7 Waves Yachting Yacht Charter — 5 Boats in the Balearics

7 Waves Yachting: 5 boats listed in the Balearics

7 Waves Yachting is a small, German-run charter and yacht management business based in Mallorca, operating since 2018 per its own site. Rather than running one uniform in-house fleet, it positions itself as a broker and management partner - matching guests with the right boat, arranging skippers and crew, advising owners on charter investment, and offering buying/selling guidance for anyone considering owning a yacht themselves. Five boats currently appear in its live Balearic listings, 37-50ft.

Per the operator's own site, the business is run by Fabian Fischer, described there as a sailor and watersports enthusiast of more than 30 years' standing - a founder's background that fits the operator's positioning as a management and brokerage specialist rather than a volume charter fleet. That kind of hands-on, sailor-led background is a common thread among the smaller, more personally run operators covered on this site, and it tends to translate into a service that leans on direct knowledge of boats and local waters rather than a purely transactional booking process. The company describes itself as a German business operating chiefly in the Balearics, which it calls the centre of European watersports, and it maintains what it describes as a professional network of service partners on Mallorca for maintenance and repair work, alongside cooperation with what it calls the leading charter fleets on Mallorca and Ibiza for sourcing boats beyond its own directly managed fleet. That network model explains why 7 Waves Yachting can offer more than the five boats in its live Balearic listings when a guest has a specific brief - the operator's own site references additional managed and brokered yachts, including further Sun Odyssey monohulls, a larger Jeanneau Yacht 60 and a day boat, alongside the core listings covered here. For guests who simply want one of the five boats already confirmed in the live listings, none of this changes the practicalities of booking - it's mentioned here mainly because it helps explain why an enquiry to 7 Waves Yachting can sometimes turn up more options than the listings page alone suggests.

One detail worth noting: the company's Instagram handle is "rebelezza", the same name as the Sun Odyssey 440 in this fleet - suggesting that boat has a personal connection to the operator rather than being a purely commercial listing. That impression is reinforced by the operator's own site, which highlights the Sun Odyssey 440 as having been named Cruising Yacht of the Year in both the USA and Europe in 2018 - a genuine industry accolade for the model, and one worth knowing about for anyone weighing up the sailing option against the Prestige motor yachts. It's a useful data point precisely because motor yacht and sailing yacht charters tend to attract different kinds of guests for different reasons, and knowing that the one sailing option on this page carries genuine industry recognition - rather than simply being the token monohull alongside a motor-yacht-heavy fleet - is worth factoring into that comparison.

See also: 7waves-yachting.de.

7 Waves Yachting’s base & getting there

The stamped listing for this operator doesn't carry a confirmed marina name, so we're not stating one here as a blanket fact for the whole fleet - 7 Waves Yachting operates from Mallorca per its own site, but the exact embarkation point should be confirmed directly with the operator once your boat and dates are set. That said, the operator's own site does confirm at least one specific berth: the Sun Odyssey 440 "Rebelezza" is based at Marina Port de Mallorca in Palma, described on the operator's site as a five-star marina. Because the wider fleet is drawn from a network of partner boats rather than a single owned marina, other boats in the listings may lie at different pontoons around Palma or elsewhere on the island, which is exactly why confirming the specific berth for your chosen boat at enquiry stage matters here more than it might with an operator running one uniform fleet from one gate. This is a fairly common pattern among smaller management-style operators in the Balearics, where the business model is built around matching guests to the right boat from a wider pool rather than maintaining one fixed marina full of sister ships, and it is not in itself a reason for concern - it simply means the specific logistics are confirmed boat by boat rather than being uniform across a whole page of listings. Guests coming from a larger, single-fleet operator elsewhere in the Balearics may simply need to adjust their expectations slightly: the first proper point of contact for logistics here is a conversation with the operator rather than a fixed marina map on a listings page.

The fleet, boat by boat

The fleet mixes motor yachts and one sailing monohull. Three Prestige motor yachts anchor the fleet: the brand-new Prestige F4.9 "La Familia 2" (2025, 6 berths, the newest and largest), the Prestige 460 "Perfect Life" (2021, 4 berths) and the Prestige 420 New "My Love II" (2020, 4 berths) - all French-built flybridge motor yachts from the same builder, giving guests three size options within a consistent style. Prestige is a well-regarded name in the flybridge motor yacht segment generally, known for a fit-out geared towards comfortable cruising rather than outright performance, and having three examples of differing size and age within one operator's listings gives guests a genuine choice of scale without switching brand or style partway through their search. Guests who know they want a Prestige specifically, for whatever reason - familiarity with the brand from a previous charter, a preference for its interior layout style, or simply liking the flybridge format - can move straight to comparing these three rather than working through the whole fleet from scratch.

The smaller Astondoa 377 Coupe "Pfeffer" (2020, 4 berths) is a compact day-cruiser-style motor yacht, suited to a shorter outing rather than an extended live-aboard trip. It rounds out the motor yacht side of the fleet at the lower end of the size range, useful for a smaller group or a single-day charter rather than a week-long live-aboard booking. The one sailing option is the Sun Odyssey 440 "Rebelezza" (2019, 6 berths) - a three-cabin monohull and, per the operator's own branding, likely their flagship or most personally-connected boat, and, as noted above, a model that picked up genuine industry recognition as Cruising Yacht of the Year in 2018.

Beyond these five, the operator's own site describes a broader managed and brokered fleet available on request rather than as standing live listings - among the boats it mentions are further Sun Odyssey monohulls, a considerably larger Jeanneau Yacht 60, and a smaller day boat with twin outboards for shorter outings. That wider roster isn't part of the confirmed live listings covered here, but it does explain the operator's positioning as a brokerage and management business first and a fixed fleet second - a guest with a brief that doesn't quite match any of the five listed boats has a reasonable chance of the operator sourcing something suitable through its partner network instead of simply turning the enquiry away.

Because all three Prestige yachts come from the same builder, moving between the 420, 460 and F4.9 within this fleet is largely a matter of scale and vintage rather than adjusting to an unfamiliar layout philosophy each time - a small but genuine convenience for a guest who has chartered a Prestige before and wants to stay within a style they already know, just at a different size or in a different specification year.

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Who 7 Waves Yachting suits

With four motor yachts and one sailing monohull, this fleet suits guests who lean toward motor-yacht comfort and speed over sailing, while still offering the Sun Odyssey for anyone specifically wanting to sail. The three Prestige flybridge yachts in particular suit guests who want a more relaxed, motor-cruiser style of charter with the option of a skipper and crew arranged through the operator. Given the company's brokerage and management background, it's also a sensible contact for owners exploring charter investment or a managed ownership model - the operator's own site specifically mentions advisory services around charter investment and managed co-ownership arrangements for anyone considering buying into a yacht rather than only chartering one.

Guests planning a shorter outing rather than a full week aboard might lean toward the compact Astondoa 377 Coupe, while those wanting maximum comfort and the newest fit-out on the water are better served by the 2025 Prestige F4.9. Anyone drawn to the story behind a boat as much as its specification has an obvious pick in the Sun Odyssey 440 "Rebelezza", given its award history and its evident personal significance to the operator. That combination of a named, personally connected boat and a documented industry award is unusual enough among small operator listings to be worth highlighting on its own merits, separate from the practical question of berths and layout. Because the company also brokers boats beyond its own core listings, guests with a specific brief that doesn't fit neatly into the five boats shown here - a larger group, a longer passage, a particular brand preference - are still worth putting to the operator directly rather than assuming the search has to stop at the live listings. That flexibility is one of the practical upsides of dealing with a management-and-brokerage operator rather than a single fixed fleet: the published listings are a genuine starting point, not necessarily the full extent of what can be arranged.

Booking guidance

7 Waves Yachting can arrange skipper and crew on request, which is worth asking about directly if you'd rather not hold a sailing qualification yourself - bareboat charter of the Sun Odyssey 440 would otherwise require a recognised qualification under Spanish rules. Because the operator works more as a broker/manager than a single fixed fleet, it's worth being specific about your dates, group size and preferred boat type when enquiring, since availability and terms may vary boat to boat.

The operator's own site also lists a handful of services worth knowing about beyond a standard week's charter: skipper coaching for guests who want to build their own competence and confidence at the helm rather than remain passengers on their own charter, one-way charter options across the Balearics for a different kind of trip than a round-trip week, and so-called mile-building charters aimed at guests working toward the Spanish SKS qualification, a step up from the more basic licences. It also mentions event and charter-gift bookings, useful for anyone organising a celebration or looking to buy a charter as a present rather than book it for themselves. Taken together, these extra services point to an operator built around ongoing relationships with clients - repeat charterers, aspiring skippers building experience, prospective owners weighing up investment - rather than purely one-off transactional bookings. As with any broker-style operator managing boats through a partner network rather than a single owned marina, it is sensible to confirm the specific boat, berth and any skipper arrangements in writing before travel, particularly given the mix of directly managed and partner-sourced boats involved.

Because the business is run by a single sailor-founder with a personal stake in at least one of the boats in the fleet, it is also the kind of operator where a direct conversation before booking - about which of the five listed boats or which partner-network boat best fits a specific brief - tends to be more productive than working from the listings alone. That personal, founder-led style is consistent with the smaller, relationship-driven operators covered elsewhere on this site, and it is worth factoring into expectations for guests more used to booking through a large, anonymous charter desk.

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