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A 50 to 60m motor yacht Sardinia in the 2026 high-season window (mid-June to early September) runs $415,000 to $675,000 per week plus 28 to 30 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and carries 14 to 18 crew. Sardinia is the structural Costa Smeralda product at the bracket: Porto Cervo Marina at the structural marina ceiling, the La Maddalena archipelago at the structural at-anchor product, the Bonifacio Strait at the structural Corsica-extension transit, and the southern Sardinia (Villasimius, Costa Rei) at the supplementary southern programme. The bracket runs the Porto Cervo Marina stern-to as the structural overnight on prior contract-side arrangement and the La Maddalena anchor positions through the day. Rates run 4 to 8 percent above the Cote d'Azur and Amalfi at the same LOA on the Porto Cervo Marina, the Cala di Volpe shore programme, and the August Costa Smeralda yacht-show density. Roughly 28 to 38 yachts in this bracket work the Costa Smeralda through a typical peak summer.
Why the bracket runs Sardinia
Porto Cervo Marina is the structural ceiling. The Marina di Porto Cervo holds 700 berths sized for 7m to 70m and the bracket holds the 55 to 60m line on the eastern wall on prior contract-side arrangement. The Porto Cervo Yacht Club and the Promenade du Port shore programme run the structural Costa Smeralda dressed-evening brief. The marina runs slot-locked in August (the Sardinia Cup, the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, and the Costa Smeralda Yacht Show calendar) and the bracket's August Porto Cervo overnight runs at the booking-lead-time premium. Confirm the marina assignment at contract, not at arrival.
The Costa Smeralda anchor positions. The Cala di Volpe at the southern Cervo coast, the Cala Liscia Ruja at the southern Porto Cervo entrance, the Spiaggia del Principe (the Principle of Belgrade beach) anchor north of Cervo, and the Piccolo Pevero on the southern face carry the at-anchor product through the Cervo week. The bracket holds the Cala di Volpe lunch position with the Hotel Cala di Volpe shore brief and the Cala Liscia Ruja overnight on the leeward mistral protection. The captain's prior Cala di Volpe wind-shift judgment (the August northwesterly mistral afternoon window) is structural.
La Maddalena archipelago. The La Maddalena National Park (Spargi, Budelli, Razzoli, Santa Maria, La Maddalena, Caprera) carries the structural at-anchor expedition product at 8 to 18 nautical miles north of Porto Cervo. The Cala Coticcio at Caprera, the Spiaggia Rosa at Budelli (the pink-beach lunch position), the Cala Granara at Spargi, and the Porto della Madonna inner-channel anchor run the anchorages. The bracket runs the La Maddalena product on the National Park permit (the structural daily permit on the Park-controlled access). Confirm the permit at contract.
The Bonifacio Strait and Corsica extension. The 6 nautical mile Bonifacio Strait at the northern Sardinia coast runs the structural transit to Bonifacio (Corsica) and the Lavezzi Islands archipelago at the strait centre carry the marquee lunch position. The Bonifacio outer-port pontoons hold the 55m line on prior arrangement and the Bonifacio inner-port stern-to runs the supplementary captain's arrangement. The bracket runs the Sardinia-Corsica week as the structural extended product. Bonifacio runs a one to two-night structural leg on the cross-cluster week.
What the cruising area gives the bracket
Olbia and Cagliari embarkation. The Olbia airport (OLB) at 28 kilometres from Porto Cervo runs the inbound and outbound guest logistics within 35 minutes and the Olbia commercial port runs the supplementary embarkation at 30 nautical miles south of Cervo. The Cagliari airport (CAG) at the southern Sardinia coast runs the southern Sardinia embarkation alternative. The Porto Cervo Marina runs the structural Costa Smeralda embarkation at the bracket on prior arrangement.
The Costa Smeralda shore programme. The Cala di Volpe Hotel, the Romazzino Hotel, the Phi Beach at Forte Cappellini, the Conrad Sant'Anna Yacht Club, the Pevero Golf Club, the Cervo Tennis Club, and the Promenade du Port chain (Phi Beach Lounge, Petra Segreta, Il Pomodoro, Quattro Passi Cervo, Spinnaker) run the structural Costa Smeralda dressed-evening brief. The chief stew's Costa Smeralda shore-restaurant bench is the structural broker-side question.
The southern Sardinia supplementary programme. Villasimius (the southern Sardinia marina and the Cavoli Island anchor), Costa Rei (the eastern Sardinia anchor chain), the Costa del Sud (Chia, the Pan di Zucchero stack at the southwestern Iglesiente), and Carloforte on the San Pietro island carry the supplementary southern Sardinia programme on the 10 to 14-night charter. The bracket runs the southern Sardinia as the off-Costa-Smeralda expedition extension.
Weekly rate map for 2026 high season
Rates below are firm high-season pricing for mid-June through early September 2026, before APA at 28 to 30 percent and gratuity at 12 to 15 percent. The August 5 to 22 peak runs 1.15 to 1.25 times the published rate at the Porto Cervo overnight, 1.08 to 1.12 at the La Maddalena at-anchor product.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $415K to $510K per week | $345K to $425K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $485K to $590K per week | $405K to $492K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $552K to $675K per week | $462K to $565K per week |
Sardinia runs 4 to 8 percent above the Cote d'Azur and Amalfi at the same LOA on the Porto Cervo Marina premium and the August yacht-show density. The southern Sardinia runs 6 to 10 percent below the published Costa Smeralda rate. For region-by-region rate context see Mediterranean charter weekly rates.
What is in the bracket in this bracket on Sardinia
Cabins. Six standard, seven optional. The 6-cabin layout runs the structural Costa Smeralda multi-couple or family week. The 7-cabin layout at the 57 to 60m upper end runs the multi-family week with the Pevero-Romazzino-Cala di Volpe shore programme combination.
Crew. Fourteen to eighteen. The Italian-flag captain and the Italian-fluent chief stew are the structural hires on the Costa Smeralda shore programme. The chef matters: Sardinia onboard food competes with the Cala di Volpe, the Phi Beach, and the Petra Segreta shore restaurants on the off-shore-programme evenings. The chief stew's Costa Smeralda shore-restaurant bench (Cala di Volpe, Phi Beach, Petra Segreta, Quattro Passi Cervo, Conrad Yacht Club) is the structural variable. Confirm at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 9 to 11m fast tender for the Porto Cervo Marina shuttle and the Cala di Volpe shore transfer, secondary 7m tender for the La Maddalena Spargi-Budelli-Razzoli at-anchor lunch programme, chase boat for the water-sports brief. The La Maddalena tender programme runs the structural at-anchor product through the day and the secondary tender carries the inner-archipelago shore-shuttle.
Stabilizers. At-anchor stabilizers are load-bearing. The Cala di Volpe lunch position through the August mistral afternoon window, the Cala Liscia Ruja overnight, the Spargi and Budelli at-anchor product, and the Lavezzi lunch position all run the at-anchor stabilizers hard. Confirm the zero-speed product on the 2018-and-newer hulls.
Beach club. Load-bearing. The Costa Smeralda at-anchor swim programme at every leeward anchor position runs the beach club through the day and the La Maddalena Spiaggia Rosa lunch programme with the beach club open is the structural Sardinia at-anchor brief.
Helipad. Useful, structural on the supplementary Olbia-to-Cervo and the Cervo-to-Bonifacio rotation. The Olbia airport to Porto Cervo Marina (the 28-kilometre 15-minute helicopter rotation) runs the inbound guest logistics on the multi-rotation brief and the Cervo-to-Bonifacio 18-minute rotation runs the cross-cluster supplementary transit. Cat A helipad is the structural option at the bracket.
Trip shapes that fit the bracket
The 7-night Costa Smeralda standard. Embark Olbia or Porto Cervo Marina, three nights Porto Cervo Marina overnight with the Cala di Volpe and Phi Beach shore programme, two nights La Maddalena archipelago (Spargi, Budelli, Razzoli, Santa Maria) at-anchor product, one night Bonifacio Lavezzi lunch and overnight, one night return Porto Cervo. The structural Sardinia charter at the bracket. Suits the dressed-evening multi-couple or family week.
The 7-night La Maddalena and Bonifacio expedition. Embark Olbia, one night Porto Cervo overnight for the embarkation shore programme, three nights La Maddalena archipelago expedition (every Park-permitted anchor), two nights Bonifacio and the Lavezzi Islands, one night Asinara National Park at the northwestern Sardinia coast or return Porto Cervo. The expedition-flavored alternative at the bracket. Suits the active-family or couples week without the Cervo dressed brief.
The 10-night Sardinia and Corsica. Embark Olbia, two nights Porto Cervo and Cala di Volpe, two nights La Maddalena, two nights Bonifacio and the Lavezzi, two nights northwestern Corsica (Calvi, Girolata, Scandola Nature Reserve), two nights return via La Maddalena. The marquee Tyrrhenian-cross charter at the bracket.
The 10-night southern Sardinia. Embark Cagliari, two nights southern Costa del Sud (Chia, the Pan di Zucchero), two nights Carloforte on the San Pietro island, two nights Villasimius and Cavoli, two nights Costa Rei eastern coast, two nights repositioning north to Olbia for disembarkation. The supplementary southern Sardinia charter at the bracket. Suits the off-Costa-Smeralda expedition week.
For destination context see Charter Sardinia and Charter Costa Smeralda.
What the bracket does not do well in Sardinia
The Porto Cervo Marina at the Sardinia Cup or the Loro Piana week without prior contract-side arrangement. The Cup and the Loro Piana run structurally on the Cervo calendar (typically early to mid-September) and the marina runs slot-locked. Confirm at inquiry or hold the Cala di Volpe or the Cala Liscia Ruja anchor for the overnight through the regatta week.
The La Maddalena National Park anchor positions without the daily Park permit. The Park runs the structural permit on the daily-controlled access and the bracket runs the Park product on prior contract-side permit. Confirm at contract.
The Bonifacio inner-port stern-to above 55m without the captain's prior arrangement. The inner-port runs structurally tight and the bracket runs the Bonifacio overnight at the outer-port pontoons or at the Lavezzi anchor for the night. Confirm the captain's prior Bonifacio tenure at inquiry.
The 7-night Sardinia and Corsica that tries to include Scandola. The Scandola Nature Reserve at the northwestern Corsica coast runs the supplementary National Park permit and the structural anchor restrictions inside the Reserve. Build Scandola into the 10 to 14-night charter or commit to the Sardinia-only Costa Smeralda week.
Two we would book
For a family of 10, 7-night Costa Smeralda standard in late June at the season open: a 53 to 55m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, full beach club, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain holding prior Cala di Volpe wind-shift judgment, and the Porto Cervo Marina 55m slot for three nights arranged at contract. Budget: $510K plus APA at 30 percent, all-in roughly $700K. Booking lead time: 12 to 16 months.
For a couples-only 10-night Sardinia and Corsica charter in mid-July at the season peak: a 55 to 57m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad for the Olbia-Cervo-Bonifacio rotation, full beach club with hammam, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, the captain experience for the Bonifacio Strait transit and the Scandola Nature Reserve permit-controlled product, and the Cala di Volpe and the Calvi shore programme arranged at contract. Budget: $552K per week, all-in for 10 nights roughly $1.02M including APA. Booking lead time: 14 to 18 months.
For a multigenerational group of 12, 7-night Costa Smeralda Loro Piana week in early September at the regatta peak: a 57 to 60m motor yacht with the 7-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, full beach club, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, and the Porto Cervo Marina 60m slot arranged at the season-prior contract for the Loro Piana week. Budget: $618K per week at the 1.20 Loro Piana peak premium, all-in for 7 nights roughly $1.00M including APA at 30 percent. Booking lead time: 16 to 22 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Sardinia inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.