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Positano at 50 to 60m is a roads-only anchorage product with a marina base 30 to 60 miles away. The 2026 weekly rate runs $390,000 to $610,000 for motor and $330,000 to $495,000 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. The active 50 to 60m fleet anchoring in Positano roads on a peak August evening is estimated at 6 to 10 yachts, with a meaningful Ferragosto-weekend spike to 12 to 18. No marina on the Amalfi Coast itself takes the bracket overnight, which means the operational pattern is a Salerno or Marina di Stabia base with daysail and overnight-anchor work into Positano.
Why Positano is roads-only at 50 to 60m
The Positano shoreline has no commercial marina. Marina Grande is a dinghy dock for tender pickup, not a yacht berth. The Positano roads anchorage off Spiaggia Grande and off Fornillo takes 50 to 60m yachts on 12 to 18m depth with a sand-and-rock bottom, but the swing room narrows quickly at peak density and the southerly exposure means an evening surge can put the transom against the swell. The bracket sits in the roads for the dinner-and-late-evening window and repositions north to Marina di Stabia or south to the Salerno Marina d'Arechi for the overnight at any sign of a swell change.
The realistic Amalfi week at this bracket bases the yacht at Marina di Stabia (35 minutes underway to Positano) or at Salerno Marina d'Arechi (60 minutes underway), and treats Positano roads, Li Galli, Nerano, and Amalfi town as the anchored day-and-evening points. Capri is a separate day-stop on the same week, anchored off Marina Piccola or in the Faraglioni roadstead.
The Positano client mix at this bracket is the Amalfi-week client (45 to 65, US and London weighted, with a meaningful Italian repeat-charter share), running the canonical four-stop week: Capri, Positano, Amalfi, Nerano. The dinner-program spine is La Sponda at Le Sirenuse and Da Vincenzo on Via Pasitea ashore, with the lunch program running at Da Adolfo at Laurito or La Conca del Sogno across the bay at Nerano.
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 Bay of Naples plus Amalfi week with Positano as a central anchor.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $390K to $470K per week | $330K to $390K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $445K to $535K per week | $375K to $445K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $505K to $610K per week | $420K to $495K per week |
The Amalfi rate at this bracket runs roughly level with the Capri-included week at the same LOA and 5 to 8 percent below Saint-Tropez at the same LOA, driven by the lower marina overhead (most of the week is at anchor) and the shorter active fleet. Ferragosto week (the second week of August) carries a 6 to 9 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 the bracket buys you in this bracket
Cabins. 6 cabins standard, 7 at the upper end. The Positano-Amalfi booking runs heavily family-week at this bracket, so the convertible-twin spec and the second VIP layout matter more than on the Cote d'Azur.
Crew. 14 to 17. The Positano captain question is moderately hard. The roads anchorage swing needs a captain who reads the afternoon sea-breeze cycle correctly, and the dinner-tender program from the roads to Marina Grande between 7pm and midnight is the operational lever of the week. Two Tyrrhenian seasons logged is the realistic ask.
Tenders. Primary 9 to 10m, secondary 7m. The Marina Grande dinghy dock is small, and a 10m tender is the upper-limit for a clean step-up at the steps. The Li Galli swim program uses both tenders together. Tender garage capacity is a binding spec check at the upper end of the bracket.
At-anchor stabilizers. Not optional. The Positano roads anchorage works against the afternoon onshore breeze, and the bracket without a current at-anchor stabilizer service log reads as uncomfortable from the transom by 6pm. We would pass on any yacht without a service log dated within 18 months.
Beach club. Standard and used heavily off Li Galli in the morning swim window and on the Nerano lunch anchor.
Trip shapes that fit the bracket
The seven-night Bay of Naples plus Amalfi week. Embark Marina di Stabia, day at Capri (Marina Piccola anchor, lunch at Il Riccio or La Fontelina), two nights anchored off Positano with the La Sponda dinner program, two nights Amalfi and Praiano, day at Nerano for the Lo Scoglio lunch, return Marina di Stabia. The bracket runs this route comfortably.
The ten-night Bay of Naples plus Aeolian Islands. Embark Marina di Stabia, three nights Capri-Positano-Amalfi, cross to the Aeolian Islands for three nights, return via Stromboli and Salerno, disembark Salerno. The bracket fits the route.
The fourteen-night Tyrrhenian arc. Embark Marina di Stabia, five nights Bay of Naples and Amalfi, north to Ponza and the Pontine Islands, work the Argentario, west to Elba and Corsica, disembark Bonifacio or Porto Cervo. The bracket handles the full arc.
For destination-by-destination context see Charter Positano, Charter Amalfi Coast, and Charter Capri.
What the bracket does not do well at Positano
Overnight in Positano roads in a southerly. Not a fight worth picking. The bracket should reposition north to Marina di Stabia or south to Salerno at the first forecast change and take the Positano dinner as a daysail-and-late-departure rather than an overnight anchor.
Ferragosto-weekend roads density. The 14 to 16 August window brings the bay's peak yacht density, the dinner-table competition at La Sponda and Le Sirenuse runs hot, and the tender slot at Marina Grande dinghy dock is the route's tightest service window. The captain's evening tender schedule is the operational lever of the booking.
A marina-based Positano week. There is no such thing at 50 to 60m. Charter clients who want a quay-side step-off in Positano are buying a different product and should price the Bay of Naples week from a Marina di Stabia or Salerno base instead.
The pick
For two couples, seven days in mid-June, Bay of Naples plus Amalfi from a Stabia base: a 52m motor yacht with 6 cabins and certified at-anchor stabilizers, base Marina di Stabia, Positano 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, full Amalfi-Positano-Aeolian loop with the Li Galli morning program: a 55m motor yacht with 6 cabins, twin tenders, embarkation Marina di Stabia. Budget $505K plus APA, all-in roughly $690K. Booking lead time: 11 to 14 months.
For a group of 12, fourteen days in late July, Tyrrhenian arc: a 58m motor yacht with 7 cabins and touch-and-go helipad, embarkation Marina di Stabia, disembarkation Porto Cervo. Budget $595K plus APA, all-in roughly $810K. Booking lead time: 13 to 16 months.
Build, refit, what to ask
The Tyrrhenian 50 to 60m fleet Positano leans toward Feadship, Benetti, Lurssen, Heesen, and Amels build quality, with a meaningful 2014 to 2024 build window and 2023 or 2024 refit profile in the active charter list. We would pass on any yacht without a certified at-anchor stabilizer service log dated within 18 months, on any yacht whose tender complement cannot run two boats in parallel through the Ferragosto evening service window, and on any yacht whose captain has not run the Positano roads anchorage at least once in the prior two seasons. Confirm refit dates against the broker spec sheet.