CharterWave eNews

September 2007

CharterWave Goes Multimedia
If you’ve been reading the daily editor’s blog here on CharterWave, then you already know that we’re gearing up to begin offering audio podcasts as well as vidcasts this fall. You can check out our first offering—a simple compilation of charter destination photographs set to music—by clicking here.
Keep an eye on our home page for upcoming links to full-motion video, including interviews with charter brokers and charter yacht crew. We hope to have our first charter feature review available on video for you in the next few months, as well.

Nigel Burgess is Now, Simply, Burgess
The London-based charter company Nigel Burgess is officially changing its name this month to Burgess.
According to the company’s press release, the new, single-word logo reflects the multinational, multidisciplinary, multimillion-dollar shape of the Burgess brand. “In an increasingly complex market, our new logo reflects a forward-looking company that is proud of both its heritage and its ongoing success at the forefront of the fast-paced superyacht industry,” Chief Executive Jonathan Beckett said in the release.
If you’re a regular reader of the daily CharterWave editor’s blog, then you got a sneak peek at the new Burgess logo before anyone else in the world. It will make its public debut at this month’s boat show in Monaco.

We’re Scouting for You in Thailand
CharterWave editor Kim Kavin is hitting the air and sea again this month, bound for the 172-foot motoryacht Taipan III off the coast of Thailand. While there for a few days, she’ll also check out the sistership Taipan IV, a 63-foot motoryacht that is also available for charters.
Keep an eye on Kim’s blog, where she hopes to report daily from Phuket and its nearby cruising grounds. She’ll post a full review of Taipan III just as soon as possible after her return, and she hopes to collect enough video while onboard for CharterWave’s first charter destination vidcast. Stay tuned.

AYCA Now Accepting Affiliate Members
The American Yacht Charter Association, one of the world’s four leading professional organizations for charter brokers, has added a new level of membership.
AYCA previously welcomed only those brokers who had at least seven years’ worth of charter experience. Now, through the new “affiliate member” category, AYCA will also welcome charter brokers with at least four years’ worth of charter experience.
You can verify that your charter broker is a member of AYCA by reviewing the group’s membership roster at www.ayca.net.

YachtZoo Opens for Business
The brand-new charter company YachtZoo is hosting its debut party at this month’s luxury yacht show in Monaco.
YachtZoo was founded by four longtime members of the yachting business, including charter broker Kirsten Ringsing, who spent years as a leading broker of top-dollar yachts for a prominent charter agency. She has traveled many times with CharterWave editor Kim Kavin, who is always impressed with Kirsten’s industry knowledge, discretion, and personal travel experience.
You can learn more about the company at its website, which is due to be up and running any day now.

CharterWave Connects Readers with Brokers
We here at CharterWave were just thrilled to read this blog post from sponsor Regency Yacht Vacations, which connected with a first-time charter client within two weeks of beginning its advertising campaign on CharterWave.
We’re also happy to report that charter brokers from several major companies have reported meeting new clients or re-connecting with former clients through CharterWave. We’ve gotten reports of success from Fraser Yachts Worldwide in California, Merrill-Stevens Yachts in Florida, Burgess in Florida, Rikki Davis Yachts at Churchill Yacht Partners in Rhode Island, Ed Hamilton & Company in Maine, and—all the way down in New Zealand—Sail Connections.
If you know of a charter broker, yacht, or company that might want to join this list and support our efforts, please direct them to our online media kit. The posted advertising rates are good through the end of this year.

Dream Cruises to Debut This Month
CharterWave editor Kim Kavin’s book Have the Whole Boat is scheduled for release as a second edition at the end of this month. It will feature the new title Dream Cruises: The Insider’s Guide to Private Yacht Vacations.
The book’s content is updated, as is the cover—which should be coming back from the publisher’s design department any day. Keep an eye on Kim’s blog for a first look.
Also look for the book to be mentioned this month in the Wall Street Journal, as well as on radio shows across the United States where Kim will be doing interviews. Her first—on the California-based program “The Good Life”—is already pre-recorded and due to air September 15.

Crewed Yacht of the Month: Whale’s Way
There’s a lot to like about this 74-foot motoryacht, including the fact that it’s one of the few yachts that will let you bring your dog with you on vacation.
Click on over to read our exclusive First Impression review of this yacht and her energetic new crew.

Bareboat of the Month: Glamorous Galah
Looking for a women-only learn-to-sail experience? Consider this 40-foot sailing yacht, which our bareboat editor found in the Virgin Islands.
You can read the full review by CharterWave bareboats expert Heather Freckmann by clicking here.

Captain of the Month: Ian Fagg
This 63-foot sailing yacht captain’s father dared him to become a boater. More than a decade later, he’s considered one of the best in his class.
Check out our exclusive interview with Ian by clicking here.

Chef of the Month: Tolga Çayalan
If you’re looking for an expert in local cuisine during a charter off the coast of Turkey, then this chef is for you—and he wants you to bring your favorite recipe, too.
Our exclusive, translated interview (Tolga speaks Turkish) is available for you to read by clicking here.

Broker of the Month: Cindy Brown
Cindy handles only the most exclusive luxury yachts, and she travels extensively to cruising grounds so that she can offer her clients first-hand advice.
Yes, that's Cindy's smiling face shown in the photograph at right. If you want to learn more about her, click here for our exclusive interview.


Fleet and Charter Company News:
BCR Yachts says the 65-foot sailing yacht Viking Girl II is looking for charters in Greece, and that the owner is open to all suggestions on negotiating the typical weekly rate …

Burgess is premiering its new logo and brand name (see story above) at this month’s megayacht show in Monaco… On the other side of the pond, the company is promoting the 201-foot motoryacht Solemar, which is heading to the Caribbean this fall to offer top-dollar luxury charters… And new to the fleet are the 191-foot motoryacht Magna Grecia, which will be cruising the rarely available Seychelles and Maldives this winter, as well as the 121-foot motoryacht Kadimo’s, which is taking bookings now for her first season of charter starting in spring 2008 in the Mediterranean…

Camper & Nicholsons International is staying hush-hush on details surrounding the fire that sank the 97-foot motoryacht Lady Candida during a charter, but reports indicate that a laundry room fire was the cause. … Instead of dwelling on bad news, Camper is promoting the 258-foot motoryacht Princess Mariana, which will offer charters in the Caribbean this fall following a spectacular $12-million refit. Taking just 12 guests, this $600,000-a-week-plus motoryacht will enter the market as one of the most expensive charter yachts in the world… Also in the big-money category is the 164-foot Odessa, which is due to launch any minute and join the fleet in the Caribbean at a weekly base rate of $250,000 for 12 guests… Camper also has the new 141-foot, Benetti-built Diane available in the Caribbean this winter at a weekly base rate of 130,000 euros for ten guests…


Churchill Yacht Partners is offering the 90-foot motoryacht Trilogy for fall “leaf-peeping” charters along New York’s Hudson River and down to Manhattan. The yacht takes eight guests at a weekly base rate of $29,500, plus expenses… Also offering an interesting itinerary from November through March is the 97-foot sailing yacht Odysseus (shown in the photo at left), which will be chartering in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez with pickups and drop-offs in La Paz… And if you book quickly, you can catch the 114-foot motoryacht Camille as she heads south from New England to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offering free fuel to guests who charter along the way…

Dahm International is promoting the 99-foot motoryacht Nanou, which is heading to the Caribbean this winter at a lowest weekly base rate of 50,000 euros for eight guests…

Edmiston & Company has a sailing yacht with an interesting history coming to the Caribbean this fall: the 161-foot Eleanora-E, which was built in 2000 to follow the original lines of Nathaniel Herreshoff’s legendary racing schooner Westward…

Fraser Yachts Worldwide recently welcomed the brand-new 145-foot motoryacht Geanelle to its charter fleet. This stylish Benetti build will offer her first-ever charters in the Caribbean beginning this fall, when she’ll become not just one of the newest, but also one of the only wheelchair-accessible motoryachts in the worldwide charter market …

International Yacht Collection is promoting the 161-foot motoryacht Lady Michelle, a brand-new Trinity build that will offer her first Caribbean charters beginning this fall… New to the fleet is the 110-foot motoryacht Le Reve, which takes eight guests and will be available for charters in the Bahamas at a weekly base rate of $49,000 beginning November 1…Also new to the fleet is the 142-foot motoryacht Chevy Toy, taking ten guests in the Caribbean this winter at a special weekly base rate of $130,000 if booked before year’s end (though the fine print says Christmas charters will be charged in full)… The 130-foot motoryacht Sacajawea has a new interior as well as a new captain… And the 116-foot Margaux is heading to the Bahamas for the winter at a weekly base rate of $35,000 for six guests…

Merrill-Stevens Yachts has the 98-foot motoryacht Obrigado moving into position for Caribbean charters with an impressive top speed of 21 knots…The company has four motoryachts still available for Christmas and New Year’s charters: the 97-foot Gigi, taking eight guests with a 10-night minimum in the Bahamas; the 106-foot Mama B, taking eight guests with a 10-night minimum in the Bahamas; the 109-foot Kaleen, taking nine guests with a 14-night minimum in the Caribbean; and the 115-foot Ragazza, taking eight guests with a seven-night minimum in the Bahamas…Also moving into position for fall and winter charters is the 106-foot motoryacht Lady J, taking eight guests at a weekly base rate of $32,000 in the Caribbean from December through march, and then in the Bahamas from April through June…

Northrop and Johnson has a swanky new website that went online toward the end of last month. … The company is also promoting the 100-foot motoryacht AR-DE, which is available for Christmas and New Year’s charters at a holiday weekly base rate of $35,000, plus expenses, for six guests… The 88-foot motoryacht Bellflower (shown in the photo at right) will be offering “fall leaf-peeping” charters in New England, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Carolinas. She takes as many as eight guests at a weekly base rate of $22,500, plus expenses… In the refit department, both the 153-foot motoryacht Argyll and the 115-foot motoryacht Kapalua are getting spruced up with upgrades for the upcoming charter season…

Ocean Partners International has a few sailing yachts available for charter during the rest of this month and the beginning of October in Turkey. They include the 111-foot Ecce Navigo, which takes 10 guests at an all-inclusive weekly base rate of 35,000 euros; the 124-foot White Wings, which takes 10 guests at an all-inclusive weekly base rate of 38,500 euros; and the 139-foot Hic Salta, which takes 10 guests at an all-inclusive weekly base rate of 42,000 euros…

Oceanwide Yacht Charter Group has added the 44-foot powercatamaran Castellina to its Virgin Islands fleet, taking eight guests at an all-inclusive weekly rate of $12,000 (with a sliding scale of inclusive rates that goes down to $9,500 for two people). … The 90-foot sailing catamaran Paradiso is adding a water sports deck to make scuba diving and other water sports access easier in the Virgin Islands. The yacht takes up to 12 guests at a weekly, all-inclusive rate of $20,500… The company also welcomes Pamela Wilson, formerly of Virgin Islands-based charter company Flagships, to its in-house team…

Sunseeker Charters has its flagship 82-footer, High Energy, available for charters based at the United Kingdom’s storied Canary Wharf. Corporate events are being sought for this unusual destination, where the yacht will stay only until the beginning of October…

The Sacks Group Yachting Professionals has some interesting itineraries available onboard the 172-foot motoryacht Big Eagle, which is soon leaving the southern Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao to head up through the Panama Canal in time to offer charters on Costa Rica’s west coast during November and December. She’ll then head north to the western coast of Mexico, where she’ll be available from January until the far end of the typical Caribbean season in April…

37 South, working from its New Zealand office in conjunction with Fraser Yachts Worldwide, says the 108-foot motoryacht Askari—a CharterWave favorite—will be offering charters in the South Pacific for a third season beginning this fall. Specifically, the yacht will be available in and around Tahiti, a dream destination for many people.

New First Impressions Posted on CharterWave This Month:
Bel’Mare, 86-foot powercatamaran
Blue Capricorn, 109-foot sailing yacht
Charisma, 153-foot motoryacht
Extraordinary, 63-foot sailing yacht
Firenze Star, 96-foot motoryacht
Iris, 98-foot motoryacht
Mr. White, 78-foot motoryacht
Where the Dreams Have No End, 80-foot motoryacht

New Crew Interviews Posted on CharterWave This Month:
Tolga Çayalan, chef, s/y Blue Capricorn
Ian Fagg, captain, s/y Extraordinary

New Helpful Articles Posted on CharterWave This Month:
Should You Charter in the Caribbean during Hurricane Season?

New Vidcast Posted on CharterWave This Month:
Scenes from Charter Vacations Around the Globe