From St Maarten · 7 nights · Simpson Bay, St Maarten to Simpson Bay, St Maarten
Three nights in St Barths over the weekend, Anguilla's beach picnic either side, and an uninhabited island in between. Six hours of cruising all week.
Anguilla, northern Leewards · 11 nm · 1 h · Board at midday, sunset at Elvis'
Board in Simpson Bay around midday and be at anchor off Anguilla an hour later. First swim off the stern, then the tender to Elvis' shack in Rendezvous Bay for the sunset: a piña colada, music from a speaker, hammocks, and locals who have been coming for years.
Anguilla, northern Leewards · 2 nm · 15 min · The beach picnic
The slowest day of the week and the one people remember. The crew land a table and a kitchen on Rendezvous Bay or Sandy Island and cook lunch there, with the yacht anchored in view. Toys all afternoon, beach cricket for the Australians, and a swim back to the boat.
Île Fourchue, off St Barths · 19 nm · 2 h · The island nobody else goes to
Two hours east to a horseshoe of volcanic rock four miles off St Barths with nothing on it: no road, no house, no bar. The snorkelling along the boulders is the best in the area, there is a hike up the ridge for the view across to St Barths, and the only lights at night are yours.
St Barths, northern Leewards · 4 nm · 30 min · Gustavia, Nao, the first night out
Half an hour into Gustavia and the week changes gear. Lunch at Nao, Ellie's favourite beach club, or La Guérite on the harbourfront, then the boutiques along the quay, a swim at Shell Beach, and dinner at Bonito on the hill with the harbour lit below. Then Le Ti if the table wants to dance.
St Barths, northern Leewards · Stay · Beach clubs, the DJ night
The Saturday. A quiet morning swim at the north-west corner before anyone is up, then Nikki Beach or Shellona for the lunch that does not end. Gouverneur by tender for anyone who wants an empty beach instead. Dinner at Bagatelle or La Guérite and the DJ until late. Party group? We check who is playing before we fix the dates.
St Barths, northern Leewards · 2 nm · 15 min · The quiet side
Out of the harbour to the quiet north-west corner for the day: a crescent of sand reachable only by boat or footpath, turtles under the hull, the hills behind. A long lunch on deck, a paddle to the beach, dinner on board under the stars. The themed night, if it is a night, is tonight.
St Maarten, northern Leewards · 15 nm · 1.5 h · Tintamarre, then Grand Case
An hour and a half back west to Tintamarre, the flat island off St Maarten's north-east corner, for a last swim and lunch at anchor. Then round to Grand Case, the French village with a street of restaurants on the water, for the farewell dinner.
St Maarten, northern Leewards · 9 nm · 1 h · Disembark
An hour round to Simpson Bay after breakfast. The airport is ten minutes from the dock.
The idea of the week
For the group that is here for St Barths. Everything within two hours of St Maarten, so the days are for the water and the nights are for Gustavia. Anguilla first for the beaches and the slowest day of the week, then an uninhabited island off St Barths where you will be the only boat, then three nights in St Barths with the weekend in the middle, and a French-side dinner to finish.
Total cruising for the week is about six hours. Superyacht charters start on any day of the week, so the route stands on its own. If you want the crowd and the DJs in St Barths, we line your dates up so those two nights fall on a Friday and Saturday. Legs are approximate, at a steady ten knots, and the captain adjusts them for the weather on the day.
What the week costs
The yacht's published weekly rate, plus an Advance Provisioning Allowance, customarily 30 percent, for fuel, food, drink and berths, plus local VAT where it applies. Every listing shows its rate.
How charter pricing worksAlso on this coast
Everything we know about St Barths: when to go, where the fleet is and the other weeks we have planned.
Open St BarthsWoven into the week
The parts of the week that need a phone call before you arrive: tables, guides, instructors and the toys on deck.
The beach picnicThe crew land a table, chairs, umbrellas and a kitchen on a beach with nobody else on it and cook lunch there. Anguilla is the best place in the Caribbean for one; the crew will find the others.
A themed day or night on board, at least oneThe Caribbean is about the boat, so we plan at least one themed day or night. Tell us the idea before the charter and the crew have the costumes and decorations ready: pirate night is the classic.
Seabobs, paddleboards, wakeboards, the slide if the yacht has one. In the Caribbean the water is the point, and the crew have them in by the time breakfast is cleared.
The St Barths tablesNao, Shellona, Nikki Beach, Bonito, Le Ti, Bagatelle, La Guérite. We book them before you fly, because between Christmas and the Bucket they go.
A heli pick-up from the yacht for a day on another island, or the flight in from the gateway airport instead of the first cruise. We arrange it and the pilot meets you on the quay.
The most competitive week in yachting. Ten to fourteen-night minimums at peak rates, berths allocated months ahead, the good boats gone by June. If you are one for a party, put it on the bucket list and ask us early.
Yachts
Live from our charter list, in a different order every visit so you see the range. Every rate is the real weekly figure from the listing.
CORAL OCEAN
Lürssen · 73m · 1994, refit 2026
12 guests | 6 cabins | 28 crew
€650k – 790k
LOOMA
Fountaine Pajot · 20m · 2023
8 guests | 4 cabins | 3 crew
$34k – 65k
SEA BLISS
Sunreef Yachts · 23m · 2024
8 guests | 4 cabins | 3 crew
€63k – 70k
ALEXA OF LONDON
38m · 1992, refit 2025
9 guests | 4 cabins | 5 crew
€65k – 70k
HOUBARA
Sunreef Yachts · 24m · 2012, refit 2026
7 guests | 3 cabins | 3 crew
€34k – 45k
GRAND ILLUSION
Palmer Johnson · 44m · 1994, refit 2017
10 guests | 5 cabins | 7 crew
$115k – 125k
WHISPER
Holland Jachtbouw · 35m · 2003, refit 2019
6 guests | 3 cabins | 5 crew
Price on request
The Peddler
Custom Line · 26m · 2019
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
$69k – 74k
MINE GAMES
Benetti · 50m · 2023
10 guests | 5 cabins | 10 crew
$330k – 350k
NORTHERN STAR
Hinckley · 23m · 1993, refit 2022
6 guests | 3 cabins | 3 crew
$52k – 60k
TOP FIVE II
Royal Hakvoort · 61m · 2021
12 guests | 7 cabins | 19 crew
$600k – 650k
ELVIS MAGIC
Oyster Marine · 20m · 2003, refit 2025
6 guests | 3 cabins | 2 crew
$25k – 26k
Vivi
Sunreef Yachts · 18m · 2024
8 guests | 3 crew
$53k – 58k
OCEAN CLUB
Trinity Yachts · 49m · 2009, refit 2025
12 guests | 5 cabins | 10 crew
$195k – 250k
Chakra
Devonport · 86m · 1998, refit 2025
24 guests | 19 cabins | 30 crew
€495k
ARKTOS
Lagoon · 24m · 2026
9 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
€70k – 96k
Lady Joy
Christensen · 48m · 2007, refit 2025
12 guests | 6 cabins | 11 crew
$199k – 225k
BELLA
Feadship · 45m · 2008, refit 2014
12 guests | 6 cabins | 9 crew
€245k – 255k
SWEET CAROLINE II
Trinity Yachts · 50m · 2009, refit 2021
12 guests | 7 cabins | 11 crew
$19k – 230k
Aurelius 111
DUTCH YACHT BUILDERS · 34m · 2011, refit 2023
6 guests | 3 cabins | 3 crew
Price on request
FRENCH WEST
Lagoon · 24m · 2020
8 guests | 4 cabins | 3 crew
$55k – 72k
IL MIO CANTO LIBERO
Nautor's Swan · 32m · 2014, refit 2026
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
€85k – 102k
Just Enough
43m · 2012, refit 2024
11 guests | 5 cabins | 9 crew
$119k – 139k
LE PONANT
Société Française de Construction Navale (SFCN) · 84m · 1990, refit 2022
32 guests | 16 cabins | 34 crew
€540k
NEVER ENOUGH
Feadship · 43m · 1992, refit 2019
10 guests | 5 cabins | 7 crew
$110k – 127k
BETH ANN
Westport · 34m · 2012, refit 2025
8 guests | 4 cabins | 5 crew
$65k – 75k
ENCORE
Sunreef Yachts · 18m · 2026
8 guests | 4 cabins | 3 crew
$56k – 62k
TANZANITE
Westship · 44m · 2004, refit 2023
10 guests | 5 cabins | 7 crew
$145k – 160k
REVA NUI
Lagoon · 24m · 2025
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
€60k – 83k
YOLO
Sunreef Yachts · 22m · 2022
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
€59k – 70k
ENTRE 4
Sunreef Yachts · 24m · 2024
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
$100k – 125k
Southern Belle
Johnson · 27m · 2006
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
$54k – 59k
EVEXIAS I
Custom Line · 33m · 2024
8 guests | 5 cabins | 5 crew
$120k – 130k
MISS CHRISTINE
Trinity Yachts · 48m · 2006, refit 2024
11 guests | 5 cabins | 8 crew
$165k – 190k
CROSSED SABRE
Burger · 44m · 2006, refit 2021
12 guests | 7 cabins | 11 crew
$175k – 195k
OKINAWA
Fountaine Pajot · 18m · 2024
10 guests | 5 cabins | 3 crew
$29k – 63k
QARA
Horizon · 25m · 2001, refit 2023
6 guests | 3 cabins | 3 crew
$37k – 42k
PERSEVERANCE 1
Baltic · 40m · 2021, refit 2025
8 guests | 4 cabins | 6 crew
€100k – 110k
CALYPSO
Feadship · 38m · 1978, refit 2025
11 guests | 5 cabins | 8 crew
$120k – 135k
UTOPIA IV
Rossinavi · 63m · 2018, refit 2022
12 guests | 6 cabins | 12 crew
$475k – 505k
SIETE MARES
Lagoon · 24m · 2025
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
€65k – 69k
RAY
Sunreef Yachts · 22m · 2025
8 guests | 4 cabins | 3 crew
€70k – 77k
SHADES OF GREY
Sunreef Yachts · 24m · 2024
9 guests | 4 cabins | 5 crew
€70k – 100k
KASKAZI FOUR
Lagoon · 19m · 2016, refit 2025
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
€23k – 30k
REVE BLEU
Lagoon · 21m · 2023
8 guests | 4 cabins | 4 crew
€45k – 60k
VALINOR
Lagoon · 17m · 2023
8 guests | 4 cabins | 3 crew
€27k – 31k
VAGATOR
Fountaine Pajot · 20m · 2025
8 guests | 4 cabins | 3 crew
€38k – 57k
MAGIC MOMENTS 3
Fountaine Pajot · 24m · 2026
10 guests | 5 cabins | 4 crew
$96k – 125k
48 yachts in rotation. The order changes with every visit so no boat is always last.
Make it two weeks
A week is one country. Two weeks reaches the neighbour across the water, and the crossing is part of the trip. Each of these joins onto this week; choose one and we send both weeks, day by day, as one plan.
The other weeks we have planned on this coast, and when to go.
