Leave the noise on the dock.

Not a charter. An adventure.

There is no shortage of charter companies: a week of short sails, a marina every evening, the same bay as everyone else. That is not what we do.

SatoBoat is a human adventure, led by its captain. A sailing ship setting out to discover the world, one stopover at a time. We don't go for a spin and come back to the dock — we leave.

How it began

This project didn't begin with a business plan. It began with a wish to change course: to take to the sea and see where it would lead. I bought a small boat and set off.

One year passed, then a second, then a third. More than 30,000 nautical miles later, the sea had taught me what no office ever had: on a sailing ship, only what is real counts — the wind, the weather, the people beside you.

From that road came a bigger one: an eight-year voyage around the world, on board Arrow of Ayr, with a few berths for those who want to live part of it.

Many voyages, one route

As you can see on the globe, there isn't one cruise but many: a week between Mediterranean islands, a winter in the Caribbean, an ocean crossing, an expedition to waters few people sail. Each voyage is a chapter of the route — choose yours.

What it feels like

On board, something changes. Not at once — gradually.

On your first night watch, you look for your bearings. Then something settles. A kind of clarity.

The background noise of everyday life fades away. What remains is the essential: the route, the wind, a shared meal, a conversation that carries on until sunrise. Here, the true luxury isn't comfort — it's time.

“Freedom begins with the way one chooses to spend one's time.”

Sailing with us

• No spectators on board. Take the helm, stand a watch, lend a hand in the galley — always alongside the skipper and under his watch. Or simply look at the horizon: that's allowed too.
• A small group, a professional crew. A handful of guests, so that everyone has room and finds their place.
• The deck is always open. At every stopover, we take our time: a market, a local table, a conversation on the quay. We leave each shore as we found it — or a little better.
• Safety first. A qualified skipper, a ship prepared for the open ocean, and a route that adapts to the weather.