The 350,000 euro per week bracket in the Leeward Islands marks the entry into definitive megayacht territory: 75 to 90 metre vessels that bring a depth of resource and onboard life that a smaller superyacht cannot replicate. In the context of the Leeward Islands, these are vessels whose scale transforms each anchorage into a private resort for the duration of the visit.
The crew of sixteen to twenty at this level manages not just the passage and the yacht but a complete guest programme: dive sessions off Nevis and Guadeloupe, a tender excursion programme at each island, a spa treatment schedule, a daily chef menu built around local produce, and a wines programme drawing from the onboard cellar. The result is a holiday where the distance between each island feels like nothing more than the interval between one act and the next.
At anchor in English Harbour, Antigua, an 80 metre megayacht sits in the same waters as Nelson flagship through the 18th century campaign. At anchor off Terre-de-Haut in Iles des Saintes, the same vessel looks out at a scene that has changed relatively little in a century of French Caribbean settlement. The contrast between the scale of the yacht and the simplicity of the setting is what makes the Leeward Islands work so well at this level.
The advance provisioning allowance runs to approximately 100,000 euros, covering fuel for the full arc, provisioning, marina fees and the dive and excursion programme.
