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Superyacht Charter Guides

Itineraries, destinations and honest answers from the Ahoy Club charter team — where to go, when to go, and what a week on the water really looks like.

Sunset over English Harbour and Falmouth in Antigua, with yachts anchored below the green hills of Shirley Heights
Caribbean
Destination Guide

Antigua by Superyacht: English Harbour, Nelson's Dockyard and Falmouth

The Caribbean's superyacht capital, from the Georgian stone of UNESCO-listed Nelson's Dockyard to the hundred-metre berths of Falmouth — with the anchorages, the regattas and the weeks that book first.

6 min read

Two superyachts lying at anchor in calm water at sunset off the French Riviera
Mediterranean
Destination Guide

What a Mediterranean Superyacht Charter Really Costs

Base fee, APA, VAT, delivery fees and gratuity — how the cost of a Mediterranean superyacht charter is actually assembled, and why the same yacht costs differently in Italy, France, Croatia and Greece. No rates, no surprises.

7 min read

A sandy path between palms opening onto an empty white beach in the Bahamas
Bahamas
Destination Guide

Harbour Island and Eleuthera by Superyacht: Pink Sand and the Devil's Backbone

Pink sand at Dunmore Town, a reef passage that calls for a local pilot, and the long green spine of Eleuthera beyond it — the Bahamas at its most characterful, by superyacht.

7 min read

Aerial view of a reef-ringed island in the British Virgin Islands surrounded by turquoise water
Caribbean
Itinerary

A 7-Day British Virgin Islands Superyacht Itinerary

Seven days through the BVI's line-of-sight islands, from the caves of Norman Island to lobster on Anegada and the famous sands of White Bay. The Caribbean's classic first charter, day by day.

6 min read

Gustavia harbour in St Barts at sunset, filled with yachts at anchor
Caribbean
Destination Guide

St Barts for New Year's: The Superyacht Season's Biggest Week

Between Christmas and New Year, Gustavia harbour becomes the centre of the yachting world. Here is what the season's biggest week actually looks like — and why it must be planned earlier than any other charter on the calendar.

6 min read

Aerial view of green cays and a boat anchored in the pale turquoise shallows of the Exumas
Bahamas
Itinerary

The Exumas by Superyacht: Swimming Pigs, Sandbars and Iguanas

A week threading the Exuma Cays by superyacht — iguanas at Allen's Cay, the famous swimming pigs of Big Major Cay, the Bond grotto at Staniel Cay and the protected waters of Warderick Wells.

6 min read

A white superyacht at anchor in clear turquoise Caribbean water
Caribbean
Destination Guide

What a Caribbean Superyacht Charter Really Costs

The honest anatomy of a Caribbean superyacht charter — base fee, APA, taxes, crew gratuity and holiday premiums — explained the way the industry rarely bothers to. No current rates, no surprises, just how the numbers actually fit together.

6 min read

A tall ship at a New England pier at golden hour with an American flag flying
New England
Destination Guide

Newport and New England by Superyacht

From the America's Cup waters of Newport to the spruce islands of Maine, the American summer season is yachting at its most storied. A guide to cruising New England by superyacht, June through September.

6 min read

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