Acklins and Crooked Island, in the southern Bahamas east of Long Island, reward a charter yacht with genuine ocean capability and a willingness to venture beyond the familiar northern islands. The passage from Nassau to the Crooked Island Passage requires an overnight sea crossing of several hundred nautical miles, a straightforward transit for a properly equipped vessel with an experienced captain and a full professional crew. Admiral, the Italian superyacht brand operated by International Shipyard Ancona, builds steel and aluminium motor yachts of the range and reliability required for this transit. Three Admiral charter yachts are available to guests who specify Acklins and Crooked Island as their destination. These vessels typically measure 40 to 60 metres, with crew of eight to twelve, Italian interior design that rewards extended time aboard, and fuel systems sized for the round-trip transit from Nassau without a mid-passage refuelling stop. Crooked Island Passage offers some of the finest wall diving in the Bahamas: the reef drops vertically from 10 metres to over 2,000 metres in the passage, with pristine coral growth that has not been subjected to the visitor pressure of the more accessible northern islands. Acklins and its blue holes, accessible by tender on the western shore, add freshwater cave diving to an itinerary of outstanding natural quality. The advance provisioning allowance on an Admiral Acklins charter requires pre-loading food and drinks in Nassau before the southern transit: local supplies on Acklins are extremely limited, with no dockside provisioners and no fuel dock on the island.
