Boat hire in San Sebastián de La Gomera

San Sebastián de La Gomera is the island's capital and the harbour Columbus sailed from in 1492, with the ferry to Los Cristianos, Marina La Gomera and the leisure quay in the bay below the Parador, and its rental offer is a skippered big-game fishing company, blue marlin according to its listing, at the marina. For bareboat, Alajeró, 11 km away, has one company at Playa Santiago with nearly 50 reviews; opposite, on Tenerife, 20 miles away, are Los Gigantes (8 companies), Puerto Colón (7) and Adeje (34). From San Sebastián you sail the east coast to Playa Santiago or to Hermigua to the north, and the channel with Tenerife is pilot-whale water.

You can sail all year, with peaks in summer and at Christmas. The east coast of La Gomera is in the lee of the trade wind; the channel with Tenerife blows hard in the afternoon, when the ferry rolls.

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.