Submarine Dreams
I learned this morning from Larry Ebbs of International Yacht Collection that one of the new boats in his charter fleet, the 164-foot Trinity motoryacht Mine Games, is going to be cruising in the Caribbean this fall with a personal submarine onboard.
Sounds exciting to me–but also reminds me that every other charter yacht that has tried to offer this spectacular water toy has had a rough time of it. The last motoryacht I remember trying to incorporate a submarine into its charter plan was the 157-foot Christensen Barchetta, whose crew never did get the proper training to operate the sub before the yacht’s owners sold the boat and left the charter industry altogether.
Hopefully, Mine Games will make good on the advance marketing and actually have a crew trained to take guests on submarine rides when the Caribbean charter season begins in a few months. I’m trying to get onboard for a firsthand look at the operation, of course, and will keep you posted here on CharterWave as to whether the submarine idea sinks or swims.
Until then, should you see a submarine in a brochure for Mine Games or any other charter yacht, be sure to ask your reputable broker to double-check about the crew’s qualifications to actually operate it. It would be a shame for you to get all the way to the Caribbean and have to look at the submarine sitting unused on your charter yacht’s deck.