Andros Island sits 45 miles west of Nassau across the Tongue of the Ocean, a deep-water trench that drops to nearly 2,000 metres between New Providence and the Great Bahama Bank. The crossing is a day’s passage for any serious motor yacht, and the reward on arrival is an island of extraordinary natural richness: the barrier reef on the eastern shore, the blue holes and mangrove creeks of the interior, and the flat-water bonefishing on the western bank. Christensen of Vancouver Island builds motor yachts designed precisely for this kind of sustained voyaging: full-displacement hulls, generous range and interiors that make the crossing comfortable.
Three Christensen yachts are available in Bahamas and Caribbean waters, each built to a single owner’s specification. The Vancouver Island production tradition emphasises structural quality, comfortable sea-keeping and practical deck layouts, resulting in vessels that are as effective at passage as they are at anchor. Crew teams are typically experienced in Caribbean and Bahamian waters and know the Andros anchorages well.
Charter rates for Christensen yachts in this region range from approximately 60,000 to 130,000 euros per week before expenses. The advance provisioning allowance of around thirty percent covers fuel, food, drinks, berthing and local fees. High season runs December through April. The Andros barrier reef diving season extends year-round, though winter brings the clearest water and most reliable conditions.
From Andros, a Christensen’s range makes Nassau, the Exumas and Long Island all accessible as overnight or day passages. The island itself provides a week of varied activity: Fresh Creek for reef diving, Nicholl’s Town for local character and northern reef access, Mangrove Cay for flat-water anchoring in the Bight, Behring Point for bonefish and tarpon on the western flats, and the blue holes accessible by dinghy from several anchorages along the east coast.
