ASOLARE – This sleek, 153’ Hodgdon ketch with Navy blue hull was built in 2003 in Maine of wood and is heavy, cutting through the seas, offering a comfortable ride for guests who like to sail! 2020 Rates & Plans – Available for Winter 2019/2020 in the Eastern Caribbean from St.Vincent, Martinique, Antigua, St. Maarten and Tortola, ASOLARE will set sail for Corsica, France, Italy and Monaco in April, 2020, where she…READ MORE
Available in Greece for Summer 2020, this lovely, 105' newly refitted, long, sleek, performance sloop, built in 2004, refitted in 2017 has a French captain Jean Baptiste Kling, from Normandy, plus French chef Jacqueline, plus Italian stewardess, Veronica, who are as nice as they can be! A crew of five total run this powerful, performance sailing yacht with new decks with large central cockpit where guests can sit comfortably at sea, while sailors…READ MORE
AUGUST MAVERICK – For mono hull enthusiasts, this 92’ pilot house cutter, built in 1978 is a work a progress. Owned and operated by young Americans Sean and Jackie, the vessel is halfway through a refit, and when the refit is finished, she is going to be beautiful! Sean is a certified shipwright; it is he who is doing all the woodwork onboard, cutting and measuring all the cabinetry, and today in…READ MORE
BODHISATTVA – For people who like to sail, this modern 65’ Jeanneau sloop, built in 2018, sails upwind better than any catamaran and is available, not just in the BVI from St.Thomas, but the Spanish Virgin Islands too, ending in either Puerto Rico or St. Thomas again, St. Maarten and “down island”too. “We are looking at different itineraries. We are interested in down island charters for winter. We are definitely open for…READ MORE
COLUMBIA – The 141’ custom schooner, COLUMBIA, was built in 2014 after an exact replica of the 1923 racing schooner Columbia from Gloucester, Massachusetts. This is her first full Caribbean season for charter, and she’s going down island. In 1923 schooner Blue Nose, owned by the Canadians, was winning all the yacht races..... Columbia was the American’s answer back.... Named after the goddess of freedom, Columbia is a symbol for the female…READ MORE
The 82’ Oyster sloop, DAMA DE NOCHE, is the ideal charter yacht. The modern appointments, sailing performance, three crew, and cabinets of fine china ensure guests an elegant, sailing vacation through Southern Italy during Summer 2017 and the Caribbean during Winter 2018. This yacht was one of my favorites at the Antigua charter yacht show in 2015. With navy blue hull and teak decks, her cutter rig has push button hydraulics and in-mast…READ MORE
DRUMBEAT 1 – 72’ Irwin sloop operated by experienced captain Jeff Hurd, who has over twenty years experience, operating charter yachts in the Virgin Islands. Jeff lost his beloved trimaran GRAND OASIS in Hurricane Irma. He has replaced her with DRUMBEAT, which is mechanically sound, and she sails great. DRUMBEAT sleeps eight guests in four identical cabins, each with Queen-size bed and private, ensuite bathroom. With seven air conditioning units aboard, each…READ MORE
Dunia Baru Back in Komodo May - September, 2017 Adventures abound, sunsets to leave you in awe and sunrises that will change your life. It is no wonder the popular 167' charter yacht DUNIA BARU chooses to call this place home for at least 5 months of the year. DUNIA BARU is heading back to her home turf from May through September, basing out of Labuan Bajo, available for luxury charters in…READ MORE
Looking great this year, under new ownership, who has replaced the old red upholstery on the settees in the original teak paneled saloon with light blue cotton upholstery and who has put Director’s chairs on deck, old-world style, the beautifully varnished, restored, 115’ British-built schooner EROS is the epitome of 1938 luxury. Built for the daughter and son in law of an English Lord, high bulwarks surrounding flush teak decks forward of…READ MORE
The 100’ Italian ketch JUPITER offers high performance sailing and comfortable accommodations for four couples or families of eight. There are two double berths on opposite sides of the master cabin, and the three guest staterooms have one queen and two twins, respectively. The long coach roof has many opening hatches and portholes, giving a light and airy feeling below. The lower saloon has white carpets and walls with mahogany trim that…READ MORE
KAI – 78’ Wellington mono hull cutter sloop, built in 1983 and restored in 2017 with center cockpit pilot house with large ship’s wheel. Dining is below, but the aft deck has chairs, and 4 bean bags on the bow give shade at anchor under awnings. Running on solar panels, the ship makes its own water and power, and the air conditioning runs on the generator. Available from St. Thomas during the…READ MORE
We inspected the beautiful 72' ketch LADY NATHALIE and met the yacht's attractive crew of three from Turkey in Marmaris during May 2015. Bekir and Selen are as nice as they can be, and the yacht is beautifully appointed, as the pictures show. They base in Marmaris, Turkey, but are open to charters in Greece. The best option is to combine both countries in a week's cruise, zig zagging back and forth…READ MORE
Built by Sweden Yachts in 1994, the 70' cutter LUNA DANNS, whose captain is Nick Meyer from Cornwall, is Hull # 1 (of three) and what a beautiful vessel she is, and what a nice captain! We inspected LUNA DANNS in Antigua in December, 2016. The yacht is beautifully appointed, sparkling clean, sails beautifully, accommodates up to six guests in three staterooms, and the British captain Nick couldn't be nicer! He is…READ MORE
MATINA is a 125’ schooner, available from Athens, Greece from May through October. It sleeps 20 guests in 8 staterooms and is one of the few yachts “legal” to charter with more than 12 guests. When we inspected her in Greece in May, 2017, she had just finished a large refit including new air conditioning, new tender, new generator. New decks were installed in 2016. She has an aft cockpit with sunbeds…READ MORE
Available year round in Southeast Asia and Indonesia specifically, the 2010-built 151' custom schooner, Mutiara Laut, is one of the most superbly-engineered charter vessels in Indonesian Waters with its highly experienced Captain and professional crew of 13, guaranteed to give you a comfortable and safe adventure. She is mostly based in 3 different areas in Indonesia depending on the best weather conditions: May - October: Bali/Komodo October - December: Banda Neira/Ambon December…READ MORE
One of our favorite 62’ Lagoon catamarans, the owner of OCEAN VIEW chose to put teak decks in her cockpit and fly bridge (whereas some Lagoons have fiberglass decks); he chose to put the galley below, aft to port, keeping the cooking out of the saloon, and he chose to have one less guest stateroom in exchange for a super large master cabin with in-room glass shower, separate private WC, couch, and…READ MORE
ODYSSEUS – 50’ Bavaria mono hull sloop with teak decks, aft cockpit with Bimini sailing awning and delicious smells of cinnamon rolls floating up from the galley! Guests are well taken care of by the yacht’s darling Uruguayan/Australian captain and crew, Diego and Valerie, both of whom are dive masters and have ten years sailing experience in the Caribbean. Given this yacht’s five stateroom layout (one would be for the crew and…READ MORE
ORYXX – Named for a South African desert flower, ORYXX is a Beneteau 53’ mono-hull sloop with three guest cabins for parties of two to six, whose 30 year old owner operator Max is from South Africa but grew up in St. Maarten. Presently open for the Holidays 2019/2020, ORYXX is based year round in St. Maarten, where he takes guests diving. Offering all-inclusive, half board charters for $12,000 to $14,000 weekly…READ MORE
Reasons to charter the 72' Italian sloop PACIFIC WAVE are because she offers incredible sailing; she has expansive teak decks, anchor awnings, out of door dining in the large cockpit, where guests can sit undisturbed at sea, while the crew sail the yacht from the aft cockpit, dining in the air conditioned, full beam main saloon, gorgeous teak interior with soft lighting and pale upholstery, and 72 feet of space for six…READ MORE
While the 112' ketch REE is presently finishing up a busy charter season in the Caribbean, we're still waiting announcement of her summer plans for 2017. Normally the yacht is available in the Mediterranean, basing in Barcelona, cruising anywhere in the West Med. The yacht sleeps ten guests in five staterooms and has a wonderful crew of six. The gleaming, newly refitted, 112' Valdatarro (Italy) ketch, REE, offers lots of amenities on…READ MORE
REE – We’ve known the delightful New Zealand Captain Laurence Ottley of this 115’ Valdettaro (Italy) ketch REE, built in 1996 that's always beautifully maintained for many years. One of the reasons why REE gleams so much is because Larry has operated the vessel since 2013. Before that he ran the classic yacht IRENE. So Larry is very much a “classic yacht captain,” just as capable refitting a yacht as he is…READ MORE
SAYANG – 55’ Jeanneau sloop (monohull), built in 2005, available year round from Tortola for $9,800 to $11,800 weekly all inclusive for two to four guests; six guests can be accommodated in comfort for $13,800 weekly. Owner Operators – Mike Jones, the captain is tall, young, and South African; Stephanie Mathewson is the first mate/chef from Canada. His 4th charter season in the BVI, Mike operates SAYANG out of Tortola, going for…READ MORE
British owner operators Richard and Janet Hough aboard the 54' cutter SCORPIO are enthusiastic sailors, who enjoy chartering the Windward and Leeward Islands as much as they do the Virgin Islands. So SCORPIO is available across the breadth of the Lesser Antilles during winter as well as summer. Unless your cruise is ten days to two weeks, it's best to break this area down to three one week itineraries, including the area…READ MORE
Available in Maine during August (2017) with dates open in July and September as well, the 2016-built Jeanneau 64' sloop, SERENITY, is comfort and sailing performance itself. This beamy modern auxiliary sailing yacht carries her beam all the way aft and has a large genoa, as well as a staysail and mainsail, all brand new North Sails, which give the yacht that extra 10% sailing performance that Captain Gareth Erlenbusch loves. Gareth…READ MORE
SHOOTING STAR – 64’ Custom Sloop, built in 2008, a high performance sailing vessel that offers out of door dining and she has lots and lots of room in both her cockpit and main saloon for six to eight guests. 2019 Refit: New Machinery and servicing; the AC got an upgrade – Winter 2019/2020 they upgraded the rigging. Crew – Captain Nicolas has been aboard two years. Assisted by his wife, Masha,…READ MORE
SOJANA – A 2003 built, 2016-refitted, 114’ Farr yawl that is a racing boat trying to get into charter. Hoping for family cruises around the Mediterranean or Caribbean, the crew will do racing charters by arrangement, such as the Maxi Worlds, Sardinia Cup, regattas in the Med.... Comfortable on deck, there is a large open cockpit with U-shaped seating aft with sailing awning that gives guests all-important shade at sea. The cockpit…READ MORE
Larry Tyler captain and owner of the 54' ocean going Crealock ketch THE DOVE is easily one of our favorite captains in the whole of the Caribbean. He runs a small boat, is British, he's a world adventurer and traveller, who has dived with the penguins in the Antarctic; he's a National Geographic type explorer, who runs a small boat that people can afford. He offers intimate service in friendly surroundings and…READ MORE
Available Summer 2017 from 1 June in Western and Eastern Mediterranean and Winter 2017-8 in the Caribbean, TWILIGHT is a 125' flybridge sailing sloop, built in Turkey and launched in 2013. She is available for charter in the Western Med during June 2017, Croatia during July 2017 and in Turkey and Greece during August and September, 2017. With naval architecture by Ed Dubois and interior design by Oyster Marine, she is Lloyds-classed and…READ MORE
The 50' Beneteau sloop, ZEPHYRUS, is available in the Bahamas, Florida Keys, & South East Florida. She is also available from Key West to CUBA! The yacht is happy to charter in the ABACO's or the EXUMA's. ZEPHYRUS specializes in sailing, culinary, scuba diving (instruction or other), and wedding charters. Weekly Rates / Party as a Whole $9,500/6 $9,250/5 $8,750/4 $8,000/3 $7,500/2 ALL RATES ARE PLUS BAR OR BYOB, TAXES AND BAHAMIAN…READ MORE