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A week for you. On a catamaran, far out at sea.

The catamaran alone at anchor in a wide bay, turquoise water, wooded hills behind
  • Your week 7–14 November 2026 from AthensSaturday to SaturdayBreathwork and yogaGerman and English
  • Your group 6 to max. 8 retreat guestsExclusive and personalCaptain and hostess as crew
  • Your home Lagoon 50 catamaranFour double cabinsOn your own or shared
  • Your investment From EUR 2,940, includingRetreat programmeFull board on boardTwo dinners ashore

On your own

Coming on your own? That's completely normal. You share the double-bed cabin with a guest of the same gender, or you take it for yourself (EUR 900 more). Couples stay together.

Who leads the week

Breathwork and yoga

The foredeck with its nets, a quiet bay ahead

A week of breathwork and yoga: in the morning the breathing exercise on deck, in the evening a shared circle once the boat lies at anchor. Who leads the programme, Ruedi will tell you personally.

Languages: German and English

Why a boat

A group that moves

A wide bay from above: turquoise water, wooded hills, islands on the horizon

A retreat on land is a house a group lives in. A boat is a group that moves. There is no evening entertainment and no everyday life knocking at the door. Whoever is on board is there for a week — that brings a group together faster than any intention.

The surroundings still change every day without anyone packing. Each evening the boat lies somewhere else.

In late autumn, air and water are still mild, but the bays are empty. For a retreat, that is not the off-season but the better season.

The week

A week that takes you inward

Sunrise from the foredeck: the sky in orange, the sea shining, a rocky coast on the right

Every day breathwork and yoga, on deck in the morning and in the evening, once the boat lies at anchor. In between, the day belongs to you and the water.

How you can shape your day

The morning begins the way you feel it: wake your body and mind with a lap round the boat, watch the sunrise light up the day, paddle to the beach on a SUP or simply enjoy the peace and quiet on board as the day wakes up – you follow what feels right.

The group comes together for the breathing exercise, followed by a generous breakfast. Later it is anchor up or lines off, and the boat glides across the water – pure freedom.

Lying in the sun, reading a book, watching the waves: you do exactly what you feel like.

By early afternoon the boat usually lies in a bay again. You swim or simply do nothing. Excursions ashore are expressly welcome, because there is usually something special to discover. You arrange them with the programme partner; costs such as a hire car are yours.

When the sun stands low, the group comes together once more. You look back on the day and at what it has stirred in you. Then you eat together.

What applies this week

This week is alcohol-free, from the first day to the last: breathwork and alcohol do not go together. On board the hostess cooks vegetarian; on the evenings ashore you eat whatever you like.

The boat

Room for the group and room for you

A catamaran at anchor at dusk, light in the saloon, calm water all round

Example of this type.

The boat planned is a Lagoon 50.

A catamaran of around fifty feet: saloon and cockpit lie on one level, the nets wait at the bow, and up top the flybridge has a view all round. So even in a group that shares a lot, you always find a place of your own.

On your own or shared

You share a cabin with another guest, always with a guest of the same gender; couples stay together. Ruedi plans the bookings so that it works out; who shares with whom, you decide together on the first evening on board. If that leaves you alone in a cabin without asking, you pay no supplement. If you want the cabin to yourself for certain, you pay a supplement of EUR 900.

Layout of a cruising catamaran with cabins in both hulls, saloon and cockpit in the middle
The cabins, an example of this design: the 4 cabins at the ends of the hulls are the guest cabins.

Who sails the boat

Ruedi Hintermann

Ruedi Hintermann at the helm of a catamaran in the Corinth Canal, the rock face behind

Ruedi sails the boat himself, with the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore qualification and several thousand nautical miles of experience as captain on deliveries, on the open sea and with guests on board. His responsibility is your safety and your well-being; every day in the briefing he tells you where the boat is heading. If it interests you, he will show you the basics of sailing and life on board.

20 years in the hotel business make him the host of the week, together with the hostess who looks after you on board.

For me, the sea means absolute freedom.

Ruedi Hintermann

The route

Saronic Gulf, out of Athens

Aegina, Poros, Hydra and the bays in between. The route is a proposal; it is decided day by day by weather, sea state and safety.

If a storm comes up, the boat waits it out sheltered in a marina. Your programme carries on all the same, because it needs no island, only the group and you.

  1. Saturday

    A catamaran at anchor at dusk, the sky orange

    Boarding at Alimos Marina

    You come aboard in the afternoon, then the briefing on the vessel and on safety. If there is time, the boat spends the first night already out off Aegina.

  2. Sunday

    The single column of the temple of Apollo above the sea near Aegina Town

    Aegina Town

    Neoclassical façades along the harbour, pistachios in every form, and above the bay the lone column of the temple of Apollo. This close to Athens and already a holiday.

  3. Monday

    The harbour of Poros with the clock tower on the hill

    Poros

    The town climbs the hill, and the bell tower at the top is the evening walk. Alongside the quay you lie in the middle of things — this is the evening ashore.

  4. Tuesday

    The harbour of Hydra in its half-circle of stone houses, from above

    Hydra

    No cars, only donkeys and stone stairs; the harbour a half-circle of captains' houses. The boat anchors outside, and you go in by dinghy.

  5. Wednesday

    Perdika and, opposite, the island of Moni, clear water in between

    Moni, off Perdika

    An uninhabited island with peacocks and wild goats, the water glass-clear over pale ground. Opposite lies Perdika, whose tavernas serve the catch of the day.

  6. Thursday

    Dragonera bay on Agistri, pines down to the water

    Agistri

    Pines down to the water, turquoise bays, no traffic. A last swim at anchor before the way back on Friday.

  7. Friday

    View from the helm in the first light, calm water, mountains on the horizon

    Back to Athens

    The way back in one piece; by the afternoon the boat lies at Alimos Marina again. The last evening on board belongs to the group.

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The weather at the time of travel

In early November the Saronic Gulf is mild. The Meltemi of high summer has died down.

Air 20 °C by day, 13 °C at night, a degree cooler by mid-month
Water 21 °C, towards 20 °C by mid-month
Rain on roughly every seventh day, a little more often in the second week of November
Wind mostly 2 to 4 Beaufort, mainly from the north, at times from the south
Daylight a good ten and a half hours in early November, a good ten hours by mid-month

Climate averages 1991–2020 for the first two weeks of November; air, rain and wind from the Hellinikon weather station near Alimos Marina, water from satellite measurements in the Saronic Gulf.

The price

The price and what it includes

EUR 2,940

per person and week, everything on board included

Seven nights, one price: EUR 2,940. Your cabin, three meals a day from the galley, captain and hostess, the programme in the morning and in the evening, a different bay every day. No kitty, no settling up afterwards. Around EUR 420 a day.

Included

  • 7 nights on board
  • Full board from the galley
  • Captain, boat handling and safety briefing
  • Hostess for galley and ship's routine
  • Fuel, harbour and anchoring fees
  • Two dinners ashore, with drinks
  • Bed linen and towels
  • Stand-up paddleboards on board
  • Cruising-ground chart
  • The programme with the programme partner

Not included

  • Travel to Athens and back
  • Excursions ashore, if you take any
  • Personal spending ashore
  • Travel insurance

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Impressions from on board

What happens next

The boat is booked only once the group is complete

  1. 1

    You put your name down

    You send your registration, and Ruedi gets back to you personally with the next steps.

  2. 2

    By 27 October 2026 the group is complete

    Once 6 guests have come together, Ruedi books the boat firmly and confirms the week to you in writing. Now you book your flight. The balance is due 3 days after the confirmation.

  3. 3

    Otherwise everything goes back

    If the group does not come together by the cut-off date, the week does not take place. Your deposit then comes back to you in full within 10 days, with no deductions.

The terms of participation in full →

Questions

What you may be asking yourself

Will I get seasick?
The boat sails only a few hours a day, in sheltered waters between the islands, and a catamaran hardly heels. If you are sensitive, stay on deck and look at the horizon; your body usually adjusts after a day or two. Tablets help if you take them before casting off. Seasickness can never be ruled out entirely.
Which language is the week in?
The sessions and the conversations on board are in German and English.
Who else is on board?
6 to 8 guests, booked alone or as a pair, plus the programme partner, the hostess and Ruedi as captain. Retreat weeks of this kind are new — you are among the first.
What if I have to cancel?
The week is confirmed in writing as soon as 6 deposits have been received by the cut-off date of 27 October 2026. Until that confirmation you may withdraw at any time; your deposit is refunded less a handling fee of EUR 100. From the confirmation onwards, the boat and services are firmly booked; if you withdraw after that, you owe the full amount. Up to 3 days before departure you may name a replacement person; if they take over your place, the amount paid is refunded less a handling fee of EUR 100. If the group has not come together by the cut-off date, the week is cancelled and you get everything back without deduction.
What should I bring?
Little, and comfortable. Bed linen and towels are on board, and before departure you get a packing list and the rules on board.
When is the right time to book my flight?
Book your flight only once Ruedi confirms that the week is going ahead – by 27 October 2026 at the latest.

Something else? Write to ruedi@hh-partners.com — the reply comes within one working day.

Registration

Put your name down

Your request registers your interest; it is not yet a booking. Ruedi will get back to you personally with the next steps.

This is where Ruedi's reply arrives.

Address

For the invoice and the crew list.

For short-notice messages before and during the week; at sea email often does not reach you.

For the harbour authority’s crew list and your personal profile for the individual sessions.

Name and phone number of a person Ruedi may call in an emergency — for the crew list.

DateSat 7–14 November 2026 · Breathwork and yoga

You share with a guest of the same gender; who shares with whom, you decide together on the first evening on board.

If the two of you are coming: first and last name of the person you share the cabin with. Otherwise leave it empty.

Diet

Optional — what the galley needs to know, including allergies and intolerances. You can also send it later.

Are there any health matters you would like to discuss confidentially with the programme partner beforehand?

For example a mental illness, ongoing medical or therapeutic treatment, regular medication, pregnancy, a condition of the heart, circulation or airways, or epilepsy. The form does not ask for diagnoses; the programme partner will get in touch within three days.

Ruedi uses your details solely to organise this week — the crew list, catering on board and communication with you. He passes them on only to the crew, to the programme partner for your personal profile, to the harbour authority for the crew list and to the company the boat is booked with, and keeps them only as long as organisation and settlement require.

The essentials

Price
EUR 2,940 per person, everything on board included
Cut-off date
By 27 October 2026 at the latest, it is decided whether the week goes ahead.
Confirmation
As soon as the group is complete, you receive a written confirmation, and the balance falls due within 3 days.
Meeting point
Saturday, 7 November, 1 to 3 pm, the Edem restaurant at the entrance to Alimos Marina, Athens