A life at sea in service of your navigation
Sailing has been part of my daily life for over twenty years.
Over the years, I've sailed the open seas, delivered boats, learned to read the conditions, anticipate weather changes, and adapt the navigation to the boat, the location, and the people on board.
My Yachtmaster Offshore certification attests to a professional level, but it is above all the experience accumulated at sea that allows me today to offer fair, smooth, and situationally appropriate voyages.
This human and committed approach is reflected in each Private sailing cruises with a skipper proposed from Athens.
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WhatsApp: +336 17 34 75 27 E-mail: jm@najida.com
An independent skipper, fully committed on board
Najida is a sailing boat I know intimately.
I followed its preparation, its fitting out and its evolution, and I personally ensure its maintenance, organisation and technical follow-up.
Every choice on board – equipment, storage, autonomy, organisation of the deck and interior – has been conceived for one thing only: sailing with peace of mind.
Being an independent skipper means being able to decide, adjust, repair, and anticipate without relying on an external structure.
This is what guarantees the reliability of the boat and the consistency of the experience offered.
What this actually changes for your cruise
This attention to the boat and its preparation is immediately felt on board.
Navigation is smoother, quieter, more relaxed.
This allows:
- to favour sailing whenever conditions allow,
- to anticipate changes in weather or wind,
- to choose truly suitable moorings,
- to avoid unnecessary or uncomfortable situations.
Your role is not to worry about the boat, but to experience the sea, the scenery and the rhythm of the cruise.
Transfer, accompany, share the navigation
Depending on your wishes, I can also accompany you in getting to grips with the yacht:
Sails, manoeuvres, chart reading, understanding of route or anchorage choices.
Navigation then becomes a shared moment, without pressure, where we learn by doing, at the pace of the cruise.
This way of supporting and structuring life on board takes on its full meaning during Family cruises, where framework and trust are essential.
Simple, respectful and consistent navigation
Navigating is also about making choices.
On board Najida, priority is given to sailing, self-sufficiency, natural anchorages, and a discreet presence in the places visited.
This approach, both technical and respectful, allows you to discover the sea and the Greek coasts in very good conditions, without depending on marinas or heavy infrastructure.
This attentive and reassuring approach is also at the heart of 100% women’s cruises proposed from Athens.
Najida, an embodied experience
Najida is not a standard boat, and this cruise is not a mass-produced product.
This is a voyage led by an engaged skipper, on a meticulously maintained sailing yacht, for people who wish to experience the sea with simplicity, care, and coherence.
Discover the sailboat Najida Outside – Interior – Understand the environmentally responsible approach View the suggested navigation sections Gulf of Euboea – Saronic Gulf – Cyclades
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Who do you trust?
Below is the detail of my nautical experience. It reflects a life of continuous sailing, made up of personal choices, commitment, and a daily engagement with the sea.
Born 11 June 1968 – Living onboard since 2018
Boat licence – Yachtmaster Offshore qualified – Restricted Radiotelephony Certificate
Owner and professional skipper of the charter sailboat Najida
1992-1995: Owner of the yacht EVA MAY – Invader 20 based in Port Solent (UK)
Navigation in the Solent and circumnavigation of England via Ireland, Scotland and the North Sea – 2 years
1996-2000: Owner of SOLEIL – Poker 8.25m based in La Trinité-sur-Mer (France)
Navigation between Brest (France) and Spain in the Bay of Biscay
Navigation between Hendaye (France) and Santander (Spain)
1997: Skipper – Charter of a Feeling 10.40 in Saint Martin (Antilles)
2000 – 2008: Owner of NATESSIA – Sun Dance 36 based in La Trinité sur Mer (France)
Navigation between Brest (France) and Spain in the Bay of Biscay
Navigation between Hendaye (France) and Santander (Spain)
2006: A fortnight with a professional mechanic – electrics – plumbing as a handyman/assistant
2001: Skipper – Charter of a Bahia 46 catamaran in Le Marin, Martinique (Caribbean)
2008 – 2012: Owner of THALYA – 13.50m Chassiron TDM Ketch based in La Trinité sur Mer (France)
Navigation between Brest (France) and Spain in the Bay of Biscay
Navigation between Hendaye (France) and Santander (Spain)
2006: Skipper – Rental of a Sun Odyssey 50 in Le Marin – Martinique (Caribbean)
2008: Skipper – Charter of a Sun Odyssey 54 DS in Mahé (Seychelles)
2012-2018: Owner of the yawl MAENA – Bowman 46 based in Valencia (Spain)
Navigations between Gibraltar and the Balearic Islands
2018-2020: Owner of LUCKYSTAR – Atlantic 49 based in Ajaccio (Corsica)
Skipper for charters from Ajaccio to Bonifacio and Northern Sardinia (Italy)
2019: Wintering navigation ‘to Las Palmas (Canaries) via the Balearics, the Moroccan Atlantic coast, wintering and return to Ajaccio
2020: Navigations to Monastir (Tunisia) via Sardinia, Sicily, Pantelleria
2020: Replacement of the mast, boom, and complete rigging of the Luckystar following dismasting.
2020: Owner of the ketch NAJIDA – Bruce Roberts 53 – 17.90 m based in Monastir (Tunisia)
Complete interior reconstruction of the NAJIDA
Navigation between Monastir (Tunisia), Ajaccio (Corsica) and Sardinia
Skippering charters in Corsica and Italy for 120 miles per week over 3 months – Return to Monastir
Since 2021: Modifications to the Najida and addition of a sun deck
Navigations between Monastir and Mykonos (Greece)
Skipper for charters departing from Mykonos, the Cyclades – 2 months – and the Saronic Gulf – charter departing from Aegina 2 months – Return Monastir via descent and ascent of the Peloponnese, Cythera, Kefalonia, Zakynthos; Sicily, Malta
Ferry service between Monastir and Corfu (Greece)
Skippering charters from Corfu for 2 years (Greece) 4 months – Return to Monastir via the Ionian Islands, Sicily, Malta
Navigations between Monastir and Split (Croatia)
Skipper charters departing from Split for 4 months – Return to Monastir via Croatian coast, Montenegro, Corfu via Ionian Islands, Sicily, Malta
Since 1992, I've been carrying out most of the maintenance and multiple improvements on my own sailboats... and even on those of others!!!
Let's build your next cruise together. jm@najida.com – WhatsApp: +336 17 34 75 27