Amels, the Vlissingen-based Dutch superyacht yard under the Damen Group, builds to a standard of structural integrity and interior refinement that places its vessels among the most reliable and consistently impressive in the global charter market. In Cat Island, one of the Bahamas’ most remote and least-visited islands, those qualities meet a destination defined by its absence of resort infrastructure: eighty kilometres of undeveloped coastline, pristine reefs off the southeastern shore, bonefishing flats at both ends of the island, and the Hermitage on Mt. Alvernia built by Father Jerome in the 1940s. Amels charter yachts in the Bahamas typically run from 55 to 90 metres, accommodating ten to fourteen guests with crews of twelve to sixteen. The crossing from Nassau to Cat Island takes around four to five hours at charter speed, and Amels stabilisation systems make the passage comfortable in almost any winter sea state. Weekly rates run from approximately 200,000 to 500,000 euros before the advance provisioning allowance of 30 per cent, covering fuel from Hawk’s Nest Marina or Nassau, all food and drinks, and harbour dues. Peak season runs from December through April. A week on Cat Island aboard an Amels provides a level of on-board comfort rarely experienced in the southeastern Bahamas, where limited resort infrastructure makes the quality of the yacht correspondingly more important.
