Compass Cay sits midway through the Exuma Cays, surrounded by the Exuma Land and Sea Park and reached through passes that separate the turquoise bank water from the deeper Exuma Sound. Alloy Yachts was a New Zealand custom builder producing large aluminium sailing yachts from 30 to 58 metres, a yard now closed but whose vessels remain in active charter service and are regarded among the finest sailing yachts ever built.
Alloy yachts in the charter fleet typically run 38 to 55 metres, with four to six guest cabins, crews of eight to ten, and a sailing performance that rarely requires motoring in the trade wind conditions of a Bahamian winter. The aluminium hulls are light relative to displacement, and the rig specifications are matched to the hull performance potential.
Weekly charter rates for Alloy yachts at Compass Cay run from 75,000 to 360,000 euros per week, with an advance provisioning allowance of approximately 30 percent. No Bahamian VAT applies. Sailing yachts use substantially less fuel than motor yachts of equivalent length, which reduces the effective APA spend below the 30 percent estimate on most itineraries.
The Exumas provide genuine trade wind sailing and the best protected reef diving in the northern Bahamas. From Compass Cay an Alloy yacht can sail north to Warderick Wells on a starboard reach, anchor in the park mooring field, and continue to Shroud Cay tidal creeks. South, the passages to Staniel Cay and Black Point Settlement offer island villages, fuel and Thunderball Grotto.
