Sailing is an amazing activity. If you try a first experience, sailing along coasts and admiring the landscape you will surely agree with that. But there is something even stronger, even more impressive in sailing. Longer journeys, far from lands.

My first experience of this kind was my sail trip from France to Corse. Maybe some of you have done that, a little different way. From nice, you may take a huge touristic and transportation boat, with your car, spend around 12 hours on the deck, or in your small cabin, with plenty of other travellers and noise. You will find restaurants, shops, sometimes even casino on the boat…. However my experience was a little different.

Leaving from the port of Saint Mandrier as always, we first sailed to the island of Port Croz where we spend the night. With sunset, we left for Corse. The weather was very calm and we watched the French coast slowly disappear. It took a couple of hours. We travelled all day and all night crossing only few other yachts and some huge cargo boats. Those were dangerous to cross, especially at night. But we did not had any trouble. During our trip, we sometimes felt like we were all alone in this sea. It was an amazing feeling. Just you, your yacht the sea and the skyline.

Because we were very quiet (we were not using our engine) we had the opportunity to see dolphins… coming very very close to our yacht and also a whale! It is very impressive to see. Out of nowhere a giant comes from the sea, and disappears almost immediately. It is a kind of memories you will remember a long time…

Finally, some birds passing by were a sign we were approaching Corse. The funny fact about the travel is that if you misjudge your direction of only 4 degrees. You can travel to the very top or the very bottom of the Corse Island. Only 4 degrees of mistake when you are leaving! ^^

The Girolata Port

Fortunately we arrived where we wanted to and took a short break in the Girolata Port. The next couple of days we were sailing around the island and discovering the coast.