Own your own yacht in Greece without the day-to-day responsibilities normally associated with keeping and managing a yacht overseas. The Sail Ionian Yacht Partnership combines personal yacht ownership, charter income and professional yacht management from our base in Lefkas.
Our standard partnership runs for five seasons. You enjoy up to six weeks of personal sailing each year, while during the remainder of the season we market and operate your yacht as part of the Sail Ionian charter fleet.
Sail Ionian manages the practical aspects of ownership, including charter bookings, insurance, mooring, routine maintenance, engineering, professional cleaning, guest support and winterisation. This gives owners the benefit of their own yacht in the Ionian without having to organise its operation and maintenance remotely.
When you arrive for your own sailing holiday, your yacht is prepared and ready for you. When you leave, our team takes responsibility for looking after it.
Throughout the partnership, our Lefkas-based team maintains and manages the yacht with the objective of keeping it in excellent condition and protecting its long-term value. At the end of the partnership, you can keep the yacht, discuss continuing with Sail Ionian, or sell it.
During the weeks your yacht is available to Sail Ionian, we market it through our established charter operation. Owners receive charter income based on the weeks their yacht is chartered, alongside their agreed personal usage.
We base our financial illustrations on realistic expected charter utilisation rather than assuming every available week will be sold. Actual income will vary according to the yacht, charter demand and the owner's chosen usage.
This combination of personal use, charter income and professionally managed running costs provides a practical way to own and enjoy a yacht in Greece.
We offer a carefully selected range of new sailing yachts and catamarans suitable for the Sail Ionian Yacht Partnership, together with a limited number of pre-owned yachts retiring from our managed fleet.
Each new yacht is specified and prepared for successful operation in Greece, while still giving its owner a yacht they will enjoy using themselves.
Specifications, current prices and the yachts presently available can be found on our dedicated Yachts for Sale in Greece page.
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With over 25 years of experience in the Ionian, we’ve built a reputation for professionalism, reliability, and personal service.
Proven trust: Some of our partners have reinvested in a second yacht.
Local expertise: Family‑owned and operated from our Lefkas base, with hands‑on support year‑round.
Managed ownership: A combination of personal yacht use, charter income and professional yacht management from our Lefkas base.
Exceptional care: Each yacht maintained by our own engineers, never outsourced.
When you partner with Sail Ionian, you’re joining a community built on trust, quality, and shared passion for sailing in one of the world’s most beautiful cruising grounds.
Our base in beautiful Vliho Bay on Lefkada's east coast allows easy access to all the Ionian islands.
Our owners come from all over the world but share one thing in common — a love of effortless yacht ownership. "All have created long lasting unforgettable memories".
From first‑time buyers discovering a passion for sailing to seasoned adventurers upgrading to larger yachts, their stories reflect how rewarding — and worry‑free — ownership can be.
Click to read 'An Owners Story' written by Nick Brookes who joined the Partnership Scheme with his Bavaria 41 'Off Piste'
Sail Ionian has earned a reputation built on trust, consistency, and exceptionally high yacht standards - qualities that matter when choosing a long-term ownership partner. We are Lefkada’s top-rated yacht charter company, ranked #1 on TripAdvisor for Boat Rentals and consistently recognized with the Travellers’ Choice Award every year for our modern, eco-friendly fleet and exceptional customer service.
Customers repeatedly highlight the quality of the fleet and the professionalism of the team, describing experiences like: “The boat was spotless, highly specified, and support was friendly yet professional” and calling Sail Ionian “An impressive charter company—flawless from start to finish.” This confidence carries through the entire experience, with guests also praising the service and local expertise.
If you are considering owning a yacht in Greece, talk to our team about how the Sail Ionian Yacht Partnership could work for you.
We can discuss your sailing requirements, the amount of personal use you would like, the yachts currently available and realistic expectations for charter income. We will then help you choose a yacht that works both for your own enjoyment and successful operation within our managed charter fleet.
For a new yacht, we guide you through the process from yacht selection and specification through to ordering, commissioning, registration and preparation for commercial operation in Greece.
With factory delivery times often several months, early planning gives you the greatest choice of yachts and specifications for the following season.
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Even the smaller yachts can be a lot of fun! From the twin helms of the Bavaria 34, the helmsman has an optimum view of the sails, course and crew.
The cockpit offers a lot of space from the large drop down bathing platform up to the companionway, and even along the side decks up to the bow.
The light, airy living space down below deck would make you believe you are on a much larger yacht, with 3 cabins and 1 heads it is ideal for a group sailing holiday!
The Bavaria Voyager 37 is a special version of the Bavaria Cruiser 37.
It is offered as fixed specification with many extras included.
The BAVARIA C46 sets new standards in the combination of ample room, excellent sailing characteristics and innovative solutions, as the C‐LINE concept has been further developed and re‐interpreted in all areas. The characteristic features of the hull design with the typical BAVARIA V‐bow and chines give impressive sailing characteristics, while also creating more light space and living comfort below deck.
You purchase your chosen yacht and it joins the Sail Ionian professionally managed charter fleet in Greece. You retain agreed periods for your own use, while Sail Ionian manages the yacht's charter operation, maintenance and day-to-day care from our base in Lefkas.
Owner usage is normally based on up to six weeks each year. Typically, three weeks are taken during the lower season and three weeks at other times, although alternative usage arrangements can be discussed.
Yes. During the weeks your yacht is available for charter, Sail Ionian markets and operates it through our established charter business. Owners receive income based on the weeks their yacht is chartered.
Actual income varies depending on the yacht, charter demand and the amount and timing of personal owner use.
Sail Ionian manages the yacht throughout the year from our Lefkas base. Our team takes care of charter bookings, guest support, maintenance, engineering, cleaning, preparation and winter servicing.
This is particularly useful for owners who live outside Greece and do not want to organise contractors, marina arrangements or maintenance remotely.
During the standard partnership period, the normal costs associated with operating the yacht within the Sail Ionian fleet are covered by the charter operation. This includes routine maintenance, servicing, insurance, mooring, cleaning, marketing and charter preparation.
Owner-use periods are subject to the agreed turnaround charge and fuel.
The standard Sail Ionian Yacht Partnership runs for five seasons.
At the end of the partnership, owners can decide whether to retain the yacht, discuss continuing with Sail Ionian, or sell it.
Yes, where the yacht model allows individual specification.
We work with owners to select factory options and additional equipment that suit both their own sailing preferences and successful operation in Greece. Some models may also be offered with fixed or special specifications that already include a range of popular options.
We set up a Greek company in which you are the shareholder(s). Your Greek company owns the yacht and holds the relevant charter licences. We act as the legal administrator of the company, as required in Greece, and manage its day-to-day operation with support from a professional accountant.
You receive bi-annual statements covering the company and yacht's performance. Your ownership of the yacht is therefore clearly established through your shareholding in the yacht-owning company.
Yes. In addition to new yachts for the Partnership programme, we periodically offer a limited number of pre-owned yachts retiring from the Sail Ionian fleet.
These yachts have known operational histories and have been maintained through our established engineering and winter maintenance programmes.
Sail Ionian has considerable experience selling yachts as they leave the managed fleet, we normally suggest in the last year of partnership or extended partnership we advertise for sale with a view to the yacht leaving the fleet at the end of the season, our associate brokerage company will handle the sale. The normal initial term is 5 years but you may terminate the agreement at any time (Subject to reasonable notice).
With the Sail Ionian Yacht Partnership, the yacht is incorporated into our managed charter operation from the outset.
We are responsible not only for maintaining the yacht, but also for generating charter bookings, preparing the yacht for guests, providing technical support and managing the complete charter operation.
This combines personal yacht ownership, charter income and professional yacht management within one programme.
Current new and selected pre-owned yachts can be viewed on our Yachts for Sale in Greece page.
Each yacht page provides photographs, specifications, pricing and information relevant to that particular yacht.
Contact our Yacht Partnership team to discuss the type and size of yacht you are considering, your preferred personal-use requirements and your approximate budget.
We can then explain the expected charter performance, available yachts and the process from purchase and specification through to commissioning and operation in Greece.