Westport builds in Washington State, and the yard has for three decades produced a distinctive style of American motor yacht: full-custom, high-speed composite-hull vessels that emphasise practical performance over cosmetic ambition. For Andros Island in the Bahamas, the Westport hull’s speed advantage is genuinely useful: the passage from Nassau across the Tongue of the Ocean is covered efficiently, arriving at the island’s barrier reef with a full afternoon available for diving or exploring the Bight by tender.
Three Westport yachts operate in Bahamas and Caribbean waters, in the 40-to-50-metre range. These are practical American custom yachts with experienced crew teams who know the Andros anchorages well. The composite hulls are impervious to the coral contact that occasionally marks steel hulls in shallow Bahamian water. Tender garages carry both hard boats for reef access and flat-water craft for exploring the Bight and its cays.
Charter rates for Westport yachts in the Bahamas and Caribbean fall between approximately 50,000 and 110,000 euros per week before expenses. The advance provisioning allowance of around thirty percent covers fuel, food, drinks, berthing and local fees. The Westport’s efficient hull form reduces fuel costs on the inter-island passages. High season runs December through April.
From Andros, a Westport’s speed opens Nassau and the northern Exumas as day passages while the island’s own cruising ground provides a full week of activity. Fresh Creek is the barrier reef base. Nicholl’s Town provides the northern anchorage. Mangrove Cay and the South Bight offer flat-water days. Behring Point opens the western bonefish flats. Congo Town near the southern tip closes the week with local colour and fresh provisions.
