Caribbean cruises with Sailing-Classics: Sailing holidays in the Dominican Republic
Sailing-Classics
· 18.10.2021
There is no sailing tradition on this second largest Caribbean island like in the former English or French islands of the Lesser Antilles and only a few blue water sailors are travelling there.
Quite wrongly, because the Dominican Republic boasts a very varied, diverse landscape, from deep valleys and dry areas in the south-west to fertile plains, several large mountain ranges with the highest mountain in the Caribbean, Pico Duarte, at almost 3,100 metres in the interior, national parks, sugar cane plantations, cattle farms, palm groves, cocoa and tobacco cultivation in the south and east. The historic old town of Santo Domingo (UNESCO World Heritage Site) is particularly worth seeing with its Gothic city centre, the cathedral, which was the first to be built in the New World, imposing colonial buildings, city palaces and lively squares lined with inviting cafés.
The absolute highlight, however, are the humpback whales in the huge bay of Samaná. Around 1/3 of all North Atlantic whales mate and give birth there (January - March), which means around 5000 animals spend at least a few days in these shallow waters (mothers with newborn calves stay for several weeks). There are therefore few places in the world where there is a similarly high probability of sighting these huge marine mammals, up to 17 metres long, with their songs and water ballets, during which the animals catapult themselves almost completely out of the water and then dive back in with a loud clapping sound.
You will always meet friendly, cosmopolitan people when exploring the island. You can also look forward to relaxed sailing in the trade winds, icing sugar beaches, palm trees and turquoise-coloured sea. The trade winds are often somewhat more moderate than in the rest of the Caribbean, ideal for swimming and snorkelling. It is also usually dry during the sailing season from January to April.
The following video takes you on board in the Dominican Republic:
On the ships KAIRÓS (38 m, max. 16 overnight guests), CHRONOS and RHEA (54 m, max. 26 guests), Sailing-Classics offers a mixture of an authentic sailing experience on large sailing yachts with the comfort and service similar to a cruise.
The travel experience itself is yacht sailing, just as you are or would be travelling on your own yacht, relaxed sailing with plenty of time for swimming, shore excursions and relaxation, without the constraints of a fixed routing. With Sailing-Classics you receive a route recommendation for the week in question. The exact itinerary, however, depends on the current wind and weather conditions and ideally also on the interests of the guests.
Further information is available at: www.sailing-classics.com/segeltoerns-segelreviere/karibiktoerns/dominikanische-republik/
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