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Where to sail, when to go

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  • British Virgin Islands

    100

    VG · Tortola

    Line-of-sight Caribbean classic — easiest tropical first charter.

    Wind 13 kn
    24 °C
    3.7 mm/day
    12.0 h sun/day

    Atlantic hurricane season

    More info

  • Seychelles

    100

    SC · Mahe

    Granite-island Inner Seychelles — short hops, sheltered.

    Wind 12 kn
    25 °C
    1.9 mm/day
    12.0 h sun/day
    More info

  • Antigua

    100

    AG · Saint John

    365 beaches; historic English Harbour; race-week pedigree.

    Wind 14 kn
    26 °C
    3.8 mm/day
    12.0 h sun/day

    Atlantic hurricane season

  • Bahamas — Exumas

    100

    BS · Exuma

    Turquoise shallows and uninhabited cays south of Nassau.

    Wind 11 kn
    26 °C
    3.7 mm/day
    12.0 h sun/day

    Atlantic hurricane season

  • Saint Martin

    100

    MF · Saint-Martin

    Dual-flag French/Dutch base with quick hops to Anguilla and St Barts.

    Wind 13 kn
    25 °C
    3.6 mm/day
    12.0 h sun/day

    Atlantic hurricane season

  • St Vincent & the Grenadines

    100

    VC · Grenadines

    Tobago Cays, Bequia, Mustique — postcard Caribbean.

    Wind 14 kn
    27 °C
    3.0 mm/day
    12.0 h sun/day

    Atlantic hurricane season

    More info

Destinations by week

PoorGreat
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sail score
British Virgin Islands
VG · Tortola
Seychelles
SC · Mahe
Antigua
AG · Saint John
Bahamas — Exumas
BS · Exuma
Saint Martin
MF · Saint-Martin
St Vincent & the Grenadines
VC · Grenadines
Society Islands (Tahiti)
PF · Society Islands
Komodo & Flores
ID · East Nusa Tenggara
Tonga — Vavau
TO · Vavau
Maldives
MV · Male
Florida Keys
US · Florida
Cuba — Jardines de la Reina
CU · Jardines de la Reina
Algarve
PT · Faro
Malta — Comino & Gozo
MT · Malta
Cyclades
GR · Cyclades
Guadeloupe
GP · Basse-Terre
Martinique
MQ · Fort-de-France
Dodecanese
GR · Dodecanese
Ionian Islands
GR · Ionian
Kornati Islands
HR · Dalmatia
Azores
PT · Acores
Whitsundays
AU · Queensland
Ibiza & Formentera
ES · Balearics
Phuket & the Andaman Sea
TH · Phuket
Tuscan Archipelago
IT · Tuscany
Aeolian Islands
IT · Sicily
Bodrum Peninsula
TR · Mugla
Saronic Gulf
GR · Attica
Turkish Riviera (Gocek)
TR · Mugla
Sporades
GR · Thessaly
Bay of Islands (NZ)
NZ · Northland
Fiji — Yasawa & Mamanuca
FJ · Yasawa
Sardinia — Costa Smeralda
IT · Sardinia
Balearic Islands
ES · Balearics
Bay of Kotor
ME · Kotor
Amalfi Coast
IT · Campania
IJsselmeer
NL · Noord-Holland
Chesapeake Bay
US · Maryland
Dubrovnik & Elaphiti
HR · South Dalmatia
Dalmatian Coast (Split)
HR · Dalmatia
The Solent
GB · South England
Lofoten
NO · Nordland
Rugen & German Baltic
DE · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Raja Ampat
ID · West Papua
Costa Brava
ES · Catalonia
French Riviera
FR · PACA
Istria (Pula)
HR · Istria
Funen Archipelago
DK · South Denmark
Langkawi
MY · Kedah
Maine Coast
US · Maine
Canary Islands
ES · Canarias
Brittany
FR · Bretagne
Pacific Northwest — Puget Sound
US · Washington
West Cork
IE · Munster
Newfoundland
CA · Newfoundland
Scottish West Coast
GB · Scotland
Corsica
FR · Corse
Stockholm Archipelago
SE · Stockholm
Aland Islands
FI · Aland
San Francisco Bay
US · California
Madeira
PT · Madeira

How sailing seasons work

Charter weeks are shaped by three factors: prevailing wind, sea temperature, and demand. The Mediterranean's summer window — roughly May through October — brings reliable thermal winds like the meltemi in the Aegean and the mistral in the Gulf of Lion, but charter prices peak alongside the school holidays in July and August. The Caribbean trade-wind season runs late November through May with steady easterlies and dependable sun. Northern European waters open briefly between May and September. The calendar pairs climate norms with school and public holidays so you can spot the weeks where wind, weather, and price line up.

Sailing seasons by region

Peak weeks below are the hottest week of the year — a useful proxy for high season, peak crowds, and peak charter prices. Shoulder weeks fall just outside the peak window, when conditions are still good for sailing but bookings are noticeably cheaper.

Balearics

2 destinations

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

Cyclades

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

Attica

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

Campania

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

PACA

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

  • French Riviera

Corse

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

Dodecanese

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

Queensland

1 destination

Peak around week 6 (February 2)

  • Whitsundays

Thessaly

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

Mahe

1 destination

Peak around week 17 (April 20)

Saint John

1 destination

Peak around week 35 (August 24)

  • Antigua

Faro

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

  • Algarve

South England

1 destination

Peak around week 30 (July 20)

  • The Solent

Exuma

1 destination

Peak around week 33 (August 10)

  • Bahamas — Exumas

Saint-Martin

1 destination

Peak around week 35 (August 24)

  • Saint Martin

Catalonia

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

Male

1 destination

Peak around week 21 (May 18)

  • Maldives

Florida

1 destination

Peak around week 33 (August 10)

  • Florida Keys

Fort-de-France

1 destination

Peak around week 35 (August 24)

  • Martinique

Basse-Terre

1 destination

Peak around week 35 (August 24)

  • Guadeloupe

Maryland

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

  • Chesapeake Bay

Society Islands

1 destination

Peak around week 14 (March 30)

  • Society Islands (Tahiti)

Kotor

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

  • Bay of Kotor

Bretagne

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

  • Brittany

East Nusa Tenggara

1 destination

Peak around week 46 (November 9)

  • Komodo & Flores

Madeira

1 destination

Peak around week 35 (August 24)

  • Madeira

Kedah

1 destination

Peak around week 22 (May 25)

  • Langkawi

Northland

1 destination

Peak around week 7 (February 9)

  • Bay of Islands (NZ)

Stockholm

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

  • Stockholm Archipelago

Washington

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

  • Pacific Northwest — Puget Sound

South Denmark

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

  • Funen Archipelago

Noord-Holland

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

  • IJsselmeer

Acores

1 destination

Peak around week 34 (August 17)

  • Azores

California

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

  • San Francisco Bay

Maine

1 destination

Peak around week 29 (July 13)

  • Maine Coast

Scotland

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

  • Scottish West Coast

Yasawa

1 destination

Peak around week 7 (February 9)

  • Fiji — Yasawa & Mamanuca

Nordland

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

  • Lofoten

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

  • Rugen & German Baltic

Vavau

1 destination

Peak around week 7 (February 9)

  • Tonga — Vavau

Munster

1 destination

Peak around week 34 (August 17)

  • West Cork

Jardines de la Reina

1 destination

Peak around week 33 (August 10)

  • Cuba — Jardines de la Reina

West Papua

1 destination

Peak around week 46 (November 9)

  • Raja Ampat

Aland

1 destination

Peak around week 31 (July 27)

  • Aland Islands

Newfoundland

1 destination

Peak around week 32 (August 3)

  • Newfoundland

Year-round sailing destinations

These destinations stay warm enough to sail (≥18 °C average) and dry enough to enjoy (≤15 mm/day mean precipitation) for at least 30 weeks of the year — a flexible window for off-peak charters and one-way deliveries.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to sail in the Mediterranean?
The classic Mediterranean charter window runs from May to October. June and September strike the best balance: warm water, steady wind, and prices noticeably lower than the July–August peak. Croatia and Greece sail comfortably into mid-October, while Italy and southern France start cooling earlier.
When is the Caribbean charter season?
The Caribbean trade-wind season runs from December through April, with reliable 15–20 knot easterlies and dependable sun. Hurricane season (June through November) shuts most charter fleets in the northern islands, though the southern Caribbean — Grenada, Trinidad, the ABCs — stays open year-round.
How do school holidays affect charter prices?
Charter prices rise sharply during school holidays in the major source markets — Germany, France, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands. If your travel dates are flexible, sailing the week before or after a school break can cut the boat price by 20–40% with no meaningful change in the weather.
What makes a good sailing week?
Steady wind in the 10–18 knot range, sea temperatures above 22 °C if you want to swim, low rainfall, and ideally a shoulder week outside school holidays. The week-by-week sail score above weighs these factors and lets you bias the ranking toward what matters most for your trip.