VSY, Viareggio Superyachts, the Italian yard building full-custom steel and aluminium motor yachts from its Viareggio shipyard, represents the Italian craft tradition applied to vessels of 50 to over 80 metres. The yard works exclusively on bespoke commissions, with no production models and no catalogue: each VSY is a unique project developed in collaboration with the owner, naval architect and interior designer over a period of several years. Three VSY charter yachts are available to guests who specify the Abacos as their destination. These are exceptional vessels, typically measuring 55 to 75 metres, with interior programmes of outstanding quality and mechanical systems specified to the highest available standard. In the Abacos, VSY vessels require the same operational planning as any large displacement motor yacht: deep-water anchoring positions in the central Sea of Abaco, with tender access to the cay harbours and reef cuts that the main vessel cannot enter. The crew of 14 to 22 manages the yacht to the standard its build quality demands: mechanical maintenance is documented and systematic, interior care is daily, and the galley produces meals of the quality that VSY owners specify when they commission the kitchen design. The advance provisioning allowance on a VSY charter in the Abacos runs to around 30 percent of the weekly fee, with fuel, provisioning for a large crew, marina fees and entertainment covered within that budget. VSY vessels command premium rates that reflect both the build quality and the limited availability of vessels from a yard that builds perhaps two to three large yachts per year.
