Charter a Luxury Yacht to Nikki Beach, St Tropez

The French newspaper Figaro once reported St Tropez as the place with the most famous faces per square metre. As a top choice for plenty of celebrities, St Tropez is clearly a popular destination for all.  A playground for jet-setters, celebrities and millionaires, St Tropez is a summer hotspot, yet can be busy to find a parking space for your car… so why not hire a luxury yacht to take you round to Nikki Beach?

Nikki Beach is the concept of an ultimate beach club; a combination of music, food, art, fashion and entertainment. The beach club is all about relaxation and extravagance, a brilliant opportunity to let your hair down while on holiday. With fashions shows, performances and parties throughout the  summer season, Nikki Beach is a St Tropez summer hotspot!Nikki Beach St Tropez is in a perfect location to stop off on your day charter!

A poolside environment that offers fine dining on Mediterranean cuisine, the beach is a great stop off point on a day out with friends. Stay on until later in the evening when the party scene comes to life, and the cocktails (or champagne!) really start to flow.

So, if you fancy a day charter to St Tropez, how about chartering MISTRAL 55 from Cannes to St Tropez in well under an hour. She is the perfect day charter to get the party started on the way to Nikki Beach; her unique disco system is practically an onboard nightclub. She is a great choice for thrill seekers with a maximum speed of 50 knots. With a spacious deck and plenty of water toys, MISTRAL 55 is also great fun if you want to anchor outside St Tropez for a while before heading to the shore to explore Nikki Beach.

If you would like to receive more information with regards to booking your luxury summer 2013 charter yacht, please enquire through our website, where one of our senior brokers will be happy to help you plan the experience of a lifetime. You can also send your charter enquiries to [email protected] where our broker in your desired region will contact you and send you some suitable proposals.

Brand New 2013 Couach Super Yacht and Cannes Yacht Charter!

Couach Yachts are set to launch one of the most exciting new yachts in their 2013 collection. The Couach 2600 Fly super yacht combines all of the latest design features, with speed and comfort. This beautiful yacht will feature accommodation for up to 8 guests in 4 stunning cabins, including a full beam master cabin, a VIP, a double and a twin cabin, which is perfect for family vacations. All cabins are located below deck to ensure the optimum living and entertainment spaces.

She will also feature two cabins for the crew. She combines Glass, Kevlar and Carbon, which means that the new Couach 2600 Fly yacht can be run either by twin 1,800hp MAN or by twin 1,900hp Caterpillar diesels. She is estimated to achieve a maximum speed of 32 knots and a cruising speed of 22 knots.

Specifications:

Year 2013
Length 26,50 m / 86,94″
Beam 6,30 m / 20,67″
Draft 1,50 m / 4,92″
Displacement 65T
Engine MAN 12V – 2 X 1800 HP
Maximum speed 32 kts
Cruising speed 22 kts
Fuel 12.000 l
Fresh water 2.000 l

One of our favorite crewed Couach motor yachts is MAYAMA, a luxurious yacht with accommodation for up to 6 guests in 3 cabins. She would be the perfect yacht for weekly charters from Cannes to Corsica with enough space to bring your closest friends and family, especially with her great cruising speed and fuel efficiency. Her large sundeck is the perfect area to enjoy a late afternoon cocktail and read a good book on your Summer 2013 yacht charter.

If you would like to receive more information with regards to booking your luxury summer 2013 charter yacht, please enquire through our website, where one of our senior brokers will be happy to help you plan the experience of a lifetime. You can also send your charter enquiries to [email protected] where our broker in your desired region will contact you and send you some suitable proposals.

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Antigua Yacht Show 2012 – 2nd December – 8th December

The Antigua Yacht Show is one of the most prestigious events in the yachting calendar. Every year, hundreds of charter brokers rain down on the beautiful shores of Antigua to inspect yachts available for the upcoming season.

This year, in the 51st annual show, the dates have been extended by a day. The dates of the show are:2nd December – 8th December.

The yachts will be available across Nelson’s Dockyard Marina in English Harbour, the Falmouth Harbour Marina and the Antigua Yacht Club Marina both located in Falmouth Harbour.

Please click here for more information.

Below we have a list of all the yachts available to see at the show, so if you’re interested in chartering any of them in particular, please do let us know at [email protected] and we’ll be sure to stop by on your behalf and have a look around!

If you’re going to be in Antigua next week, please do let us know and we would love to meet you out there!

Yacht Length Type Dock
1 4YOU 180 M/Y Y
2 ABUELO 70 CAT F
3 AMARULA SUN 130 M/Y D
4 AMITIE 101 M/Y Y
5 ANDROMEDA LA DEA 154 S/Y D
6 ANJILIS 161 M/Y Y
7 ARCHANGEL 70 S/Y F
8 ARIANNA 164 M/Y Y
9 ARIOSO 130 M/Y D
10 AURELIUS 76 S/Y F
11 BAD GIRL 186 M/Y F
12 BAIURDO VI 112 S/Y D
13 BATON ROUGE 205 M/Y F
14 BERZINC 146 M/Y Y
15 CAPERCAILLIE 80 S/Y F
16 CARINAE IX 125 S/Y D
17 CLEVELANDER 82 S/Y D
18 CROCODILE DADDY 62 CAT D
19 DAMRAK II 70 CAT F
20 DARLINGS DANAMA 196 M/Y Y
21 DENIKI 172 M/Y F
22 DESTINY 70 S/Y F
23 DHARMA 96 S/Y D
24 ELYSIUM 62 CAT D
25 EWHALA 60 CAT F
26 FLOW 59 CAT F
27 FOUR WISHES 144 M/Y D
28 GO 95 M/Y Y
29 HARBOUR ISLAND 180 M/Y Y
30 HARLE 146 M/Y D
31 HELIOS 148 S/Y F
32 HEMISPHERE 145 CAT F
33 HURRICANE RUN 175 M/Y Y
34 IL SOLE 147 M/Y Y
35 IN THE WIND 58 CAT F
36 INUKSHUK 82 S/Y Y
37 IPHARRA 102 CAT F
38 ISLAND LADY 72 S/Y F
39 JUST ENOUGH 140 M/Y Y
40 KANGA 86 M/Y Y
41 KEALOHA 8 72 S/Y F
42 LADY ALLIAURA 75 CAT D
43 LADY B 147 S/Y D
44 LADY J 142 M/Y D
45 LADY LEILA 132 M/Y F
46 LADY LINDA 187 M/Y F
47 LADY S 225 M/Y
48 LAZY Z 168 M/Y Y
49 LUSKENTYRE 72 S/Y F
50 MAITAI 74 CAT D
51 MARY JEAN 167 M/Y Y
52 MATAU 75 CAT F
53 MATELOT 80 S/Y F
54 MATHILDA SOUND 82 S/Y F
55 MELINKA 80 S/Y F
56 MIA ELISE 164 M/Y Y
57 MILO 150 S/Y Y
58 MIMU 113 M/Y Y
59 MOJITO 64 S/Y F
60 MORE MAGIC 67 S/Y D
61 MUSE 70 CAT D
62 MUSTANG 83 S/Y Y
63 MY COLORS 130 M/Y Y
64 NASSIMA 161 M/Y F
65 NATITA 217 M/Y F
66 NATITA II 142 M/Y F
67 NORTHERN LIGHTS 132 M/Y D
68 OASIS 194 M/Y Y
69 PARTY GIRL 146 M/Y D
70 PLAN B 164 M/Y Y
71 PRIVATE LIVES 120 M/Y Y
72 RED DRAGON 167 S/Y Y
73 REE 112 M/S F
74 ROSE OF JERICHO 84 CAT D
75 ROSEHEARTY 184 S/Y D
76 SCHEHERAZADE 155 S/Y F
77 SEANNA 213 M/Y F
78 SEAS THE MOMENT 85 M/Y F
79 SEJAA 83 S/Y F
80 SHERAKHAN 229 M/Y Y
81 SILVER CLOUD 135 CAT Y
82 SKYLARK 73 CAT F
83 SLIPSTREAM 197 M/Y F
84 SOLEMAR 201 M/Y Y
85 SPIRIT 178 M/Y Y
86 STOP THE PRESS 106 M/Y Y
87 SYMPHONY II 112 M/Y Y
88 TALISMAN MAITON 178 M/Y F
89 TARANI 62 CAT D
90 TILLY MINT 67 S/Y F
91 TIVOLI 90 M/Y D
92 TROYANDA 165 M/Y Y
93 VICTORIA 142 S/Y F
94 VOO DOO 70 S/Y F
95 WATERSHED II 87 M/Y D
96 WORLDS END 65 S/Y F
97 Y NOT 80 S/Y D

Key:

F = Falmouth Harbour Marina

D = Nelson’s Dockyard

Y = Antigua Yacht Club Marina

If you’re interested in chartering a yacht, please go to www.boatbookings.com or email us at [email protected] and one of our Charter Specialists will get back to you shortly.

A Different Kind of Yacht for Coastal Cruising and Island Hopping (by Guest Blogger Phil Friedman)

Several decades ago, a species of yacht was developed in North America, primarily for coastal cruising and island hopping. The genre almost instantaneously became known as a “Bahamas Houseboat”; and yachts of the kind in the 10m to 15m LOA range were marketed for chartering and wintering in the mostly sheltered waters of the island chain that lies some 90 nm east of the Florida coast.

The type combined houseboat-like accommodations with a beamy, shallow-V hull form that was in distinction to the barge and pontoon bottoms then ubiquitously associated with such vessels. Like a barge or pontoon bottom, the broad beam, shallow-V hull form kept draft to a minimum, while still providing sufficient load carrying capacity for truly house-like accommodations and the fuel, water, and stores necessary for extended island hopping. In addition, however, the V-bottom provided just enough sea-keeping ability to be able to cross the Gulf Stream — at least in predictably good weather — from, say, Bimini right across the Bank to Grand Bahama. And the V-bottom was definitely better able to negotiate passages from the lee of one island to that of another, in the presence of slight to moderate seas — something at which previous “houseboats” were notoriously deficient. Unfortunately, the “Bahamas Houseboats” were, to my mind, produced in sizes too small to reap fully the nominally intended benefits of the type. Consequently, after less than ten years, the genre passed from the yachting scene.

But that was then, and this is now. Recently, Boundless Yachts LLC introduced a shallow draft, waterjet-driven, triple-decked yacht that takes the Island Cruiser concept to its next logical iteration. This yacht is 27.4m (90’) LOA by 6.7m (22’) in beam, and draws less than .75m (2’6”) of water. She sports house-like accommodations, with eight feet of headroom throughout, and accommodations for 12 in four double staterooms and two convertible sleeping areas. Her huge main saloon blends into a country-kitchen style dining and galley area, to provide more convivial common area than one sees on yachts twenty feet longer or more.

An array of three Yanmar marine diesel propulsion engines, each coupled to a Hamilton waterjet drive, gives her the ability to reach 29 knots top speed, while retaining joystick maneuverability for docking on her two wing engines, and more than ample island-hopping range when running at passagemaking speeds on just her single centerline engine.

The Boundless 90 constitutes an instance in which form truly follows function without, I might add, undue sacrifice in styling. Personally, I see in the type high potential, not only for the Bahamas, but for European coastal and canal cruising, as well as charter fleet duty. Moreover, this is especially so, when you consider that, due to smartly executed value engineering, her cost is probably little more than half that of a tri-deck motor yacht matching her interior volume and accommodations.

Phil Friedman is the Director of , Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. He has a long background in yacht design and construction, including several years as President and CEO of Palmer Johnson Yachts.

Luxury Yacht Charters at the Antigua Yacht Show 2012

The prestigious Antigua Yacht Show 2012 commences this Sunday at the Nelson’s Dockyard Marina in English Harbour, the Falmouth Harbour Marina and the Antigua Yacht Club Marina. This charter yacht show presents 98 vessels on show ranging from crewed sailboats and catamarans to super yachts, making this show the ideal opportunity for brokers to take a look at the very latest luxury yachts available for the upcoming charter season in the Caribbean. The show grew in popularity with the increase in  tourism, as Antigua became an accessible destination, which prides itself on its hospitality, the friendliness of the locals and the fact that part of the island has dedicated itself to the servicing of the yachting industry.

Past shows have proven successful, yet we believe the Antigua Boat Show 2012 is about to exceed all previous shows. Firstly, the yachts on show this year are the best that we have seen, with the latest Sunreef Crewed and Power Catamarans, prestigious Nautors Swan monohulls and luxury CRN super yachts. Attendee’s will also be able to see the worlds largest catamaran HEMISPHERE on show this year, which is definitely worth a visit after our great review of her at the Monaco Yacht Show 2011.

One of the boats that we are most looking forward to see is the luxury sailing yacht REE, a 115 Valdettaro, with accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 sumptuous cabins. She epitomises the style, elegance and quality of all of the yachts on show at the Antigua Boat Show. She offers all of the luxuries that you would expect to find on a 40m Motor Yacht after her $2.5m refit in 2011. Available for charter in the Caribbean in the winter, you should definitely make the most of her water toys and great can-do crew.

Alternatively, one of our favourite crewed luxury super yachts on show at this years show is SHERAKHAN. This Ververk 228 epitomises luxury and is the perfect yacht to entertain a large number of friends and family, with accommodation for up to 26 guests in 13 cabins. Each suite is extremely spacious, measuring from 30m up to 50m squared. She features a BBQ, Jacuzzi, Jetski’s and enough water toys to keep everyone entertained for hours. Available for charters in the Caribbean at Christmas and West Mediterranean in the Summer, SHERAKHAN is the perfect yacht for those who want to push the boat out!

If you would like to receive more information with regards to booking one of these yachts, please enquire through our website, where one of our senior brokers will be happy to help you plan the experience of a lifetime. You can also send your charter enquiries to [email protected] where our broker in your desired region will contact you and send you some suitable proposals.

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