The Charter Connection Blog

Islands Magazine named the ‘best’ beaches in the world in their current issue (October). They used 10 categories and no less than 3 of the best picks were in The Caribbean/Bahamas. One was in New England. Most of the others were in the Pacific Islands or Indian Ocean.

The best ‘all-to-yourself’ beach was Sandy Spit, British Virgin Islands, not to be confused with Sandy Cay - both are off Little Jost Van Dyke. They do admit that to have the island to yourself you should go early, but yes, both Sandy Spit and the Rockefeller protected Sandy Cay are beautiful spots.

The best ‘all-day-long’ beach was Pigeon Point, Tobago, because of its amenities, and the best ‘hard-to-find’ beach was Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera. In New England, Block Island’s Crescent Beach was voted ‘best-beach-for-families’.

For the truly exotic, Matira Beach, Bora Bora and Dhigufinolhu, Maldives were both considered the best beach for ‘luxury’ and Champagne Beach, Vanuatu was the ‘best-swimming-beach’.

Whether you are looking for the ultimate honeymoon or a family vacation, we would be happy to arrange a private yacht charter to any one of them. Call us at 800 621 7855, email us, or contact us through the Ed Hamilton & Co site and tell us about the type of holiday you have in mind.

A few years ago Johnny Depp bought Little Hall’s Pond Island, which is part of the National Land and Sea Park in the center of the beautiful Exumas chain in The Bahamas. In the July issue of Vanity Fair, he describes how passionate he is about preserving this lovely area.

The park covers an impressive 112,640 acres and when created in 1958, was the first of its kind in the world. Unlike many parks, no fishing is allowed and this new policy is starting to make a difference, as many marine species are now flourishing. The area is breathtakingly beautiful, but is best suited to charterers interested in a quieter, more remote cruising ground, with few attractions besides nature. Our photograph was taken from the park’s headquarters. We were the only boat in the whole anchorage!

Disney used our services when filming the original ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and Johnny Depp lived on one of our crewed yachts for the months it took to film the movie. We are thrilled to see he cares so much about the environment and particularly the Exumas, which could so easily be ruined unless protected.

For more information on the Exumas, or yachts suitable for a movie star, call us at 800 621 7855, email us, or contact us through the Ed Hamilton & Co site and tell us about your plans.