Winter sailing and yoga holidays in Guadeloupe
Explore the Carribean island of Guadeloupe on board a 40 foot catamaran, while practice yoga twice daily.
Winter is the ideal time to sail in the Caribean. The tradewinds reliably provide excellent sailing conditions, and the weather is sunny but doesn't feel to hot thanks to the constant breeze.
On this course, you will be living aboard a 40 foot sailing catamaran, exploring Guadeloupe and the nearby islands, while enjoying daily yoga classes with a very experienced teacher,
and eating delicious organic vegetarian food. Tropical sunshine and some of the best beaches in the world ae garanteed to make this holiday one you never forget!
Daily schedule
08:00 Wake up, fruit juice, anyone for a swin?
08:30 morning yoga class
10.30 Organic vegetarian brunch
11.30 Sailing
around 16:00 Arrive a new anchorage or harbour. Swim, snorkel, sightsee, and stand-up paddle
18:00 Evening yoga class
19.00 Dinner
20:00 Evening meditation, then quiet time
The teacher and skipper
Christophe has been studying and practicing yoga since 1994.
He originally trained as an Iyengar teacher in the late 1990s, but his asana practice has since been influenced by a number of other yoga styles,
particularly ashtanga vinyasa and the atma vikasa style of Acharaya Venkatesh (from Mysore), his main teacher for a number of years.
Pranayama (yogic breathing) has also been an important part of his practice from early on. His main pranayama teachers include S. OP Tewari and Emil Wendel .
More recently, his quest for a more balanced practice led him to study the teachings of Buddhism on ethics and meditation, which he found
complement and enrichhis hatha yoga practice.
Christophe
is certified by the Independant
Yoga Network as a senior (1000 hours) teacher.
He is the author of the book "Le yoga ashtanga vinyasa"(published in France by Agamat)
Christophe is also a very experienced sailor and former sailing instructor. He has sailed across the Atlantic three times, and have spend many months exploring the Caribeans on various boats.
He will be happy to teahc you sailing, and take you to the best anchorages aound Guadeloupe.
Dates and prices:
Christmas 18 – 29 December
couple or friend sharing a double cabin 5950
Single occupancy 4950
New year, 30/12- 8/01
couple or friend sharing a double cabin 5450
simngle occupancy 4550
Included in the price
accommodation on board
two meals daily (brunch and a buffer dinner) organic vegetarian food with vegan options.
2 daily yoga classes and one meditation session
Learning sailing skills
airport transfer
fuel and all boat expenses
harbour fees in the French islands (but not in the other islands, should we get there which is unlikely because of COVID travel restrictions)
Getting there
There are several airlines flying direct to Pointe a Pitre (Guaeloupe main airport) with daily flights from Paris throughout the year. The best deals are usually with Air Caraibes, but also check out Air France< In the winter, there are also regular flights from Montréal, Miami and New York, as wel as Bruxelles, Francfort and other Euroepan cities.
