Sint Eustatius offers a genuinely distinctive charter experience in the eastern Caribbean. The small Dutch island is fringed by a marine park of exceptional quality, with dive sites ranging from seventeenth-century colonial wrecks to thriving coral reefs, all within minutes of the main anchorage at Oranje Bay. From 600,000 Euros per week, 7 yachts are available to explore Statia and the surrounding Leeward Islands circuit.
Charter yachts at the 600,000 Euros per week bracket are well-suited to the Sint Eustatius circuit. Crew of four to six handles navigation, diving arrangements and provisioning, which requires planning ahead given the island’s limited resupply facilities. Most vessels at this rate level carry dive compressors or at minimum full snorkelling kits, a rigid inflatable tender, and a good selection of water sports equipment. The pace of charter here is unhurried, the anchorages quiet, and the diving among the best in the Caribbean.
The charter fee of 600,000 Euros per week is the base rate for the vessel and crew. Budget the advance provisioning allowance at around thirty percent, which covers fuel, food, drinks, anchorage fees and the marine park permit. Sint Eustatius keeps berthing and port costs low, but provisioning from the island itself is limited, so most captains stock up before arrival in Saint Kitts or Saint Martin. APA accounts are settled at the end of the trip, with any surplus refunded.
Sint Eustatius itineraries revolve around the marine park. The Gallows Bay dive site, just south of the main anchorage at Oranje Bay, is the highlight: a colonial warehouse foundation sits in three to fifteen metres of water, encrusted with coral and home to turtles, barracuda and snappers. Jenkins Bay on the north coast provides a quieter overnight option. Ashore, the trail up The Quill, an extinct volcano, leads to a rainforest interior and views across the Leeward Islands chain. Day runs reach Saint Kitts in two hours, Nevis in three, and Saba a passage west under sail.
