Ocean Independence sends word that the 118-foot Mengi-Yay Cizgi sailing yacht Merlin is giving a 10-percent price break for charter dates in August along the coast of Turkey. With the newly announced reduction, the weekly base rate becomes €40,950 for eight guests. Merlin is a 2012 build. She’s considered a motorsailer, which means she can […]
Les Voiles de St. Tropez is perhaps the best-known of the Mediterranean regattas, held at the end of each summer season as a sort of final party before the long winter without sailing begins. This year, Les Voiles de St. Tropez is scheduled to take place September 27 through October 5, and Edmiston and Company […]
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There’s more news this week from Y.CO, and this is something I’ve not seen before in the industry: The company has created a service called Y.PLAY to create personalized soundtracks for any charter itinerary. Y.CO CEO Charlie Birkett created the service by working with Natalie Earp, an internationally known disc jockey and founder of the […]
Here’s an interesting option to start the week: Y.CO tells me the 180-foot classic replica sailing yacht Elena is available for a regatta charter at the Vela Clasica Menorca in Spain’s Balearic Isles. The dates for the event are August 26-31. Elena is already accepted as a regatta participant, and crew have been organized. All […]
On July 25, the owner of the 164-foot Christensen motoryacht D’Natalin IV, which is available for charter, was featured in The New York Times.
Churchill Yacht Partners sends word that the 154-foot Perini Navi sailing yacht Andromeda La Dea has availability through August in Croatia, Greece and Turkey. International Yacht Register tells us the 265-foot Feadship Air (the world’s largest Feadship available for charter) not only has availability after July 25 and into August in the Mediterranean, but also […]
Turkey, land of exotic bazaars, romantic ruins and clear turquoise waters – not to mention, no Value Added Tax (VAT) applied to charters on foreign-flagged yachts! The yacht charter season in Turkey is one of the longest in the Mediterranean, typically stretching from May through October. If you can avoid the peak months of July […]
Edmiston and Company has announced a tiered incentive rate for charters aboard the 85-foot H2X powercatamaran Bradley in the East Mediterranean. The lowest weekly base rate to charter Bradley is €45,000. If you book one week, you can receive a 10-percent discount. For two-week charters, the discount is 15 percent, and for charters longer than […]
Churchill Yacht Partners, which recently added the 154-foot Admiral motoryacht Rhino to the charter fleet, is now welcoming the 115-foot Benetti Classic motoryacht Camarina Royale. Camarina Royale is a 2001 build that most recently was refit in 2012. She is advertised for 10 guests in five staterooms including a king-bed master, two queen-bed guest cabins […]
Here’s a good one this week from Ocean Independence: The 97-foot Jongert sailing yacht Scarena is giving a discount of 30 percent in the West Mediterranean. The regular weekly base rate to charter Scarena is €37,000. The newly advertised incentive rate is €25,000. There does not appear to be a time deadline for receiving this […]
