Ionian Catamarans has operated its own fleet across three Greek bases — Corfu, Lefkas (Lygia Marina and Perigiali), and Palairos — since 2000, offering charter, yacht management, and yacht sales as one in-house operations rather than a network of outsourced providers. Live availability sits on both NauSYS and MMK, and the team is a regular presence at industry B2B events such as Charter Meetup Greece.
Most of what gets written about a charter company is aimed at the guest booking a week on board. This one isn’t. It’s for the brokers, agents, and yacht owners who want to know what actually happens behind a listing — who services the boat, who answers the phone at check-in, and why that matters more than it sounds like it should.
A fleet built across 4 bases
The fleet spans sailing catamarans, power catamarans, sailing yachts, and motor yachts, based out of Corfu (Marina Gouvia), Lefkas (Lygia Marina and Perigiali), and Palairos. Charter types cover bareboat, skippered, and fully crewed, with vessels from shipyards including Lagoon, Fountaine Pajot, Bavaria, Beneteau, Excess, Bali, and Sunreef. Started in 2000 with a small charter fleet, it has grown steadily into multi-base operations without changing the basic model: every yacht in it is exclusively managed by the Ionian Catamarans team, not handed off to a patchwork of local contractors per base.
That growth has also meant taking on management of yachts belonging to other owners who want a professional operator behind their boat without giving up ownership. Skippers and technicians are placed across the Ionian islands, not centralised in one office, so support reaches a boat wherever it happens to be — a practical detail for brokers who need a straight answer about turnaround time, not a promise.
Local knowledge that isn’t generic
The Ionian is a different region to sail than the Aegean or the Cyclades — different wind patterns, different anchorages, different rhythm. Operating almost exclusively in these waters since 2000 means the team’s read on marinas, hidden coves, and prime docking spots is first-hand, not compiled from a guidebook. For brokers pitching the region to clients, that’s a resource worth using: itineraries, routing, and timing advice grounded in two and a half decades of actually sailing it.
Two and a half decades sailing these waters aren’t just experience — they’re the foundation for every route, tip, and story we regularly share on our blog about sailing in the Ionian.
Fair play with brokers
Ionian Catamarans works to the standards the charter industry runs on, not around them. That means no price dumping, no undercutting the rates brokers have built their business on, and no side-dealing that quietly erodes the value of the relationship. Partnerships work best when everyone plays by the same rules, so the company chooses to work with agents and brokers who hold the same standard — respecting the broker’s role rather than treating it as a fee to route around.
What makes working with us easier
Beyond the fleet itself, a few details tend to matter most to the brokers actually using it day to day: real, current photos of every boat rather than shipyard stock shots, 3D virtual tours for a proper look before recommending it, and press or broker trips — free or heavily discounted — so partners can sail the Ionian themselves rather than take the sales pitch on faith. On the admin side, a dedicated back-office and aftersales team picks up once a booking is confirmed, handling the operational details so the charter runs smoothly without the broker having to chase updates.
Yacht Management: an A-Z approach
Ionian Catamarans runs yacht management the same way it runs charter — in-house, start to finish. Winterisation, check-ins and check-outs, client welcome, boat cleaning, and charter preparation are all handled by the same team, not passed between subcontractors. Add to that routine engine and electrical servicing from an in-house team of marine engineers and technicians, and provisioning and crewing when a yacht is chartered out, and the result is a single operator responsible for a boat from one season to the next.
- the same technicians, cleaners, and base staff service every yacht in the fleet, so quality doesn’t vary boat to boat or base to base.
- many operators outsource these steps across separate providers — which can mean inconsistent standards and nobody clearly responsible when something slips. Keeping it in-house closes that gap.
- owners get regular, detailed updates on maintenance work, operational costs, and charter schedules rather than end-of-season surprises.
- Care Free (fixed annual income, Ionian Catamarans covers operational costs) and Flex (per-booking income, owner covers operational costs) — both run on the same A-Z service, just a different split of risk and income.
> Find out More: Ionian Catamarans Yacht Management
Yacht Sales: The same team, the same standard
The Yacht Sales side benefits from the same structure. Because the team manages the fleet’s maintenance, cleaning, and preparation directly, they know each boat’s real service history first-hand — not through paperwork passed along by a third party. That matters to a buyer weighing a new or preowned yacht in Greece, and it’s a straightforward point of difference from operators who outsource upkeep and inherit whatever records come with it. Whether a client is buying for private use or looking at commercial charter potential, the same specialists who manage the fleet day to day are the ones advising on the sale.
> Find out More: Ionian Catamarans Yacht Sales
Out in the industry
The team shows up at the events that matter to brokers and operators, rather than relying on the listing alone to do the talking. At Charter Meetup Greece 2026 in Lefkada (22–25 April), Vassia presented the Ionian region in depth — airports, itineraries, sailing routes, marina infrastructure — followed by two days of broker meetings and a fleet visit aboard My Maria (Sunreef 60) and Blue Velvet (Lagoon 52F). It’s a regular fixture on the calendar, not a one-off appearance, and the kind of face-to-face contact that a good working relationship tends to need.
Easy to check, easy to book
Fleet availability is live on both NauSYS and MMK, so agents and brokers can check and book through whichever system they already use — no extra step, no separate inbox to manage, no waiting on a manual reply to confirm a date. It’s a small thing operationally, but it’s usually the first thing a broker checks before recommending a boat, so it’s worth being straightforward about.
Work with us
Brokers, agents, and yacht owners looking to talk fleet management, sales, or partnership opportunities can reach the team directly at info@ioniancatamarans.com, or catch up in person at the next industry event on the calendar.
