A week at sea, with people worth meeting.
Three private guest cabins on a 40–42 ft catamaran. Skipper and hostess aboard. Tuscany, Corsica and northern Sardinia — one carefully built week at a time.
Two ways to come
Book a cabin, or take the whole boat.
Oblige Social
You come alone or as a pair. You get your own double cabin with its own bathroom. The other guests, four or five of them, are chosen with the Oblige Compass so the six of you fit.
–per guest, per week
+ per guest · cleaning before/after, bed linen & towels, welcome kit (beach towel, slippers, courtesy kit)+ cash fund per guest
Oblige Private
Your group. Your catamaran. Your week. Up to six guests, your route within our sailing area, your table. Skipper and hostess come with the boat.
–whole boat, per week
+ per guest · cleaning before/after, bed linen & towels, welcome kit (beach towel, slippers, courtesy kit)+ cash fund per guestWhy six
Not a party boat. Not a flotilla. Six people who eat at the same table.
- Three cabins, three bathrooms. The catamaran has four double cabins. One is ours. The other three are yours, each with its own door and its own bathroom.
- The same two people every week. The skipper owns the boat and sails every week of the season. The hostess cooks, plans the days ashore and keeps the boat a home.
- Social weeks are built, not filled. Twelve short questions tell us who likes early swims, who likes late dinners, who needs quiet. We put together people who want the same week.
Where we sail
Three routes, all within a day's sail of a sheltered bay.
Tuscan Islands loop
Giglio, Giannutri and Elba from the Argentario. Short hops, clear water, villages for dinner. Our easiest week.
See the full route
Elba & eastern Corsica
One open-water crossing to Corsica, then the east coast down to Porto-Vecchio. Granite, pines, French bread.
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Bonifacio & northern Sardinia
Starts and ends in Bonifacio. The Lavezzi, the Strait, Santa Teresa and the northern Sardinian coast. Our wildest water.
See the full routeSeason 2027
Next weeks
Prices are per week. Social is per guest; Private is the whole boat for up to six. Every guest adds a service & welcome fee for cleaning, linen and welcome kit, plus a cash fund for food aboard, fuel, moorings and park fees, shared and accounted for on the last evening.
Questions people ask first
I would be coming alone. Who will I end up with?
Four or five other adults, most of them also travelling solo or as a pair, matched with the Compass. We tell you the group's shape (ages, countries, how many solo) before you confirm. You can say no.
Do I have to be sociable all week?
No. You have your own cabin and bathroom, a trampoline at the bow and a stern platform. Meals are together; the rest is yours.
What is the €200 service & welcome fee?
per guest. It covers professional cleaning before and after the week, bed linen and towels, plus a personal welcome kit with beach towel, slippers and courtesy kit. It is a fixed service fee, separate from the shared cash fund.
What does the cash fund cover?
Food and drink aboard, fuel, mooring buoys and harbour nights, marine-park fees. per guest, kept in a shared kitty. Whatever is left is returned.
Is it safe? Do I need sailing experience?
No experience needed. A professional skipper is in command, the boat is registered for charter and insured for paying guests, and we sail in a protected area with a bay within reach every afternoon.