Lurssen, the Bremen yard founded in 1875 and responsible for some of the largest and most celebrated private yachts ever built, occupies a unique position in the superyacht industry. The yard builds entirely by commission, typically for owners who want a vessel of 60 to over 100 metres, and every Lurssen is a structural and engineering achievement as much as a work of design. In the Abacos, Lurssen vessels require careful passage planning: vessels drawing more than four metres cannot transit the northern sections of the Caicos Bank, and the inner harbour anchorages of Man-O-War Cay and Hope Town require tender work rather than main vessel entry. Nevertheless, the outer passage along the Atlantic face of the barrier reef, the deep anchorages of the Sea of Abaco in its central and southern sections, and the open water north of Grand Bahama are all accessible to a vessel of Lurssen scale. Four Lurssen charter yachts are available to guests choosing the Abacos, spanning a length range of 60 to over 90 metres. These are among the most complex vessels in the global charter fleet, carrying 18 to 30 crew, a helicopter platform on the larger models, and tender fleets of four to six vessels covering every operational requirement from shallow-draft beach work to high-speed passenger transfers. The Abacos season for Lurssen-scale vessels runs November through June, with operational planning that accounts for the bank draft restrictions. Provisioning for a crew of this size requires pre-arranged supply from Nassau or Fort Lauderdale rather than relying on Marsh Harbour dockside suppliers alone.
