Acklins and Crooked Island in the southern Bahamas represent one of the most pristine and least-visited destinations available to charter guests who are prepared for the Nassau to Crooked Island Passage transit. The reef systems, blue holes, and deserted beaches of this remote island group have not been subjected to the visitor pressure of the northern Bahamas or the Caribbean charter hotspots, and the diving in the Passage itself ranks among the finest in the entire Atlantic basin. Amels, the Dutch yard building steel motor yachts of 55 to over 80 metres under the Damen group, produces vessels with the range, fuel capacity, and sea-keeping to make this transit straightforwardly: the overnight passage from Nassau to the Crooked Island Passage is well within the operational envelope of any Amels vessel in the charter fleet. Eleven Amels charter yachts are available to guests specifying Acklins and Crooked Island as their destination, ranging from 55 to 75 metres and offering a variety of interior programmes from the understated Dutch minimalism of some designs to the traditional panelled English style of others. The crew of 12 to 18 on a vessel in this range manages the overnight passage and then operates as a dive platform and exploration base for the five to six days of the Acklins and Crooked Island section of the charter. Provisioning for a large Amels crew at a destination with no dockside supplies requires careful logistics: full provisioning in Nassau before departure is essential.
