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Superyacht · August

Superyacht Charter Greece in August

August in the Aegean on a 50m+ yacht is the most-requested charter on earth. Here is the reality of fleet, pricing, and availability.

Last updated August 2026

Yachts for this brief

Specs that match

LA PELLEGRINA 1, 50m, Couach

5 cabins, 12 guests · 9 crew

€180,000 - €235,000 (rate card)

The August week that commits first

KOKOMO NIGHTS, 47.5m, Picchiotti

6 cabins, 12 guests · 10 crew

€120,000 - €140,000 (rate card)

Classic superyacht, ten crew for twelve

PAREAKI II, 39m, Maiora 126

5 cabins, 12 guests · 8 crew

€98,000 - €115,000 (rate card)

21 knots and stabilisers for the Cyclades Meltemi

ELYSIUM, 64m passenger ship

6 cabins, up to 49 guests · 24-28 crew

€162,500 (rate card)

A party beyond twelve

Crewed catamaran 12-24m

3-6 cabins · 2-5 crew

€17,000 - €90,000 (Greek Charter Index 2026)

Families and groups of friends, by length

August is the most requested month on every Index band, and the largest yachts commit first. APA runs 30 to 40% of base on motor yachts; on a EUR 200,000 week that is a working float of EUR 60,000 to 80,000. Every rate above is per yacht per week before VAT and APA, from the yacht's own card.

Sample itinerary

7-day skeleton

  1. Day 1

    Embark Mykonos · Ornos

    Board in the afternoon and anchor at Ornos, 6 to 12 metres over sand with excellent shelter from the north wind and a tender dock ashore. The first night in the lee, with the town a short ride away.

  2. Day 2

    Delos by tender · Psarou

    Delos in visiting hours, roughly eight in the morning to three in the afternoon, the yacht lying off in 10 to 18 metres while the tender runs the party to the site. Afternoon at Psarou, 8 to 15 metres over sand, for Nammos and the beach service to the yacht.

  3. Day 3

    Paros · Antiparos, Soros Bay

    South in the morning calm to the Antiparos channel. Soros Bay on the south of Antiparos is 6 to 12 metres over sand with excellent holding and shelter from every direction, arguably the clearest water in the Cyclades; Naoussa is the pretty village but open to the Meltemi, so the night is spent at Soros or on the Meltemi-protected west side at Parikia.

  4. Day 4

    Ios · Manganari

    Manganari on the south coast of Ios, a wide sandy bay in 4 to 10 metres, well protected from the Meltemi and open only to the south. The calm night; the port at Yialos has excellent shelter too, but August nightlife on the quay.

  5. Day 5

    Santorini · the caldera

    Mooring buoys at Ammoudi below Oia, where the caldera is 80 to 180 metres deep and no anchor holds, for the sunset; or alongside at Vlychada on the south coast, the marina that takes yachts to 60 metres, with Akrotiri and Red Beach by tender. The caldera basin shields most winds.

  6. Day 6

    Milos · Adamas

    West to Milos and into Adamas Bay, 5 to 10 metres over mud and sand, the most reliable lee on the island in the Meltemi and the all-weather base for a morning on the yacht's own tender or a car to Sarakiniko.

  7. Day 7

    Return Mykonos · Kalafati or Ornos

    The long run north in the morning calm. Last night at Kalafati on the east coast, 6 to 10 metres over sand and the best Meltemi shelter on Mykonos, or back at Ornos for the town; disembark in the morning, helicopter or ferry to Athens.

Why George Yachts

For this brief specifically

  1. The largest yachts we represent are named above with their own rate cards, fourteen above 35 metres on the list this season, and if the right hull for your August is not one of them we say so and find it; no yacht here is one we are paid to fill.

  2. The itinerary is built from our own anchorage guides, depths and shelter included, and a captain who has anchored in these bays reads it before you do.

  3. One person from the first message to disembarkation, a MYBA-form contract with base fee, APA, the yacht's certified VAT rate and the gratuity range itemised before you sign, and The Cabin, our guest portal, for every document.

Frequently asked

About this charter type

How early does August sell out in Greece?

Fast, and it scales with size. The yachts above 50 metres commit their August weeks close to a year ahead; the 35 to 40 metre band and the crewed catamarans fill through the winter and spring. Read that as a lead-time rule rather than a forecast: the bigger the yacht, the closer to a full year ahead the decision has to be made. For the following August, the conversation starts the September before.

Should I wait for next August or force this one?

If the yacht spec is non-negotiable, a specific boat or a specific size, waiting for next August is the cleaner path and always has been. If you are flexible on spec, or open to late September and October, the current season stays workable in the mid-tier far longer than the top tier does.

What about September instead?

Late September in the Cyclades and October in the Saronic still have yachts to choose from when August is closed. Same warm water, the meltemi gone, and rates at the low end of each Index band. Excellent alternative.

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