Antigua Charter Yacht 50th Anniversary Show is Underway
Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbor 50th Antigua Yacht Charter Show
With over 115 yachts registered and over 300 International Yacht Charter Brokers in attendance, the 50th Antigua Charter Yacht Show is underway in English and Falmouth Harbors in Antigua. Starting Monday morning and running until Friday afternoon, yachts are lined up at the docks, and open for the International Yacht Charter Broker industry that has flown in from all corners of the world to come on board and inspect the yachts and meet the crews. This is also the week when the worldwide industry convenes in one place for Trade Organization meetings, other meetings, and seminars on regulations and various charter locations. This year is one of the biggest shows ever, with the largest amount of new yachts being introduced to the yacht charter industry. Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters is in attendance and busy visiting various yachts and learning the latest in industry information for worldwide yacht charter. We are delighted with the new yachts entering into charter that we are seeing at this show, and with revisiting some of our favorite yachts and crews. Worldwide yacht charter should be busy this coming year, with charters for next summer already being booked in various worldwide charter locations such as Italy, Greece, Croatia and Turkey.
It is time again for the St. Barths Bucket Regatta, and this year is the 25th year for the St. Barths Bucket, and so is the 25th Anniversary Regatta year for this prestigious event which marks a yearlong celebration for the St. Barths and Newport Bucket Regattas. The St. Barths Bucket kicks off this year with the Captain’s Meeting at 1700 on March 24, for race information, followed by an Owner’s Reception. And then three days of super sailing yacht racing continues for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, culminating in the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 27 at 1830.
Each day of racing has a first gun at 1100, with different race courses set. At the end of the day is a daily award ceremony, with the overall awards presented on Sunday evening. At the end of each day’s racing it is off for fun on the docks for evening Bucket events each night. This year, as with almost every year, the St. Barths Bucket is fully subscribed with race entries, which, for this year, the 25th Anniversary, are as follows:
This year for the 25th Anniversary of the Bucket Regatta, the fun continues this summer with the Newport Bucket, with a kickoff party in Martha’s Vineyardon August 25, a race from Martha’s Vineyard to Newport on August 26 followed by the Newport Bucket August 26 – 28, 2011.
Nautor’s Swan 100S VIRAGO, available for luxury, crewed yacht charter though Northrop & Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters, will be participating in the 2010 Newport Bucket Regatta 10 – 12 September. The Bucket Regatta is an invitational Regatta sailed in the Corinthian spirit. VIRAGO charters with a crew of four at USD $50,000 per week in New England and the Caribbean.
Carolyn Titus of Northrop & Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters and previously with Nautor’s Swan Charters will attend the event. Carolyn has raced aboard VIRAGO in many Caribbean saling events such as the St. Barths Bucket Regatta and the Heineken Regatta in St. Maarten. The Swan 100S VIRAGO is the only Swan 100S available for charter and offers a unique combination of thrilling sailing performance in total comfort.
Missy Johnston of Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters is attending the 2010 Marmaris Yacht Charter Show in Marmaris, Turkey. “Each year the yacht charter options available in Turkey increase in quality,” says Johnston. “It is always a great pleasure to come to this show and see the work done every winter to keep and improve the quality of the yachts available for charter in this great cruising area.”
MYBA Charter Show in Genoa, Italy, 2010, yachts ready and waiting for inspection
Missy Johnston of Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters, Newport, Rhode Island attended the Myba Charter Show 2010 in Genoa Italy last week, inspecting crewed charter yachts available for charter in the Western and Eastern Mediterranean for this coming summer. Starting on Monday, May 3 and ending on Friday, May 7, this year the charter show had 67 crewed charter yachts exhibited in the show. Viewing the yachts and attending the show, this year were over 350 Yacht Charter Brokers from countries around the world to see new yachts available for charter, check on condition of favorites available again this summer for charter, meet new crew and greet long standing crew friends. This is also the time to meet with the Captain, Chef and crew to personally discuss charter interests for the charter guests for upcoming charters for this summer that are already booked, to make sure that the charter is all that the charterer is expecting, and more, including custom menu reviews, wines, dockage, special on board events, and special itinerary interests. After all, a crewed yacht charter is all about creating a custom cruise tailored to the Charterer’s menu and itinerary interests.
Missy Johnston from Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters is attending the 9th annual Charter Yacht Show in Poros. This year the show is bigger and better than ever, which has consistently been the upward trend since the inception of this Greek crewed charter yacht show in 2002 in Poros, Greece, an island in the Saronic Island chain in the Aegean Sea, not far from Athens. This year there are 78 yachts total in the show, with the majority being motor yachts, however there is a nice selection of sailing yachts and several catamarans. 28 of the yachts entered in the show this year are new to the crewed yacht charter market with 8 of those yachts new to the crewed yacht charter market in Greece being just launched in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
September is one of the nicest times to sail out of Newport, Rhode Island, as the weather is still warm, the water warmer, and the air crisp and clear. Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters was invited on an afternoon sail on Signe, the 115′ Renaissance Sailing Yacht designed by Bruce King and built in Maine. This lovely ketch with a wood composite hull is a modern statement to the classic elegance of the traditional wooden hulled sailing yacht with a beautiful wood interior, full teak decks, brass fittings and lots of varnish. Built for 6 guests in 3 guest staterooms, each with ensuite bath, Signe has spent the summer chartering in New England and is set to sail to the Caribbean this winter and available for charter in these warm tropical breezes. Read the rest of this entry »
Northrop and Johnson at the Newport International Boat Show
The 39th Newport International Boat Show was held September 17-20, in Newport, Rhode Island and as always, Northrop and Johnson was there. The show was very busy this year, both on the docks, in the brokerage section and in the tents. And in general, the show was considered a success; at least Northrop and Johnson considered the show a success as we were very busy. If this activity is any forecaster of the economy, certainly, the yachting public is feeling more comfortable. Read the rest of this entry »
Every Fall, the crewed powerboats that have come to New England for summer charter, have to return to warmer waters for the winter. From New England, the trip is normally first to Florida and follows along the Intercoastal Waterway.Florida may be the end of the line, or the yacht be cruised further to the Bahamas or even the Caribbean. But what goes up, must come down, and as these powerboats cruise back down to southern climates, often discounted charter prices are offered for a charter cruise that happens “along the way”.
Great Summer Charter Discounts Offered in Med (if you are flexible)
Cinqueterre, Italy
Great Charter discounts are being offered in both the Eastern and Western Med for last minute travel for specific dates and locations. Unlike discounted pricing offers in theCaribbean this winter, these summer discount charter prices are not being reduced by certain Owners for the season; these discount charter prices are offers for “filling in the schedule”. The discounts are great, but do require flexibility in order to take advantage of the savings. Read the rest of this entry »
