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Rider flying above calm water on a SiFly eFoil at sunset, the board lifted clear on its hydrofoil
Charter Guides

Why Charter Guests Want to Ride an eFoil

Why charter guests want to ride an eFoil: it needs no waves or wind, a first flight often comes within an hour, and 180 of 631 crewed yachts list one.

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How to choose a BVI charter company: crewed catamarans moored at a Tortola marina at golden hour
Destinations

How to Choose a BVI Charter Company for a Crewed Week

How to choose a BVI charter company: the median crewed week is $32,000 at the largest agencies and the rest alike, so judge the crew, its reviews and license.

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Subwing rider gliding over a coral reef in clear water behind a charter yacht
Charter Research

Subwing: What It Is, and Why Many Caribbean Charter Yachts Carry One

What is a Subwing? Many Caribbean crewed charter yachts carry one, almost all sailing catamarans. Founder Simon Sivertsen on why it suits a charter week.

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Superyacht toys on a motor yacht swim platform beside a catamaran carrying paddleboards in a Caribbean bay
Charter Research

Superyacht Toys: What a $119,000 Charter Week Actually Adds to the Toy Box

Superyacht toys by price: across 663 Caribbean crewed yachts, a $119,000 week carries the same median 5 toys as a $24,000 week. The money buys engines and crew.

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Scuba diving charter in the Caribbean: divers entering the water beside a crewed catamaran at anchor
Charter Research

Can You Scuba Dive From a Charter Yacht? How the Caribbean Fleet Does It

Across 654 Caribbean crewed yachts, 74.8% arrange rendezvous diving and 13.3% run it from the boat. What is included, what a dive costs, and which yachts are dive-equipped.

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Best water toys on a yacht charter: paddleboards and snorkel gear on a Caribbean catamaran swim platform
Charter Research

Best Water Toys on a Yacht Charter: What Caribbean Yachts Actually Carry

What the Caribbean crewed fleet really carries, counted yacht by yacht, and how the toy box changes with hull type and with budget.

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eFoil rider beside the charter catamaran MAHASATTVA in the British Virgin Islands
Charter Research

How the eFoil Became Standard Kit on Caribbean Charter Yachts

180 of 673 active crewed yachts in the Caribbean and Bahamas carry an eFoil, or 26.7%. Prevalence by size, hull, brand and price, measured 11 September 2026.

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Caribbean charter anchorage with sailing catamarans and motor yachts, the fleet behind the 2026 rate report
Charter Guides

Caribbean Crewed Charter Rates: The 2026 Fleet Report

The Bahamas looks 2.3x the price of the BVI. In reality the gap is 3%. We explain the math on Caribbean crewed charter rates and how to spot a normal quote.

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Yacht charter entry requirements: a passport and paper chart on the table of a crewed catamaran
Yachting Tips

Do You Need a Passport for a Caribbean Yacht Charter?

A US citizen needs a passport for the British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas, and does not need one for the US Virgin Islands. What to bring, what your crew handles, and the six-month rule that catches people out.

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