Sardinia Circumnavigation

Sip welcome cocktails in Bonifacio. The best way to see this clifftop town? From your Y.CO yacht as you sail into the blue. Red Bull hosts the world cliff diving championships right here. Your captain will find the perfect place for you to jump right in. Dress for dinner or choose bikinis and shorts. Your yacht, your rules.

Wake up to beach bliss. Roccapina is a pristine sliver of sand. There’s no beach bar...unless you ask your crew to set up your own. Sporty? A mountain trail leads to Roccapina lighthouse, which you can spy from deck. The reward on this walk is falcon sightings and wild figs. Crew will pick you up by RIB at a deserted beach.

Another day. Another knockout beach. The Bay of Santa Manza is the destination for seafood shacks, beach bars and sandy games of baseball. After lunch, feel the breeze. The gulf becomes a haven for wave surfers and windsurfers. Crew will kit you out to hang ten. GoPros optional.

Today is all about the sea. Because the private island of Cavallo is surrounded by a 79,000-hectare Marine Park. Choose snorkels, full face masks or scuba kit. Then dive with amberjacks and groupers. Missing your Italian ice creams? Sardinia is ten minutes away by RIB or kitesurf. Or 20 minutes by kayak or dinghy.

Welcome to La Maddalena. An archipelago of 60 icing sugar islands, 57 of them people-free. Your mode of transport? Only SUPs, kayaks and seascooters can navigate La Maddalena's sandy bottomed shallows. Don't won't about getting lost. Your charter yacht is bigger than many of these sandy specks.

Wake up and smell the sea. Because Cala di Volpe distils more golden sand beaches than anywhere else in Sardinia. Fancy playing James Bond? Sir Roger Moore raced the Cala di Volpe beach road in a Lotus Esprit. Your Y.CO Charter Specialist can organise bikes, quads, a fast Alfa Romeo or a vintage Fiat 500 cabriolet.

Oh. My. Goodness. Cala Liscia Ruja is a deserted beach that would make a Brazilian weep with envy. This morning try a seashore jog. Then a lunchtime snorkel with baby bream. Followed by a lazy afternoon of frisbee. Your crew can tender in sashimi and champagne. Because the nearest asphalt road is a mile away.

Today you’ll feel like a king. Because Tavolara Island has had its own ‘royal family’ since 1861. The crown prince operates a fabulous seafood shack. After lunch, hike 565m to the island’s peak - that’s twice as high as Dubai’s Burj Al Arab. Views include uninhabited islets and lonely beaches...your next itinerary stops.

Today you’ll moor in one of the Mediterranean’s most colourful cities. A dozen architectural legacies - Roman, Byzantine, Pisan - tumble down to the port. See the lot on Y.CO's Cagliari Tuk-Tuk tour. This high octane whiz visits markets, lighthouses and the pink clouds of flamingos at Molentargius.

Pinch yourself. Because this morning you’re swimming to Porto Pino, which has the whitest sands this side of St Lucia. It’s the ideal beach for treasure hunts, kite flying and endless games of cricket. Calm waters welcome every toy from flyboards to kneeboards. Tranquil? Aside from pink flamingos and wild donkeys, the beach is all yours.

This morning you won't believe your eyes. Because at Porto Flavia mining tunnels were dynamited into the cliff face in 1924. This extraordinary UNESCO-protected site can only be seen by private boat. Note that you’re sailing through Sardinia's deepest seas. The diving is immense. The cliff jumping is even better.

Gulp! Today you’ll be awestruck. Because Cala Domestica is a beach the Sardinian Tourist Office use in advertising campaigns. A vast gulf glimmers from sapphire to azure to sky blue. At Cala Domestica’s extremity a silken beach tempts with Robinson Crusoe allure. The ultimate treat? Ask your crew for a wake-up call. Tomorrow’s first footsteps in the sand can be yours alone.

Welcome to Sardinia's wild side. This morning your Y.CO yacht will position alongside 4km of deserted beach. Piscinas is populated solely by sand dunes, juniper trees and wild olives. Breeze in by kayak, SUP or surfboard. Pretty? National Geographic ranked Piscinas as one of the best beaches in the world.

This afternoon you’ll reposition to Alghero, a town of historic beauty. The best taste of culture? A Y.CO vineyard tour to family-run wineries. Samples are paired with prosciutto and pecorino cheese. Your chef will purchase ingredients too. Dinner is served on deck alongside Capo Caccia. These cliffs that crash headlong into the Mediterranean like no other backdrop on earth.

Today is beach day. That’s why your captain will choose La Pelosa, a fractal of sandbars so splendid that Sardinians call it the ‘European Caribbean’. Near the beach try SUPs and seascooters. Out at sea, it’s time for towables and inflatable trampolines. The hardest decision you’ll make today is what to order for lunch.

Don’t rush to your jet. Because Bonifacio is circled by a quicksilver necklace of 20 beaches. Like Balistra Plage. This deserted curve is protected within a Nature Reserve and is only accessible by private boat. Sand in your passport? Consider it a badge of honour.