Victorian Rose

Victorian Rose, a 63' Burger motor yacht, has been lovingly restored for the last 6 years by the Owner and his father and the work certainly shows. With new woodwork throughout, the yacht is pristine with gleaming varnish and new paint. We like the interior decor with plush furniture on the aft deck for many relaxing hours and meals in this lovely area. We have known the crew for years from other charter yachts and are very pleased that they are on board. At $13,000/week plus expenses and crew gratuity, this is a great yacht to consider for charter this summer in New England.


Muse

As always, Muse, the Palmer Johnson motor yacht is back with a great crew on board. Muse is offering some charter specials this summer that are hard to beat. At 122', Muse has 4 guest staterooms and plenty of comfortable relaxing space on board.


Titan XIV

And we are always happy with Titan XIV, the 114' Valdetarro sailing yacht for 10 guests, with a great crew. Titan XIV has been in New England for several summers now and the Captain knows all of the secret spots.

Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters is located right in Newport, so this is our special location. We look forward to helping you with any New England charter this summer.

Seahawk is a beautifully maintained Little Harbor available from Newport to Maine this summer for crewed yacht charter. We welcome Seahawk back in New England after a world tour that included the Marquesas and other South Pacific locations. Captain Robert has been on board this yacht as the Captain for 14 years, and obviously not only knows the yacht well, but is happy to be on board. Robert keeps the varnish inside and out gleaming. The bed linens are beautiful, but what is really an eye catcher are the art works, ships models and other décor, such as Sailor’s Valentines that make this a special yacht. The Sailor’s Valentines were collected in Barbados. Whaling artifacts were collected in Bequia. A wooden statue stands guard over the main salon, found in the Marquesas. A Nautilus Shell found on the beach in Fiji has been framed for display. These items were all gathered from special locations where Seahawk has sailed and fill the yacht is a special personality created by the very sailing history.



Seahawk has 3 guest staterooms with ensuite bathrooms. Each stateroom has a double bed and the Master Stateroom has an additional single. There is a large center cockpit for on deck dining. And a nice comfortable main salon below. Seahawk is a great charter choice for your summer charter in New England.

Available for charter through Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters

Ombre Blu Aft

Ombre Blu is comfortable for 6 guests in three guest staterooms, all with ensuite head. Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters has already had one successful charter on this yacht this summer and we are looking forward to booking many more. The charter rate for Ombre Blu is quite reasonable and you can request a rate for the yacht and crew only or a rate inclusive of the yacht, crew, food, beverage and fuel. Right now, the entire month of August is free, which is a great month to cruise in this area.


Ombre Blu Saloon

Francesco, your Captain is a native of Venice, but spent every summer growing up at the family home in the Aeolian Islands and as basically a native of these islands, bring extensive local knowledge to a yacht charter in this area. Frencesco is also an accomplished chef and will be your chef on board Ombre Blu for charter with a wide repretore that includes, of course, Italian food and pasta. Melissa is also a trained masseuse and, for an additional fee, will provide on board massages and other treatments at request.


Ombre Blu Cabin

With all of August and dates in mid September still free, you could be on board Ombre Blu for charter this summer, and cruise Sicily and the Aeolian Islands.

Lipari

The main islands of the Aeolian Islands are Lipari, Stromboli, Vulcano, Panarea, Basiluzzo, Salina, Filicudi, and Alicudi. Lipari is the most well known and probably the most well settled. There is a very good museum on Lipari, well worth visiting, that traces the history of civilization in the Aeolian Islands from the stone age. Panarea is the jet set island of the group, if one of the islands were to be singled out for that description and one of the other inhabited islands. Stromboli has one of the most active volcanos in the world, which has been erupting for the last 2000 years. Climb to the crater and after working up an appetite have a pizza cooked in oven heated by the volcano. Agriculture is predominant in these islands with the rich volcanic soil and restaurants commonly serve the catch of the day and the main menu item.


Panarea

A great way to see these islands is by yacht charter. A one week charter beginning and ending in Palermo, Sicily can include the highlights of the Aeolian Islands and one or two other ports on the island of Sicily. There is an airport servicing Palermo, so for a charter including the Aeolian Islands flying into Palermo and starting and ending your charter in Sicily is the easiest way to organize a charter of Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. And if you do decide to do this charter itinerary, you will be one of few that have cruised this volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea.


Caves on Filicudi

Caprera Island

This group of small rocky islands has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Now the main island of Maddalena has the largest settlement. Many of the rest of the islands are inhabited by rabbits, birds, and the occasional Sheppard using the vegetation of these undisturbed islands as a feeding ground for his flock. A main feature of these islands is the pink sand found on many of the island beaches. In fact the island of Budelli is home to one of Italy's most enchanting beaches, famous for its pink sand.


Spargi Island

Just as popular in ancient times as now, wrecks of Roman ships can still be seen along the bottom and offer a great snorkeling adventure. And these islands are loved not only by the yachtsmen, but also by dolphins, who can often be seen cavorting amongst these islands and coming up to play in the wake of your yacht with a smile and a twinkle in their eye. The Maddalena Islands are a pristine playground that very few are aware of, offering miles of beaches, isolated anchorages and beautiful clear waters. These islands are a highlight of any yacht charter in Sardinia.

Raw Oysters

Raw oysters with their fresh taste evocative of the sea are best eaten right after opened, right on the half shell. And, of course, should be kept cold until opened. An experienced person at opening oysters can open an oyster in less than 10 seconds. Rhode Islanders tend to like to eat their fresh raw oysters with a squeeze of lemon and a bit of horseradish tomato based seafood cocktail sauce, sometimes right out of the shell or slid onto a saltine cracker. If you have flown in from Europe, you will probably like your fresh raw oysters with a little mignonette sauce made generally from flavored vinegar of your choice, chopped shallots, salt and pepper.

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Flyfishing in Alaska

There are several different seasons during the summer in Alaska, depending on the type of salmon in which you might have a fishing interest. And on a yacht charter you can enjoy the whole range of sport fishing that Alaska has to offer. Fly fish on a wilderness stream for salmon in the morning and fish for Barn Door Halibut from on board your yacht in the afternoon. And as you have your own private Chef and galley on board, your catch goes right from the water into the pan, for a fresh gourmet dining experience. And if fresh salmon sushi or sashimi is your thing, well, it is hard for the fish to be any fresher.


Bald Eagle

On a yacht charter you can enjoy fishing along with all else that Alaska has to offer, such as watching glaciers calve, Bald Eagles soaring overhead, or whales bubble net feeding next to you. And fish are not the only seafood available. Set out crab pots, or rake clams up from the beach. Alaska has a seemingly never ending source of fresh seafood to be captured from the sea for sumptuous fresh gourmet seafood meals on board your charter yacht.

Main Street Nantucket

Whaling ships eventually became too large to fit into Nantucket Harbor and the whaling industry moved to New Bedford. Taking the main industry away from Nantucket left an island locked in time, and today Nantucket is very reflective of how the island looked at the height of the whaling industry.

The Nantucket Whaling Museum is downtown and well worth visiting. Take time to visit this museum and then wander the streets of Nantucket lined with the homes of the whaling wealthy from the 19th century, many with widow's walks on the roof, used to look for the return of whaling ships into Nantucket Harbor. The town ringing the harbor is still laid out as it was when whaling ruled this island, and cobblestone streets are still evident. Spending time on this island is a look back into history and a unique industry that once centered here on Nantucket.

Charter Price: $49,000/Week
Length: 128'
Cabins: 5
Crew:5

Black Pearl Farm

The Society Islands are separated by distance into two areas, one area is Moorea and Tahiti and then the other area is Bora Bora, Raiatea, Huahine and Tahaa. If you only have one week, it is best to fly into Papeete, Tahiti and then fly on to Bora Bora, Huahine or Raiatea to start a charter (Tahaa does not have an airport). If you have ten days or longer, then of course you should do all of the islands, with one long sail between the areas of Moorea and Tahiti and the other islands. You will not be disappointed no matter how much time you have as each island is well worth visiting and has a unique feel. However, throughout all of the islands, you will be welcomed as a visitor and when you leave; you will feel as if you are leaving great friends behind. The Society Islands are certainly a great place to visit and visiting through yacht charter is the best way to see and really enjoy these islands.


Huahine Lagoon

Andromeda la Dea Stateroom

Andromeda charters for Euro 99,000/week for June and September and Euro 119,000/week for July and August and will be sailing through some of the highlights of the Mediterranean. This pricing is for the yacht and crew only, with all expenses in addition, which run approximately 20% of the base charter fee. Also in addition is crew gratuity, if earned. Andromeda has 4 guest staterooms and is comfortable for up to 8 guests. With expansive decks and large interior living spaces, Andromeda is a very comfortable sailing yacht. However, as always, crew makes a difference and we think you will have a great time on board with this crew.

Alaskan Story

One of our favorite charter yachts in Alaska is Alaskan Story, which charters for up to 8 guests in four guest staterooms for up to $38,500 for a 6 night charter with 2 paid nights in a hotel in either end, which dovetails into the most convenient way to travel to and from Alaska. Alaskan Story charters from Juneau to Sitka and vice versa, depending on the week, which is an itinerary that covers the highlights of Alaska, including whale bubble net feeding, and calving glaciers. And by staying in a specific area of Alaska, Alaskan Song is able to track the migrations of wild and marine life throughout the summer, to put you in the right spot for your week of charter. Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters has been working with Owner/Operators Geoff and Debbie Wilson for over 20 years from their first yacht that they operated in Alaska up to their present yacht, Alaskan Story. With over 20 years under their belts cruising in this spectacular area, they are truly the mavens in local knowledge.


Brown Bear Fishing for Salmon

And local knowledge is absolutely necessary for the best Alaskan Experience, as local knowledge is about where the whales are on their hunt for food from week to week so you can see the bubble net feeding, when the salmon are spawning upstream, where the bears are, and where the Bald Eagles are nesting. In Alaska, if you don't know where to look, you miss it all. Always stick with local knowledge, and book the yacht with crew with that, which is what we do when booking yacht charter in Alaska.

Whales Bubble Feeding

Xenos III

There were over 60 yachts and Gulets entered in the Marmaris Yacht Charter Festival and about 80% were Turkish Gulets. We were very pleased with the quality of some of the new Gulets, and the one thing that we saw in Marmaris on board the luxury yachts and Gulets that we have not seen in other worldwide charter locations was the number of yachts and Gulets offering free on board unlimited wireless internet access. The GSM signal is quite strong along the coastline of Turkey and wireless is frequently available. What we are the most pleased about is there is no additional charge for wireless use and that the use is unlimited while on board.


Mare Nostrum

Of the modern monohulls, Zarik II once again showed extremely well and is a very good modern monohull to consider for a charter. For the Gulets we were very happy to see a newly refit Primadonna, perfect for a smaller group with 3 guests staterooms. We also saw a new 79' Gulet, just launched, named Atalante, with 4 guest staterooms that is an excellent option also for a smaller group.

Of the luxury larger Gulets, we were pleased to see Blue Eyes for 10 guests, just entered into the Gulet charter fleet for this coming season, and Mare Nostrum for 12 guests, on which we had an excellent charter last summer. Both are very reasonably priced for the luxury, volume of space offered, and the crew service. In fact, no matter what the luxury level, we still believe that the Turkish Gulet is the best charter value in the world.


Clarissa

On a more moderate level of Gulet, where the charter experience is still great, we were pleased with Samarakind, Schatz, and Kirke. And we are always pleased with the sailing yacht Clarissa, which has Gulet styling, but truly sails well. In fact we feel that there could be a yacht or Gulet for everyone and no one should miss cruising along the southern coast of Turkey through the beautiful waters and historic coastline.

Mehmet Ali Hotel Garden

We entered into the hotel grounds surrounded by blooming roses. Next to the gate entrance are hotel rooms that have been created within the old stone stables. Up past the wood burning stove, where the bread is baked is the original mansion that houses the Turkish Bath, deluxe hotel rooms and the hotel restaurant open to the courtyard. A small citrus grove is behind the main mansion building where intimate dinners are held. The hotel has an organic kitchen garden that supplies the restaurant for lunch and dinner meals and extra virgin olive oil is pressed from olives gathered from their trees.


Mehmet Ali Hotel Traditional Room








We had a lovely lunch in the courtyard under the loggia of a selection of fresh vegetable mezes including braised nettles, fresh artichokes, and fava beans, followed by a salad of various lettuces and herbs, with a main course of lamb slowed cooked in the wood oven.


Mehmet Ali Hotel Courtyard

Stop in Datca while cruising from Marmaris to Bodrum, or visit Datca as a clearance port when entering Turkey from the Dodecanese Island of Symi. And be sure to make time for lunch or dinner at the Mehmet Ali with a Turkish Bath before or after. Also nearby is the Datca Olive Farm with their own extra virgin olive oil for sale in the farm's shop, and in Datca are honey shops as Datca is considered the center of Turkish pine honey or Bal.


Mehmet Ali Hotel Exterio

Two Harbors, Knidos

Knidos first reached fame as a Hellenistic city, however stayed vibrant through Roman and then Byzantine rule, until the city was finally abandoned in the 7th century AD. Located right on the tip of the Datca peninsula with a natural harbor, Knidos was perfectly situated as a stop on the ancient trading route. As a hub of trade, the city soon accumulated wealth, which was reflected in the many civil, and religious buildings and shrines built. Knidos was built at the end of the Datca Peninsula and on the island of Triopion, connected to the peninsula once by a bridge and now by a narrow isthmus of land with a natural harbor on either side. The southern harbor was further enclosed by two strongly built walls that are still in existence today.


Knidos City Ruins

On both the mainland and island are extensive ruins, and the remains of the city walls. Through excavations, the Agora, Amphitheatre, Temple to Dionysus, and perhaps what ancient Knidos was best known, the Temple to Aphrodite. Inside this temple was a statue of Aphrodite carved by Praxiteles, a famous Hellenistic artist and sculptor. This statue of Aphrodite, which today can only be seen in copies, was said to be of a woman so beautiful that sailors far and wide came to Knidos to worship at the feet of the statue. Archaeologists at the site of Knidos are still hopeful to uncover the original statue buried in the ruins.


Knidos Main Street

The street layout has been excavated proving Knidos to have been a planned city laid out on the Hippodamos Grid system with a series of parallel streets, intersected by one uphill street starting at the peninsula end of the bridge to the island.

Besides being a wealthy trading city, Knidos was also known for the quality of the locally produced wine, which was exported far and wide in the many ships that stopped in this busy port city. Knidos wine amphora's can now be seen in the Underwater Marine Archaeology Museum housed in the crusader castle in Bodrum, which were excavated from ancient ship wrecks in the area.


Knidos Amphitheatre, Turkey

Knidos was home to several famous Eudoxos, a famous Mathematician, and Astronomer and Sostratos, the Architect that designed the famous ancient lighthouse in Alexandria, now collapsed and being excavated from the bottom of the surrounding sea, which was once one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.

Stopping in at Knidos is a "must do" on any charter itinerary, and is a natural stop as the ancient harbor still offers safe overnight anchorage for all mariners.

Overlooking the Harbor at the Bodrum Castle

The Bodrum Castle sits on a promontory guarding the entrance to Bodrum Harbor. The building of the castle was started by the Knights Hospitaller in 1402 and was officially known as the Castle of St. Peter. The castle was built to support the stronghold of the Knight Hospitaller in nearby Rhodes. For over a century, the Castle of St. Peter remained the second most important castle of the Order and served as a refuge for Christians in all of Asia Minor. The castle was built on the site of the Palace of Mausolos and much of the stones in the palace and the nearby Mausoleum of Mausolos, once named one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, were used in the construction of the castle.


Bodrum Castle Towers

In the walls surrounding the Castle were 7 towers each dedicated to a different sector of the Knights Hospitaller. Inside the English Tower today are artifacts from the time period, including names of Knights that were carved into the stone walls. The chapel, which was the first building inside the Castle to be completed, is still standing, albeit turned into a mosque on the surrender of the Castle to the Ottoman Empire. This surrender happened as part of the conquest of Rhodes in 1522 by the Ottoman Empire.

The Castle has been used over the centuries since variously as a military base and a prison. In 1962, the Turkish Government decided to turn the Castle into a museum and in the interior house the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology. This museum today is the largest of its kind and houses a vast collection of artifacts excavated from nearby ship wrecks from the ancient trading route along the coast of Turkey. Inside the Castle in various exhibition halls, created out of buildings and towers within the Castle, are artifacts including coins, jewelry, glass objects, everyday items, and items of trade, such as copper ingots. A large collection of amphora's displayed in date order and identified by culture, shows the evolution of the use of amphora's as shipping containers up to the switch to barrels. Also, inside are two reconstructed ship wrecks.


Bodrum Harbor Marina

It is a great treat to sail along the ancient trading route along the coast of Turkey and be able to stop in Bodrum, and see the artifacts excavated from shipwrecks from those same waters. We highly recommend adding Bodrum to any yacht charter itinerary in this area.