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Yachts · Charter · Aviation · Cars
The point of this coastline is that you can leave it easily. Thirty minutes to the airport, minutes to a berth, and a cluster of islands close enough to be a weekend rather than an expedition.
Getting off the mainland, and getting out of the country.
- ~15%
- Standard yacht charter commission
- 10%
- Brokerage on a sale, sliding above $10M
- 5–10%
- Typical private jet broker margin
What Actually
Matters Here
The framework, not a listing. Rules and figures are sourced and current as of August 2026; anything that would name a business waits for an editor who has been there.
- 01
Berth scarcity, not boat price, decides what you can own
The constraint on this coast is marina capacity, and the good berths are held long-term. Decide the berth before the boat. Buying a vessel you cannot conveniently keep within thirty minutes of your house is a common and expensive sequencing error.
- 02
Know how your broker is paid before you agree anything
Charter carries roughly 15% commission. A sale runs around 10%, sliding down above $10 million, usually split between the buyer's and seller's brokers. Jet charter brokers take 5–10% from the operator. None of this is improper. It is simply invisible unless you ask, and it shapes what you get shown.
- 03
Chartering first is almost always the correct answer
Ownership economics on a yacht are dominated by crew, berth and maintenance, not the purchase. Two seasons of chartering the size you think you want costs a fraction of discovering you wanted a different size. Almost everyone who regrets a purchase here skipped this step.
- 04
Athens is a genuinely good base for private aviation
Proximity, handling capacity and position relative to the Middle East and Western Europe make basing here more practical than most arrivals expect. The variables that decide the real annual cost are handling, parking and crew positioning, not the headline hourly rate.
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Before you sign a charter agreement
Send us the boat, the dates and the terms. We will tell you what looks normal and what does not, and introduce you to brokers who will quote against each other rather than at you.
- 01 A human reads it. Always.
- 02 We name names, and we say why.
- 03 Any commercial relationship is disclosed up front.
- 04 Nothing you send us is sold to anyone.
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