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The Ligurian Coast at 50 to 60m is a Portofino-anchored product with a marina base at Genoa, La Spezia, or Marina di Loano. The 2026 weekly rate runs $395,000 to $605,000 for motor and $335,000 to $490,000 for sailing, plus APA at 28 to 32 percent and gratuity at 10 to 12 percent. The bracket carries 10 to 12 guests in 6 cabins (7 at the upper end), with 14 to 17 crew. Portofino harbour itself does not hold the bracket on a stern-to berth in any month, which makes the route a Paraggi bay anchor-and-tender product almost without exception. The week's spine is the lunch at Da Puny on the Portofino piazza, the swim at the Cala dell'Oro lee, and the dinner ashore at Ristorante Lord Byron or Da Vittorio at the Castello Brown stairs.
Why Portofino harbour is closed to the bracket
Portofino's commercial harbour is small. The inner basin is dominated by 18 to 30m slots, the outer mole holds yachts to 35m on stern-to assignment, and the assignment grid above 40m is closed by July. At 50 to 60m the harbour is not even a question. The bracket lives in Paraggi bay one mile south or in the Camogli roadstead three miles north, with the tender doing the work to the Portofino piazza steps.
Paraggi anchorage takes the bracket on 14 to 22m depth on a sand and posidonia bottom. The swing room in Paraggi is the rate-limiting factor in August: on a peak Ferragosto night the bay holds 6 to 10 yachts at this LOA, and the late-evening drift on a wind shift sees the captains repositioning to the Cala dell'Oro lee or northward to Camogli. The bracket needs at-anchor stabilizers in service and a captain who reads the afternoon onshore breeze correctly.
The realistic base port for the bracket is Genoa Marina Molo Vecchio or Marina di Loano (45 miles west), with La Spezia at the eastern end for the Cinque Terre leg. The Sanremo Portosole at the French border holds the bracket on a confirmed reservation. Overnight stays in Paraggi are the standard answer in benign weather; in any forecast change the captain repositions to Genoa or La Spezia and runs Portofino as a daysail.
The client mix at this bracket is older Italian repeat-charter, US family-week, and a London share, with a meaningful east-coast US Cote d'Azur crossover from the Monaco and Cannes weeks.
Weekly rate map for 2026
High season (mid-July to late August) for 2026, before APA at 28 to 32 percent and gratuity at 10 to 12 percent. The rate applies to a Portofino-anchored Ligurian week with Genoa or La Spezia at the bookends.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $395K to $475K per week | $335K to $395K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $450K to $535K per week | $380K to $445K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $510K to $605K per week | $425K to $490K per week |
The Ligurian rate at this bracket runs roughly level with the Bay of Naples Amalfi week at the same LOA and 4 to 6 percent below the Cote d'Azur at the same LOA, driven by the lower marina overhead and the shorter charter season. Ferragosto carries a 5 to 8 percent premium over the August floor. Shoulder weeks in mid-June and the third week of September drop 22 to 28 percent. For wider context see Mediterranean charter weekly rates.
What is in the bracket in this bracket
Cabins. 6 cabins standard, 7 at the upper end. The Italian repeat-charter share of the booking expects a strong principal-suite spec and a formal dining-saloon layout.
Crew. 14 to 17. The Ligurian captain question is moderately hard. Paraggi bay swing management is the operational lever and the Genoa harbour-master office is bureaucratic. Two Tyrrhenian seasons plus prior Paraggi experience is the realistic ask.
Tenders. Primary 9 to 10m, secondary 7m. The Paraggi-to-Portofino piazza tender run is the dinner program through the week and the secondary boat handles the Cala dell'Oro swim drops. The Portofino piazza step-up is narrow and a tender pickup at the public dock above 10m is operationally awkward.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Paraggi swing and the late-August onshore breeze make at-anchor stabilizers a charter-experience variable rather than a marginal one.
Beach club. Used through the morning at the Cala dell'Oro lee and on the Cinque Terre anchorages at Vernazza and Riomaggiore approach.
Helipad. Touch-and-go is useful for the Genoa Cristoforo Colombo airport transfer at the bookends of the week.
Trip shapes that fit the bracket
The seven-night Ligurian week. Embark Genoa Molo Vecchio, work west to the Sanremo coast and the Hyeres-Saint-Tropez border, return east to Paraggi for two nights, day at the Cinque Terre anchorages, disembark La Spezia. The bracket runs the route comfortably.
The ten-night Liguria plus Cote d'Azur. Embark Monaco, work west to Cannes and Saint-Tropez, return east to Paraggi for three nights, finish the Cinque Terre and Lerici, disembark La Spezia. The bracket fits the route.
The fourteen-night Tyrrhenian north arc. Embark Genoa, work the Cote d'Azur for four nights, return to Paraggi for two nights, south to Elba and the Argentario, finish Porto Cervo. The bracket handles the full arc.
For destination context see Charter Ligurian Coast and Charter Cote d'Azur.
What the bracket does not do well on the Ligurian Coast
Portofino harbour at any LOA above 40m. Not bookable. The bracket lives in Paraggi or Camogli and the tender does the work.
Paraggi overnight in a southerly forecast. The bracket should reposition to Camogli or to Genoa Molo Vecchio at the first sign of a south or southeast swell. The captain's contingency plan is part of the booking conversation.
Cinque Terre overnight anchoring. The five villages are an exposed coastline with no genuine anchor field at this LOA. The bracket runs the Cinque Terre as a daysail with the overnight back at La Spezia or at Lerici.
The pick
For two couples, seven days in mid-June, Ligurian week from a Genoa base: a 52m motor yacht with 6 cabins, certified at-anchor stabilizers, Paraggi as central anchor. Budget $410K plus APA, all-in roughly $555K. Booking lead time: 7 to 10 months.
For a family of 10, ten days in early August, Liguria plus Cote d'Azur: a 55m motor yacht with 6 cabins, twin tenders, embarkation Monaco, disembark La Spezia. Budget $510K plus APA, all-in roughly $695K. Booking lead time: 11 to 14 months.
For a group of 12, fourteen days in late July, Tyrrhenian north arc: a 58m motor yacht with 7 cabins and touch-and-go helipad, embarkation Genoa, disembark Porto Cervo. Budget $590K plus APA, all-in roughly $805K. Booking lead time: 13 to 16 months.
Build year, refit, condition
The Ligurian active fleet at this bracket is build-quality-heavy with Feadship, Benetti, Lurssen, and CRN well represented. CRN's Ancona heritage gives the Italian yards a meaningful share of the Paraggi summer roster. A 2014 to 2024 build with a 2023 or 2024 refit is the realistic ask. We would pass on any yacht without a certified at-anchor stabilizer service log dated within 18 months and on any yacht whose tender complement cannot land cleanly at the Portofino piazza step. Confirm refit dates against the broker spec sheet.