MaltaBetween Europe and Africa, yesterday and today

Jill Grigoleit

 · 23.06.2026

A family sailing trip on a catamaran around Malta – the historic Mediterranean island between Sicily and the north coast of Africa.
Photo: Johannes Erdmann
​Malta is not a destination for long-distance sailing. Nowhere else in the Mediterranean are spectacular natural landscapes, historic harbours and modern marinas so close together as on this small archipelago between Sicily and North Africa.

At the same time, the area requires a willingness to compromise: sheltered anchorages are scarce around Malta, marinas are often expensive, and in the high season, sailors have to share the most beautiful bays with excursion boats and day trippers.

​In our three-part travel feature, we showcase the country from a variety of perspectives: from the glamorous marinas and bays of the north coast, through the natural scenery around Comino and the west coast, to the historic heart of Valletta. The series is complemented by a detailed guide containing all the essential information you need to plan your sailing trip.

Malta – all four parts:


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Jill Grigoleit

Jill Grigoleit

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Jill Grigoleit was born in Hanover in 1985. An early childhood memory is the large collection of YACHT and SURF magazines from her sailing and surfing enthusiast father. However, growing up in a small Swabian village on the Neckar, she had less to do with water sports in her childhood, apart from a few trips to the Baltic Sea with her family. After studying journalism in Bremen and Hanover, she went into television for a few years. Through a few lucky coincidences, she ended up on the water in 2011 and then returned to the written word professionally. For over ten years, she lived with her family on a houseboat in their own harbor south of Hamburg and wrote a book about houseboat building and life with children on the water. Since 2020, she has mainly been writing travel reports and features about people who live and work on and near the water for BOOTE. She has been a permanent member of the Delius Klasing water sports editorial team since January 2024.

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