Roma On the water

Day sailing out of the Rome marina at Ostia

Rome

You are crew for the day, not a passenger: the skipper hands over the helm and the ropes and expects you to use them. The boat leaves the marina at Ostia and works the coast off Rome.

How the day goes

  1. Board at the Porto Turistico di Roma and take the safety briefing.
  2. Out under sail, taking turns on the helm and on the winches.
  3. Back into the marina in the afternoon, or stay aboard for the sunset run.

It is hands-on by design, so if you wanted to sit still and be sailed about, a lake boat trip fits the mood better.

Where it is

Rome at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.

Rome, and where it is from Rome Rome drawn at its real position relative to Rome. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. Rome Rome

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Porto Turistico di Roma, Ostia (Roma), the address the operator publishes.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • In Rome itselfno drive at all
  • 4 honce you are there

  • Rent a car for the day

    The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.

    • You pick it up in Rome and drop it back in Rome
    • No timetable to build the day around
    • The stops on the way are the good part, and they need a car

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  • Have a driver take you, door to door

    No parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.

    • Picked up where you are staying, dropped back there
    • No parking to find and no ZTL to worry about
    • Nobody spends the day driving

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