Perini Navi, the La Spezia sailing superyacht builder, creates some of the world most capable and beautiful large sailing yachts, and seven are available for charter in the Sint Eustatius region of the Leeward Islands. The yard automated sail-handling systems allow vessels of forty to seventy metres to be sailed by crews that would struggle to manage a fraction of that canvas on a conventional rig.
Sint Eustatius is an excellent sailing destination. The northeast trade winds blow at fifteen to twenty-five knots from November through April, the passages between Sint Eustatius, Saba, St Kitts and Sint Maarten offer genuine blue-water conditions in short hops, and the island anchorage is sufficiently exposed on the western side to feel like real sailing rather than marina motoring. A Perini Navi here is in its element.
Seven Perini Navi charter yachts operate in the Sint Eustatius region, ranging from around forty to over sixty metres and accommodating eight to twelve guests in four to six staterooms. Weekly rates run from approximately 120,000 euros for smaller examples to over 300,000 euros for the largest builds, with advance provisioning allowances of around thirty percent. The trade wind season runs November through April.
From Sint Eustatius, a Perini Navi charter covers the Leeward Islands sailing circuit efficiently: Saba on day one, St Kitts on day three, Nevis and a return north to Sint Maarten filling the second half of the week with consistent wind from the northeast throughout.
