Yacht Charter; Marmaris Yacht Charter Festival 2012
Marmaris, Turkey - Gulet Fleet
Yacht charter in Turkey along the beautiful Turquoise Coast for the Blue Voyage is alive and well with more great crewed yacht charter choices than ever. With 58 crewed charter sailing, motor yachts and Gulets lined up along the main quay in Marmaris, Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters is hard at work reviewing and inspecting the various crewed charter yachts and Gulets available for charter. As usual the quality of the luxury Gulet constantly improves along with terrific crew, food and great crew service. Missy Johnston says, “We are very pleased with the quality of the crewed Turkish Gulets that we are seeing here at this show for this coming summer season for a yacht charter along the southern coast of Turkey, and for the first time there are at least 8 quality crewed motor yachts available for yacht charter”. The season is already busy here in Turkey with some of the yacht available for crewed yacht charter already booked for 10 to 12 weeks. With a long season from May to October, there is still plenty of time left though, on excellent options for a crewed yacht charter from which to enjoy the Turquoise Coast and some of the Greek Islands.
The 2012 Charter Yacht Show in Poros is in full swing on the island of Poros, Greece for the industry to meet and review great crewed yacht charter choices for the upcoming 2012 summer season for yacht charter cruising in the Greek Islands. Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters is in attendance inspecting both motor and sailing charter yachts from May 5-10. With a record 78 crewed charter yachts in Poros quayside at the show, this is the largest Greek yacht charter show ever. The crewed charter yachts range in size from the 50’ catamaran Idea! To the 174’ motor yacht O’Rama. Missy Johnston says “We are pleased at the quality that we are seeing this year in the Greek crewed yacht charter fleet, here at Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters, and have already seen some great new charter yachts that are now available. The Greek Islands are a terrific yacht charter location, and there is still very good availability left on outstanding charter yachts available for a crewed yacht charter vacation through the Greek Islands.”
On the last day of racing in the 2012 Heineken Regatta in February, the 100′ Nautor Swan Sailing Yacht, Virago, is shown in this video rounding the mark at Tintamarre in St. Martin on the race from Marigot to Simpson Bay. This was a sensation day of racing with 25 knot winds and 4 — 5′ seas, with Virago coming in 2nd in this race. Along with two firsts the two days before, Virago was the big Winner overall for the big boat division of the 32nd Heineken Regatta. Under charter by the winning competitors through Carolyn Titus at Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters, a specialist Charter Broker in performance racing charters, this win by Virago proves that you too could charter a yacht and still come in First in a competitive worldwide yacht regatta.
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 »
