Eleuthera is one of the longer and less frequented islands in the Bahamas charter circuit, stretching 180 kilometres from the northern cays around Harbour Island to the southern end near Rock Sound. The Atlantic coast is exposed to open swell, the Bank side is sheltered, and the Glass Window Bridge where the two seas meet is one of the most dramatic natural features in the Bahamas. Alloy Yachts was a New Zealand custom builder producing aluminium sailing yachts from 30 to 58 metres, vessels now in active charter service and regarded as among the finest large sailing yachts of their generation.
Alloy yachts in the charter fleet run from 38 to 55 metres, with four to six guest cabins, crews of eight to ten, and sailing performance suited to the trade wind conditions that prevail along the Eleuthera coast from December through April. The consistent southeast breeze makes passages along the island genuinely enjoyable under canvas rather than under engine.
Weekly charter rates for Alloy yachts at Eleuthera run from 75,000 to 360,000 euros per week, with an advance provisioning allowance of approximately 30 percent. No Bahamian VAT applies. Sailing yachts use less fuel than motor yachts of comparable size, reducing the APA spend below the 30 percent guideline on most Eleuthera passages.
Harbour Island off the northern tip of Eleuthera, reached by water taxi from the Government Dock, has a pink sand beach stretching three miles and the colonial village of Dunmore Town. Hatchet Bay on the west coast provides a fully enclosed harbour and fuel point. Governor Harbour is the main provisioning town. Current Cut, the narrow tidal pass between Eleuthera and Current Island, runs fast at peak tide and is navigable at slack water. The Glass Window Bridge at the island narrowest point offers a view of both the Atlantic and the Bahamas Bank simultaneously.
