Superyachts for Charter in Sardinia

Thirty-four vessels sit in this category, from the 18.7-metre Arcadia Sherpa 60 up through 40-metre motor yachts like the Riva 130 and Sunseeker Thumper to the 50-metre Feadship Emerald, the Philip Zepter 50m, and the 56-metre Oceanco The Wellesley — day rates from €5,000, scaled to size, crew and season. Guest counts across the range cluster around ten to twelve, which shapes how these boats are used here: less about packing numbers aboard, more about space, tender storage and range for longer runs along the coast.

Porto Cervo is the natural base for this fleet. The marina takes vessels of this scale as a matter of course, berths fill months ahead in July and August, and September brings the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta with YCCS hosting — berth availability at its tightest that month. From Porto Cervo or Palau, the Maddalena Archipelago sits 10 to 20 nautical miles out, close enough for a superyacht to anchor off Spargi or hold position within sight of Budelli without burning a full day on transit. A 30-nautical-mile run up the Costa Smeralda toward Porto Rotondo and Cala di Volpe suits the slower cruising pace these boats are built for, hugging a coastline of villa-lined granite and bays fronting five-star hotels.

Several of these yachts are also set up for multi-day charter — cabins for overnighting, and enough range to justify provisioning stops in Olbia or Palau, where supply options are broader than the smaller chandlery at Porto Cervo marina. A week aboard the Emerald or The Wellesley might combine a Maddalena anchorage early on, a Costa Smeralda stretch mid-charter, and a run toward the Bonifacio Strait if customs clearance and crew experience support the Corsica crossing. Skippers on vessels this size also watch the afternoon Maestrale closely — a sudden north-westerly in the Sardinian Strait is enough to move an anchorage plan for a boat with this much freeboard, and route decisions are made with that in mind rather than fixed in advance.