Grenada sits at the southern end of the Windward chain, below the hurricane belt for insurance purposes and above the Venezuelan coast, and it is the quieter door into the Grenadines. Chartering from here means sailing north through the chain rather than south from St Vincent, which changes the wind angles and most of the week.
What a Grenada week costs
The Moorings publishes a 7 day charter for 2 from 2,634 USD out of Grenada, on a page running to 16,149. That upper figure is notably lower than its St Lucia page, which reaches 64,890, because the Grenada fleet is smaller and has less at the crewed end. The same page prices a night at 240 USD and a day at 170 USD for its shorter products, which is the shape of the short charter market here.
Where a Grenada sailboat charter week goes
North from Port Louis or Prickly Bay to Carriacou, then into the Grenadines: Union Island, the Tobago Cays, Mayreau, Canouan and Bequia if the week allows. It is more sailing than the BVI by a wide margin, with legs of two to four hours and real open water between islands. The Tobago Cays, a reef-enclosed anchorage with nothing but turtles and a horseshoe reef, are the reason most people come.
Bareboat charter Grenada: why it suits experienced crews
The passages are longer, the anchorages are anchor work rather than mooring balls, the swell between islands is genuine and the clearance formalities between Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines are real. None of that is difficult, and all of it is more than a first-time crew usually wants. Groups who found the BVI too easy come here next.
The season and the insurance line
Grenada's position below the traditional hurricane belt means many boats stay through the summer when fleets further north relocate, so the season runs longer here than in the BVI or Antigua. The peak is still the northern winter, with December to April at the top of the range, and the value window is late spring before the heat and the rain set in.
A day rather than a week
Sailo lists 40 boats in reach of Grenada at an average of 832 USD a day, the cheapest at 313 and the dearest at 1,650. That is a much lower ceiling than Nassau or Miami and it reflects a local market of day boats rather than a party fleet: the island's charter money is in the week long yachts and the yard trade, not in an afternoon on the water.
Questions people ask about Grenada sailing
How much is a yacht charter from Grenada?
The Moorings publishes a 7 day charter for 2 from 2,634 USD out of Grenada, on a page running to 16,149, read on 11 September 2026.
Where do you sail from Grenada?
North to Carriacou and into the Grenadines: Union Island, the Tobago Cays, Mayreau, Canouan and Bequia. Legs are two to four hours with real open water between islands.
Is Grenada harder than the BVI?
Considerably. Longer passages, anchor work rather than mooring balls, genuine swell between islands and clearance formalities between countries.
Why does Grenada have a longer season?
It sits below the traditional hurricane belt, so many boats stay through the summer when fleets further north relocate.
Is Grenada open in hurricane season?
Largely yes. It sits at twelve degrees north, below the latitude most marine insurers use for the hurricane box, so boats come here for the summer and the island works through months when the northern Caribbean is shut.