West Coast South America
Overview
Chile's Patagonia is one of the world's last true wilderness charter destinations — a labyrinth of channels, glaciers, and fjords stretching for thousands of kilometres. The Galápagos Islands of Ecuador offer a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with unique wildlife found nowhere else on earth.
Areas & Highlights
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands offer an unparalleled wildlife experience where you can sail among unique species found nowhere else on Earth, a true naturalist's destination.
Peru
Peru's Pacific coast combines world-class fishing, pre-Columbian archaeology, and the gateway to the Amazon, offering an adventure unlike anywhere else.
Chile & Patagonia
Chile's fjords and Patagonia offer dramatic landscapes, glaciers, and some of the world's most pristine sailing grounds in the southern hemisphere.
Argentina
Buenos Aires and Argentina's Río de la Plata offer historic European-influenced colonial charm, world-class dining, and sophisticated urban sailing.
Colombia & Ecuador
Colombia and Ecuador's Pacific coasts offer tropical beauty, unique biodiversity, and cultural richness with excellent sailing opportunities.
Glaciers & Fjords
Chilean Patagonia is a labyrinth of fjords, glaciers and dramatic peaks. Sailing past calving ice walls into mirror-still channels, with condors circling overhead, is one of the most awe-inspiring charter experiences on Earth.
About the Destination
Why Charter West Coast South America?
West Coast South America is one of yachting's great adventure destinations. From the extraordinary wildlife of the Galápagos Islands to the pristine wilderness of Chilean Patagonia, the legendary Cape Horn, and the remote Peruvian coast, this is superyacht exploration at its most genuine.
The Galápagos Islands
Charles Darwin's living laboratory — the Galápagos offer wildlife encounters impossible anywhere else on earth. Blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, giant tortoises, sea lions that swim alongside snorkellers, and flightless cormorants. Each island has a different character and unique species assemblage.
Chilean Patagonia
The Patagonian channels stretch from Puerto Montt to Cape Horn — over 1,200 kilometres of pristine fjords, glaciers, and wilderness accessible only by sea. The Beagle Channel, the Gulf of Penas, and the Campo de Hielo icefield are extraordinary natural environments that reward those willing to sail south.
Cape Horn
Rounding Cape Horn is one of sailing's great milestones. The Horn marks the confluence of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and has a mythical status in maritime history. Modern weather routing makes a summer rounding achievable for most well-found yachts.
Weather & Climate
The West Coast South America sailing season is October to March (southern hemisphere summer). Patagonia is best November–February when days are longest and temperatures are most manageable. The Galápagos can be visited year-round but June–November brings the cool Humboldt Current with excellent wildlife and diving. Patagonian weather is notoriously changeable — always expect wind.
Nov
good12°C
Sea 9°C
16 kn
Patagonia season opens
Dec
excellent14°C
Sea 10°C
15 kn
Long days, summer begins
Jan
excellent15°C
Sea 11°C
14 kn
Peak Patagonian summer
Feb
excellent15°C
Sea 12°C
15 kn
Excellent, best weather
Jul
excellent22°C
Sea 20°C
10 kn
Excellent for Galapagos
Aug
excellent21°C
Sea 19°C
11 kn
Galapagos wildlife peak
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Charter Yachts
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