Westport builds in Washington State, and the yard has for three decades produced a distinctive style of American motor yacht: full-custom, composite-hull vessels in the 40-to-50-metre range, typically with high-speed hull forms, conservative interior styling and a build quality that emphasises long-term reliability over cosmetic ambition. The Westport hull’s speed advantage makes the passage from Nassau to Acklins and Crooked Island efficient, arriving at the remote southern anchorages with time for a proper afternoon afloat.
Three Westport yachts operate in Bahamas and Caribbean waters. These are well-maintained American custom yachts with experienced crew teams and the practical equipment complement that Bahamian charter demands. Tenders reach the flats and reefs quickly, watermakers handle the island distances comfortably and the composite hulls are impervious to the coral scrapes that haunt steel-hulled vessels in shallow Bahamian anchorages.
Charter rates for Westport yachts in this region typically fall between 50,000 and 110,000 euros per week before expenses. The advance provisioning allowance of around thirty percent covers fuel for the inter-island passages, food, drinks, berthing and local fees. High season runs December through April with modest premiums during the holiday period.
From an Acklins base, the Westport’s speed makes Nassau accessible as a day return if provisioning needs replenishing, and the southern Bahamian anchorages are all within comfortable reach. Colonel Hill on Crooked Island provides the standard first base. Landrail Point offers Atlantic reef diving when the swell allows. Pitts Town Lagoon provides flat-water anchoring. The Acklins cays at Lovely Bay and Spring Point deliver the empty beach experience that justifies the passage south.
