How long is a yacht charter season?

Yachting has two main seasons: summer (May to October) in the Mediterranean and winter (November to April) in the Caribbean, peaking at Christmas and New Year. Booking in the shoulder seasons offers crowd avoidance, flexible rates, and a wider selection.

Where can I charter a yacht?

With access to a global fleet of yachts for charter all over the world, Y.CO offers diverse yachting destinations. In the summer, the Mediterranean is a top choice, while the Bahamas and Caribbean draw many clients during the winter months.

How much does it cost to charter a yacht?

Charter rates are typically quoted by the week and prices vary depending on the model of the yacht, size, year built, and onboard amenities. Most yachts have higher rates during peak season (July, August, Christmas and New Year) with lower rates throughout the rest of the year.

How do I charter a yacht?

If you're a complete beginner when it comes to yacht charter, don't worry. Our team of experts will guide you through the entire process. From choosing the perfect yacht and negotiating the best rates to fine-tuning your exclusive itinerary, we've got you covered.

A classic white Greek Orthodox church with a bell tower overlooks the serene blue waters and rugged coastline of a Mediterranean island.

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Sifnos

Sifnos is one of the Cyclades' most authentic islands, celebrated for its whitewashed villages, traditional pottery and exceptional food scene. Quiet beaches, cliffside monasteries and scenic walking trails create a slower, more understated side of the Greek islands.

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Herbs, Olive Trees and Saltwater

Whitewashed buildings cascade down a hillside to a tranquil turquoise bay with a sandy beach.

Split view captures the crystal-clear turquoise waters and whitewashed buildings of a charming Greek island village.

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Treasure of Sifnos

Sifnos is beautiful because it struck gold 2,500 years ago. Literally so. Gold mines riddle the austerely attractive landscape. Which is best witnessed along the Sifnos Trails: 50km of fragrant paths that skirt mountains, fishing villages, working farms and olive groves. Your hand-picked Y.CO guide will lead the way to charming villages. Like Kastro for rich history. Artemonas for almond-cinnamon-honey pastries. Apollonia for home-made ouzo. The nearby island of Mykonos is several centuries removed.

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Rewarding Sailing

Sailing made Sifnos richer still. Centuries ago, islanders setting forth on a perilous voyage pledged to build a church on their safe return. The plan worked. Today 365 white-domed churches dot the island’s moonscape interior, like radar stations on Mars. Hike or bike among them. Indiana Jones would prefer Agios Andreas church. It was built atop an 8th-century BCE settlement, which is slowly being uncovered by archeologists out front.

A picturesque white church with a blue dome perches atop a rocky cliff overlooking the deep blue Aegean Sea.

Savor a selection of Mediterranean seafood meze, including octopus, anchovies, and mussels, paired with shots of clear liquor and crusty bread.

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Local Island Cuisine

Island cuisine? Richer still. Greece’s first cookbook author was Nikólaos Tselementes, a chef from Sifnos. Only-eat-here dishes include revithada, an overnight baked chickpea stew, best paired with octopus and snapper. Cooking classes revolve around Sifnos ingredients visible everywhere you explore: honey, thyme, damsons, melons, free-range eggs.

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Chalk White Cliffs

Think Sifnos is handsome? Try its laid-back big brother Milos. This volcanic island has Bombay Sapphire seas. Which indent chalk white cliffs with bays, coves and jump-right-in rocks. As Milos is high and dry, your Y.CO Charter Specialist will arrange ATV quad bikes to explore its lunar-beautiful interior. Green colonisers include olives, juniper, tamarisk and strawberry trees.

Crystal-clear turquoise waters lap against the dramatic white volcanic cliffs and sea caves of Sarakiniko Beach.

A secluded beach with vibrant turquoise waters meets colorful, mineral-rich cliffs under a clear blue sky.

Your Guide to Sifnos

A Gold Mine

Yacht Charter Itineraries

Inspirational Itineraries in Sifnos

Iconic blue-domed churches and whitewashed buildings perch dramatically above the Aegean Sea on Santorini.

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Ancient Greece. Modern Classic

Athens to Athens. Circle around the Cyclades Islands. Discover seaside monasteries, sunken temples and breathtaking beaches.

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The shipwreck beach is nestled between towering white cliffs and the impossibly blue waters of the Ionian Sea.

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Big Greek Family Adventure

Corfu to Zakynthos. A family adventure in the Ionian Islands. Explore 100's of islands that will leave even the youngest guests breathless for more.

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Dramatic cliffs plunge into the impossibly blue waters of a secluded Mediterranean bay.

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Flavours Of Greece

Athens to Athens. Cruise from Greece’s culinary capital to its foodie fabulous islands. Indulge in vineyards, cooking classes and seafood snorkels enroute.

Lush green trees crown the rugged cliffs overlooking the crystal-clear turquoise waters of a secluded cove.

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Greece Gone Wild

Skopolos to Koupanaries Beach. Cruise through Greece’s wildest archipelago. Private island picnics, seabob safaris and hundreds of deserted beaches.

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A breathtaking sunset paints the sky over a historic coastal village nestled beneath ancient fortifications.

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Ultimate Greek Odyssey

Athens to Athens. Where history began. Embrace the pace with a demure paced cruise through the greatest of Greek Islands.

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More Destinations in Greece

Dramatic white cliffs plunge into the impossibly clear turquoise waters of a secluded cove.

Antipaxos

Antipaxos is the tiny island with a big secret. It’s laced with snow-white sand and lapped by turquoise seas. Pretty? It’s the closest thing to Polynesia. It’s even claimed that Poseidon, God of the Sea, created Antipaxos for his own pleasure. That makes it mythically beautiful.

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The Erechtheion's Caryatids stand stoically against the backdrop of a sprawling Athenian cityscape under a clear blue sky.

Athens

Athens lives in history’s shadow. Quite literally, as Acropolis Hill overlooks every fashion pop-up and pavement café. Yet the city’s soul belongs in the future. Whether you tour Athens by rollerblade by day, or take an eBike ride in the warm night air, one phrase rings true. Welcome to civilisation.

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This ancient amphitheater offers breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea and the surrounding rugged landscape.

Ios

Ios boasts 21 sandy beaches. There’s one to suit every guest. Some silken, soulful and best reached by SUP. Others mean jetskis, caipirinhas and hand-in-the-air fun. Further only-by-boat beaches can be paddled between. Cruise in and discover them all.

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A narrow, cobblestone alleyway winds between whitewashed buildings with vibrant blue doors and balconies under a cloudy sky.

Mykonos

Mykonos is the island where anything goes. Red-hot beaches meet white-hot nights. Clubs like Jackie O’s rock like the Star Wars cantina while the fashion scene is St Tropez meets Marrakech. Welcome to the Cyclades’ wild child.

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Santorini

The star of the Cyclades is cover-shoot beautiful. Santorini’s blue and white palette sings like a Matisse portrait. Travel + Leisure Magazine voted it the most beautiful island in the world. By quad bike, horseback, scooter or speedboat, Santorini is simply stunning.

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A white-domed church with a bell tower stands proudly overlooking the serene blue waters and rugged hills of a Greek island.

Sifnos

Discover a dreamy East Mediterranean island, scented with herbs, olive trees and saltwater. With blue-white backstreets that look like a Greek-chic shoot from Vogue. And a 75km coastline coloured with photogenic fishing boats. Welcome to Sifnos.

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The striking blue dome of a Greek Orthodox church dominates the colorful hillside architecture under a clear azure sky.

Syros

Shhh! Syros is a slice of heaven floating between Tinos and Mykonos. Which modern tourism hasn’t discovered. ‘The Cyclades without the Crowds’ is Greece in miniature. It has a theatre modelled on La Scala. Its tiny airport serves a single destination: a propeller plane flight to Athens.

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Ancient stone columns stand sentinel against a brilliant blue sky, overlooking a grand staircase at a historic archaeological site.

Rhodes

Rhodes has welcomed sailors with seafood and sunshine for 3,000 years. The UNESCO-protected harbour is medley of Greek, Ottoman and Italianate façades. Join 100 nationalities for ouzo and olives inside the ancient city walls. Or tender out and explore her 220km coastline.

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