Perini Navi is the pre-eminent builder of large sailing superyachts in Italy, and a charter week among the cays and open channels of the southern Bahamas places a Perini Navi in its natural element: trade winds, open water and passages measured in miles rather than minutes. Seven Perini Navi yachts charter in the Bahamas and Caribbean, each carrying the yard’s signature computer-controlled sail management that allows a small crew to handle enormous rigs with precision and safety. Ragged Island is a destination that rewards the sailing yacht over the motor yacht: the trade winds that blow from the east-northeast between November and May align almost perfectly with a southbound itinerary down the Jumentos Cays, making passages that feel effortless and genuinely exhilarating on a large ketch or sloop. Charter rates for Perini Navi yachts in the Bahamas typically range from 100,000 to 350,000 euros per week. An advance provisioning allowance of roughly 30 percent applies. The season is November through May. Fuel consumption is significantly lower than motor yachts of equivalent length when sailing conditions are good, which they frequently are in the southern Bahamas. Anchorages at Flamingo Cay, Nurse Cay, Water Cay and the passages further south toward Acklins Island all offer the kind of open-water sailing that Perini Navi’s designs reward most.
