Zarah (Aventura 37)
2025 · 10.9 m · 4 cabins · 8 berths
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Specifications & Equipment
10.9m · 2025 · Catamaran
What KateBot thinks
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Perfect for groups This 2025 Aventura 37 catamaran sleeps up to 8 across 4 cabins, making it ideal for families or friends wanting to charter together without splitting costs across multiple boats. The dual-hull design gives you stability and room to move around, which matters when you're sharing close quarters for a week.
Well-equipped modern cat You're getting a genuinely new boat with thoughtful additions: electric winches take the grunt work out of sailing, the sprayhood keeps the helm comfortable in rougher conditions, and the teak cockpit feels upscale. Electric toilets and a solid inverter system mean fewer daily hassles, and the lazy bag system suggests this operator understands charter life.
Reasonable value proposition A €4,000 deposit on a 2025 four-cabin catamaran is competitive for what you're getting, newer build, good spec, and capacity for group economies of scale. Catamarans typically cost more per berth than monohulls, but the space and comfort justify it here.
One honest note The listing doesn't specify the charter base location, which matters significantly for international travellers calculating airport transfers and flight logistics. I'd confirm the base with Barcando directly, the difference between a 30-minute transfer and a 2-hour drive affects your arrival experience substantially.
KateBot is SailChecker's AI sailing assistant, trained on Kate's real charter correspondence. Kate and the human team still review every booking, KateBot drafts, Kate decides.
Where Charters Went
Yacht charter overnight stops in Aeolian islands: Portorosa, Capo d'Orlando, Milazzo, Tropea and Reggio Calabria
The heat map shows recorded overnight stops from round trips made by charter yachts tracked by AIS from Aeolian islands: Portorosa, Capo d'Orlando, Milazzo, Tropea and Reggio Calabria during the 2026 season so far. You can use it to see where those yachts spent their nights and compare that with your own yacht charter plans. It is not a navigation guide.
Where charter yachts spent their nights
Cala Junco appeared on 62% of trips, Porto di Levante on 57%, Santa Marina Salina on 51% and Stromboli Porto on 50%. Porto di Levante was the most common first night at 34% and last night at 16%. The furthest straight-line point from base was 40 to 60 nm on 53% of trips, and 92% fell in the Aeolian islands destination group.
Planning your charter route
Use the recorded stops as a starting point for your charter plans. The full map gives you more to compare, and you can ask us about a route from Aeolian islands: Portorosa, Capo d'Orlando, Milazzo, Tropea and Reggio Calabria for this type of boat.
- Cala Junco62%
- Porto di Levante57%
- Santa Marina Salina51%
These figures cover all charter boats in this area, not this boat alone.
The marina & destination
Capo d'Orlando Marina
Based at Capo d'Orlando Marina, Italy . Zarah is operated by Barcando Charter.
Good to know
- Location
- Capo d'Orlando Marina · Italy
- Licences
- ICC or RYA Day Skipper licence and VHF certificate are required. Italian operators ask for a sailing CV; conditions are stricter in the Aeolian Islands than on the mainland.
- Security deposit
- €4,000
- Cancellation
- Cancellation terms are operator-specific and disclosed in the charter contract before payment. As a rule, most Mediterranean operators retain the full charter fee within 30 days of departure; we recommend charter cancellation insurance (typically 4-5% of the charter fee).
Getting there
Flights to Italy
The nearest international airports for this base, with a quick note on which suits which marina. Final transfer arrangements are confirmed at quote time.
Amalfi Coast: Salerno, Capri, Procida bases. Naples is the main hub; train link to the marinas.
Sardinia north coast: Cala dei Sardi, Cannigione, Porto Cervo bases.
Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. Daily flights from London and Rome.
Possible routes
Italy · west coast & islands
A starting point, not a script: pick one as a template and we'll tailor the dates, stops, and pace to your crew.
Amalfi Coast
Spectacular but anchorages crowd in July-August. Book restaurant moorings ahead.
1Salerno
2Amalfi
3Positano
4Capri
5Procida
Sardinia & La Maddalena
Turquoise water and granite islands. Two-country tick (Italy + Corsica/France) without long sails.
1Olbia
2Maddalena
3Caprera
4Bonifacio
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