Ragged Island sits at the southern end of the Bahamian island chain, a remote and sparsely visited scatter of cays where the only settlement is Duncan Town and the only traffic is lobster boats and the occasional private yacht. Motor yachts reaching Ragged Island carry their own world with them, provisioned in Nassau roughly 200 nautical miles to the north and arriving into anchorages where solitude is absolute. The surrounding waters are clear, shallow, and largely unexplored by charter guests, which is precisely their appeal. Hog Cay and Double-Headed Shot Cay within the Ragged Island Range offer protected anchorages with pristine snorkelling and fishing, and the barrier reef along the Atlantic edge gives experienced divers access to wall dives of exceptional clarity. Motor yachts suited to Ragged Island tend to be vessels with meaningful range and draft of under two metres, capable of crossing the shallow Great Bahama Bank and threading the cuts between islands without relying on marina infrastructure. Weekly charter rates for motor yachts capable of reaching and exploring Ragged Island range from approximately 100,000 euros for a capable mid-size vessel to 350,000 euros for a larger superyacht. Provisioning allowances of around 30 percent cover the extended fuel load required for the round trip from Nassau, along with provisions for what is typically a week or more without resupply. The Bahamas carries no VAT, and the absence of marina fees in these remote anchorages keeps daily costs lower than in the northern island groups.
