Delta Marine, the Seattle-based builder of custom steel and aluminium displacement motor yachts, produces vessels in the 25 to 45 metre range that combine bluewater capability with a refined, practical interior style suited to extended passages. For a charter programme based in Freeport, a Delta Marine offers the crossing capability to handle the Gulf Stream from Florida and the fuel range to work the inter-island distances across Grand Bahama and beyond. Freeport’s Port Lucaya Marina provides the operational hub, with fuel, provisioning and clearance facilities well suited to a vessel of this type. From Port Lucaya, the charter party can reach Gold Rock Beach in Lucayan National Park , one of the most spectacular stretches of beach in the Bahamas , in under 30 minutes by tender. The national park’s boardwalk trail through mangroves to the beach adds a shore excursion dimension that Delta Marine guests, who tend toward the adventurous, appreciate. UNEXSO at Port Lucaya handles diving programmes including reef dives and the famous Ben’s Cave blue hole. Westward, Peterson Cay’s fringing reef is a reliable snorkelling stop in calm weather. Charter rates for Delta Marine vessels in the Bahamas run from approximately 60,000 to 150,000 euros per week before expenses. The advance provisioning allowance of around 30 per cent covers fuel, food, dockage and crew gratuity. December through April is peak season. A broker can connect the party with the right Delta Marine vessel and build an itinerary covering Freeport, the Abacos and Nassau.
