VSY, the Venetian superyacht yard producing large custom motor yachts in the 40 to 70 metre range, delivers a relatively limited number of hulls each year. Each VSY in the charter market is a bespoke build that few guests will have encountered before. Taking one to Saba extends that sense of distinctiveness to the destination: the island is among the least visited in the Caribbean, with no resort hotels, no cruise ship berths, and an anchorage that holds only a handful of yachts at any one time.
Saba’s entire coastline lies inside the Saba Marine Park, and the dive sites that ring the island, including Diamond Rock, Shark Shoal, and the Ladder, are managed to a standard that preserves conditions throughout the year. Fort Bay and Ladder Bay provide the operational base for yacht charters, with dive tenders running to the sites from both anchorages. VSY charter rates in the Caribbean typically start at 120,000 euros per week, with the advance provisioning allowance adding approximately 30 percent.
Saint Eustatius, 17 miles south, is worth a stop for its own marine reserve and the volcanic crater of the Quill. Sint Maarten, 28 miles north, handles fuel, provisioning, crew changes, and airport connections. Nevis and Saint Kitts extend a Saba circuit south through two historically significant islands with plantation great houses and calm anchorages on the leeward coast.
