40°50′N · 14°16′E — Mediterranean Charter Log

AmalfiCoast

RouteNaples → Procida

DurationSeven days

SeasonMay — October

Curated byThe WOY

Before departure

There are forty kilometres of coast between Sorrento and Salerno and each one of them is, more or less, the most photographed kilometre of coast in Italy. The truth is that Amalfi is best at the times the photographers leave — early, late, and from the sea.

A yacht solves both problems at once. By the time the day boats arrive in Positano, you have already swum, breakfasted, and weighed anchor.

The week alternates between the icons of the coast — Capri, Positano, Amalfi, Ravello — and the islands that sit slightly out of frame: Li Galli, Ischia, Procida. The boat is the difference. It places the famous ports in their early-morning and late-evening light, and uses the middle of the day for the swims that nobody on land knows about.

For seven days, the coast is taken in the order it was meant to be — by sea, slowly, from anchor.

Log 01/07 · Naples

Naples

Embark at the Stazione Marittima.

For the morning/afternoon, among the options:

A walking tour of Spaccanapoli — the historic spine of the old city, with a stop at Sorbillo for the pizza the vera Napoletana protocol was written for.
A private visit of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale — the Pompeii and Herculaneum collections, the Farnese marbles.
A long lunch ashore at L'Altro Coco Loco in Chiaia.

Cast off in the late afternoon. Mount Vesuvius silhouetted to port as the lights of Mergellina recede.

For the evening:

Dinner on deck during the crossing south to Capri.
A stop at Sorrento for a tender ride into Marina Grande and dinner at one of the harbour terraces.
A quiet first dinner aboard at anchor off the Cape of Sorrento.

Log 02/07 · Capri

Capri

Anchor on the south side, off the Marina Piccola.

Morning, among the options:

A swim through the Faraglioni — the tender takes you through the central arch (a kiss for luck, the tradition says).
The Blue Grotto before nine, before the queue forms.
A walk to the Arco Naturale and the Grotta di Matermania.

For lunch:

Da Luigi ai Faraglioni, the beach club tucked between the two stacks. Booking essential.
La Fontelina, the rival club fifty metres east — same view, different mood.
Aboard at anchor for a lighter option.

Afternoon, the choices:

The funicular to the Piazzetta, an espresso at Caffè Vuotto, a walk to the Via Krupp.
A private after-hours visit to the Gardens of Augustus at sunset, when the public gates close.
A reposition to the western coast — Punta Carena and the lighthouse, the long swim before evening.

For the evening:

Aperitivo at Quisi, the bar of the Grand Hotel Quisisana.
Dinner at Da Paolino, the lemon-grove restaurant in Marina Grande.
A late dinner at L'Olivo (2\) of the Capri Palace* in Anacapri — the chef's tasting on the small terrace.

Log 03/07 · Capri & Positano

Capri & Positano

A second morning at Capri.

Morning, among the options:

A long swim at Bagni di Tiberio — Tiberius's own bay, accessible only by sea.
An early walk to Villa Jovis, the emperor's clifftop palace, before the day boats arrive.
A coffee in the Piazzetta — by the second morning, you are a regular at Caffè Vuotto.

The yacht then crosses to Positano in the early afternoon.

For lunch:

A long lunch underway across the Gulf of Salerno.
Aboard at anchor off Positano on arrival.

Afternoon:

A walk through Positano up to the church of Santa Maria Assunta — the gold-and-majolica dome, the small streets above.
A swim off the platform in the bay, the village stacked above.
A tender ride west to Fornillo for the quieter line of beach clubs.

For the evening:

Dinner at La Sponda — the dining room of Le Sirenuse, 400 candles, one Michelin star, a string trio twice a week.
Aboard at anchor with the Positano lights as the backdrop.
A late dinner at Next2, the small restaurant on the Viale Pasitea above the village.

Positano — Amalfi Coast — Capri & PositanoDay 3

Log 04/07 · Li Galli & Praiano

Li Galli & Praiano

The Li Galli archipelago — three private islets, owned successively by Léonide Massine, Rudolf Nureyev, and a Russian collector — sit four miles off Positano. The water around them is some of the clearest on the coast.

Morning, among the options:

Anchor among the Li Galli for the long morning swim.
A SUP circuit of the three islets — the central arch is passable.
A snorkel along the eastern rocks of Gallo Lungo for the small fish protected by the seabed.

For lunch:

Aboard at anchor at the Li Galli.
A reposition east to Praiano for a long lunch on the spiaggia di Marina di Praia, the small cove between two cliffs.

Afternoon, the choices:

A long, lazy afternoon at anchor — the boat, the swim, the slow rosé.
A tender ride to Furore, the fjord-like canyon with a single small beach at its mouth.
A walk in Praiano along the Sentiero degli Dei — the famous Path of the Gods trail above the coast (transfer up by car).

For the evening:

Dinner ashore at Zass (1\), the cliff terrace of Il San Pietro di Positano* — one of the most romantic tables on the coast.
Aboard at anchor, light dinner, late swim from the platform.
A run east to Maiori for the quieter line of harbour-front restaurants.

Praiano, Amalfi Coast — Amalfi Coast — Li Galli & PraianoDay 4

Log 05/07 · Amalfi & Ravello

Amalfi & Ravello

Tender into the cathedral square at Amalfi for the morning.

Morning, among the options:

The Duomo di Sant'Andrea and the cloister of Paradise.
A walk along the Via Genova for the carta di Amalfi, the historic hand-made paper.
An early swim at the Spiaggia di Atrani, the neighbouring village.

A car then climbs the strada up to Ravello, a thousand metres above the sea.

For lunch:

Rossellinis restaurant at the Palazzo Avino — lemon-themed Michelin terrace.
Il Flauto di Pan at the Villa Cimbrone, on the terrace overlooking the Bay of Salerno.
A simple lunch in the main square of Ravello, Cumpà Cosimo.

Afternoon, the choices:

A private organ or chamber recital at Villa Rufolo, if the season allows.
The Terrazza dell'Infinito of Villa Cimbrone — said to be the most beautiful view in Italy.
A walk down the cliff path back to the coast at Atrani.

For the evening:

Dinner aboard the yacht, reposition to Maiori or Cetara (the anchovy village, Acquapazza on the harbour).
A second dinner up in Ravello at Belmond Hotel Caruso — the infinity pool restaurant after sunset.
A late dinner ashore in Amalfi at Marina Grande on the beach.

Amalfi & Ravello — Amalfi Coast — Amalfi & RavelloDay 5

Log 06/07 · Ischia

Ischia

A two-hour crossing north-west. Ischia is what Capri was in 1955 — bigger, greener, less photographed, more lived-in.

Morning, among the options:

A swim at Sant'Angelo, the village on the southern tip, anchored off the small headland.
A walk through the Bay of Cartaromana and around the Castello Aragonese.
A visit to the Mortella Gardens, William Walton's subtropical estate at Forio.

For lunch:

Da Peppina di Renato in the hills of Forio — Ischia's most beloved trattoria, lemon trees, no view but the kitchen.
Umberto a Mare on the cliff at Forio for the fish-led lunch.
Aboard at anchor in Sant'Angelo for a lighter option.

Afternoon, the choices:

An afternoon at Negombo thermal park — the Japanese-style gardens, the hot mineral pools terraced down to the sea.
A swim and aperitivo at Cava Grado beach, below Sant'Angelo.
A long walk on the Sentiero dell'Allume on the eastern coast.

For the evening:

Dinner ashore at Indaco (1\) of the Regina Isabella* — terrace over the harbour at Lacco Ameno.
Aboard at anchor in the bay of Sant'Angelo, the lights of the village above.
A late dinner at Da Ciccio in Ischia Ponte, the fisherman's terrace.

Log 07/07 · Procida

Procida

The smallest, the most painted, the village that hosted Il Postino and a half-dozen other films.

Morning, among the options:

Anchor off Marina Corricella, the harbour where every house is a different shade of yellow, orange or pink.
A walk up to Terra Murata, the medieval upper town.
A swim at Pozzo Vecchio, the small beach behind the village.

For lunch:

Da Mariano on the Corricella seafront — Procida's classical lemon-and-fish lunch.
La Pergola in the upper town for the inland line.
Aboard at anchor before the run back to Naples.

Afternoon:

A last swim from the platform off Procida.
A coastal cruise around Vivara, the tiny nature reserve linked to Procida by footbridge.
A slow return crossing toward Naples.

Disembarkation, the options: