Sailing catamaranSail Bahamas.
The Charter Desk arranges bareboat, skippered and crewed yacht charters across the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, with live availability and a real person on the other end of every enquiry.
Bahamas · Crewed
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaranWhat does the hostess do?
Plans meals (from your preferences), provisions ashore with the captain, cooks 1-2 meals/day, makes beds, services cabins, cleans the saloon. Bigger boats have dedicated chef + separate hostess.
Can we have specific food preferences?
Yes — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies, kid-friendly: tell us when you book. Last-minute requests are easy too.
How much do we tip?
5-15% of charter fee, end of week, in cash. The captain typically distributes.
Can we drink the bar dry?
Within reason. Standard wine + beer comes with the trip; for top-shelf gin or specific Burgundy, factor it into the APA.
Is the crew always around?
They give you privacy. Captain on watch at the helm, hostess in the galley or her cabin. You get the cockpit and deck to yourselves outside of meals.
Bahamas · Crewed.
The water does the talking here. Depths of 3 to 5 metres over white sand turn the sea the colour of a swimming pool, and you read the bottom by eye rather than by chart. The Abacos in particular are a protected inland sea — the Sea of Abaco — with barrier cays to windward taking the Atlantic swell so you sail flat water in a steady breeze. Distances are short. You can weigh anchor after breakfast and be tied to a settlement dock or swinging off a beach by lunch. It suits sailors who want easy navigation, warm water, and a drink ashore at the end of the day more than they want big passages.
Living aboard — the skipper does the work
A crewed charter is the full sailing holiday with none of the workload: a professional skipper (and on larger yachts a hostess and chef) handles the sailing, the cooking and the logistics while you relax.
It suits families, groups and anyone who wants to wake up in a new bay each morning without lifting a winch — multi-day, sleeping aboard, the itinerary shaped around you.