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A 50 to 60m motor yacht running Spetses in the 2026 peak window (mid-June to early September) carries a weekly rate of $355,000 to $565,000 per week plus 27 to 29 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and runs 14 to 17 crew. Spetses sits at the southwestern Saronic corner and the bracket runs the Old Port anchor on the northwestern face or the supplementary Anargyrios and Zogeria at-anchor positions on the outer western face. The Old Port wall handles bracket-fit alongside on prior arrangement at the southern quay for the supplementary upper-end stern-to in calm-water windows, but the structural overnight at the bracket sits at the Old Port anchor with the tender shuttle to the inner harbour. Spetses runs the Saronic shoulder week alongside Hydra and the trip tempo trades the Mykonos density for the Athenian-summer arts and architecture brief that the island carries from the late 19th century shipping money.
Why the bracket runs Spetses
The Old Port anchor. The Old Port at the northwestern face of Spetses town runs the structural overnight in 14 to 22 metres on sand-and-rock bottom with the leeward southern hold through the daytime southerly window and the structural quiet through the night. The Old Port wall holds the bracket on the supplementary southern stern-to on prior arrangement at the harbour master and the bracket's tender shuttle handles the shore programme inside 6 minutes from the anchor position.
The Anargyrios and Zogeria leans. The Anargyrios beach on the western face and the Zogeria anchor at the northwestern tip run the structural daytime swim brief at the bracket. The Anargyrios pine-forest backdrop and the Zogeria sheltered cove run the supplementary at-anchor lunch programme through the daylight window, with the captain's prior Saronic at-anchor tenure reading through the rotation.
The Trikeri channel day-call. The Trikeri channel between Spetses and the Peloponnesian mainland runs the structural daylight day-call between Spetses and the Porto Cheli mainland anchorage, with the supplementary inner-island anchors at Spetsopoula (the privately owned Niarchos islet on the southern face) running day-call only on prior arrangement. The bracket's Trikeri channel reading is the structural variable: the channel narrows to 0.8 nautical miles at the western pinch and the captain's prior tenure on the inter-island traffic pattern is structural.
The shore programme. The Spetses harbour-side chain (Patralis at the Old Port, Tarsanas at Baltiza, Orloff at the inner town) runs the structural shore evening and the supplementary Anargyrios beach-club rotation at the daytime hold reads through the bracket's week. The island's late-19th-century shipping mansions and the Bouboulina museum hold the supplementary arts brief on the off-restaurant evening.
What the bracket buys you in this bracket at Spetses
Cabins. Six standard. The 6-cabin Saronic shoulder week reads through Spetses as the structural two to three-night leg inside the 7-night Saronic charter.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. Greek-flag charter list dominates the Saronic fleet and the captain plus chief stew hold the Greek-language operational fluency on the Old Port harbour master and the Patralis and Tarsanas reservation desks. The chief stew's prior bench on the Anargyrios and Zogeria daytime rotation is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 9 to 11m for the Old Port anchor-to-port shuttle and the Trikeri channel day-call, secondary 7 to 8m for the Anargyrios and Zogeria swim brief, plus a chase boat for the daytime water-sports rotation. The Spetses tender programme runs the structural shore-evening loop and the supplementary swim brief in parallel.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Old Port overnight runs the at-anchor stabilizers through the daytime southerly window and the Zogeria outer-face anchor runs the supplementary load on the shoulder day. The 2018-and-newer hulls run the structural zero-speed product.
Beach club. Required at Spetses. The Anargyrios and Zogeria positions run the beach club open through the daytime swim brief and the bracket's supplementary fold-out terraces run hard through the daylight window.
Helipad. Useful but secondary at Spetses. The Athens-to-Spetses 30-minute helicopter rotation runs the structural Athens-base inbound and outbound, with the Spetses heliport at the Porto Heli mainland handling touch-and-go on prior arrangement. The yacht's helipad runs the supplementary option.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
Spetses is the southwestern leg inside the 7-night Saronic shoulder week. The structural Saronic runs Athens (Flisvos), two nights Hydra (Mandraki anchor), two nights Spetses (Old Port anchor with the Trikeri channel day-call), one night Poros (inner channel), one night Aegina (Marathonas anchor), return Athens. Seven nights. The Spetses leg holds the dressed-evening shore brief on night one with the Patralis or Orloff reservation, the Anargyrios swim-and-arts day rotation between nights, and the Old Port overnight on night two with the supplementary Trikeri channel daytime hold to Porto Heli.
For the 10-night Saronic-and-Argolic charter the Spetses leg runs three nights with the supplementary day-call to Porto Heli, the Ermioni mainland anchor, and the Methana peninsula. For destination context see Saronic Gulf charter, Charter Greece, and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.
What the bracket does not do well at Spetses
The Old Port wall stern-to at the bracket's upper end in southerly weather. The Old Port wall handles the structural bracket-fit on prior arrangement but the southern quay reads exposed to the daytime southerly through the peak window. The bracket holds the Old Port anchor as the structural overnight and the wall reads as the supplementary option only in calm-water windows. We would pass on Old Port wall representations that do not confirm the captain's prior southern-quay tenure in writing.
The August 5 to 18 peak hold. Spetses runs the Athenian-summer peak through the August window and the harbour density rises materially. The bracket's value sits in the shoulder (late May through mid-June, mid-September through October) where the harbour reads quieter and the at-anchor product runs through the calm-water window without the supplementary peak-week traffic.
The Spetsopoula private-island inclusion. Spetsopoula is the Niarchos family islet on the southern face and the supplementary inner-island anchor runs day-call only on prior arrangement through the family office. Broker representations of an overnight at Spetsopoula should be questioned at inquiry; the bracket runs Spetsopoula as a daytime day-call only.
Our pick
For a couples-only 7-night Saronic shoulder week in late May at the season open with Spetses as the structural two-night leg: a 53 to 55m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, at-anchor stabilizers, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain holding prior Old Port anchor tenure, and the Patralis and Orloff reservations arranged at contract. Budget $400K per week plus APA at 27 percent, all-in roughly $525K. Booking lead time: 6 to 10 months.
For a family of 10, 7-night Saronic charter in mid-June with Spetses as a structural two-night leg and the supplementary Anargyrios swim brief: a 55 to 57m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, full beach club, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Old-Port-and-Anargyrios rotation, and the Trikeri channel day-call to Porto Heli arranged at contract. Budget $475K plus APA at 28 percent, all-in roughly $635K. Booking lead time: 8 to 12 months.
For a multigenerational group of 12, 10-night Saronic-and-Argolic charter in mid-September at the shoulder peak with Spetses as a three-night Old Port hold and the supplementary Porto Heli and Ermioni day-calls: a 57 to 60m motor yacht with the 7-cabin layout, Cat A helipad for the Athens rotation, full beach club, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Saronic shoulder-week rotation, and the harbour-side restaurant programme arranged at contract. Budget $530K per week, all-in for 10 nights roughly $1.00M including APA at 28 percent. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Spetses inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.