Yacht Charters in Sikinos

The island of Sikinos is some 40 sq. kilometers big, a bare rocky island fringed by sheer cliffs, with rugged hills in the north and north-west and with gentler country in the south-east, with no airport, a port that only recently got facilities for ferries to dock, without rent-a-car or bike joints, but with some local tavernas with Greek dishes or fresh fish.

If you have a Greek phrase-book with you, you’ll be able to go around and satisfy your basic needs. Very few beaches are available and best accessible only by boat. With its inhospitable soil and lack of sheltered anchorages, Sikinos was never of any political of cultural importance in antiquity. Like Folegandros it was used as a place of exile.

Yet, for those seeking tranquility and calm, away from nearby cosmopolitan islands, this is the perfect place of refuge. But you have to take note that there are regulations governing yacht chartering, even for a small island like Sikino. Up until 2003 if your yacht was to be chartered in Greek waters then it had to be registered in Greece. The amount of paperwork was prodigious. But now any EU-flagged boat can charter in Greece as long as it complies with Greek safety regulations for charter boats.

A number of companies will put your boat under the Greek flag and charter it, paying you a percentage of the returns as well as allowing you the use of your boat in the off-season and for a limited period in the season. Alpha Yachting offers a wide selection of luxury charter yachts for hire in Greece (group and private charter cruises) to meet your needs. All their yachts are clean, fully equipped and well maintained, their crew members are polite and can help you with all your travel needs, charter a crewed mega motor yacht, motor sailer, sailing yacht, skippered sail boat, bareboat, and catamaran. Sailing Yachts offer a more relaxed and serene atmosphere, without any compromise in comfort and performance.

All the brand-new models from the most known yacht manufacturers (Bavaria, Sun Odyssey, Oceanis, Jeanneau, etc.) are available. Motor Yachts cruise to your destination in style and comfort. Motor yachts combine speed and luxury with a modern sophisticated design. Let this yacht help you get that stressed-free vacation, right here in Sikinos.