Delta Marine, the Seattle-area yard specialising in aluminium and composite motor yacht construction, produces large-volume hulls with a Pacific Northwest practicality: well-engineered, generous in outdoor space, and built to handle extended charter seasons without significant maintenance demands. The yard’s aluminium construction is particularly well-suited to the warm-water environment of the Caribbean, where corrosion resistance and light weight are practical advantages as much as engineering attributes.
Saint Martin offers a Delta Marine charter guest two contrasting sides of the same island within a few nautical miles of each other. The French side brings Marigot with its waterfront market, Grand Case with its celebrated restaurant scene, and Anse Marcel with its sheltered north-coast bay. The Dutch side brings Simpson Bay Lagoon, the Caribbean’s largest lagoon and the best-provisioned charter base in the northern Leewards, with marinas, chandleries, and Princess Juliana airport connecting the island to the rest of the Caribbean and beyond. Delta Marine charter rates in the Caribbean typically run from 75,000 to 180,000 euros per week. The advance provisioning allowance adds around 30 percent.
Oyster Pond on the east coast provides a marina anchorage convenient for onward passages to the outer Leeward Islands.
