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Boat hire in San Fernando
3 boat hire companies in San Fernando, 2 of them with boat rental as their main business, at the Gallineras marina on the Sancti Petri channel. Ranked by Google rating, with phone and website. No commission.
- Companies
- 3
- 2 with boat rental as main business
- Price
- €120 – 1,500 / day
- indicative
- Licence
- No licence needed up to 5 m and 15 hp
- Season
- May – September
- peak July and August
The 2 boat hire companies in San Fernando
Hiring a boat in San Fernando
San Fernando sits inside the Bay of Cádiz, surrounded by tidal channels and salt marshes, with the Gallineras marina on the Sancti Petri channel, and a small rental fleet: 3 companies, jet skis and day motorboats. The bay's big fleet is in El Puerto de Santa María, 15 km away, with 28 companies and Puerto Sherry, and in Cádiz city, 11 km, with 14; Chiclana, 7 km, has 2 and the Sancti Petri marina. From Gallineras you run down the Sancti Petri channel to the castle and La Barrosa, about 4 miles, at high water.
The season runs from May to September. Tides of more than three metres empty the channels: sail at high water and follow the marked channel.
Ports and departure areas
Puerto Deportivo Gallineras
San Fernando's marina on the Sancti Petri channel.Types of boat you can hire in San Fernando
No-licence motorboat
- Requirement
- None: motorboats up to 5 m and 15 hp, daytime, close to the coast
- Price
- €120 – 250 / day (indicative)
Motorboat or RIB
- Requirement
- ICC or a Spanish PNB/PER licence
- Price
- €250 – 650 / day (indicative)
How much does it cost to hire a boat in San Fernando
Indicative high-season prices from the directory's reference table, reviewed September 2026: a no-licence motorboat costs €120–250 a day; a RIB of 6–8 m, €250–650; a 10–12 m sailing yacht, €400–900 bareboat or €600–1,500 skippered; a catamaran, €1,000–2,500; a skippered motor yacht, from €900. Expect 20–40% less outside July and August. Deposits run from €300 to €2,000 and fuel is extra. Each company sets its own prices.
They also hire boats
Companies whose main activity is something else (school, chandlery, trips) but which also offer hire.
Despedidas soltero y soltera Chiclana
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a licence to hire a boat in San Fernando?
Not for a motorboat up to 5 metres and 15 hp, in daylight and inside the channels; ask which companies have them. Going out past Sancti Petri to the open coast needs an ICC or Spanish licence; jet skis go with an instructor.
How much does a boat cost in San Fernando?
A no-licence motorboat, €120–250 a day; a RIB with licence, €250–650; jet skis by the slot. Indicative high-season ranges; fuel and deposit are extra.
Where can I go from San Fernando?
Down the Sancti Petri channel through the salt marshes to the castle island and La Barrosa beach, about 4 miles, or up into the bay towards Puerto Real; flat water, birds and salt pans either side.
What should I know about the tide?
That it rises and falls over 3 m and the channels dry to mud at low water; go out on a rising tide, follow the marked channel and be back before it drops. The companies set the times.
Where do boats leave from?
From the Puerto Deportivo Gallineras, San Fernando's marina on the Sancti Petri channel, where the 3 companies are based.