Palma de Mallorca is the yachting capital of the Mediterranean in a way no other port is: the Bay of Palma holds more marina berths, more refit yards and more crew than anywhere else on this sea, and the winter superyacht fleet lies here rather than in the South of France. That depth shows up in the charter listings as the widest choice of boats anywhere in Spain.
What Palma charges
Read on 11 September 2026, Sailo lists 406 boats at Palma de Mallorca, from a floor of 331 EUR a day to a ceiling of 8,500. Among them an 80 foot Italversil Superphantom for twelve guests with a captain is 6,300 EUR for four hours. The floor of that range is a small sailing boat or a RIB taken out for a morning; the ceiling is a crewed motor yacht, and the gap between them is the whole Mediterranean charter market in one harbour.
Why the fleet is here rather than in France
Spain charges a matriculation tax on yachts chartering in its own waters, which for years pushed the commercial fleet to Italy and France, and then allowed foreign flagged yachts an exemption that brought a great deal of it back. Around that sits the real reason: Palma's yards can refit anything, the airport takes direct flights from most of northern Europe, and the island is small enough that a charter guest is thirty minutes from the boat wherever they land.
Where a Mallorca week goes
West along the Tramuntana coast to Port de Soller and the anchorages under the mountains at Cala Deia and Sa Foradada, or east from Palma to Portocolom and Cala d'Or. The classic longer week crosses to Ibiza and Formentera, sixty miles south west, where the sandbanks off Espalmador are the single most chartered anchorage in Spain. The Tramuntana side is spectacular and exposed; the south and east coasts are sheltered and shallow.
Season and berth
July and August are the peak in price and in crowding, and finding a berth in Soller or Portocolom on an August evening is a matter of arriving by three in the afternoon. May, June and September are cheaper, quieter and have the same weather. A berth in Palma itself is expensive enough that most charters are quoted with the first and last night included rather than left for the customer to arrange.
Questions people ask about yacht charter palma
How much is a yacht charter in Palma?
Sailo lists 406 boats at Palma de Mallorca from 331 EUR a day to 8,500, read on 11 September 2026. An 80 foot Italversil with a captain is 6,300 EUR for four hours.
Why is Palma the biggest charter port in the Mediterranean?
Berths, yards and crew in one bay, plus an airport with direct flights from most of northern Europe. The winter superyacht fleet lies here rather than in the South of France, and the charter fleet follows it.
Can you sail to Ibiza from Palma?
Yes, sixty miles south west, and it is the standard longer week out of Mallorca. The sandbanks off Espalmador between Ibiza and Formentera are the most chartered anchorage in Spain.