Boat Hire in Sardinia
Private full-day charters from Porto Cervo, across the Costa Smeralda and the Maddalena archipelago
Boat Hire in Sardinia
Private full-day charters from Porto Cervo, across the Costa Smeralda and the Maddalena archipelago
Private boat hire on the Costa Smeralda starts from €5,559.75 with Ahoy Days — a small, deliberately high-end fleet of motor yachts based at Porto Cervo, from a sixty-foot day boat up to twenty-eight-metre Ferretti and Baglietto flybridges, each showing a live rate on this page and booking online as a full-day charter.
The Costa Smeralda is named for the colour of its water, and the name is not marketing: wind-rounded granite, white sand and shallow bays turn the sea an improbable green that reads as retouched in photographs. Porto Cervo sits at the middle of it, with Cala di Volpe and the Pevero beaches a few minutes away and the Maddalena archipelago — seven main islands inside a national park — an easy run north. Almost none of it is reachable on foot, which is why this stretch of Sardinia has been chartered rather than driven since the 1960s.
Ahoy Days is the day-charter brand of Ahoy Club, founded in 2018 by Ian Malouf and his daughter Ellie Malouf, with its Mediterranean office at Golfe-Juan on the French Riviera. The Sardinian season runs May to October and peaks hard in August, and each listing on this page states its own inclusions, licensed capacity and terms.
Boats in Sardinia with live rates
Rates below come straight from the booking platform — the Costa Smeralda fleet prices as full-day charters rather than by the hour, and each card says exactly how. Open any listing for full pricing, photos and specifications.
Where your skipper will take you
Cala di Volpe
The bay immediately south of Porto Cervo, and the clearest demonstration of why the coast is called emerald — shallow, sheltered and startlingly green.
Spiaggia del Principe
The Costa Smeralda’s most photographed beach, a granite-framed crescent named after the Aga Khan, who developed this coast from 1962.
La Maddalena archipelago
A national park of seven main islands and dozens of islets between Sardinia and Corsica — the best day’s cruising in the western Mediterranean.
Caprera
Pine, granite and empty coves, joined to La Maddalena by a causeway. Garibaldi retired here, and his house is still standing.
Budelli and the pink beach
The famous rose-coloured sand, tinted by crushed coral and shell. It is strictly protected — you look at it from the water rather than landing on it.
Porto Cervo
The marina the whole coast orbits, and a genuinely good place to begin and end a day on the water.
Ways to spend your day
The Maddalena archipelago
North from Porto Cervo into the national park — Spargi, Budelli and Santa Maria, with swim stops between the islands.
Costa Smeralda beaches
Cala di Volpe, Grande Pevero and the Spiaggia del Principe, at anchor off the best sand on the coast.
Caprera & the straits
The quieter half of the archipelago: Caprera’s coves, the Bocche di Bonifacio, and Corsica on the horizon.
South to Tavolara
Down the coast past Cala Brandinchi towards the limestone slab of Tavolara — a different Sardinia entirely.
When to go
The season runs May to October. June and September are the best of it — warm water, long light and room to anchor. August is when the Costa Smeralda becomes the Costa Smeralda of reputation: fully booked, at its most social, and at its most expensive.
The mistral can blow hard down the Bocche di Bonifacio between Sardinia and Corsica, which is the one thing that reshapes a day’s plan here. It also means the archipelago has a sheltered side in almost any conditions, and your captain will pick it.
Boat hire in Sardinia, answered
How much does boat hire in Sardinia cost?
Boats on this page start from €5,559.75, with live rates on every card. The Costa Smeralda fleet prices as full-day charters rather than by the hour, and each listing states its exact inclusions.
Where do charters depart from?
Porto Cervo, on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia’s north-east — about an hour from Olbia airport, which is the usual way in.
Is a skipper included?
Mediterranean day charters on Ahoy Days are typically skippered — each listing states its exact inclusions, so check the boat you like before you book.
How many guests can we bring?
The boats on this page carry between nine and fifteen guests. Every listing states its licensed capacity, so filter by group size to see exactly what fits.
Can we visit the Maddalena archipelago?
Yes — it is the classic day from Porto Cervo. It is also a national park, so access is regulated and the most fragile spots, including the pink beach at Budelli, are viewed from the water rather than landed on. Your captain works to the current rules.
How do I book?
Choose your boat, then use the booking widget on the listing to pick your date and check out — online booking, no back-and-forth.
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