The Berry Islands are a compact chain of cays in the northern Bahamas offering an experience of quiet Bahamian cruising that the busier Exumas and Abacos circuits can no longer reliably deliver. With great Harbour Cay in the north and Chub Cay in the south providing the two main marina stops, and more than a dozen uninhabited anchorages in between, the group is well configured for a yacht that wants to stay put, explore by tender, and remain largely undisturbed by other traffic. CRN, the Italian Ferretti Group yard in Ancona building large custom steel motor yachts from 43 to over 70 metres, produces vessels of a volume and scale that makes the Berry Islands an ideal operational base. The full-beam beach clubs, the separate tender garages, and the multiple outdoor entertainment zones that characterise CRN builds find their best use in a destination where the yacht is the resort and the surrounding island group is the backdrop. Weekly charter rates for CRN yachts in the Berry Islands run from approximately 100,000 to 200,000 euros. The advance provisioning allowance adds 30 percent for fuel, provisions loaded at Nassau, marina fees, and drinks. Provision comprehensively in Nassau before the 35-mile passage north-east as local supply in the Berry Islands is basic. Great Harbour Cay marina can accommodate large vessels but call ahead to confirm berth dimensions for the largest CRN examples. The week unfolds naturally from Great Harbour Cay south through the uninhabited middle cays to Chub Cay and back, with the wall dive at the south end of the chain as a highlight for diving guests.
