Saint Martin – The Culinary Capitol of the Caribbean!

The cuisine on the beautiful Island of St. Maarten and St. Martin is famous for the skilled chefs preparing the most delicious French and Creole delicacies that is most popular on the island.  Food connoisseurs from around the world gravitate to St. Maarten and Sint Martin as they have so many wonderful choices of dining atmospheres to choose from.  Whether you’re looking for elegant fine dining or want a fun relaxed beachside restaurants with views that will take your breath away, this is the island to savor it all. With such a prevalent French culture on the island that even the Dutch side of the island is saturated with your traditional French cuisine, however, the Creole spices have infiltrated in he French dishes to create fusion dishes that you just can’t get enough of.  I would suggest arriving a few days early to savor all that St. Martin has to offer before being whisked away on your St. Martin Yacht Charter. Here are three of our top suggestions from fine dining to casual beach restaurants.SXM Continue reading

My Top Three Caribbean, Bareboat Hotspots

If you are looking into a bareboat charter holiday in the Caribbean but you are not sure where to go, let me guide you, or at least help you to narrow it down to three!

Let’s start in Abacos with a bareboat charter in the Bahamas.  Just 112 kilometres east of Palm Beach, Florida lies the Bahamas, a sailing paradise of warm breezes, white sandy beaches and colonial houses nestled amongst the palm trees.

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Bask and Bathe in the Bahamas…

The Bahamas is one of the most beautiful places to cruise on a yacht where you can surround yourself with the calming turquoise waters for an unforgettable holiday.  The Out Islands is where the real Bahamas experience is at, they’re full of natural wonders, wildlife and seemingly endless beautiful beaches and perfect for your Bahamas Yacht Charter.  Eleuthera and Harbour Island, often called the Nantucket of the Caribbean, are a must to add to your itinerary.

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Hop on board HELIAD II! (video)

Fancy peering into some of the finest super yachts available to charter along the glamorous French Riviera right now? This March, at the ECPY Open Day 2016,  we hopped aboard several yachts to meet with the crews and most importantly, sample some of the chefs’ best canapés.  Climb aboard and watch the video below to see which yacht was our favourite…

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On board HELIAD II

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Charter Amongst the Volcanoes

Sailing Aeolian Islands is a treat not to be missed! Just to the north of Sicily in the Tyrrhenian Sea, lies this archipelago of 7 volcanic islands: Vulcano, Lipari, Filicudi, Alicudi, Salina, Panarea and Stromboli. A bareboating paradise, the Aeolian Islands remain relatively untouched and have retained a feeling of a remote wilderness despite having been invaded and conquered for millennia by the Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans, to name a few. The Islands are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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