Vaujany did not disappoint nor did the accommodation /staff and the organisation to make us have a wonderful family holiday. Fantastic location with so much to do from hiking / tennis / biking / swimming/ rafting.
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Sailing
Yacht Sailing Holidays in Greece
Six days on a Bavaria yacht with a friendly skipper, working through sail handling, mooring, anchoring, and the theory that underpins it. Ideal first step into yacht sailing.
Yacht Sailing holidays with BeyondBeach.
Yacht sailing is the thread running through everything we do in Kefalonia. Six days on a Bavaria yacht with a friendly skipper aboard, working through sail handling, mooring, anchoring and the theory that holds it all together. No previous experience is needed, and there is no pressure to take a qualification if you simply want to sail.
Why the Ionian
The Ionian is one of the gentlest cruising grounds in the Mediterranean, which is why we have based our sailing here for decades. Afternoon breezes are dependable without being intimidating, passages between islands are short, and there is a sheltered anchorage or a taverna quay at the end of most of them. It is a forgiving place to make your first mistakes.
Ways to sail with us
There is no single yacht sailing holiday, so pick the shape that suits you:
- Learn to Sail gives you your own exclusive yacht with a skipper aboard. Best for families, friends and couples who want the boat to themselves.
- Singles Sailing puts you in a private cabin on a shared yacht with a skipper, so solo travellers get the week without the single supplement or the sharing.
- Flotilla weeks run a group of yachts behind a lead boat, with a skipper on your own yacht or sailing it yourself once you are confident.
- Yacht charter is the bareboat option for qualified skippers who want the fleet and the shore support but not the hand-holding.
What you will actually learn
Over six days afloat you will get properly comfortable with the working parts of a 32 or 36 foot yacht: hoisting and reefing, points of sail, coming alongside, picking up a mooring, and dropping and setting an anchor for the night. One chartwork day covers passage planning and the theory behind the practical.
Complete newcomers finish the week able to take a real part in sailing the boat. Anyone arriving with a little dinghy time will move faster and can push towards an ICC qualification through the IYT if they want it.
The boats
We sail modern Bavaria cruising yachts, maintained by the same Kefalonia team that runs the flotilla and charter operation. Skippers are experienced professionals who sail these waters all season, so the tuition is grounded in real cruising rather than a textbook.
What makes a Yacht Sailing week.
Six days afloat
A full week of sailing, not an afternoon taster
Friendly skipper aboard
Professional skippers who sail the Ionian all season
No experience needed
Complete beginners are the norm, not the exception
Modern Bavaria yachts
32 and 36 foot cruisers, maintained by our own Kefalonia team
Sheltered Ionian cruising
Short passages, dependable breezes, forgiving anchorages
Optional ICC route
Work towards a qualification through the IYT, or just sail
Holidays that include Yacht Sailing.
Every holiday below includes Yacht Sailing as part of the week. Kit, tuition and a coach on hand, no extras billed at check-out.
Where to try Yacht Sailing.
Each location is picked for the thing that makes it work. Wind, sheltered water, altitude, snow.
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We’ve just finished our second trip with BeyondBeach to Stira Bay and cannot recommend it enough. The team and location were 10/10!!
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What a place! As a family we loved our week there. Excellent activities on offer, amazing location and a wonderful hotel with fantastic food. We couldn't recommend this place more highly!
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Call the team on 01548 288459 Mon-Fri 9am-6pm or Sat 9am-1pm, or send an enquiry from any holiday page. We talk you through availability, dates and extras, email a written quote, and you confirm with a deposit. No online cart , every booking has a human on our side of it.
Deposits are typically 25% of the holiday cost at time of booking, with the balance due eight weeks before departure. Flights pay in full at booking. Your written quote spells out the exact figures and dates before you pay anything.
Flights are quoted alongside the holiday rather than bundled, so you only pay for the routing that works for you. We'll match flights to your preferred dates from your preferred UK airport, or if you'd rather book your own flights we can work around your schedule.
Yes. Our weeks run Saturday to Saturday by default but we can extend, combine two weeks back-to-back (flotilla followed by a beach-club week is a favourite), or add a pre- or post-holiday night somewhere. Mention it when you enquire and we will build the itinerary.
UK debit and credit card (no surcharge on debit), bank transfer, or Trust My Travel for protected payments. We do not accept cash. Card payments are processed by Stripe and never stored by us.
Yes, and we rarely charge for it if there is time before departure. Name changes, room upgrades, adding a child, swapping a cabin , tell us what you need. Some supplier charges (flight name changes, for example) are unavoidable but we'll quote those upfront.
Yes, and families are a big part of what we do. Beach clubs have free kids watersports from age six, the Alpine Family Club runs a kids club from 6 months to 16 years, and ski school programmes teach in English from age three. Cots, high chairs and interconnecting rooms are available on request.
Absolutely. Singles Sailing is purpose-built for solo travellers (no single supplement , you'll share a cabin with another solo sailor). On beach club weeks, yoga and BlitzFitness are especially popular with solo bookers, and we waive the single supplement on most weeks outside July and August school holidays.
Yes. Intro to Sailing is designed for complete beginners , no experience needed. Every beach club has coached clinics included daily and RYA-qualified instruction at the watersports centre. Ski school teaches English from Day One green-runs up. We'll match you to the right level on arrival.
Yes. West Coast Flotilla and Yacht Charter are aimed squarely at sailors with miles under the keel. Val Thorens and the Three Valleys cover expert-level off-piste with a guide. We'll discuss your experience at the quote stage so the week matches your expectations.
No. Our clubs are all-inclusive but not all-you-can-eat , a lot of guests use one activity a day and spend the rest of the time reading by the pool. The programme is a menu, not a timetable. You decide what you do.
Let's talk it through. We've all been there.
Every person in our UK office has stayed at the holiday you're looking at. Ask anything: which week is best, what to pack, which flight saves you a connection.
Chat with us or send an enquiry, or call if you'd rather. No call centres, no scripts, no upsell. Just honest advice from people who genuinely run these holidays.
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