CILYC
Philippine Waters — Our Sailing Ground
Where the wind
tells us where to go.
Eleven islands. Two primary coastlines. One private trimaran positioned each season at the exact stretch of water that earns it. This is not a schedule. It is a way of sailing.
Two coastlines.
One yacht.
Primary Sailing Grounds
CILYC is the only private charter in the Philippines that follows the seasons between Cebu and El Nido — positioning where the wind, water, and light are at their absolute finest.
Seasonal Homeport
Cebu & the Visayas
El Nido & Coron
Primary Homeport
When the northeast wind arrives, it finds Cebu's sheltered waters calm and Mactan's reefs alive with colour. The Visayan Sea opens gently, and our trimaran moves south through straits that deliver the Philippines at its most intimate.
From November onwards, we follow the drying winds northwest to Palawan. By February, Bacuit Bay is glassy and golden — the karst islands casting long shadows across lagoons no other craft can reach. El Nido rewards those who arrive by private sail.
The wider archipelago.
Extended Waters
These are the islands we detour toward when the wind permits or a charter warrants. Each one holds a reason to anchor.
Mindanao
Siargao
Surigao del Norte · Mindanao
Where the Pacific swell arrives unbroken. The best surfing in the archipelago, and reef passages that reward patient skippers.
Visayas
Boracay
Aklan · Western Visayas
The famous white strand — arrived at by private sail rather than a ferry queue. Anchor off the northern tip at dawn, before anyone else arrives.
Cebu Strait
Camotes
Central Cebu · Camotes Sea
Four islands, almost no tourists, and a lake that connects directly to the sea. The Camotes are what Cebu's coast looked like a generation ago.
2 hrs from Cebu
Bohol
Central Visayas
Balicasag Reef for diving, Panglao's white shores, and the Chocolate Hills visible from the water at the right angle. A full day's charter unto itself.
Visayas
Siquijor
Central Visayas
The island Filipinos call enchanted. Fireflies in its mangroves, waterfalls in its interior, and coral gardens that have barely been touched.
Mindanao
Camiguin
Northern Mindanao
More volcanoes per square kilometre than any island on earth. Sunken cemetery, hot springs at sea's edge, and apricot reefs below the surface.
N. Cebu
Malapascua
Northern Cebu
The only place in the world with reliable daily encounters with thresher sharks. Tiny island, extraordinary water. A day's sail from Cebu City.
NW Cebu
Bantayan
Northern Cebu
Flat, wind-scoured, and rimmed with fine white sand. Bantayan is where kite sailors come to disappear for a week and forget they have phones.
All extended destinations depart from either Cebu or El Nido. Routes and timing are tailored to each charter. Available on multi-day and expedition bookings.