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Positano is the Amalfi Coast's anchorage centrepiece, and the 40 to 50m bracket is the visible product in the roads off Spiaggia Grande each evening through August. Positano has no marina at this LOA. The booking is the roads anchorage, the dinner ashore at La Sponda, Da Vincenzo, or Chez Black, and the tender programme between the yacht and the Marina Grande dinghy dock. A 40 to 50m motor yacht Positano in 2026 high season runs $245,000 to $390,000 per week plus 25 to 30 percent APA, takes 8 to 12 guests, and carries 9 to 13 crew. The active 40 to 50m fleet anchoring in Positano roads during August is estimated at 18 to 30 yachts per night, swelling to 35 to 50 on the peak Ferragosto weekend.
Why the bracket fits Positano specifically
Positano at this LOA is an anchorage product. The Positano roads anchorage (off Spiaggia Grande and off Fornillo) takes 40 to 50m yachts on 8 to 12 metre depth, with a sand-and-rock bottom that holds well in normal August weather. The route shape is built around the morning swimming program at Li Galli, the lunch stop at Da Adolfo (Laurito), the afternoon at Conca dei Marini, and the evening anchorage off Positano with a dinner-tender to Marina Grande.
The bracket fits the anchorage with caveats. The Positano roads anchorage faces south-southwest, which means the prevailing summer breeze comes onto the bay through the afternoon and the swing is a factor. The bracket needs at-rest stabilizers for the evening service window (5pm onwards) and the late-night swing direction is captain-dependent.
The Li Galli anchorage is the route's swimming set-piece. The three rocks (Gallo Lungo, La Castelluccia, La Rotonda) are 4 miles southwest of Positano and the lee anchorage at Gallo Lungo handles the bracket for the morning swim and the cliff-jumping program. The lunch tender then runs back across to Da Adolfo at Laurito or to the upper Positano roads anchorage.
The client mix is Italian, American family-week, and European repeat-charter, with a meaningful share of the booking running on a Naples-Amalfi-Capri-Positano four-stop week rather than a Positano-only base.
Weekly rate map for 2026
Rates below are high season (mid-July to late August) for 2026, before APA at 25 to 30 percent and gratuity at 10 to 15 percent. The rates apply to the Amalfi-Capri week with Positano as the central anchorage.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 to 43m | $245K to $300K per week | $200K to $260K per week |
| 43 to 47m | $290K to $350K per week | $240K to $300K per week |
| 47 to 50m | $330K to $390K per week | $280K to $345K per week |
Amalfi-Positano week rates run roughly level with Capri-base week and 4 to 7 percent above Sardinia at the same LOA. Ferragosto week (the second week of August, around 15 August) carries a 6 to 10 percent premium over the August floor. Shoulder weeks in mid-June and the third week of September drop 22 to 30 percent off the high-season floor. For wider context see Mediterranean charter weekly rates.
What you actually get in this bracket
Cabins. 5 to 6-cabin layouts dominate, with 6-cabin family-friendly configurations more common because the Amalfi-Positano booking runs heavily family-week.
Crew. 9 to 13. The Positano roads anchorage runs a heavy dinner-tender programme (multiple shuttles to Marina Grande between 7pm and midnight) and the deck-and-tender crew weight is the rate-limiting factor.
Tenders. A primary 8 to 9m tender plus a 6 to 7m secondary. The Marina Grande dinghy dock is small and a 9m tender is the upper-limit size for a smooth pick-up at the steps. The Li Galli swimming program uses the secondary tender as a swim platform.
Stabilizers. At-rest stabilizers are the bracket-defining spec. The Positano roads anchorage swings on the afternoon onshore breeze and the bracket without at-rest stabilizers reads as uncomfortable from the transom by 6pm. We would pass on any yacht without them.
Beach club. Standard and used heavily off Li Galli and at the morning anchorage.
Trip shapes that fit the bracket
The Positano-centred Amalfi week. Embark Naples Mergellina or Salerno, day-stop Capri, three nights in Positano roads with Li Galli and Da Adolfo program, two nights off Amalfi and Cetara, return Naples or Salerno. Seven nights. The bracket fits cleanly.
The Capri plus Positano plus Aeolian extension. Embark Naples, four days Amalfi-Capri-Positano, southbound overnight to Stromboli, four days Aeolian Islands, disembark Palermo. Ten to fourteen nights. The bracket runs the route in summer weather.
The Cilento extension. Embark Naples, three days Capri-Positano-Amalfi, southbound day-run to Acciaroli and the Cilento coast, disembark Salerno or Naples. Ten nights. Quieter than the standard Amalfi-Capri week and a useful program for older clients who have done the canonical route twice already.
For destination context see Charter Positano, Charter Amalfi Coast, and Day charter Positano.
What the bracket does not do well in Positano
Positano harbour entry. Marina Grande is a dinghy dock, not a yacht berth. The bracket lives at anchor in the roads, full stop. Charter clients who expect a quay-side step-off are buying a different product.
Ferragosto weekend congestion. The 14-16 August weekend brings the bay's peak yacht density, the dinner-table competition at La Sponda and Le Sirenuse runs hot, and the tender traffic at Marina Grande dinghy dock is the route's tightest service window. The captain's evening tender schedule is the booking's operational lever.
Northerly swell. The Positano roads anchorage is exposed to a southerly swell, which is rare in August but real in early June and late September. The shoulder-week booking needs the captain's contingency plan for the swell relocation (Sorrento or Marina di Stabia at 20 to 30 miles north).
The pick
For two couples, seven days in mid-June, Naples-Capri-Positano-Amalfi: a 43m motor yacht with 5 cabins and at-rest stabilizers, embarkation Naples Mergellina. Budget $280K plus APA, all-in roughly $380K. Booking lead time: 6 to 9 months.
For a family of 10, ten days in early August, full Amalfi-Positano-Capri loop with Li Galli morning program: a 46m motor yacht with 6 cabins, at-rest stabilizers, twin tenders, embarkation Naples or Salerno. Budget $345K plus APA, all-in roughly $475K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a group of 12, fourteen days in late July, Positano-base plus Aeolian extension: a 49m motor yacht with 6 cabins, embarkation Naples Mergellina, disembark Palermo. Budget $475K plus APA, all-in roughly $650K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
Build year and refit
Positano is the Amalfi Coast's most anchorage-dependent route at this bracket, which makes the at-rest stabilizer spec the most important booking variable. A 2017 to 2024 build with at-rest stabilizers, or a pre-2017 build with a 2022 or later refit that included the stabilizer retrofit, is the realistic ask. We would pass on any yacht without at-rest stabilizers, on any yacht with a tender programme that cannot run two boats in parallel on the Ferragosto weekend, and on any yacht where the captain has not run the Positano roads anchorage at least once in the prior two seasons.