Oceanis 45 “Alfa”
The biggest sail plan in the fleet and a full B&G instrument suite — the boat for a crew that wants to sail rather than motor.
About Alfa
She carries 93 m², the largest sail plan we have, and a full B&G instrument suite at both wheels. She rewards a crew that wants to trim and tack rather than motor between anchorages.
She came out of a thorough 2025 refit with a new bow thruster, a complete set of new batteries and new solar — so the systems aboard are effectively new even though the hull is a 2016.
Her 2.20 m draft is the deepest of the four. That is not a problem in the Ionian, but it asks for a little more thought about where you drop the anchor.
Layout
Specifications
Equipment
Included aboard
- Bow thruster (2025)
- Tender with outboard
- Full B&G instrument suite
- Solar panel (2025)
- All batteries renewed 2025
- Full battened main (2022), furling genoa (2023)
- Life raft and full safety equipment
One-way bases
- Preveza — subject to availability and a one-way fee
Technical cover
- Gouvia, Corfu — home base
- Preveza
- Gaios, Paxos
Weekly price list
| Period | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Early spring | € 3.000 | € 2.500 |
| May | € 3.333 | € 3.000 |
| Late May – mid June | € 3.666 | € 3.150 |
| Mid June – July | € 4.000 | € 3.700 |
| Mid July | € 4.000 | € 4.000 |
| Peak — August | € 4.500 | € 4.200 |
| Late Aug – mid Sep | € 4.500 | € 4.000 |
| Mid Sep – early Oct | € 3.666 | € 3.700 |
| October | € 3.333 | € 3.150 |
| November | € 3.166 | € 3.000 |
| Early December | € 2.833 | € 2.500 |
| Christmas | € 2.666 | € 2.000 |
Per yacht, per week, Saturday 17:00 to Saturday 09:00. Closed for charter over the winter. Exact band dates on the rates page.
Included & extras
Included in the rate
- The yacht with her full equipment
- Yacht insurance
- Dinghy with outboard
- Berthing at Gouvia, first and last night
- VAT at the rate in force
Not included
- The charter pack — compulsory, see below
- Fuel and water you use
- Mooring fees away from the home base
- Provisioning and personal expenses
- Crew — skipper, hostess, cook
- Travel and cancellation insurance
- Transfers and optional equipment
Charter pack — compulsory
€220 per charter (€240 from the 2027 season). Covers end cleaning, bed linen, towels, pillowcases and gas bottles. Payable at the base before embarkation or in advance by transfer.
Optional extras
| Service or equipment | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Comfort pack | € 50 | per charter |
| Skipper | € 190 | per day |
| Hostess | € 160 | per day |
| Assisted training (5 hrs) | € 150 | per day |
| Assisted training (10 hrs) | € 250 | per day & night |
| Early check-in 14:00 | € 60 | per booking |
| Early check-in 12:00 | € 80 | per booking |
| Wi-Fi | € 60 | per week |
| Stand-up paddleboard | € 80 | per week |
| Outboard engine | € 80 | per week |
| Portable BBQ | € 80 | per week |
| Portable air conditioning | € 80 | per week |
| Safety net | € 80 | per booking |
| Online provisioning | € 50 | per booking |
| Automatic life vests | € 50 | per booking |
Extras are subject to availability and must be pre-booked. Prices include VAT.
Base and check-in
Alfa lies at D-Marin Gouvia Marina, Corfu — Dock A, berth 24. Roughly fifteen minutes from Corfu airport.
Check-in is Saturday from 17:00 and check-out Saturday by 09:00. Allow about an hour for the briefing and handover: we walk every system on the boat with you before you leave, and most crews come back to the berth on the Friday evening so nobody is sailing to a deadline on the last morning.
A refundable security deposit of €3.000 is blocked on the charterer’s credit card at check-in and released after redelivery. The card must be in the charterer’s name.
Before you book
Can I charter Alfa bareboat?
Yes, with a sailing licence valid for coastal waters and real experience skippering in Greek waters — particularly anchoring and Med-mooring stern-to. The port authorities require the original certificate or an official translation, in English, together with a crew list. A second crew member must sign as co-skipper. Send us both documents before the charter so the crew list can be prepared.
Can we start or finish somewhere other than Gouvia?
One-way charters to Preveza are possible, subject to availability and a one-way fee. Ask when you enquire and we will price it with the rest of the quote.
What happens if something breaks?
You call us. We have technical support at Gouvia, a second base at Preveza and cover at Gaios on Paxos, so wherever you are in the northern Ionian help is not far. Most things we talk you through in five minutes on the phone.
What happens if the weather turns?
We help you re-plan the route around it — that is what local knowledge is for. Charter days are not refunded for weather, but in practice the Ionian almost always offers shelter within a couple of hours, and we will tell you where.
How do I book?
Send us your dates and how many of you there are. You will get an answer from Potis, usually the same day, with availability and a full price including the charter pack and anything else you have asked for. A deposit on signing confirms the booking and the balance is due thirty days before you sail.