30 Years of Experience
I was born in Sardinia in 1975 and I have been facing the sea for more than 30 years.
After the experience on board navy ships, in 1997 I chose to embark on a deep-sea fishing vessel to re-embrace my passion for fishing. It was a fantastic decade, very formative both on a professional level and on a human level, and which I always remember with pleasure.
In 2008 I returned to my beloved island to settle on the Costa Smeralda and buy my first boat: Patrizia, a wonderful little fishing goiter that allowed me to earn a living and rediscover direct contact with nature. For two years sunrises and sunsets accompanied me, the swimming of dolphins and the call of lesser shearwaters.
Then finally in 2016 arrives Annina II, a "bilancella" built in the 60s in Carloforte and moored in Bosa in a state of decay. I decide to save her from demolition and recover it. Still today Annina sails in excellent health and is ready to welcome you for extraordinary excursions in the waters of Carloforte and Sant'Antioco.
I wait for you,
I was born in Sardinia in 1975 and have been facing the sea for more than 30 years.
After experience aboard Navy ships, I chose to embark on an offshore fishing vessel in 1997 to re-embrace my passion for fishing. It has been a fantastic decade, very formative on both the craft and the human level, and one that I always remember with pleasure.
In 2008, I returned to my beloved island to settle in Costa Smeralda and buy my first boat: Patrizia, a wonderful small fishing gozzo that allowed me to earn a living and regain direct contact with nature. For two years I was accompanied by sunrises and sunsets, the swimming of dolphins and the call of the lesser shearwaters.
Then finally in 2016 comes Annina II, a barque built in the 1960s in Carloforte and moored in Bosa in a state of disrepair. I decide to save her from demolition and salvage her. Today, Annina still sails in excellent health and is ready to welcome you for extraordinary excursions in the waters of Carloforte and Sant'Antioco.
I am waiting for you,
your captain Luca
Our excursions
Our trips depart from the port of Calasetta and offer two destinations: Carloforte (island of San Pietro) and the island of Sant'Antioco in southern Sardinia. The boat follows the coastline so you can observe its magnificent cliffs, hidden caves, large beaches, and striking coves. Thanks to the low walls, you travel at the water's edge, in contact with nature and immersed in an unforgettable landscape.
St. Peter's Island
Carloforte is an ancient village of Tabarchan foundation, among its picturesque narrow streets you can still hear the Genoese accent. The coastline is largely untouched and wild, with an alternation of high cliffs, caves, curiously shaped cliffs and wonderful beaches.
The sea is everywhere very clean, transparent. On our excursions, the Annina II boat frequently stops for swim stops either on shallow sandy bottoms or in areas where rocks and posidonia offer beautiful snorkeling opportunities.
The hull seems suspended over the water when we are at anchor in Le Spine Bay, a lonely area surrounded by incredible silence broken only by the call of the queen's hawk. Other stops include the Cape Sandalwood lighthouse, La Bobba beach, the Tonnara, the Mezzaluna reef, Cala Fico, and Punta Nera.
Island of Sant'Antioco
Sant'Antioco is the largest of the Sulcis islands and all of southern Sardinia. This ancient land shows numerous testimonies of
Sant'Antioco is the largest among the islands of Sulcis and all of southern Sardinia. A very ancient land, it shows numerous evidences of the Nuragic and Punic civilizations.
The coastline is intact, from the boat we see sheer barren cliffs, clearings covered with Mediterranean scrub, caves and deep inlets that hide wonderful little beaches.
We stop at the most scenic spots: the long Spiaggia Grande beach, the Mangiabarche lighthouse, the Mezzaluna gulf, the incredible seabed of Porto Susciau and Cala Lunga.
As on the island of San Pietro, the water is crystal clear and in the underwater landscape, rich in fish, rocks, posidonia and sand alternate.
Typical lunch and aperitif
Your boat trip includes lunch on board with vegetables from the Sant'Antioco gardens and the typical cassulli of Carloforte prepared with fresh pesto and local tuna .
In the afternoon we will carefully choose a quiet cove for a refreshing aperitif with the renowned wine of the Sulcitan islands.
Boat equipment
Annina II is equipped with all the safety and rescue equipment to make your boat excursion pleasant and peaceful on any occasion.
There is no shortage of accessories to explore the transparent seabed with a snorkeling tour: mask and snorkel are at your disposal!