April
LowSea 17–19° · Air 20–23° · Very quiet
Still cool for swimming, but the bays are completely empty. The coast is green and the almonds are in blossom. The cheapest month of the year.
Wind: Variable, occasional southerly
Prices
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A charter price isn't a fixed list. The month you leave, the number of nights and how far ahead you decide all shape the total. Here is every part of it, in the open.
Prices
Weeklypricebymonth
What seven nights costs, month by month, on the median yacht in the fleet. Your own yacht's price is calculated night by night on its listing page.
A booking is confirmed with a 30% deposit; the balance is paid on handover day. Prices include 20% VAT.
Whatsetstheprice?
01
Season
Every night carries its own seasonal rate. A charter spanning two seasons prices itself correctly — a week starting 28 August and ending 5 September is billed as four peak nights and four high-season nights.
02
Length
On short charters the crew and turnaround cost is spread over fewer nights, so the nightly rate rises. On long ones it falls. It's a continuous curve, not a set of tiers: four nights is about 17% dearer, fourteen about 10% cheaper.
03
Start day
Saturday is the standard changeover day and the fleet is built around it. Starting on another day carries a small difference, because the yacht sits idle for a day.
04
How early
Deciding early is worth something to the owner too: a yacht with a closed calendar isn't negotiating. That's why early bookings carry a discount.
Whenshouldyoubook?
Unlike air fares, charter prices don't fall at the last minute — the number of yachts is fixed and the good ones go first.
6+ months ahead
Widest choice
January and February are when the July and August weeks close. If you want a particular yacht or a particular week, this is where you need to be.
3–6 months ahead
Balanced
The early-booking discount still applies and there is real choice in the fleet. This is where most guests decide.
1–3 months ahead
Narrowing
The discount window has closed. What's left for peak season tends to be either very large or very small.
Under a month
Down to luck
Cancellations do free up weeks, but you can't plan around them. In May and October, on the other hand, last minute genuinely works.
Bookings made 90 days or more in advance carry a 5% early-booking discount.
When to go
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The Aegean season opens in April and closes in October. The same bay in July is not the same place it is in May — the price, the crowd and the water all change.
| Sea | Air | Crowds | Wind | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AprilStill cool for swimming, but the bays are completely empty. The coast is green and the almonds are in blossom. The cheapest month of the year. | 17–19° | 20–23° | Very quiet | Variable, occasional southerly | Low |
| MayMost skippers' favourite month. Swimmable water, heat that hasn't arrived yet, empty anchorages. The best value-to-experience balance of the season. | 19–21° | 24–27° | Quiet | Light, afternoon breeze | Low |
| JuneThe best month for sailing. The sea has warmed, the crowds haven't come, the wind is reliable. If you can travel before schools break up, choose here. | 22–24° | 28–31° | Building | Steady meltemi, 4–5 knots in the afternoon | Mid |
| JulyThe sea at its best, but you need to anchor early to claim a spot. Air conditioning and a generator stop being luxuries and become requirements. | 25–26° | 33–36° | Busy | Strong meltemi, 5–6 knots in the afternoon | High |
| AugustThe peak: warmest water, highest prices, fullest bays. Popular boats are booked in January and February. | 26–28° | 34–38° | Busiest | Meltemi at its strongest | Peak |
| SeptemberThe month for people who know. The sea is as warm as August, the crowds have gone, prices have started to fall. The first half is still high season. | 25–26° | 29–32° | Thinning | Meltemi softening | High |
| OctoberThe season's quiet close. Still swimmable, bays empty, the light at its very best. Weather can turn, so keep the plan flexible. | 22–24° | 24–27° | Very quiet | Calm, occasional southerly | Low |
May
LowSea 19–21° · Air 24–27° · Quiet
Most skippers' favourite month. Swimmable water, heat that hasn't arrived yet, empty anchorages. The best value-to-experience balance of the season.
Wind: Light, afternoon breeze
June
MidSea 22–24° · Air 28–31° · Building
The best month for sailing. The sea has warmed, the crowds haven't come, the wind is reliable. If you can travel before schools break up, choose here.
Wind: Steady meltemi, 4–5 knots in the afternoon
July
HighSea 25–26° · Air 33–36° · Busy
The sea at its best, but you need to anchor early to claim a spot. Air conditioning and a generator stop being luxuries and become requirements.
Wind: Strong meltemi, 5–6 knots in the afternoon
August
PeakSea 26–28° · Air 34–38° · Busiest
The peak: warmest water, highest prices, fullest bays. Popular boats are booked in January and February.
Wind: Meltemi at its strongest
September
HighSea 25–26° · Air 29–32° · Thinning
The month for people who know. The sea is as warm as August, the crowds have gone, prices have started to fall. The first half is still high season.
Wind: Meltemi softening
October
LowSea 22–24° · Air 24–27° · Very quiet
The season's quiet close. Still swimmable, bays empty, the light at its very best. Weather can turn, so keep the plan flexible.
Wind: Calm, occasional southerly
From November to March the fleet is in refit and the calendar is closed.
Included
- Yacht charter with full crew
- Fuel for the standard itinerary
- Harbour and marina fees in Turkish waters
- Cruising permit and transit log
- Bed linen, towels and cleaning
- The water sports equipment on board
Not included
- Food and drink (can be added as an extra)
- Port and visa costs when crossing to the Greek islands
- Airport transfer
- Personal spending
- Crew gratuity (customarily 5–10%)
Cancellation
- Free cancellation more than 60 days ahead; the deposit is refunded in full.
- Cancelling 30–59 days ahead refunds half of the deposit.
- Within the last 30 days the deposit is not refunded.
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The figures above are a fleet average. The real number depends on the yacht and the days you pick — choose dates on any listing and the night-by-night breakdown appears.
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