Amels of Vlissingen is part of the Damen Shipyards group and has built a reputation over more than a century as one of the world’s leading producers of large custom motor yachts. The yard’s Limited Editions series introduced a new model of semi-custom superyacht production to the market, allowing owners to personalise a proven platform rather than start from scratch, and the resulting fleet combines the reliability of a developed hull form with the individuality of a bespoke interior. For Andros Island in the Bahamas, a destination that combines world-class reef diving with empty flat-water anchorages and exceptional sport fishing, an Amels provides exactly the right combination of capability and comfort.
Eleven Amels yachts operate in Bahamas and Caribbean waters, spanning the yard’s range from efficient 55-metre hulls to custom builds of 80 metres and beyond. These are full-displacement vessels with genuine ocean range, stabilisation systems that manage Caribbean swell on overnight passages and tender garages equipped for the full range of Bahamian activities. Crew complements of twelve to sixteen bring a level of service that Amels owners expect as standard.
Charter rates for Amels yachts in this region run from approximately 150,000 to over 500,000 euros per week before expenses. The advance provisioning allowance of around thirty percent covers fuel, food, drinks, berthing and local fees. High season runs December through April with significant premiums at Christmas and New Year.
Andros provides an Amels with exactly the destination it was built to reach: serious enough to require a proper yacht, varied enough to fill a week without repetition. Fresh Creek on the east coast sits beside the barrier reef wall. Nicholl’s Town provides the northern base. Mangrove Cay and Behring Point open the western Bight. Congo Town to the south adds local character. The bone-fishing in the western flats is among the finest in the Bahamas.
