sail for (some place)
To travel by boat or ship to some location. We're flying to Athens, then we sail for the island of Naxos the very next morning. I knew she would be sailing for America soon, so I didn't want to start any sort of romantic engagement with her that had no chance of lasting.
sail for some place
to depart in a boat or ship for some place. This ship sails for Bridgetown, Barbados, at noon today. We will sail for home early in the morning.