CRN, founded in Ancona in 1963 and now part of the Ferretti Group, occupies a specific position in the Italian superyacht market: fully custom, steel-hulled construction at substantial scale, with the structural integrity and range capacity that large steel hulls provide. In Bimini, where charter guests cross 50 nautical miles of open Atlantic from Florida, a CRN yacht brings ocean-going credentials to an anchorage that, for all its spectacular water clarity, remains essentially a fishing village with a protected harbour. CRN builds in lengths from around 45 to well over 80 metres, with the charter-available fleet concentrating in the 50 to 70-metre range, accommodating ten to fourteen guests with experienced crews. Weekly charter rates run from approximately 180,000 to 500,000 euros before the advance provisioning allowance of 30 per cent, covering fuel at Bimini Bay Marina, food and drinks, harbour dues and applicable fishing permit fees. High season runs December through April. CRN’s size and scale mean Bimini is typically one stop on a longer itinerary: the island suits a two or three-night stay combining harbour anchoring, sportfishing day trips to Gun Cay, and the bonefishing flats of South Bimini, before continuing to Nassau or the Exumas. The steel construction provides a seakeeping quality that makes Atlantic crossings genuinely comfortable, and the fully custom interiors deliver the kind of individual character that production yards cannot match.
