Sailing Experience Barcelona

A sailing company based at Port Olimpic, Barcelona

Sailing Experience Barcelona runs its own sailing trips on yachts and catamarans off Barcelona, Spain, and adds land activities through partner companies. The homepage says it operates "from the heart of Barcelona, Port Olimpic Moll de Mestral" and is "Open for 365 days a year", and the packages page gives the address as Port Olimpic Moll Mestral, 08005 Barcelona. The company calls itself "the original one!" and says that, for safety, it "operate[s] only with professional skippers". Its tagline is "The Authentic Mediterranean Way of Life", and the homepage shows a Google rating of 4.9 based on 2147 reviews. The boats are its own; the Segway, helicopter, Ferrari, flamenco, museum and winery parts of its packages come from what the site calls its "partner companies", so those halves of a combined day are resold. The site runs in English, Spanish, French and German, and prices are in euros.

Shared and private sailing

The homepage search sorts trips by group size (1 to 6, 7 to 11, 12 to 22, 23 to 28), by shared, private or package, by sailboat or catamaran and by morning, afternoon or sunset. The site explains that each sailing yacht takes up to 11 guests and that catamarans take groups from 12 up to 28, with a separate menu for motor yachts and larger groups.

Shared sailboat trips are the cheapest way on board. The Vermut Time & Sailing Experience runs 1.5 hours and was listed at 39,00 € (down from 44,00 €). The Spanish Tapas and Premium Open Bar sail runs 2 hours at 49,00 € (from 59,00 €), the Unique Sunset Sailing with tapas, drinks and optional music or dinner was 56,00 €, and the Sunset Live Guitar version with tapas and an open bar was 76,00 €. The Catamaran Sunset Experience with tapas and drinks showed 79,00 €.

For a boat to yourself, the Private Sailing Experience Barcelona takes up to 12 guests for 1 to 8 hours from 219,00 €, the Private Sunset Sailing Experience with drinks and snacks for up to 12 shows 399,00 €, and the Private Catamaran Sailing Experience takes up to 35 guests from 790,00 €. The site lists add-ons: live flamenco guitar, live saxophone, a tapas menu, a pickup service, a video of the trip and cancellation or reschedule insurance.

Sail-and-land packages

The packages page pitches doing "more than one" experience in a day and pairs a sail with a partner activity. Listed prices include Escape & Sail with an escape room at 64,00 €, Yoga, Healthy Light Brunch & Sailing at 79,00 €, an E-bike Guided Tour with Cable Car and Sailing at 79,00 €, a Boutique Winery Experience by e-bike, sail or car at 79,00 € (shown down from 159,00 €), Drive&Sail with a Ferrari at 99,00 €, the Sagrada Familia guided tour with sailing at 104,00 €, Montserrat with sailing at 105,00 €, Flamenco at the Palau de la Musica Catalana with sailing at 109,00 €, a Barcelona Discovery package (walk, e-bike and sail) at 110,00 €, Sagrada Familia with Parc Guell at 126,00 €, a helicopter flight in the morning and a sail in the afternoon at 139,00 € and Sagrada Familia with Casa Batlló at 159,00 €. The intro text also mentions a Harley Davidson option.

Segway&Sail has the most detailed page, at 99,00 €. The Segway section drives from the W Hotel along the coast to the Columbus monument, through the Gothic Quarter and Ciutadella Park toward the Arc de Triomphe and the Zoo, finishing at Port Vell. Guests then sail from Port Olimpic for 1.5 hours on the company's 12 meters sailing yacht with a professional skipper. Light snacks (olives, cheese, salami and crackers) and 2 to 3 drinks per person are included; gratuities are not. The page says riders "must be above 16" for the Segway part and sets a maximum of 11 guests.

On board

The product pages describe the format rather than a fixed route: a skipper sails along the Barcelona coast while guests eat, drink and choose the music. The reviews the site displays mention swimming stops, being towed in a safety tube, paddle boards, steering the catamaran with the skipper's help and captains who talk about Barcelona's history, and several name the same skippers. For packages, the Segway page says the team sends a message to confirm the times of each activity. The homepage also invites special requests: "We are here to customize your experience", it says, listing a Spanish classical guitarist, private transfers, VIP seats at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, city tours in a supercar and helicopter flights over Barcelona as things it can arrange around a sail. Several of the displayed reviews describe multi-day group programs built this way, with a regatta, Gaudi tours and an e-bike ride to a winery.

Booking and terms

The header advertises "BOOK NOW & PAY LATER", and the Segway&Sail page spells it out: "Book now and pay 48 hours before the activity without any additional fees at check out!" The same page states "Cancelation up to 24 hours before departure" and offers extras at checkout, namely private transport to the boat and an insurance option covering rescheduling and cancellation. For last-minute package bookings, the packages page says partner activities are scheduled by availability and the team "will do our best to make it for the same day as sailing." Contact is by phone on (+34) 722 64 51 72, with a second number on the packages page, and the site has a Cancellation Policy section in its footer.

What is left open, and who it suits

Several sailing products list a price and a length in their titles but not the itinerary, the meeting time or what happens in bad weather. The 24-hour cancellation rule is stated on the Segway&Sail page; whether it applies unchanged to every product, and what the insurance extra costs, is not shown on the product cards. Children's ages and fares appear only for the Segway limit of 16, and nothing is said about accessibility for guests with limited mobility.

The company suits visitors who want an easy evening sail from a central marina with tapas and drinks included, and groups planning a private charter for a celebration, since the private boats scale from 12 up to 35 guests. The packages work for travelers who want one booking to cover both a Gaudi visit and a sail. The sale prices change, so the figure at checkout is the one to trust.