Christensen Shipyards is a full-custom composite superyacht builder operating from Vancouver, Washington, specialising in motor yachts built using resin-infused composite construction that produces lighter hulls with lower fuel consumption than comparable steel builds. The yard’s philosophy is comprehensive customisation: every vessel is designed and built to an individual owner brief, which means no two Christensen Shipyards yachts share the same interior layout, deck configuration, or exterior styling details. The three vessels available in Caribbean and Windward Island waters from Barbados represent that diversity of outcome while sharing the yard’s structural consistency. In charter, a Christensen Shipyards motor yacht typically offers clean, confident exterior styling, generous social deck space, and well-planned interior volumes suited to parties of eight to twelve guests. Barbados provides an excellent western staging point for exploration of the Windward Islands, with the island’s calm west coast offering sheltered anchorages at Carlisle Bay, Holetown, and Paynes Bay before departure. Bridgetown’s Careenage and Speightstown both serve as provisioning points. Weekly charter rates for a Christensen Shipyards motor yacht from Barbados run from approximately 50,000 to 110,000 euros per week depending on size, with an advance provisioning allowance of around 30 percent covering diesel, provisions, crew gratuities, and berthing fees. Caribbean peak season is December through April. The route from Barbados to Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines takes around six hours at moderate speed, with Mustique and the Tobago Cays completing a natural five-day circuit before returning to Barbados via Saint Lucia’s Marigot Bay.
