CRN, the Ancona shipyard within the Ferretti Group, builds fully custom steel and aluminium motor yachts from 40 to over 80 metres with a tradition of structural engineering and interior craftsmanship that dates to 1963. The yard builds to owner specification at both ends of the size range, producing charter yachts whose interiors vary considerably in character but share a consistent build standard and a hull performance profile suited to the long inter-island passages the Bahamas circuit demands. Cat Island, in the southeastern Bahamas, is a four to five-hour passage from Nassau at charter speed and rewards the transit with beaches at Fernandez Bay and Greenwood that are virtually untracked by the yachts concentrating further north in the Exumas and Abacos. CRN charter yachts in the Bahamas carry ten to sixteen guests with crews of ten to fourteen. Weekly rates range from approximately 150,000 to 600,000 euros before the advance provisioning allowance of 30 per cent, covering fuel from Nassau or Hawk’s Nest Marina, all food and drinks, harbour dues and applicable permit fees. Peak season runs from December through April. The passage from Nassau crosses the shallow Bahama Bank in favourable depths for a steel hull of this draught, with the approach to Cat Island’s west coast anchorages at Fernandez Bay straightforward in prevailing winter conditions.
