Yacht charter Egadi Islands

The slaughter of tuna was a millenary activity that combined the need for sustenance with a bloody ritual that was justified in the primitive fight of man against the animal. This has been documented since prehistoric times (in the paintings of the Grotta del Genovese in Levanzo), and the Favignana trap remained active until very recently. Although tuna fishing takes place in a limited period of time, from the beginning of spring to June, the complex organizational machine of the trap requires laborious preparations that begin several months earlier. The vast system of nets (350,000 m2) of the tonnara is lowered into the sea between Favignana and Levanzo at a depth of about 40 meters. At the beginning of May, the tuna come from Gibraltar via the Ligurian Sea to reproduce in the warm Sicilian waters. Having entered the trap, the unfortunate fish are forced to follow the labyrinth to the slaughter room, a single net closed on the bottom by a tile, which forces them to return to the surface Here the fishermen with their boats gather in a circle around the slaughterhouse, the death chamber, starting the bloodiest phase. At the signal of the rais, the chief who is an almost literary or mythological figure, some tuna fishermen begin to lift the tile, while others with only the strength of their arms, hit the unfortunate tuna with sticks and harpoons. The unequal struggle develops tumultuously between the shaking and the large amount of blood spilled. The barbaric activity continued until recently: the last slaughter dates back to 2005. Today there are less bloody ways to fish for tuna, but the history of the trap is testified by the museum that we find in Favignana, in the former Florio factories. After the closure of the activity (born in the nineteenth century), the factory, a splendid example of industrial archeology, was transformed into an interesting multidisciplinary museum. There is an archaeological section and the part of the real trap: boats, tuna processing machinery, and multimedia supports to relive the slaughter. A curiosity: the tuna fishing activity was reopened in the Egadi Islands in 2019 and ceased a few months later because the government assigned quotas for only 14 tons, against a quantity of at least 80/100 required by local fishermen to be minimally profitable and guaranteeing a working future.

Egadi boat rental: for a wonderful holiday in one of the most beautiful archipelagos, you have multiple alternatives offered by local charters. Sailboats, to enjoy a sailing holiday in a very windy area, around the largest Marine Protected Area in the Mediterranean
Vacation in the Egadi for a week or two: you can rent a sailboat, a motor boat, a motoryacht or a catamaran. Starting point Marsala and Trapani, but also Palermo (about 60 mn from the Egadi). This last option allows you to pass through Castellamare, Scopello, Riserva dello Zingaro, San Vito Lo Capo and finally Trapani. Contact Italycharter to get all the information about models, prices and formulas: Egadi bareboat rental, Egadi yacht rental with skipper, Egadi islands luxury yacht rental. Egadi weekend boat rental: setting sail by boat or catamaran from Trapani or Marsala you can reach Favignana in a few hours, from which at the weekend it is possible to arrive in another island of the archipelago and return to the base on Sunday evening. Day Charter in the Egadi Islands: Egadi boat rental or motor boat rental A splendid day of sea and sun in which you will sail a lot, and then stop in one of the emblematic places on the island, in a crystalline sea. The charter rental can also concern the beautiful places on the coast: for example with a boat rental in Trapani with an excursion to the Saline, or a rubber boat rental in San Vito lo Capo with the trap of Scopello and the Riserva dello Zingaro. Do not hesitate to contact Italycharter: we will give you all the information and we can build the ideal holiday together

Egadi boat rental prices. On the ItalyCharter website you will find all the offers, sailing boats, motor boats, yachts and catamarans, divided by departure locations. The boats are new and in perfect maintenance. The prices for a holiday in the Egadi Islands vary according to the size of the boat, the number of cabins and the holiday formula. In fact, you can opt for an Egadi boat rental in bareboat, boat rental in the Egadi islands with skipper or crew, or luxury Egadi Islands yacht rental: all the crew at your service for a dream vacation. On the site are available the list prices for discounts, last minute offers, weekends and long weekends do not hesitate to contact us. Italycharter has many years of expertise in organizing holidays for all needs: honeymoons, customers with pets, families with children, corporate regattas and special holidays that combine sailing to the Egadi with alternative experiences (boat + yoga, boat + diving, boat + trekking)