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Founder and President· Aris Drivas Yachting
Founder and President, Aris Drivas Yachting. Pioneer of Greek yacht brokerage since 1972.
Aris Drivas is the Founder and President of Aris Drivas Yachting, the Athens-based luxury charter and brokerage house he established in Piraeus in 1972. His career defined the emergence of Greek yacht brokerage.
He launched the firm at a moment when the idea of a private yacht industry barely existed. His first vessel, Les Enfants de Pirée, became a reference point for the emerging Mediterranean charter world; by 1975, Stern Magazine was publishing articles on the nascent industry and naming Aris Drivas Yachting among those defining it.
Aris was one of the first Greek yacht brokers to represent his country at the Antigua Charter Yacht Show, helping open the Caribbean market to Mediterranean operators. He was inducted into the CYBA Charter Yachting Hall of Fame in 2014, recognising more than four decades at the forefront of the industry.
Dozens of today’s leading yacht brokers began their careers under his guidance — a legacy measured not only in vessels managed, but in the professionals he shaped.
Destinations
The Saronic Gulf offers six distinct islands within 55 nautical miles of Piraeus, each with its own harbour character and anchorage profile. For clients based in Athens, or arriving through the city, it is a complete week on the water without the transfer complications of a longer repositioning. ADY
15 March 2026
Experiences
A week at sea through the Cyclades and beyond, where every anchorage carries its own food tradition and every meal is sourced from the island you woke up beside. The yacht is the platform. The food is the journey.
15 March 2026
Seasonal Guides
October is when the Aegean stops performing and starts being itself — water at 22–24°C, anchorages you don’t have to fight for, and charter rates running 30–40% below the July-August peak. ADY has been putting clients on the water in October for decades. Here is why it works.
15 March 2026
Perspectives
Corporate bookings have moved from a footnote in the charter ledger to a structurally distinct segment of the market, driven by experiential incentive travel, the logic of captive audiences, and the particular privacy a vessel at sea provides. What this means for the industry is not simply a new rev
15 March 2026
Ownership
The purchase price is the beginning of the conversation, not the end. Annual running costs for a superyacht typically run between 10% and 15% of hull value — and that figure climbs as a vessel ages. This is a plain account of where the money goes.
15 March 2026
Perspectives
The superyacht brokerage industry has entered a period of consolidation. Private capital is moving through the sector, and the houses that once defined it as a profession built on individual judgment and long relationships are increasingly absorbed into managed groups. The question worth asking is w
15 March 2026
Destinations
The Maldives spans 1,192 coral islands across 26 atolls and 90,000 square kilometres of ocean — a geography that rewards a yacht far more than a fixed resort address. The northeast monsoon window, November to April, delivers calm seas, 26–29°C water temperatures, and visibility reaching 30 metres. W
15 March 2026
Destinations
Mykonos and Santorini have earned their place on every Aegean itinerary, but the western and small Cyclades offer anchorages with no tender queues, no ferry wash, and no noise after midnight. For a captain who knows where to go, the difference is pronounced.
15 March 2026
Seasonal Guides
May is when the Mediterranean opens for the season — wildflowers still on the hillsides, water at 20–22°C, and charter rates 20–40% below the July–August peak. The guests who move in May secure the best itineraries before the crowd arrives.
15 March 2026
Yachts
2026 is the most significant delivery year for large superyachts in over a decade. From a 194.9m polar research vessel to the first yacht to run on methanol fuel cells, the builds coming out of European yards this year are reshaping the upper end of the fleet — in size, propulsion, and design ambiti
15 March 2026
Ownership
Charter income rarely turns a net profit on a superyacht, but that is the wrong question. The right question is whether it changes the financial logic of ownership in a meaningful way — and for some owners, it does. Here is how the economics actually work.
15 March 2026
Yachts
The 2026 Palm Beach International Boat Show brought more than 100 superyachts to the Florida waterfront — but a handful stood out for reasons beyond scale. This is ADY’s read on the builds that rewarded close attention.
15 March 2026
Destinations
From the whitewashed Cyclades to the emerald Ionian, Greece offers the most varied cruising ground in the Mediterranean. Here is everything you need to know before booking your first — or next — Greek island charter.
1 March 2026
Destinations
Beyond the resort atolls of the Maldives lies a vast, barely visited archipelago of pristine reefs, uninhabited islands, and water so clear it hardly seems to exist. A private yacht is the only way to reach it.
1 March 2026
Destinations
No cars, no airport, no high-rises. Hydra remains one of the most singular islands in the Mediterranean — a place best approached by yacht and best understood on foot.
1 March 2026
Destinations
The coastline south of Athens is where Aris Drivas Yachting began — and where some of the finest day charter experiences in the Mediterranean quietly unfold. A look at the Athenian Riviera from the water.
1 March 2026
Destinations
The ancient Greeks built a temple to Poseidon on the southernmost cape of Attica, where the Aegean meets the Saronic Gulf. Approaching it by yacht at sunset remains one of the most moving experiences in Mediterranean sailing.
1 March 2026
Experiences
Chartering a superyacht for the first time can feel like stepping into an unfamiliar world. Here is a straightforward guide to how it works — from pricing and crew to packing and tipping.
15 February 2026
Seasonal Guides
Before the heat and the crowds, May offers the Greek islands at their most verdant and unhurried. Wildflowers carpet the hillsides, the water is crystalline, and crews are rested and eager for the season ahead.
15 February 2026
Experiences
A yacht charter offers something no hotel can: complete privacy, total flexibility, and a new destination every morning. For groups especially, it is often more compelling than it first appears — even on cost.
15 February 2026
Seasonal Guides
When the summer crowds retreat and the light turns golden, the Aegean reveals its truest self. October offers warm seas, empty anchorages, and a pace of life that no peak-season itinerary can match.
15 February 2026
Ownership
An owner shares the experience of transitioning from private use to charter management — the financial upside, the emotional adjustment, and the role of a trusted management partner.
1 February 2026
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