Every brokerage publishes a “best time to charter” page and they all say the same thing: Caribbean in winter, Mediterranean in summer, avoid the hurricanes. True, and no use to anyone who wants to be at Richelieu Rock when the whale sharks are in, at Macaronis when the swell has period, under a nine-metre kite at Union Island when the Christmas winds are on, or in the Gerlache Strait when the humpbacks are full of krill.
The adventure calendar is set by physics, not by hotel pricing, and the physics has dates. Monsoons reverse on a schedule. Southern Ocean storms run for half the year and send swell north. The Bermuda-Azores High switches the trade winds on and off. The Humboldt Current cools the Galápagos every June. Herring winter in the Norwegian fjords from November. The Antarctic ice edge opens in November and closes in March. Each of those engines has a window, and the window is the real answer to “when”.
Two things follow. First, the calendar never goes dark: at least one of WildChart’s twelve destinations is at peak in every month of the year, and they distribute across the twelve months better than most planning pages admit. Second, a surprising number of the best adventure windows sit in what generic calendars call the shoulder: Mentawai in April, the Cyclades in September, the Caribbean in November, the Maldives in August. This guide runs the engines first, then the twelve months, then the shoulders and the hard stops. Every month points to the destination page that holds the detail, and from there to the yacht search.
The season engines
The North Atlantic trades and the hurricane belt. The eastern Caribbean’s 12-25 knot trades are the surface flow off the Bermuda-Azores High and are most reliable from December to June. Atlantic hurricane season runs 1 June to 30 November with a climatological peak on 10 September; mid-August to mid-October holds 96% of major (Category 3-5) hurricane days in NOAA’s 1944-2020 record. Insurers commonly want yachts south of roughly 12.5°N or out of the region in the peak months. The Caribbean guide has the full season section, including the value window and the Sargassum months.
The Indian Ocean monsoons. The Maldives Meteorological Service defines the southwest monsoon as mid-May to November and the northeast monsoon as January to March, with December and April as transition months; the traditional nakaiy calendar puts the switch at 8 April and 10 December. The monsoon current sets which side of an atoll gets the clear water and which gets the plankton: mantas gather on the downstream side and switch sides twice a year as the current reverses (Anderson et al., 2011). Northeast monsoon means clear water on the eastern atoll sides, mantas on the west, and flat seas on Thailand’s west coast. Southwest monsoon means clear water on the western sides, plankton and mantas on the east (Hanifaru sits on Baa’s eastern rim), plus swell and gustier wind. The same reversal closes the Andaman: for 2026 Thailand’s Department of National Parks shut Similan and Surin from 15 May to 15 October, and the reopening date is re-announced each October.
Southern Ocean swell. Storms tracking between South Africa and Antarctica from roughly April to October send 14-18 second groundswell north. One engine feeds four surf seasons: the Mentawais (April-October, peak June-August), the Maldives (March-October, peak June-August), Cloudbreak (April-October) and Teahupo’o (May-October).
The Meltemi. The Aegean’s summer northerly blows June to September with a July-August peak. Greek press reporting National Observatory of Athens data puts the 17-year average at 17 strong-wind days in July and 19 in August (gusts of at least 50 km/h), and summer 2025 set a record of 61. Normal strength is 15-30 knots with 30-40 knot runs. Sardinia’s Maestrale runs the same June-September window.
The polar ice edge and the polar night. IAATO defines the Antarctic tourism season as October to April; the practical yacht window inside it is November to March. Svalbard is workable from late May, when the fast ice clears, to early October, with June-August the practical window. Norway’s winter whale coast depends on the spring-spawning herring wintering in the fjords from November to January; Tromsø’s polar night runs 27 November to 15 January, and aurora season is late August to early April with peaks around the equinoxes.
The Humboldt upwelling. The Galápagos cool season runs June to November with 16-21°C water, whale sharks at Darwin and the densest hammerhead schooling; the warm season, December to May, brings 23-25°C, calm and clear water for snorkelling.
The Coriolis limit. Tropical cyclones cannot form within roughly five degrees of the equator, which puts the Maldives (7°N to 0.7°S) and the Galápagos outside any cyclone belt. They have seasonal character, not seasonal closure.
The Southern Hemisphere cyclone belts. The South Pacific season is November to April with a January-March peak (Fiji Meteorological Service), which governs Fiji, Tonga and French Polynesia. Queensland’s cyclone season is the same window, and the Great Barrier Reef’s inshore stinger season runs November to May with a December-March peak.
January
The Caribbean and the BVI are at full peak: dry season, the Christmas winds reinforcing the trades to 20-30 knots for the best sailing of the year, and the windiest month at Union Island, where Kitesurf Grenadines logs a 20-25 knot December-February average. Antarctica is in peak season: the longest days, the widest ice-free access, gentoo chicks on every colony and whale numbers building. Southeast Asia’s Andaman Sea is in its December-February optimum, the northeast monsoon flattening the west coast for 20-30 metre visibility at 28-30°C.
Also in season: Maldives east-side clarity under the northeast monsoon; Komodo’s Karang Makassar mantas (December-February); the Silver Bank humpback season opens; Norway’s fjord whales in the last herring weeks; Patagonia at peak; Galápagos warm-season calm; Bahamas wahoo and Bimini great hammerheads; Barbados on winter north swell.
Off: the Mediterranean, the Mentawai low season, the GBR inshore (stingers), Svalbard.
February
The Maldives leads: still northeast-monsoon clarity, and February-March is the only realistic window for a dedicated passage to the deep-south atolls, which the Maldives diving guide covers. In Southeast Asia, Richelieu Rock’s whale sharks begin their February-May run and Mergui is at its best; the Thailand diving guide has the sites. Antarctic whale numbers keep building toward the late-season peak.
Also in season: the Caribbean peak continues, with the Christmas winds easing late in the month; the Grenadines still at 20-25 knots for kitesurfing; Silver Bank humpbacks; Komodo mantas; Norway aurora with lengthening days (the whales are mostly gone after January); Patagonia peak; Galápagos warm-season calm.
Off: the Mediterranean, the Mentawai main breaks, the GBR inshore.
March
Antarctica’s late season is the best month for a wildlife-first polar charter: the operator consensus whale peak runs from late February to mid-March, chicks are fledging, the light is low and dramatic, and the ice is reforming. The Antarctic expedition log describes each phase of the season. In the Caribbean it is regatta month, with the St Barths Bucket on 17-21 March 2027 and the BVI Spring Regatta on 29 March to 4 April 2027, trades steady and the north swell fading. Scandinavia opens its ski-and-sail season in the Lyngen Alps from mid-March, with the aurora at its equinox peak; the multi-sport guide describes the format.
Also in season: the Maldives south atolls (February-March) and the opening of the Maldives surf season, small and clean; Thailand still prime; the Mentawai March-April shoulder, smaller and cleaner; Bahamas yellowfin from March; the Exumas’ cold fronts fading; Sargassum beginning on east-facing Caribbean shores (March-August); Galápagos warm season.
Off: Patagonia turning; the Mediterranean still cold.
April
The Azores are the headline. Blue, fin and sei whales pass along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the last two weeks of April and the first two of May, the only month on this calendar where the largest animals on earth are the lead act. The Southern Ocean starts sending groundswell north, so the surfing seasons open at the Mentawais and Cloudbreak, small and clean at the main breaks and open to intermediates in a way the peak months are not. In the Caribbean shoulder, Antigua Sailing Week runs 21-25 April 2027 and the Exumas enter their April-May sweet spot: cold fronts over, east-southeast trades at 12-18 knots, water warming to 24-27°C.
Also in season: Grenadines kite still at 18-20 knots; the Maldives southern atolls’ surf at its best in April-May before the southeast wind builds; Komodo’s dry season opens; Lyngen ski-and-sail continues; Svalbard has midnight sun from 19 April but the ice is still closed; the waved albatross returns to Española (April-December); Patagonia’s autumn shoulder, with colour and harder weather.
Note: April is the last full Andaman month before the mid-May closure. Antarctica is closed.
May
The Caribbean value window: the trades are still reliable, the anchorages empty out, and the Caribbean guide puts the rate drop at around 40% against the winter peak; the adventure charter cost guide shows how little of a BVI all-inclusive bill sits outside that base rate. For a kite-led trip it still works, since Union Island logs 95% of June days over 15 knots. The Mediterranean opens: the Cyclades and Sardinia before the Meltemi and Maestrale start in June, which means calm water for diving, kayaking and early sailing. The Maldives flips to the southwest monsoon: Hanifaru season begins, and surf and wind build on the west side.
Also in season: Svalbard opens in late May; Lofoten from late May; the transatlantic crossing fleet fills Horta (May-July); Mentawai and Cloudbreak building; the GBR dry season starts; Galápagos in transition; Bahamas yellowfin.
Hard stop: Similan and Surin close on 15 May under the 2026 order, and Andaman diving is off until 15 October. Patagonia is shut from May.
June
The Great Barrier Reef leads. Humpbacks arrive in the Whitsunday corridor for a June-September run, and the dwarf minke aggregation on the Ribbon Reefs, June-July, is the only predictable aggregation of the species anywhere (GBRMPA). The Great Barrier Reef guide has the operational detail. Polynesia: Fakarava’s grouper spawning on the June full moon brings the shark wall to full density, which the coral reef guide covers, and Cloudbreak and Teahupo’o are in swell season without the August crowd; the Yasawa mantas run from May. Scandinavia is in full summer: Lofoten under the midnight sun (28 May to 14 July), Svalbard fully open, puffins on Røst.
Also in season: the Meltemi starts, and June is the gentler kite shoulder; Pelagos Sanctuary fin whales; the Mentawai June-August peak begins; the Galápagos cool season begins; the Maldives surf peak and the strongest wind of the Maldives year; Bahamas blue marlin (June-August); Azores sperm whales; Hanifaru building.
Watch: hurricane season opens on 1 June. Risk is low in June, but the insurance clauses start.
July
Cyclades kite. The Meltemi is at peak, averaging 17 strong-wind days at 15-30 knots with 30-40 knot runs: six- to nine-metre kites off Paros, Naxos and Antiparos. The kitesurfing destinations guide carries the full seasonal table for every kite ground, including the ones this site does not cover. The Galápagos cool season is in full effect: whale sharks at Darwin, water at 16-21°C, and the start of the July-September hammerhead schooling window. Peñaherrera-Palma’s 2016 tagging thesis (University of Tasmania) found roughly 90% of hammerhead habitat use inside the reserve in the cold season, June to October, falling to about 30% in the warm season. The Mentawais are at their June-August peak, overhead to double-overhead with the southeast trades offshore through the morning; the Indonesia surf charter guide explains the swell mechanism.
Also in season: Tonga’s whale swims open (July-October per Tonga Tourism); French Polynesia’s regulated whale season opens on 20 July; GBR humpbacks at peak; Azores marlin opens and Princess Alice Bank mobulas (July-September); Hanifaru peak begins; Sardinia’s Maestrale; Svalbard pack ice; Komodo, Sumba and Rote kite (July-October).
Off: the Caribbean (hurricane risk climbing, fleet in the Med); Antarctica and Patagonia closed.
August
The Azores at peak: marlin at their best (August-September), the calmest seas and warmest water of the year, Princess Alice mobulas, and Semana do Mar in Horta. The Azores guide covers the fishing side. Polynesia: the Tahiti Pro window (8-18 August 2026) puts Teahupo’o on the world stage and fills the channel, the Fiji Pro follows at Cloudbreak on 25 August to 4 September, and Tonga’s whales build through August-September toward their most reliable weeks; Surfing French Polynesia explains why the contest month is both the best and the busiest. The Maldives at Hanifaru peak, with the biggest aggregations on the full and new moon tides. It is the counter-calendar month nobody sells, and the coral reef guide makes the case.
Also in season: the Meltemi at its strongest (19 strong-wind days on the average), so Cyclades kite is for confident riders only; Med peak pricing; GBR humpbacks; Galápagos cool season; Mentawai peak; Svalbard late summer with the most open water; Gibraltar orcas (July-August); Maldives surf peak; Bahamas marlin closing out.
Off: the eastern Caribbean, where mid-August opens the window that holds 96% of major hurricane days; the Similans; Antarctica.
September
The Mediterranean shoulder: the warmest water of the year, the best diving visibility, thinner crowds, and the Meltemi still blowing at a gentler average for kite, with the charter tax on the fee still 13 to 22 per cent whatever the month, as the cost guide tabulates. The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup runs 6-12 September 2026 in Porto Cervo and Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez starts on 26 September; the Mediterranean adventure guide covers the grounds. The Azores are the Azores guide’s “best all-rounder” month: marlin peak, sperm whales, stable weather, the crossing fleet gone. The Galápagos is in the heart of its hammerhead schooling window; the Galápagos expedition guide covers the permit system that governs it.
Also in season: GBR giant black marlin arrive on the Ribbon Reefs from mid-September; Tonga at its most reliable; Hanifaru still at peak; Mentawai and Cloudbreak solid, with shoulder crowds from late in the month; Svalbard closing out into early October; Norway’s aurora returns as nights lengthen; Bahamas wahoo and reef fishing improving; Maldives kite and surf still on.
Hard avoid: the Caribbean. 10 September is the hurricane climatological peak.
October
The Great Barrier Reef for giant black marlin, super-prime in October-November and fished in the mothership format from Cairns and Cooktown, plus the last of the dry season for Coral Sea diving; the bluewater fishing guide has the fishing season table. Southeast Asia reopens: Similan and Surin from 15 October, the Raja Ampat season (October-April) with Dampier Strait mantas from November, and the Mentawai October-November shoulder, which brings smaller, cleaner waves to the marquee breaks. Scandinavia flips: the herring return to the fjords and the Tromsø-Skjervøy whale season starts in late October.
Also in season: the Med closes (Les Voiles runs to 4 October); Azores fishing into early October; Tonga tailing off; Patagonia’s spring shoulder opens; Galápagos cool season continues; Bahamas bonefish (October-May) and Tiger Beach (October-January) open; the GBR stinger season begins inshore.
Watch: the Caribbean is inside hurricane season until 30 November, with risk falling fast.
November
Scandinavia’s winter whale coast: herring in Kvænangen and around Skjervøy from November to January, often the biggest concentrations in November with some daylight still available, orcas carousel-feeding, humpbacks and fin whales, aurora on clear nights. The Lofoten winter log describes the trip. Antarctica opens: pack ice still retreating, penguin courtship and egg-laying, fresh snow, the fewest ships of the season; an expedition yacht in November has the Peninsula almost to itself. And the Caribbean in November, the shoulder generic sites miss: hurricane season winding down, yachts repositioning from the Med, rates set before the December show and the Christmas surcharge, trades returning, and the ARC fleet leaving Las Palmas on 22 November.
Also in season: Patagonia opens, with the Patagonia channels guide covering the November-March window; Raja Ampat mantas begin (November-March); GBR coral spawning two to six nights after the November full moon; Dominica sperm whales; Grenadines kite from November; Barbados swell season; the Maldives’ last southwest-monsoon month; Bali’s east coast goes offshore in the westerlies; Mentawai low season begins.
Off: Svalbard (polar night); GBR inshore; the South Pacific cyclone season opens.
December
The Caribbean season opens. The Antigua Charter Yacht Show runs 4-9 December 2026 and is widely treated as the start of the winter charter season, ARC prizegiving is in Saint Lucia on 19 December, the Christmas winds arrive late in the month, and the Grenadines kite at a 20-25 knot average. Antarctica: the sun barely sets, chicks are hatching and the landscape is at its cleanest; Patagonia is at peak with humpbacks in Francisco Coloane (December-April). Southeast Asia: the Andaman December-February optimum, the Phuket King’s Cup on 5-12 December 2026, Mergui at its best, Komodo mantas peaking December-February.
Also in season: the Maldives northeast monsoon from 10 December; Norway’s whales in the polar-night blue hour; Raja Ampat prime; the Galápagos warm season begins; Bimini great hammerheads and Bahamas wahoo (the deep-sea fishing guide has the Bahamas year); Barbados surf.
Watch: Christmas and New Year carry a Caribbean surcharge, and the best yachts book a year out.
Three picks per month
| Month | Pick 1 | Pick 2 | Pick 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Caribbean / BVI - dry season, Christmas winds 20-30 kn, Union Island kite 20-25 kn | Antarctica - peak season, longest days, chicks, widest ice-free access | Southeast Asia (Andaman) - NE monsoon flattens the west coast, 20-30 m vis |
| February | Maldives - NE monsoon clarity; only Feb-Mar window for the deep south | Southeast Asia - Richelieu Rock whale sharks begin (Feb-May); Mergui prime | Antarctica - whale numbers building to the late-season peak |
| March | Antarctica - late Feb to mid-Mar whale peak, fledging chicks, fewer ships | Caribbean - St Barths Bucket 17-21 Mar 2027, BVI Spring Regatta 29 Mar-4 Apr | Scandinavia - Lyngen ski-and-sail opens mid-March; equinox aurora peak |
| April | Azores - blue, fin, sei whales late Apr to mid-May on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Southeast Asia / Polynesia surf - Southern Ocean swell starts; Mentawai and Cloudbreak small and clean | Caribbean - Antigua Sailing Week 21-25 Apr 2027; Exumas Apr-May sweet spot |
| May | Caribbean - value window, trades still on, kite still blowing | Mediterranean - season opens, calm pre-Meltemi water for diving and kayaking | Maldives - SW monsoon starts: Hanifaru from May, surf and wind build |
| June | Great Barrier Reef - humpbacks arrive; Ribbon Reefs dwarf minkes Jun-Jul | Polynesia - Fakarava grouper spawning on the June full moon; Cloudbreak and Teahupo’o without the August crowd | Scandinavia - Lofoten midnight sun (28 May-14 Jul), Svalbard fully open, Røst puffins |
| July | Mediterranean (Cyclades) - Meltemi peak, 17 strong-wind days avg, 15-30 kn kite | Galápagos - cool season, Darwin whale sharks, hammerhead schools Jul-Sep | Southeast Asia (Mentawai) - Jun-Aug swell peak, SE trades offshore |
| August | Azores - marlin peak Aug-Sep, calmest seas, Princess Alice mobulas | Polynesia - Tahiti Pro 8-18 Aug; Fiji Pro 25 Aug-4 Sep; Tonga whales at most reliable | Maldives - Hanifaru peak (Jul-Oct), biggest aggregations on full and new moon |
| September | Mediterranean - warmest water, best vis, Meltemi tail for kite, Maxi Rolex Cup 6-12 Sep, Voiles from 26 Sep | Azores - best all-rounder: marlin peak, sperm whales, stable weather | Galápagos - heart of the hammerhead schooling window |
| October | Great Barrier Reef - giant black marlin super-prime Oct-Nov on the Ribbon Reefs | Southeast Asia - Similan reopens 15 Oct, Raja Ampat opens, Mentawai Oct-Nov shoulder | Scandinavia - herring return; Tromsø-Skjervøy whale season starts late Oct |
| November | Scandinavia - winter whale coast, biggest herring often in November, some daylight left | Antarctica - early season, courtship and egg-laying, fresh snow, fewest ships | Caribbean - the missed shoulder: hurricane risk collapsing, pre-show rates, trades returning |
| December | Caribbean - Antigua Charter Yacht Show 4-9 Dec 2026 opens the season; ARC arrives; Christmas winds | Antarctica / Patagonia - sun barely sets, chicks hatching, Coloane humpbacks Dec-Apr | Southeast Asia - Andaman Dec-Feb optimum, Phuket King’s Cup 5-12 Dec 2026, Komodo mantas Dec-Feb |
The shoulder seasons generic calendars miss
These are the windows where the adventure calendar and the pricing calendar disagree, and the adventure calendar wins.
The Caribbean in November. Hurricane season does not end on paper until 30 November, but NOAA’s climatology shows activity collapsing after mid-October. Yachts are arriving from the Mediterranean, the Antigua show has not yet reset prices, the Christmas surcharge is a month away, the trades are returning and Dominica’s sperm whales are in. For a dive- or kite-led trip, late November is the best value on the Caribbean calendar.
The Caribbean in May and June. The Caribbean guide makes the pricing case. The kite case is separate: Union Island still logs 95% of June days over 15 knots, and the Exumas’ April-May window is the settled sweet spot after the winter cold fronts, which arrive every five to ten days from January to March.
The Mediterranean in September for kite and diving. The Meltemi is still blowing at a gentler average than August, the water is at its annual peak, visibility is at its best and the Cyclades are emptying. A better kite-and-dive month than August for anyone below expert level, bookended by the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Les Voiles for sailors.
The Maldives in the southwest monsoon. Generic calendars call May-November “the wet season”. It is the manta season, the surf season, the productive east-side diving season and the gustier wind season. The kite trade sells May-October at a 15-23 knot working-day range with June-September the most reliable, and the northeast monsoon (December-March) as the lighter, steadier learner season. The MERRA-2 climatology at Malé (1990-2020) is less dramatic: both monsoons average 9-11 knots at grid scale, the southwest monsoon carries daily maxima 3-5 knots higher, and the transitional months of March, April and November are the lightest of the year and the ones to avoid for wind. The coral reef guide argues the southwest-monsoon case for Hanifaru; the same argument covers surf and kite.
The Mentawais in April and October. Smaller, cleaner, fewer boats, the marquee breaks open to intermediates, and the two months with a realistic chance of a charter slot without a year’s lead time. The Indonesia surf expedition log describes what the peak months are like for comparison.
The Galápagos in September and October. The densest hammerhead window of the year, often described as “rough and cold” by sites optimising for snorkellers. It is both of those things, and it is also the reason a wildlife charter goes.
Antarctica in March. The fewest ships, the best whales, fledging chicks and the lowest light of the season.
Norway in November. The whale coast opens with daylight still available, before the polar night narrows the day to a few blue hours in December. The Lofoten guide sets out the three Norway products and the Svalbard rules in force from 1 January 2025.
Fiji in the wet season for Namena. The southeast trades ease from November to April and Namena’s exposed moorings become easier to work, at the price of cyclone risk and lower visibility. The Fiji diving guide weighs it.
Hard stops
Closures and no-go windows that no itinerary can plan around. Dates are as verified in September 2026; closures and regulations are re-issued annually and should be confirmed for the season in question.
| Constraint | Window | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Similan and Surin national parks closed | 15 May to 15 Oct (2026 DNP order) | Reopening re-announced each October |
| Antarctic Peninsula yacht season | Nov to Mar | IAATO’s formal season is Oct to Apr |
| Svalbard yacht window | Late May to early Oct, Jun-Aug practical | Polar night 26 Oct to 15 Feb |
| Patagonia charter | Nov to Mar core, Oct and Apr shoulders | Shut May to Sep |
| Atlantic hurricane season | 1 Jun to 30 Nov, peak 10 Sep | Mid-Aug to mid-Oct holds 96% of major hurricane days (NOAA) |
| Insurers’ Caribbean clause | Peak months | Yachts south of ~12.5°N or out of the region |
| South Pacific cyclone season | Nov to Apr, peak Jan to Mar | Fiji, Tonga, French Polynesia |
| Queensland cyclone and stinger seasons | Cyclone Nov to Apr; stingers Nov to May inshore | GBRMPA, Surf Life Saving Queensland |
| Mediterranean charter fleet | May to Oct | Fleet migrates to the Caribbean for winter |
| Norway winter whales | Late Oct to Jan | Herring-dependent; location shifts year to year |
| French Polynesia whale watching | Regulated season 20 Jul to 20 Nov, 07:30-17:30 | DIREN authorisation via PARAOA; in-water approaches only if authorised, 7 persons per vessel including the guide |
| Tonga whale swims | Jul to Oct season | Licensed providers only; 4 clients plus 1 guide in the water per vessel per pod, one swimming vessel per pod, 90 minutes maximum (Whale Watching and Swimming Regulations 2013) |
The Tongan and French Polynesian rows are law, not operator custom. A private yacht in Tonga must stay 300 metres from whales; swimming happens only from a licensed provider’s certified vessel, with no scuba. In French Polynesia the 2025 DIREN leaflet sets a 15-metre no-entry zone for people, a 100-metre zone for vessels, 300 metres of approach at under three knots, 15 minutes of observation and no whale watching inside lagoons, bays or passes. The whale watching guide holds the full season-by-season whale calendar; this post gives only the months.
Using the calendar
Start with the activity, not the destination, and let the physics choose the month. A dive week has five or six peaks a year and they do not overlap; a surf trip has one engine and four destinations; a kite trip runs from the Grenadines in winter to the Cyclades in summer with the Maldives and Komodo in between; a polar season is four months long and sells out first. The peaks that fill earliest, in the industry’s experience, are Antarctica, the Mentawais in June-August, the Grenadines from December to April and the Galápagos from July to October.
Once the month is fixed, the yacht search filters by region, guest count, length, price, toys and amenities, which is enough to find the yachts in the right waters with the right kit. For the windows that depend on a permit, a specialist crew or a yacht that repositions on a schedule, get in touch and say which month and which activity: the answer is usually shorter than the calendar.
Season dates, park closures, regatta dates and whale-watching rules in this guide were checked in September 2026 against the relevant authorities and organisers. Closures and regulations are re-issued annually and can shift by days; confirm the current season before committing to dates.