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A private yacht charter begins with the right combination of yacht, crew and cruising ground. Apsley coordinates suitable specialist providers around your party, dates and priorities. Our planning studio explores yacht categories, transparent budgets and route ideas; an individual yacht, its equipment, availability and final price must be confirmed in a written supplier proposal.
Explore the interactive yacht matcher, all-in budget planner, 3/7/14-day itinerary builder, saved availability searches and yacht-versus-villa comparison.
| Category | Typical size | Planning guests / cabins | Weekly base benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crewed sailing yacht | 18–24m | 8 / 4 | €18,000–€40,000 |
| Luxury crewed catamaran | 18–23m | 10 / 5 | €25,000–€70,000 |
| Private motor yacht | 24–30m | 10 / 5 | €50,000–€120,000 |
| Superyacht | 40–50m | 12 / 6 | €200,000–€450,000 |
Cabin arrangements matter as much as overall length. Share the number of adults and children, whether couples require equal cabins, accessibility needs and the way you want to spend your days. Published maximum guest capacity does not guarantee a suitable sleeping arrangement. Our illustrative category profiles are a starting point for a supplier-confirmed shortlist, not an owned fleet.
The base charter fee normally covers yacht hire and the agreed crew. Under an expenses-extra agreement, APA is an advance working allowance for fuel, provisioning and berthing. It is reconciled against actual expenditure: unused funds are returned and overspend must be settled. The planner includes APA once, with an illustrative breakdown inside it, not a second charge for fuel or moorings. VAT is modelled on the base fee at an editable planning rate; actual tax depends on the vessel, contract, embarkation and route. Discretionary gratuity and a separate extras reserve complete the planning total. Delivery fees, event berths, premium provisions and unusual requests may change it.
A short cruise should leave time for the water rather than becoming a sequence of long passages. Build three, seven or fourteen days around a marina, sheltered anchorages and time ashore. Our geographic distances include a 25% routing allowance; they are not navigational courses. The captain assesses weather, water depth, protected-area permissions, berths and sea conditions and retains the final decision on routing. Restaurant and beach-club selections are requests, not confirmed reservations.
The yacht can be one part of a wider private journey. We can coordinate aviation, licensed chauffeurs, accommodation, appropriately licensed security providers and experiences around embarkation and disembarkation. Each service is supplied separately by the appropriate specialist and subject to its own confirmed terms. Allow time for luggage, provisioning and changes to the captain’s schedule rather than promising an unrealistic direct connection.
No public live supplier feed is connected to this planning studio. Date-based searches describe your requirements rather than claiming a vessel is free. Last-minute reductions, repositioning charters and event opportunities are only quoted after the relevant supplier verifies the yacht, dates, terms and remaining availability. Save a search on your device, or send your requirements and consent to be contacted about matching opportunities. Nothing is held or reserved by an automated result.
Crewed power catamaran benchmark
The base charter fee, an editable APA allowance, illustrative VAT on the base fee, optional discretionary crew gratuity and any extras reserve you enter. Fuel, mooring and provisioning are shown as illustrative allocations within APA and are not charged twice. Actual expenditure and tax require supplier confirmation; travel to the yacht and refundable security deposits are outside the total.
No. Advance Provisioning Allowance is a working float, often around 25–40% of the base charter fee on expenses-extra crewed charters. The captain accounts for expenditure under the agreement. Unused money is returned and any shortfall must be paid. All-inclusive contracts have different terms.
The studio recommends illustrative yacht categories, not live vessel listings. Photographs are reference imagery, not proof of a particular yacht or its specification. Apsley requests an actual shortlist with confirmed specifications, dates and commercial terms from suitable suppliers.
Three-day, seven-day and fourteen-day plans can be explored here. Short charters depend on the yacht’s schedule and minimum booking period. The calculator prorates a weekly benchmark for planning only; a supplier may charge a minimum week or a short-charter premium.
Yes. Add them to your itinerary as preferences. Seasonal opening, reservations, tender access, local permissions and weather must be checked. No restaurant, berth, beach club or anchorage access is guaranteed.
Tax varies by embarkation, operating jurisdiction, vessel licensing and itinerary. The calculator uses editable reference assumptions of 20% for the French Riviera, 22% for Sardinia and 21% for the Balearics, applied to the base charter fee. They are not a tax determination or a confirmed effective rate for your voyage.
You can save a search on this device and register a request to be contacted about matching supplier-confirmed opportunities. There is no live feed or automatic availability notification service connected yet. An enquiry does not reserve a yacht or guarantee an offer.
A yacht offers a moving private base and crewed experience, while a waterfront villa offers more stable land-based space and easier access ashore. A catamaran often suits a relaxed, smaller party. Compare the same dates, sleeping arrangements and all-in supplier terms rather than simply the headline hire prices.