Welcome to
the Bahamas! Great Choice of
Boats! Great Choice of Bases!
Our aim here at STN Yacht Charters is to ensure
you have a great holiday. By working with carefully selected local charter
companies we have been delivering high quality yacht charter holidays since
2003.
We have an unrivalled selection of monohulls and
catamarans available for you to charter in the Bahamas available from our bass
in Nassau and Great Harbour Choose
one this years new boats for the ultimate charter experience. On a budget?
Select a boat from our keenly priced economy fleet
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The Charter Area
There are two main yacht charter bases in the Bahamas, Nassau
with access to Exhumas and Marsht Harbour in the Abacos. A Bahamas
yacht charter gives you the chance to explore more than 700 islands
and thousands of islets and cays, enjoying a year-round tropical
climate and sunny weather.
• Season •
The main season runs from November
through to the end of June. High season is limited to the two
holiday weeks over Christmas/New Year. August, September and October
are the Caribbean hurricane season and I don't recommend you
charter during these months.
• Weather • Climate • Wind •
The best time to visit the Bahamas is between December and April, so
it is a great winter sun destination. The rains are mainly in May
and June. Bahamas weather is tropical with temperatures of 75ºF to
82ºF, December to April.
You can check out the detailed climate of the Bahamas
here
Day 1 Arrive at Nassau and head to Palm Cay Marina in the
afternoon to provision and acquaint yourself with the boat. The
marina has five-star facilities and is a great base to start your
charter.
Day 2 Sail to Allen Cays to see the rare Northern
Bahamian Rock Iguanas, which are only found in the Exumas. You can
feed these gentle creatures with grapes but beware that the iguanas
can grow to a large size and can jump! Sail onwards to Highbourne
Cay to snorkel the Octopus Garden reef at Horseshoe Bay. You can
see stromatolite reefs on the east coast, dating back 3.5 billion
years, and if the weather is calm, you can also snorkel the Elkhorn
and Staghorn reefs. Also spend the night at the Highborne Cay
Marina, where you can enjoy the beach, hike the island path and
trails and relax during happy hour at the marina restaurant
overlooking the gorgeous bay
Day 3 Explore the Exuma Cays
Land Sea Park at Warderick Wells Cay, an area of outstanding beauty
with sand dunes, mangroves and wonderful beaches. Hike the seven
miles of trails ashore, wander among the remains of 18th-century
loyalist settlements and enjoy bird watching. Walk up Boo Boo
Hill and leave your boat’s name on a piece of driftwood at the top
as an offering to Neptune, taking care to avoid the blowholes. Or
you can relax on white-sand beaches, snorkel the coral reefs and
spot hawksbill turtles, lemon sharks and vibrant fish. There’s
even a sperm whale skeleton to examine on Powerful Beach and
stromatolites to the south-west of the island, the world’s oldest
living reefs. There are three mooring fields, which can be found at
the natural harbor, Emerald Rock south of the visitor center and Hog
Cay in the south-west. Tune to VHF Channel 16 at 9am for updates and
to request a mooring. Please respect that the park forbids
removal of any coral, shells or plants.
Day 4 Make for Compass Cay, where you can get into
the water with friendly nurse sharks and swim with them. You can
also feed the sharks with fish if you have any to spare. On the
north coast you’ll find the famous natural whirlpool called
“Rachel’s Bubble Bath”, which is at its best at high tide. Take care
of the sea urchins nearby and wear good quality sea shoes. Or,
you can head to Staniel Cay and provision from the local grocery
stores. Near the yacht club, you’ll find the amazing Thunderball
Grotto on a nearby outcrop, where the James Bond film Thunderball
was filmed. Snorkel this marine cave at low tide and marvel at the
shafts of sunlight that illuminate the cavern. Opposite is Big Major
Cay, where you can swim with the Exumas pigs on Pig Beach.
Day 5 Sail onwards towards Shroud Cay, which is part of the Exuma
Cays Land and Sea Park. Don’t forget your paddleboard or kayaks so
you can explore the shallow mangroves and creeks that meander across
the island. You’ll be able to spot turtles, rays and nurse sharks.
Once you reach the east side of the island, you will enter a vibrant
blue lagoon and set foot on one of the most beautiful beaches in the
Bahamas. If you want to stroll Driftwood Beach and take the steep
walk to Camp Driftwood, be aware that you can no longer leave
mementos, only rocks. It was from this lookout point that the US
authorities spied on Norman’s Cay and its drug trafficking
activities.
Day 6 Norman’s Cay is an abandoned former drug
trafficking island run by Carlos Lehder, which explains its runway.
You can snorkel the smuggler’s plane wreck, which rests in just 10ft
of water on the south-west coast of the island. Or how about a
barefoot walk on Twinkie Beach to forage among the seashells and
then dine at Norman’s Cay Beach Club to watch the sunset.
Day
7 Snorkel around Wax Cay and bring your Hawaiian sling to catch
lobsters or Nassau groupers. Late in the morning, head back to
Nassau and enjoy the pool, beach and restaurants on the marina site.
Day 8: Disembark in the morning
See more details of this and other itineraries for your
Bahamas yacht charter here
• Marine Wildlife •
The Caribbean sea is rich in marina
wildlife. There's a great chance you might meet friendly dolphins.
Bottlenose, Fraser, spotted and spinners all live here. Twenty six species of whales
exist in the Caribbean including pilot whales, sperm whales, false
Orcas and humpbacks.
Six of the seven species of turtle make the Caribbean their home
including green turtles, hawksbills, leatherbacks and
loggerheads. There are great opportunities for snorkelling over coral
reefs that abound with exotic fish. You might see queen angelfish,
rock beautys or the stoplight parrotfish
Clockwise from the top left; Bottlenose Dolphin; Loggerhead Turtle;
Pilot Whales; Stoplight Parrotfish
• Charter Bases • Palm Cay Marina, Naussau
Marsh Harbour in the Abacos
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