Mediterranean · Greece
Mykonos
Cycladic anchorages, beach-club afternoons, Old Port at midnight.
Best time
Mid-June through early September; the island's true peak is late July to mid-August. Early June and the second week of September are the value-and-weather windows.
Yacht charter
Via owner-direct partners
Jet gateway
LGMK · Mykonos
ykonos is a small Cycladic island — 105 square kilometres — that runs on a six-week season from mid-June to early September. In those weeks the south coast holds the busiest beach-club economy in the Mediterranean: Nammos at Psarou, Scorpios at Paraga, Principote at Panormos, Buddha Bar Beach at Hyatt's Santa Marina. Boats anchor offshore; tenders run guests in for lunch and out before the wind comes up at four.
Mykonos Town — Chora — is the working harbour and the night-walk. The Old Port (Yacht Club Mykonos) handles short-stay visiting yachts; the larger commercial port at Tourlos handles the supply boats and the ferries from Piraeus. For overnight stays of 35m-plus motoryachts, the typical answer is anchorage off Delos to the west or off Rhenia to the south-west of Delos, with day-runs to the south coast.
Mykonos airport (LGMK) is six minutes' drive from Chora and handles up to midsize jets — Challenger 350, Falcon 2000, Praetor 600. Heavier types route via Athens with helicopter transfer. The runway closes for noise abatement between 23:00 and 06:00; that constrains late-evening departures during August festival weekends.
Who it's for
The members who come back.
Eastern-European families on August summer escape, the under-forty Belgrade-Milan-Tel Aviv social set, charter clients combining Mykonos with Santorini or Spetses, and members hosting birthdays-at-sea with twelve-plus guests.
- Family summer escapes
- Beach-club programme
- Birthday-at-sea charters
- Athens onward connections
- Cyclades multi-island week
The four services
What the office runs in Mykonos.
Honest about what we own and what we coordinate. Direct fleet where we have boats; vetted owner-direct partners everywhere else.
Charter & berthing
Yachts
Sourced via vetted owner-direct partner programmes — typical scale is 35–60m motoryacht for a week, anchoring off Delos for the night and running south-coast beach clubs by day. Old Port stern-to is a one-night allocation, not a week's stay.
Stays ashore
Villas & Residences
Villas on the Aleomandra, Kalafati and Houlakia headlands, the Cali Mykonos hotel residences for high-design preference, and the Belvedere villa programme in Chora. All through partner curation.
Jet & helicopter
Private Aviation
Most members fly direct from Munich, Zurich, London or Geneva in a Challenger 350 or Praetor 600. Long-range arrivals (NYC, Dubai) route via Athens with helicopter onward.
Tables & introductions
Concierge
Beach-club table holds at Nammos, Scorpios, Principote, Branco Mykonos; Belvedere and Cali Mykonos suite allocations; restaurant reservations at Spilia, Nobu Mykonos, Kiku, Hippie Fish. Night-table holds at Astra, the long-standing Chora club.
Jet airports
Where the office files the slot.
Mykonos
LGMKJMK code, runway 1,800m. Accepts up to midsize (Challenger 350, Falcon 2000, Praetor 600). Six minutes by car to Chora. Noise curfew 23:00–06:00. Slots tighten July through August; we file three weeks ahead.
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos
LGAVPrimary Greek gateway for larger jets (Falcon 7X, G550, G650ER). Helicopter Athens–Mykonos is 45 minutes via Hop Heli or Goldair Aviation. Used when type or schedule constraint requires.
At Mykonos
Specifics the office knows.
The hotel that opens allocations in March, the airport with the short runway, the harbour that fills by 09:00.
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Nammos Mykonos — Psarou
The defining Mediterranean beach-club lunch. Two hundred metres of beach, three hundred sun beds, an open kitchen by Marios Tasis, and a crowd that moves from lunch into a 17:00 DJ set. Front-row beds for August fill by March; the office holds direct-relationship reservations.
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Scorpios at Paraga — the sunset
Sunday evenings are Scorpios's defining moment — a five-hour set on the headland, a circular dance floor cut into the rocks, an Aegean sundown directly to the west. The yacht anchors off Paraga, guests tender in at 17:00 and walk the steps up. Table allocation by request through the office.
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Delos for the morning
The protected archaeological island a mile west of Mykonos — the mythological birthplace of Apollo. Access is by official boat from Mykonos Old Port; yacht anchorage off Delos requires permission from the ephorate. We arrange the morning visit with private guide for charter parties wanting a quieter day before the beach-club afternoon.
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Belvedere Mykonos
The original boutique hotel on the hill above Chora; the courtyard restaurant Matsuhisa Mykonos (Nobu) is the in-town dinner. Belvedere's villas — La Maison and Belvedere Five — are the in-town residential answer for groups of six to ten.
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Old Port at midnight
Chora's working harbour at midnight is the antidote to the south-coast day. The whitewashed alleys of the Little Venice quarter, late-night gyros at Jimmy's, drinks at Galleraki on the water. The yacht anchors off the new Marina; guests are tendered in at 22:00 and out by 02:00.
Short answer
If you are reading this briefly.
Mykonos peaks late July to mid-August on a six-week summer season. The day pattern is anchored offshore at south-coast beach clubs — Nammos at Psarou, Scorpios at Paraga, Principote at Panormos — with overnight anchorage off Delos or Rhenia and short stays in Mykonos Old Port. Mykonos airport (LGMK, runway 1,800m) accepts up to midsize jets (Challenger 350, Praetor 600, Falcon 2000); heavier types route via Athens (LGAV) with 45-minute helicopter onward via Hop Heli or Goldair. The seasonal meltemi wind from the north-west builds through August afternoons and constrains north-coast operations. Aurelius Society sources yachts via vetted owner-direct partners. The Belvedere is the original in-town hotel; Cali Mykonos is the modern alternative.
Questions we hear
Mykonos — answered.
Can we land at Mykonos in a Falcon 7X?+
No — Mykonos JMK runway is 1,800m and the airport's accepted-type list stops at the heavier midsize categories (Challenger 350, Praetor 600, Falcon 2000). Falcon 7X, G550 and Global series fly into Athens; 45-minute helicopter onward.
Is there a yacht-mooring shortage in Mykonos?+
For overnight stays, yes — the Old Port handles only the smallest visiting yachts and the new Tourlos Marina is at capacity through August. The working answer for 35m+ motoryachts is anchorage off Delos or Rhenia, with day runs to the south coast.
Where do we anchor for Nammos?+
Off Psarou bay, in 6–10m of sand, 250m offshore. The captain tenders guests to the Nammos jetty. Westerly meltemi winds — the seasonal north-westerly — can build through the afternoon and make Psarou uncomfortable; the captain shifts the anchorage to the lee of Paraga or Platis Gialos as conditions require.
When is the Mykonos meltemi?+
The meltemi — a northerly to north-westerly seasonal wind — blows most years from late June through early September, strongest mid-July to mid-August. It builds through the morning, peaks at 25–35 knots in the afternoon, eases by sundown. South-coast beach clubs are sheltered; the north coast (Panormos, Fokos) becomes unswimmable.
How long does Athens–Mykonos take by helicopter?+
Forty-five minutes via Hop Heli or Goldair, leaving from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (LGAV) general aviation terminal. Two-pilot AW109 or EC130 standard. The helicopter terminal at Mykonos is adjacent to JMK; total airport-to-yacht time is 65–75 minutes.
Can we combine Mykonos with Santorini in one charter?+
Yes — and we do, often. The two-island Cyclades week is a common pattern: three or four days in Mykonos for the beach clubs, an overnight crossing south, three days in Santorini at anchor in Ammoudi or off Oia. The 80-nautical-mile crossing runs typically overnight, arriving Santorini at dawn.
Connected pages
Aircraft, routes, and occasions.
Aircraft for Mykonos
Member routes
- Zurich → Mykonos2h 40min · Summer (Jun–Sep)
Occasions
- A Birthday at SeaTwelve to forty, the office plans the kind of birthday the harbour talks about.
- The Hen & Stag WeekendThree days, two nights, one yacht. The format the office runs more than any other.
- A Family WeekSeven days, four cabins, the swim platform never empty. The format we run for families more than any other.
Mykonos — begin an enquiry
Tell us the dates.
We'll shape the week.
The office answers on WhatsApp, on email, or by call. Most members start with a single message — the right week, the rough plan, the questions to answer.
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