Oceanco, the Dutch shipyard based in Alblasserdam, occupies a position at the top tier of the global superyacht market: fully custom construction in steel and aluminium, with vessel lengths typically running from 80 to over 110 metres, and a build philosophy that integrates cutting-edge engineering with exceptional interior design. The resulting charter fleet is small and exclusive, and the yachts that appear on the charter market represent some of the most sophisticated privately owned vessels afloat. In Bimini, an Oceanco charter anchors in a protected harbour 50 nautical miles from Miami, where the water is among the clearest in the Atlantic and the sportfishing grounds at Gun Cay have drawn serious anglers for over a century. The contrast between the complexity of an Oceanco vessel and the elemental simplicity of Bimini is a defining feature of this charter: superyacht engineering of the highest order in an anchorage that remains, at its core, a Bahamian fishing village. Weekly rates for Oceanco charters in the Bahamas typically run from approximately 400,000 to well over 1,000,000 euros before the advance provisioning allowance of 30 per cent. The Bahamas season runs December through April. With tenders of significant capability available on a vessel of this scale, the entire Bimini area, including the bonefishing flats of South Bimini and the offshore grounds at Gun Cay, is accessible with ease.
