Yacht charter Greece is the chance to live a unique experience. With the tradition of thousands of years of sailing with an unforgettable sailing adventure beginning in Athens, the crown jewel of the Mediterranean. Breathtaking sights from the sea abound-ancient temples, charming ports, stacks of white houses on hillsides and beaches like no others. Your yacht charter vacation choices in the Aegean, the Ionian, the Sporades and the Dodecanese are tailor-made for a wide range of sailing experiences.
Greece offer all the types of yacht charter such as bareboat charter, skippered, crewed yacht charter, catamaran, sailboat, motoryacht and luxury yachts charter.
The picturesque, historical and cosmopolitan clusters of the Cyclades and Saronic Islands will definitely impress you. Sail Greece Yachting offers fully equipped crewed sail boat charters, bareboat yacht charter rentals for unforgettable sailing holidays in Greece and the greek islands.
There are a large number of islands within the Aegean sea such as those in the north-east - the Sporades Islands, the Cyclades Islands and the Dodecanese Islands - as well as the more isolated ones in the south such as Crete.
- The Cyclades are made up of 39 islands, of which only 24 are inhabited.
- The Sporades, situated along Greece’s central mainland and Evia, have kept the authentic island habitat and tradition ,which has remained the same over the centuries.
- The Dodecanese is made up of twelve large islands and other smaller ones, each with it’s unique characteristics and charm.
- Finally, the ocean that stretches from the Attica coast to that of Peloponnesian coast, is filled with yet another group of small islands in the Saronic Gulf.
Climate
The geographic positioning also allows for alternating weather patterns, with cool winters and warm exotic summers, cooled by a prevailing winds called the “meltems.” But the most prevalent characteristic of the climate in Greece is the ever present sunshine. It can be said with no exaggeration that there are more than 3000 sun hours per year. The heat in the summer can be strong, especially in the southern islands, with water temperatures ranging in the 25 to 28 degrees zone from June to October.
Seasons
Low season: October to April
Middle season: April, June and September
High season: July and August
Marinas & starting points
Athens (Alimos Kalamaki), Lavrion, Saros and Paros : starting point to Saronic Gulf and Cyclades (Naxos, Mykonos...).
Rhodes, Kos and Samos Islands: starting point to Dodecanese or Turkey (Bodrum).
Skiathos, Milina : starting point to Sporades (Skopelos, Skyrhos…).
Corfu, Lefkada and Vounaki: starting point to Ionian Sea (Paxos, Zakynthos...).
Health
The general organization of Greek Social Security is the IKA. Member of the EC must notify their social security agency before departing in order to obtain the required information to have access to free medical and hospital treatment in Greece.
Bareboat Exp.Level and qualifications
From 1 easy to 5 very experienced: 3/4.
We could provide a skipper service for your first day's sail from our base to familiarize the crew with the boat.
To charter a yacht in Greece it is necessary for one crew member to have a sailing certificate or licence. If such a document is not required in your country, a reference from a yacht club verifying the competence of the skipper is acceptable. All you need to do is provide the base with the necessary information and all formalities will be dealt with for you.
Practical informations
Electricity : 220 V
Currency : Euro
Language : Greek, english
