The Charter Connection Blog

Most catamarans available for charter have three or four guest cabins and can be expensive for a two person charter, so many couples will charter a monohull instead. Alexis is a nice 3 cabin Admiral and is one of the few cats that are economic for two. The two guest cabins are aft, one in each hull and feature small queens.

The head for the port cabin is forward and generous in size, so this couple has the port hull to themselves.

For four person charters, the starboard cabin shares an amidships head with the crew.  The salon is lovely, with light upholstery and Nicaraguan wood accents.  Bambi and Geoff, a delightful couple from Cape Town, South Africa, are the hosts and also the owners.

Even at her regular price of $3250 per person for two and $1975 for four, Alexis represented incredible value for one or two couples, but between March 13th and April 4th, 2009 she is lowering her rate to $2925 and $1777 per person respectively. Remember these prices include meals and open bar, captain and cook. The only additions are flights and a gratuity for the crew. By the time you have added the food, most comparable BAREBOATS cost more than this!

In addition, she is not charging the normal 10% surcharge for charters of 5 days or less, so a five day get-away is just $2089pp for 2 and $1270pp for 4. As ice storms grip the US, how can anyone stay at home!

She will be in The US and British Virgin Islands this winter but plans to head south to The Grenadines in June, for the summer.

We’ve had 15 successful charters on this boat! If you are interested in more information, call us at 800 621 7855, email us, or contact us through the Ed Hamilton & Co site, and tell us about your plans.

It’s great to hear from old friends. ‘Lady Anne II’ was a popular yacht in The Caribbean, before Patrick and Pascale started living their circumnavigation dream. They spent the summer of 2008 in The Society Islands in the Pacific (Tahiti, Raiatea, Bora Bora) and are presently in Australia for the next six months. They then plan to sail to Thailand for the December 2009 to April 2010 charter season. This is a great chance for adventurous guests to charter a reliable catamaran with a known, well traveled and interesting, French crew, among some beautiful islands, far from the normal beaten track. If the winter works out as planned, they hope to stay in Thailand for the 2010/11 season also. They are in no hurry to rush back!

‘Lady Anne II’ was originally part of The Moorings crewed Caribbean yacht charter fleet with Patrick and Pascale as crew. In 1998 they purchased her and ran crewed sailing charters in the US and British Virgin Islands, but the plan was always to sail her around the world. Their slide show from The San Blas Islands to Tahiti is well worth a look.
Patrick owned an alarm security company and was previously a private investigator. He is a talented musician (blues and jazz) and has a keyboard on the boat, which he can play for guests if they wish.

Pascale has a passion for cooking and particularly enjoys Creole and Mediterranean cuisine accentuated with fresh herbs and oils. She is a “people person”, loves to dance and enjoys a good conversation.

The three guest cabins all have separate air conditioning controls and ensuite heads.  The two aft cabins have slightly larger queen size berths.  She has plenty of deck space and easy access to the water using the aft steps.

Sounds interesting? Call us at 800 621 7855, email us, or contact us through the Ed Hamilton & Co site, and tell us about your plans.

Virgin Traders, the popular crewed and bareboat charter company, is offering free flights from San Juan or Antigua when 6 or 8 guests charter one of their boats in Tortola. As we mentioned in a previous post, they have an arrangement with the charter airline, Del Airways. The charter has to be booked this month (January), for a charter in April and represents a saving of roughly $333 a person. Virgin Traders offers a full range of motoryachts from bareboat power boats to midrange luxury motor yacht charters.

If you think you might be able to take advantage of this great special, call us today at 800 621 7855, email us, or contact us through the Ed Hamilton & Co site, and tell us about your plans.