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Yacht Gambit is a beautifully appointed Lagoon 500 catamaran offering charters and scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands and beyond.
We would love to welcome you all aboard and share with your group the highlights and secrets spots of one of the world's most sought after cruising destinations.

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Yacht Gambit is a beautifully appointed Lagoon 500 catamaran offering charters and scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands and beyond.
We would love to welcome you all aboard and share with your group the highlights and secrets spots of one of the world's most sought after cruising destinations.

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GAMBIT

2008 • 6 GUESTS • 4 cabins

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Specifications

Length: 51.00 Ft

Builder: Lagoon

Year: 2008

Terms: Inclusive

Beam: 28 Feet

Draft: 4 Feet

From $24,000 to $26,000 per week

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RATES & availability

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Description

- Yacht Gambit is a beautifully appointed Lagoon 500 catamaran offering charters and scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands and beyond. We would love to welcome you all aboard and share with your group the highlights and secrets spots of one of the world's most sought after cruising destinations. -

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Features & Amenities

Max Guests: 6
Total Cabins: 4
Queen Cabins: 3
Showers: 4
Heads: 4
Electric Heads: 4

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Comfort

Water Maker: 80 gal/hr
Jacuzzi: No

Entertainment

Kids Okay: Yes
Internet Access: Onboard WIFI
iPod / Device Hookups: Yes
Salon Stereo: Yes
Salon TV / DVD: Yes
Board Games: Yes
Special Diets: Inq
Kosher: Inq
# Dine In: 8
BBQ: Yes
Crew Smokes: No
Guest Smoke: Transom Only

Water Sports

Dinghy: 14ft.
Dinghy Horsepower: 60
Dinghy Pax: 8
Wake Board: Yes
Tube: Yes
Knee Board: No
Snorkel Gear: Yes
Underwater Camera: No
Kayak: No
Stand Up Paddle Boards: 4
Floating Mats: Yes
Jetskis: No
Other Toys:
*Note – Adult Water Skis for max 175lbs
Water Skis: Kids (0)

Diving

License: Rendezvous Diving only. Costs - 2 Tank dive is $140 per person.
Costs:
Number of Dives: 3 Dives pp
Tanks: 10
BCs: 8
Regulators: 8
Resort Course: Yes
Full Course: Yes
Scuba: Onboard
Air Compressor: Yes
Dive Lights: No

Location Details: Based in the the British Virgin Islands
Summer Base Port: BVI
Summer Operating Area: Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)
Winter Operating Area: Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)
Preferred Pickups: Village Cay
Other Pickups: Village Cay
Turnaround: 48 hrs Firm Hours
Flag: BVI

rates & availability

SEASON	PASSENGERS
SEASON	2	3	4	5	6
Winter 2025 to 2026	$24,000	$24,500	$25,000	$25,500	$26,000
Summer 2026	$24,000	$24,500	$25,000	$25,500	$26,000
Winter 2026 to 2027	$24,000	$24,500	$25,000	$25,500	$26,000

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African adventure

Paragliding in the Grenadines

Hiking in the BVI

Capt. Doug and Chef Valerie offer the perfect blend of warmth, hospitality and adventure. A husband and wife team from South Africa, with many years combined cruising, travel and charter experience. To date, Doug and Val have successfully completed over 200 charters in the Caribbean making them one of the most experienced charter crew in the region.

Doug holds a Yachtmaster Offshore Qualification, reinforced with many ocean crossings and coastal voyages. Doug started sailing in his mid twenties, based off the east coast of South Africa, where sailing and weather conditions are notoriously unpredictable and the coastline hazardous. Having grown up on the ocean with surfing, free diving, spear fishing, scuba diving, sailing and yacht racing as his main activities; sailing charters was a natural progression for him. Weekends were occupied with local and coastal racing as well as family sailing with the children. In 1995, in pursuit of our joint ambition to travel to remote places, we left on an extended 6 year cruise aboard our 30 foot yacht together with our two children, then 4 and 6 years old. This adventure took us across the Indian Ocean and back to South Africa, and then across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. During our cruising years we explored remote archipelagos, traveled by yacht many miles up the Amazon River, visited new and unique places, experienced diverse cultures and were exposed to many and varied challenges and opportunities. In 2012, the urge to travel again resulted in the acquisition of Katlyn, our first catamaran, and once again we set off across the Atlantic from Cape Town, spending a year en route, before establishing ourselves in the charter industry in the Caribbean. Along the way we have redeveloped our awareness, appreciation and respect for the ocean, the sky and the weather in all its diversity. In 2018, we upgraded and purchased Gambit, our current charter catamaran, and brought her 4500nm from Italy to the Caribbean.

Doug has been an avid adventure, sport enthusiast throughout his life. After several years of service in a special forces airborne unit, he became involved in Skydiving. He is an advanced skydiver with 2500 jumps, competed on a national level and was the chief instructor at his skydive club prior to his involvement with sailing; he is an experienced paraglider, loves scuba and free diving, as well as water and snow skiing and has completed a number of arduous long distance marathons. He is a natural storyteller and entertainer with a great sense of humor, a charismatic and attentive host, willing to go the extra mile to ensure you get the most out of your vacation whilst ensuring your privacy when appropriate.

Val grew up on a vast dairy farm in the Drakensberg farming district of South Africa, and attended boarding school, before qualifying as a private secretary and then a primary school teacher. She traded horse riding and hiking for sailing, and was perfectly positioned to home school the children while cruising. She is a qualified scuba diver, and enjoys snorkeling, skiing and hiking, and living the island life. She takes pride and pleasure in creating inviting spaces through tasteful choice and use of fabrics and decor, and is an accomplished seamstress. This is evident in the decor aboard Gambit. Many years of monohull sailing and galley responsibilities have enabled her to become a competent and creative chef aboard, fine tuned by various short courses in the culinary arts and bolstered with hundreds of satisfied charter guests.

Doug and Val have a passion for traveling and a special affinity for the African bush, it’s wildlife, beauty, solitude and wide open spaces, and have been fortunate to do an extended three month 4×4 camping safari with roof top tent through some of the most unspoiled and rugged areas of Southern Africa. The freedom of traveling without boundaries inspired a six week camper van tour of New Zealand, wild camping without the constraints of official campsites in the winter wonderland of mountains and fjords. During this time we took the opportunity to try our hand at dog sledding, abseiling and caving. We have spent a month touring Sri Lanka traveling by train and staying in local B&B’s, visited Egypt and driven off the beaten track through the Western Desert, camping in the splendor of the White Desert en route. We have driven across the USA and would love to follow this up with a longer RV trip in the not to distant future.
After 17 years of sailing together, we team up on deck to offer you a fun filled sailing vacation, and when the anchor is down, a companionable, relaxed yet attentive atmosphere is created for you to escape your normal routine and create memories which will live with you forever.

We would love the opportunity to extend a warm welcome to you in the BVI, offer you our hospitality aboard Gambit, and show you around some of our lovely anchorages and must see spots that we’ve come to call home.

Sample Menu

Hiking in the BVI

Hiking in the BVI

Hiking in the BVI

Hiking in the BVI

Hiking in the BVI

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Meal times are always a significant aspect of any vacation!
On Gambit we aim to provide our guests with attractive meals
which are both appetizing and nutritious, whilst accommodating your
dietary requirements, likes and dislikes as best we can. We focus on preparing
meals using a combination of locally obtained produce such as fresh fish,
chicken, meat, tropical fruit and vegetables, rather than importing exotic
ingredients and out of season foodstuffs. We serve breakfast, a light lunch
and dinner in the cockpit or at the saloon table, with chilled water,
fruit juice, tea or coffee to accompany it.

In addition we have our ‘Captains Bar’, providing you with that perfect glass of
chilled wine, a cold beer or soda, a selection of standard spirits and
mixers, or a sundowner cocktail.

SAMPLE MENU
Breakfast
A fruit platter, tropical juice, coffee and tea await you in the
morning followed up with something from the galley:
~ Fluffy cheese omelettes with a variety of fillings,
slices of avocado and crispy bacon ~
~ Creamy scrambled eggs sandwiched between grilled hash browns,
caribbean grilled bananas and roasted tomatoes ~
~ Eggs benedict served on an English muffin and topped
with dijon hollandaise sauce and micro greens ~
~ Continental inspired selection of cold cuts,
croissants, muffins, and boiled eggs ~
~ Golden french toast, decadently topped with cinnamon apples,
dried cranberries and coconut rum sauce ~
~ Cold smoked salmon with poached eggs over
baby spinach leaves and crisp potato cubes ~
~ Breakfast sausages, caramelized onions, and
over easy eggs done how you like them ~
~ Toast and preserves ~
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Lunch
This is usually a casual, relaxed meal served family style at the
cockpit table during a break in activities and sailing.
~ Alfresco dining with an assortment of cold cuts and salads,
crispy artisan loaves, chutneys, mustards and condiments ~
~ Sweet thai chilli wraps filled with chicken, greens, sprouts and peanuts ~
~ Bruschetta with red pesto, feta cheese and avocado topping ~
~ Hamburgers from Doug’s barbecue, build your own with a medley of fillings ~
~ Mexican wraps individually created with a variety of fillings ~
~ Grilled buffalo wings accompanied by tropical coleslaw and a tossed salad ~
~ Melty mushroom cheese toasts with a crunchy citrus flavoured carrot salad ~
~ Chef’s quiche with a Caribbean salad ~
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Dinner
~ Lightly floured pan-fried mahi-mahi served with sautéed potatoes,
veggie tendrils and a creamy lemon butter sauce ~
~ Shrimp platter on a bed of garlic fried rice drizzled and topped with lime wedges ~
~ Fragrant thai coconut curry served with jasmine rice and tropical mango salad ~
~ Slow roasted lamb shanks, crushed potatoes and mange tout,
served with a deglazed red wine sauce and mint jelly ~
~ Grilled spinach and blue cheese stuffed chicken medallions topped
with a creamy sauce and served with steamed vegetables in season ~
~ Linguine with red wine bolognaise, crispy garlic bread and Italian salad ~
~ Barbecued steak, served with potato gratin and warm beetroot salad ~
~ Oriental stir fry incorporating colourful peppers, and
bright greens served on a bed of penne ~
~ Pork tenderloin medallions flambéed and served with a Mount Gay
Jamaican Rum sauce and colorful roasted veges ~
~ Barbecued tuna steaks marinated and served with a
sesame ginger lime sauce, and couscous tossed veggies ~
~ Asian inspired salmon with quinoa and black bean medley ~
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Desserts
~ Flambéed banana crepes, dusted with nutmeg
and topped with ice-cream ~
~ Torched Berry brulee ~
~ Rich dark chocolate mousse sprinkled with mint sugar ~
~ Passionfruit mousse over a honey crumble ~
~ Home made pavlova with colorful berries and chantilly cream ~
~ Apple and cinnamon crumble topped with whipped cream ~
~ Poached pears in a red wine reduction with a scoop of vanilla ice cream ~

Client Feedback

What an amazing trip! Beautiful places, great food, great people, great boat, and wonderful memories. We have loved our time on Gambit and can’t wait to come back someday…..maybe we will have a little less wind next time! thank you Doug and Val, for everything. Cheers
Mackie, Bruce, Jenni and Brian

Amazing trip!

On behalf of the entire Mueller family, thank you for your professional, caring and generous spirit while on Gambit. It was a trip of a lifetime for our family and it exceeded our expectations in every way. We are so very grateful for this experience.
Fondly, Jan, Joel, Kristen, Andrew and Marjan.

Wedding Anniversary

Wow, what a fantastic week! The balance of activity and relaxation was great. Val’s meals were amazing, evidenced by clean plates at every meal. A. lot to say for a family of six with a variety of diets. Doug was a fun and active guide who taught us all diving skills and led us on many adventures over the week. His encouragement and skill-building had us achieving awesome depths with confidence. Very cool. Highlights included Mountain Point, The Indians, Anegada Conch Tour, many white sand beaches and more. Thanks for an amazing trip and holiday!
The Kirbys

The Kirby Clan

This week has been nothing short of amazing. Teamwork makes the dream work and both of you make an outstanding team. Thank you for making the celebration of Tom’s birthday a truly memorable experience. And the food? Wow! Val made each meal more amazing than the one before. Doug, thank you for the itinerary, it was a perfect blend of shore and sea even with the weather challenges.
Tom, Sue, Nick and Colette

Birthday celebration

Thanks for another amazing trip! Trip #4 certainly did not disappoint.
Frank and Valorie

Trip #4

First of all, you two are the most congenial and professional hosts we have encountered. Thank you for the delicious meals that you served, Valerie, I learned a few new things from you. And Doug, your knowledge and all your other talents just blew us away. The snorkeling, views, stories – just too many to mention. Thank you for keeping us safe as well. You both make a perfect team.
Rick and Sue

Blew us away

What an absolutely fabulous week with you on Gambit! We are so grateful for al the thought, care and hard work you put in to make this a legendary trip for our family. Henry and Colt are spoiled for life now!
Sarah, Hans, Henry and Colt

Legendary Trip

We had a delightful time relaxing and simply doing nothing! Food was delicious and I tried new foods and can’t wait to get back and try the new techniques and food. Doug, your stories were wonderful and thank you for encouraging me to jump in and snorkel with the ‘big’ fish. I would have regretted not going. We hope to catch you in the Grenadines….
Tim and Deanne

Simply doing nothing!

This has been a holiday of a lifetime. We have enjoyed relaxing, island hopping and snorkeling. I have never seen Joe so relaxed. The stunning colors of the water and pure white sands have been a site that you never get tired of. The weather has been perfect. Our hosts Val and Doug have been exactly as we wanted, attentive but blending into the background when needed. Did I mention the food? Yummo! Cannot thank you both enough.
Christine and Joe

Relaxing and Island Hopping

Thanks so much for hosting. We enjoyed Brewers Bay, it was lovely. Really liked the lime and ginger dipping sauce. Thanks for decorating and using the themes.
Rosie and Mark

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