CRN is an Italian full-custom superyacht builder from Ancona, operating under the Ferretti Group umbrella and specialising in aluminium motor yachts in the 40-to-80-metre range. The yard builds exclusively to individual commission, which means each CRN represents a specific owner’s vision rather than a variant on a platform series. Construction in aluminium keeps weight down relative to steel while delivering the structural rigidity required for large-format hull forms, and the yard’s Ancona facility has produced some of the most technically ambitious custom builds in recent European superyacht history. The four CRN vessels available in Caribbean and Windward Island waters from Barbados represent the range of the yard’s work, from elegant displacement hulls to broad-beam semi-displacement motor yachts with extensive beach club and watersports infrastructure. Barbados provides a calm, provisioning-ready western base for the Windward Islands, with the island’s sheltered west coast offering anchor holds at Carlisle Bay and Holetown. Bridgetown’s commercial facilities support a full crew reprovisioning before departure south. Weekly charter rates for a CRN from Barbados run from approximately 65,000 to 160,000 euros per week depending on size and specification, with an advance provisioning allowance of around 30 percent covering diesel, provisions, crew gratuities, and marina fees. Caribbean season peak is December through April. The passage to the Tobago Cays from Barbados covers around 120 nautical miles, a comfortable day run at moderate cruising speed with Bequia and Mustique as natural stops.
