Delta Marine, the Seattle-area yard specialising in aluminium and composite construction, has built a charter fleet reputation for large-volume motor yachts with a Pacific Northwest build sensibility: straightforward in engineering, generous in outdoor space, and well-suited to extended passages in variable conditions. The yard’s aluminium hulls carry good displacement for their length and are finished to a standard that matches the best American production houses.
Saint Kitts and Nevis are among the more historically rich destinations in the Leeward Islands. Saint Kitts holds Brimstone Hill Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that once commanded the island’s sugar plantation era, and the volcanic interior of Mount Liamuiga with its rainforest trails to the crater. Nevis, small and quiet by Caribbean standards, is known for the Alexander Hamilton birthplace at Charlestown and the plantation great houses converted into boutique hotels. Delta Marine yachts in the Caribbean typically command weekly rates from 75,000 to 180,000 euros. The advance provisioning allowance adds around 30 percent.
Port Zante in Basseterre handles fuel and provisioning for yachts arriving in the two-island group. Frigate Bay on the Caribbean coast provides the most sheltered overnight anchorage on Saint Kitts. The Narrows crossing to Nevis is under an hour, with Pinneys Beach as the main anchorage and Charlestown harbour a short tender ride to the south for customs clearance.
