Total Solar Eclipse 2027: Sotogrande Boat Charter on the Costa del Sol

The flotilla departs from Puerto Sotogrande for a coordinated maritime event around totality. You board with a professional skipper, take position in the viewing area, and share an international brunch on deck. ISO eclipse glasses are included. The experience lasts approximately 3.5–4 hours.

The planned waters are between Alcaidesa and Sotogrande, typically within about two nautical miles of the coast. The exact track follows the fleet’s operational plan that morning. Totality stands high in the sky, so the hills do not block the sun. On the water you gain a clear horizon, away from shore crowds and haze. Organisation and safety boats support a defined operating area.

The fleet mixes sailing yachts and motorboats — the boat is how you join the event, not a private hire you pick from a list. For a shared place, the vessel is assigned according to availability, group size, capacity and the day’s operational plan. Typical shared groups are 6, 8 or 10 guests. Boats in the fleet are typically around 34–50 ft (10–15 m).

Yes, as a limited private eclipse charter — not as a standard day hire. On 2 August the whole coast is in peak demand: taking a boat out of the shared flotilla for a party of four or six is a different product, and availability is tight. Price depends on vessel, capacity, duration and your brief. We do not publish a fixed private rate. Tell us guest count, preferred yacht type if you have one, and any special requests — we will come back with what can actually be arranged.

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Families are welcome. Children travel with a responsible adult; around age five, most children are comfortable on board. We do not recommend bringing babies, for safety and comfort during a busy event morning.

Capacity is finite and international demand for this morning is already high. An Early Bird seat holds your place in the flotilla — brunch, skipper and glasses included — while the operation is still being planned. This is not a walk-up charter.

Yes. Published prices ({adult}€ adult / {child}€ child 4–12) are Early Bird rates until 10 January 2027. Mid season is {mid}€ / 300€ (11 Jan–30 Mar 2027); Standard is {standard}€ / 350€ from 1 April 2027. Booking locks your rate. 30 April 2027 is the cancellation deadline, not the end of Early Bird.

Cloud, overcast skies, haze, mist, fog or light rain do not automatically cancel the outing, even when they reduce how clearly the eclipse can be seen. The morning is planned to go ahead whenever conditions remain compatible with safe nautical operation. The skipper and the operator may adjust the route, sailing area, waiting or observation position, and departure or return times if safety requires it. Visibility and nautical safety are not the same: the first may vary; the second always comes first.

From 30 April 2027 a booking cannot be cancelled or refunded solely because of weather, a poor forecast, cloud, rain, fog or reduced visibility. The experience is scheduled to take place under those conditions when maritime operation remains safe. After that date, exceptions are limited to genuine force majeure — for example death, hospitalisation, a natural catastrophe, a terrorist act, an officially declared state of emergency, or comparable circumstances that truly prevent travel or lawful operation. A weather forecast alone is not force majeure. On the day, maritime safety still governs: the skipper may alter the plan, or not sail, if conditions make safe operation impossible.

ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses are included. They are mandatory during every partial phase: never look at the Sun without them while any part of the disc is visible. Only during totality — when the Sun is fully hidden by the Moon — may you look with the unprotected eye, and only for that brief interval. The glasses must go back on the moment totality ends. Each pair carries a QR code with the maker’s instructions; follow those instructions carefully. The glasses do not make unlimited or casual solar viewing safe.

Guests are responsible for following the safety instructions supplied with the eclipse glasses, including the QR guidance. Totality Sotogrande 2027 cannot be held responsible for eye injury resulting from improper use, failure to follow those instructions, or prolonged or inappropriate exposure to the Sun.

Puerto Deportivo de Sotogrande, Av. de la Marina. The activity starts at 09:00; please arrive one hour before. Booking confirms your seat straight away, and the detailed instructions reach you as the date approaches, along with several email reminders. Groups and the split across vessels are organised once sales close, so your final allocation is confirmed afterwards: exact meeting point and time at the marina, the name of the boat assigned to you and your group, skipper details and everything else you need to board without doubts.