ZC15: Sailing holidays West Portugal & the Algarve

From the city centre of Lisbon, we sail up the Atlantic Ocean. We’ll sail close past some of Lisbon’s icons, such as the famous ” Torre  de  Belem”, an ornate fortress from the 16th century that guarded the entrance to the River Tagus. The destination is most likely to become Troia, a peninsula in the delta of Rio Sado. A nice and long day of broad reach sailing with along a beautiful coast. The next day we sail even further south to the port of Sines and from there we sail north again to anchor at the nature park ‘Natural de  Arrabida.’ A beautiful green oasis. The next day we can take it easy, a morning swim and/or we can go ashore for a nice walk, before sailing to Sesimbra.

From Sesimbra we sail to Cascais, after rounding Cabo  Espichel, it will be clause hauled sailing to the wind, so we have another nice long sailing day ahead, with probably a later arrival (end of the afternoon/ early evening). That’s why we stay in Cascais the next day, which is the seaside resort of Lisbon. Cascais has a beautiful beach and in the evening you can take a sunset stroll to a spectacular viewpoint and enjoy a drink. There is also the opportunity to visit Sintra that day in the wooded hills of the Serra Mountains. Sintra has a fairytale landscape with decorated palaces, castle ruins and exotic gardens.

The last day is a short bit of sailing, back into the centre of Lisbon. In the evening we go out for dinner in a great restaurant and we walk back through the cozy bustling city of Lisbon.

On the west coast of Portugal there is a constant wind from the north, the Nortada, or “Portuguese North”. In general, this wind starts at noon and increases considerably until sunset.

The daily sailing distances are between 14 and 44 miles.
The above schedule is subject to weather, wind and tide.
Read more about our sailing holidays in Portugal

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Information about this sailing holiday

Participants of this sailing holiday

Sailing holiday Prices 

The ‘board price’ of the voyage is the rent for ship and crew, which must be paid up front.

The ‘board cash’ is the amount per person for the food and drink on board (including crew), as well as fuel, water, shore, port fees and taxes, but excluding trips, food and drinks ashore. This amount must be paid upon embarkation in cash to the skipper (in the appropriate currency). What remains after the sailing holiday, will be refunded.

With less than 3 participants, the ‘board cash’ is usually not sufficient. In that case, there will be a surcharge of up to € 50 per person.

Sailing holidays discount

Customer Discount:
If you book a second sailing holiday with us within a year, you’ll get 5% off the ‘board price’.

Group discount:
If you book a sailing holiday as a group (more than 3 passengers), you will receive 5% discount per person on the ‘board price’.

Youth Discount:
If you are under 29 years old, you will get 10% discount on the ‘board price’.

Discounts can not be combined with each other.

Sailing holiday with your own private cabin

If you would like  a private cabin (room), you can reserve this for 1.5 times the ‘board price’.

Sailing holiday categories

Category A:
Offshore crossings, includes also sailing throughout the nights. Passengers will also be grouped in the watch system.

Category B:
Offshore sailing holidays, there will be no sailing throughout the nights, but occasionally a late arrival at the harbour (or an early departure), depending on the weather.

Category C:
Relaxed sailing holidays with shorter sailing distances, including more time for sightseeing and sometimes a nice land excursion.

Category D:
Sailing holiday specials, from ‘Sailing holidays with Yoga’ up to expedition sailing. Not every season available.

Category E:
Sailing holiday’s with extra sailtraining.