Sailing Adventures

What Sailing Adventures does

Sailing Adventures is a privately-held Australian sailing tour operator headquartered in South Brisbane, Queensland, offering a portfolio of crewed luxury yacht charters, regatta racing packages, bare boat rentals, and European canal cruises to affluent individual sailing enthusiasts and small corporate groups. The company's core product lines include Sailing Tours (Cruising Adventures) aboard crewed luxury yachts across Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Canada, and France's Canal du Midi; Regatta Racing Tours at flagship events such as Hamilton Island Race Week, Airlie Beach Race Week, Phuket King's Cup, Raja Muda Selangor Regatta, Magnetic Island Race Week, and Bay of Islands Sailing Week; and Bare Boat Charter and Canal/River Boat Hire for self-skippered sailors. Per-individual pricing on flagship regatta packages is approximately A$5,250-A$5,950, positioning the offering in the premium experiential travel tier.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer transaction-fee model, converting bookings through the company's WordPress/WooCommerce website, downloadable PDF brochures, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), and direct phone/email inquiry handled personally by hosts Brian Pozzey and Cath Pozzey. There is no proprietary technology platform; the technology stack is limited to standard website CMS and booking plug-ins. The company is licensed as a travel agent through its affiliation with Integrity Travel, enabling it to broker broader travel services beyond sailing packages. Customer testimonials and word-of-mouth referrals are central to the marketing approach, reflecting a founder-led, high-touch service model rather than scaled digital acquisition.

Sailing Adventures is a micro-operator (1-10 employees) with no external institutional investment, no funding history, and no M&A or restructuring activity on record. Geographic reach spans Oceania (Australia, New Zealand), the Mediterranean (Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, France, Italy, Sardinia/Corsica), Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia), and North America (Canada). The company has participated in Hamilton Island Race Week for 21+ years as of 2020 and adapted its model during the COVID-19 pandemic by pivoting toward domestic Australian itineraries. The 2026 product lineup includes new Sardinia and Corsica Mediterranean cruises, signaling continued incremental product expansion.

Name

Sailing Adventures

Legal name

Sailing Adventures

Website

https://sailingadventures.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sailing Adventures is an Australian privately-held sailing tour operator offering crewed luxury yacht charters, regatta racing packages, and bare boat rentals across destinations in Australia, the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and North America, serving affluent individual sailing enthusiasts and small corporate groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sailing Tour Services

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721), Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Racing, Including Track Operation (7948), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Sailing Experiences (Lessons, Regattas, Day Sails) (THAJAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Day-Cruise & Excursion Boat Operators (Non-overnight) (THAEAGAG), Theme & Specialty River Cruises (Culinary/Wellness/Music/etc.) (THAEACAL), Luxury Yacht & Small-Ship Expedition Cruises (THAEABAF), Tourist & Sightseeing Cruise Operators (Day Cruises) (TLAFALAF)

Keywords

• Sailing tour packages
• Yacht charter services
• Regatta racing tours
• Bare boat charter
• Luxury sailing holidays

Headquarters

HQ city

South Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Guided Sailing Tours: All-inclusive guided sailing tours to international destinations including Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Canada, and French Canal cruises. Tours include yacht charter, accommodation, meals, and activities.
2. Regatta Racing Packages: Participation packages for yacht racing events including boat charter, race fees, accommodation, meals, and social activities. Examples include Hamilton Island Race Week, Airlie Beach Race Week, Phuket King's Cup Regatta, and Raja Muda Selangor Regatta.
3. Bare Boat Charter: Self-skippered yacht charter services for independent sailing holidays in Europe and Asia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sailing Adventures is a tour operator that sells all-inclusive, fully crewed guided sailing holidays and regatta racing packages aboard chartered yachts to international destinations including Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, France (Canal du Midi), Canada, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, and various Australian locations. The company also offers self-skippered bare-boat charter and canal/river boat hire for experienced sailors, plus corporate team-building sailing experiences. Packages typically include yacht charter, accommodation, meals, beverages, shore activities, race entry fees, and airport transfers.

Product overview

Sailing Adventures is a sailing holiday company offering a portfolio of experiences centered around guided cruising tours and regatta racing adventures. The core offerings include Sailing Tours (Cruising Adventures) aboard luxury yachts with hosts, Regatta Racing Tours at major international sailing events, and Bare Boat/Charter services for self-skippered experiences. The company operates across Mediterranean destinations (Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Sardinia, Corsica), European canals (France's Canal du Midi), North America (Canada's Vancouver Island and Desolation Sound), and Australian locations (Whitsundays, Hamilton Island, Airlie Beach). Product variants include specific regional cruises (Split to Kotor, Porto Montenegro to Split, Sardinia & Corsica) and regatta packages (Hamilton Island Race Week, Airlie Beach Race Week, Magnetic Island Race Week, Phuket King's Cup, Raja Muda Selangor Regatta). Additional services include corporate team building and gourmet food/wine sailing experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cruising Adventures (Guided Sailing Tours)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Integrity TravelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSailing Adventures is affiliated as a licensed travel agent with Integrity Travel (www.integritytravel.com.au). This affiliation enables the company to book any type of tour, airline, cruise, or travel service worldwide for their customers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sunsail: Global sailing holiday specialist offering flotilla cruises, bareboat yacht charters, and learn-to-sail packages across the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific. Directly comparable to Sailing Adventures' bareboat and guided cruising offerings, though Sunsail operates on a much larger fleet-owned scale.
• The Moorings: Worldwide yacht charter company offering crewed and bareboat sailing vacations in destinations including Croatia, Greece, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Comparable in destination overlap and bareboat model, with a much larger fleet and broader brand recognition.
• Navigare Yachting: Sailing holiday specialist operating skippered and flotilla cruises in Croatia, Greece, Italy and Turkey. Directly comparable to Sailing Adventures' Mediterranean guided-tour product.
• Dream Yacht Charter: Global yacht charter operator with a large fleet across the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean, offering bareboat, skippered and crewed charters plus sailing holidays. Closely comparable destination coverage and product mix to Sailing Adventures.
• Sail Croatia: Croatia-focused sailing holiday operator offering small-ship cruises and yacht charters along the Dalmatian Coast. Direct overlap with Sailing Adventures' core Croatia/Montenegro cruising tours.
• MedSailors: UK-based sailing holiday company running week-long flotilla and skipper-led cruises in Croatia, Greece, Italy and Spain targeted at younger sailing enthusiasts. Direct competitor in the Mediterranean guided-sailing holiday category.

Broad incumbents

• G Adventures: Large-scale small-group adventure tour operator offering sailing and cruise itineraries worldwide as part of a broader portfolio. Comparable only at the sailing-tour category level but vastly larger and broader.
• Intrepid Travel: Global small-group adventure travel company with sailing and cruise itineraries in the Mediterranean, Asia and the South Pacific. Overlaps with Sailing Adventures in destination and activity type but operates at much larger scale with much broader product depth.

Emerging players

• Sailogy: Online yacht charter marketplace aggregating bareboat and skippered charters across the Mediterranean and beyond. Competes with Sailing Adventures' bareboat charter offering through a more tech-enabled, lower-touch model.
• Classic Sailing: UK-based platform curating tall-ship and traditional sailing holidays worldwide, including regatta participation and crewed voyages. Comparable niche positioning but focused on classic vessels rather than luxury yachts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/feed/you
• Facebookfacebook.com/SailingAdventuresWorldwide
• Instagraminstagram.com/sailingadventures.au
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sailing-adventures

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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