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Plan your Italy charter

Sailing yacht charter in Italy

677 yachts in the catalogue from €1,021/week

Based on current catalogue prices. Availability and final price are confirmed for your dates.

Choose where you want to collect a sailing yacht in Italy, then compare the actual boat and skipper arrangement. A Sardinian island departure, a Sicilian base and a mainland Tuscany pickup create different holiday plans. Charter Easy helps narrow those choices around your dates and group.

Charter Easy is a charter agency. We help compare offers and support you before, during and after your trip.

Sailing yachts moored in Palermo, Sicily

Choose an Italian charter region

Some yachts belong to more than one sailing area. Do not add the area counts together.

Explore the sailing areas on the map

The markers give an overview of the sailing areas. Choose one to open its catalog offers.

See the locations together, then open the catalog for your preferred area or start.

Go to the catalog

  1. 1. Yacht charter in Sardinia 215 yachts in the catalogue
  2. 2. Yacht charter in Sicily 210 yachts in the catalogue
  3. 3. Yacht charter for the Aeolian Islands 210 yachts in the catalogue
  4. 4. Yacht charter on the Amalfi Coast and Gulf of Naples 131 yachts in the catalogue
  5. 5. Yacht charter in Tuscany and Elba 140 yachts in the catalogue
  6. 6. Yacht charter in Liguria and the Italian Riviera 140 yachts in the catalogue

Yacht counts do not include a date filter. Choose your dates in the catalogue to check availability.

Planning your charter

Choose the sailing area before the boat

Use Sicily to compare different starting coasts. The Aeolian Islands lie northeast of Sicily; the Egadi lie off Trapani and Marsala in the west. A sailing yacht listed in a north-coast start should be considered with that departure, rather than treated as a substitute for a western-Sicily pickup.

For Tuscany, Elba is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. Carloforte Sail Charter describes its sailing-boat base on San Pietro off southwest Sardinia, offering a different geographic choice from the northeast of the island. Open the relevant region and departure pages when either of these areas fits your plan.

Read the marina beside each yacht

Recorded Italian sailing-yacht starts include Portisco, Cannigione, Olbia, Procida, Salerno, Capo d’Orlando, Milazzo, Palermo and several Tuscany departures. Use these as starting choices, then read the named base on the individual offer. The same departure area can contain more than one marina or operator.

Operator base lists help explain this distinction: Sailitalia names Procida, Portorosa and Cannigione, while Spartivento names bases including Capo d’Orlando, Marina di Olbia and Marina Cala de’ Medici. Confirm the yacht’s own boarding and return location before coordinating your arrival.

Compare guest layout and skipper requirements together

Read the cabin and berth plan for your actual group, along with equipment and the stated charter mode. If you need a skipper, check whether the service is included, obligatory or optional, and ask how that arrangement affects guest accommodation and the total.

For a bareboat request, Charter Easy helps check the required documents with the chosen company. Have that confirmation tied to the specific yacht and destination before booking. A sailing-yacht category alone does not confirm eligibility for bareboat use.

Complete the offer and departure plan

Compare offers for the same dates and guest count. Read the charter fee, known compulsory extras, marina payments and refundable deposit together, and ask how fuel, moorings and any skipper service are handled. Spartivento’s published cost separation is one operator example of why the full terms matter.

Keep trip planning tied to the chosen sailing area. Meteo Aeronautica Militare offers sea-area wind and sea-condition forecasts, and the Hydrographic Institute publishes nautical updates. Charter Easy coordinates offer and document questions with the operator before departure, during the charter and after return.

Questions before you choose

  • Can I request a sailing yacht without a skipper in Italy?

    Check the exact offer’s charter mode and ask the operator to confirm its document requirements for your yacht and destination. An optional skipper service alone does not establish a bareboat option.

  • Which coast should I choose for Sicily sailing?

    Compare the northeastern Aeolian context with the western Egadi context off Trapani and Marsala. Choose a departure on the appropriate coast before discussing the boat and itinerary.

  • Does the departure town identify the boarding marina?

    Read the exact marina and return point on the chosen yacht offer. Italian start areas may contain several recorded bases, and operator lists name their own locations.

  • What should I send Charter Easy for a sailing-yacht shortlist?

    Send dates, group size, workable departure areas, budget and your preferred skipper arrangement. We help narrow the boats and clarify the selected offer with the charter company.

Explore offers in the catalogue

A few examples matching this destination. Check the product and charter terms on each page; availability for your dates is confirmed during the booking process.

Why book with Charter Easy

A clearer picture of your charter, with one contact to help you make decisions and coordinate the details.

  • Availability checked with the operator

    Catalog information and an enquiry are not a confirmed booking. We coordinate confirmation of your selected yacht and dates with the charter operator.

  • Clearer terms and costs

    Before you decide, we help clarify the operator, what is included, mandatory extras, documents, payments, the security deposit and key contract terms.

  • Help with handover and questions

    We help you understand check-in and check-out procedures, document concerns and communicate with the operator if a problem arises.

  • Support throughout your charter

    You can contact us before departure, during the charter and after your return for help coordinating questions with the operator.

  • Different fleets, one contact

    Compare offers from professional charter operators with our help, and coordinate your selection and booking details through Charter Easy.