia Croatia Islands Escape Split Hvar Vis Brač Split 7 daysWhole yacht · cabin · berth €780 / berthView route Greece · Ionian Ionian Islands Adventure Lefkada Meganisi Kefalonia Ithaca 7 daysBeginner-friendly €690 / berthView route Greece · Cyclades Cyclades Sailing Week Athens Kythnos Serifos Sifnos Milos 7 daysReal sailing days €840 / berthView route Italy Aeolian Islands Escape Lipari Vulcano Salina Stromboli 7 daysNight approach to Stromboli €910 / berthView route Turkey Turquoise Coast Sailing Fethiye Göcek Kalkan Kaş 7 daysFamily-friendly €640 / berthView route Montenegro Bay of Kotor Week Kotor Perast Budva Luštica 7 daysShortest days at sea €720 / berthView route

New to this

First time on a sailing holiday?

Start with calmer waters, shorter passages and routes with plenty of time ashore. You do not need any experience — the skipper sails the boat, and you do as much or as little as you like.

One to three hours of sailing a day, with a swim stop in between.
Sheltered water, so nobody spends the week feeling seasick.
A town or a taverna every evening — you are never far from shore.

Ionian IslandsCroatiaTurquoise CoastBay of Kotor

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Berths & cabins

Travelling without a full crew?

Many Malaka departures can be booked by berth or by cabin, so you do not need to organise a whole yacht — or find seven other people first.

Solo travellers, couples and pairs of friends join existing departures.
Every skipper is verified, and every crew list is visible before you pay.

CroatiaGreeceItalySpain

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For yacht owners & charterers

Already know where you're sailing?

If your yacht is already booked, find a verified skipper available in your sailing area — with local knowledge of the bays, the marinas and the weather that actually shows up there.

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Where do you want to wake up?

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Six countries, one sea, six very different weeks.

Choose the kind of week you want.

Different waters. Different weeks.

Greece is not one sailing destination.

Ionian Islands

Cyclades

Saronic Gulf

Closer in: the water you actually sail.

Sail the Mediterranean by season.

Quieter marinas, softer heat

Long days, warm water

Peak Mediterranean energy

Warm sea, slower rhythm

Everywhere we sail, on one chart.

Dalmatia & Kornati

Routes people choose again and again.

First time on a sailing holiday?

Travelling without a full crew?

Already know where you're sailing?

Skippers available this season

Where do you want to wake up?

Find a sailing area

Six countries, one sea, six very different weeks.

Choose the kind of week you want.

Quiet coves

Island hopping

Food & culture

Nightlife

Family sailing

Active sailing

Different waters. Different weeks.

Greece is not one sailing destination.

Ionian Islands

Cyclades

Saronic Gulf

Closer in: the water you actually sail.

Sail the Mediterranean by season.

Quieter marinas, softer heat

Long days, warm water

Peak Mediterranean energy

Warm sea, slower rhythm

Everywhere we sail, on one chart.

Dalmatia & Kornati

Routes people choose again and again.

First time on a sailing holiday?

Travelling without a full crew?

Already know where you're sailing?

Skippers available this season