CharterWave eNews Archives


August 2008  Discount offers flood charter market as yachts seek last-minute summer bookings... Welcome new sponsor: Northrop and Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters... Insurance agent says hold harmless clauses becoming more common... British Virgin Islands shelve plans for port tax... Voyage fleet raises rates due to fuel costs... Oceanstyle opens office in Palma de Mallorca, Spain... Northrop and Johnson opens office in San Diego, California... New vidcast: Onboard the sailing yacht MITseaAH with chef Troy Harrison... Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs... Motoryacht of the Month: Sherakhan... Sailing Yacht of the Month: Amneris... Captain of the Month: Ken Bracewell, 145-foot motoryacht Curt-C... Chef of the Month: Troy Harrison, 155-foot sailing yacht MITseaAH... Broker of the Month: Sandy Carney... Plus fleet and management company news and seven new First Impression reviews...


July 2008   Report from the Newport industry-only charter show... Brokers report being bombarded with discount offers from charter boats seeking bookings... Feadship opens its own charter division... U.S. Senator John Kerry introduces legislation designed to make cruise ships safer... New Vidcast: In the galley onboard the 177-foot Maraya with chef Lindsay Wilson...  Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs... Crewed Motoryacht of the Month: Hokulani... Crewed Sailing Yacht of the Month: Titan XIV... Captain of the Month: Virginia Wagner of the sailing catamaran True North... Chef of the Month: Lindsay Wilson of the motoryacht Maraya... Broker of the Month: Carolyn Titus of Northrop & Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters... Plus fleet and management company news, and six new First Impression reviews...


June 2008   Genoa charter show report... Interview with broker Missy Johnston about Greece charter show... Interview with broker Beverly Parsons about Turkey charter show... Interview with broker Gail Hartman about Virgin Islands charter show... Interview with broker Rebecca Riley about Cannes Film Festival... Camper & Nicholsons International releases first Super Yachting Index... Cool Cat Charters opens in the Virgin Islands... New vidcast: a ride up Mirabella V's mast... Best of the Daily Editor's Blog... Best of the CharterWave sponsored blogs... Motoryacht of the Month: Latinou... Sailing Yacht of the Month: Mirabella V... Captain of the Month: Julian Legg of the motoryacht Haida G... Chef of the Month: Anita van der Werf of the motoraycht Harmony 1... Broker of the Month: Nick Trotter of Meridian Yachts... Plus fleet and management company news, and seven new First Impression charter yacht reviews...


May 2008   Ocean Independence buys Cavendish White... Welcome new sponsor: Shannon Webster Charters... Broker Sue Flammia joins International Yacht Charter Group... We're scouting for you in Italy... Reputable brokers are scouting for you in France, Greece, Turkey and the British Virgin Islands... New featured brokers section on the CharterWave reputable brokers page... New podcast: First-time charter basics... Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of teh Sponsored Blogs... Motoryacht of the Month: Le Premier... Sailing Yacht of the Month: Axia... Captain of the Month: Scott Gaffga, motoryacht Serenity... Chef of the Month: Nicole Poirer, sailing yacht Andromeda la Dea... Broker of the Month: June Montagne, Northorp & Johnson... Plus fleet and management company news and five new First Impression charter yacht reviews...


April 2008    CharterWave Special Report offering analysis and suggestions following the fire and sinking onboard the charter yacht Lady Candida... Exclusive interview from the 2008 Dubai Boat Show... Welcome new sponsor: Merrill-Stevens... Weak U.S. dollar affecting Mediterranean charter bookings... Charter yachts act to preserve Beef Island in the British Virgin Islands... BHC Charters struck from reputable brokers list... New vidcast: In the galley with Chef David Beltran... Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs... Crewed Motoryacht of the Month: Phoenix... Crewed Sailing Yacht of the Month: Tenacious... Captain of the Month: Matt Hardy of the 82-foot Nikata... Chef of the Month: David Beltran of the 160-foot Jo... Broker of the Month: Laurence Provost of Blue Latitude Yachting... Plus fleet and management company news, and ten new First Impression yacht reviews...


March 2008  Fort Lauderdale-based Merrill-Stevens shutters charter yacht management division; retail charter-booking department remains open... Welcome new sponsor, C U Yacht Charters... Emerald Star, Serenity turn heads at Miami International Boat Show... Agency releases report on fire that sank motoryacht Lady Candida during July 2007 charter... OceanStyle quietly building fleet of 65- to 125-foot charter yachts... 230-foot motoryacht Martha Ann to enter summer charter market at 600,000 euros per week for 12 guests... California and U.S. lawmakers target cruise ship crimes against passengers... We're scouting for you in Brazil... Best of the Daily Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs... Motoryacht of the Month: Reverie... Sailing Yacht of the Month: Viking Dream... Captain of the Month: Emile Coetzee of the 164-foot High Chaparral... Chef of the Month: Eduardo Garcia of the 135-foot Blind Date... Charter Broker of the Month: Kathleen Mullen of Regency Yacht Vacations... Plus fleet and management company news... Nine new First Impression yacht reviews... And a new CharterWave vidcast and full cruising feature about the 172-foot motoryacht Taipan III in Thailand...


February 2008  CharterWave Special Report: The Environmental Impact of Cruise Ships versus Charter Yachts... Welcome new sponsor, Virgin Island Sailing... Welcome new sponsor, charter broker Gail Hartman... Welcome new sponsor, Fine Yachts... We're scouting for you at the Miami International Boat Show... New Vidcast: Two minutes on the Caribbean island St. Barth's... 2008 CharterWave Media Kit is now online... Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs... Crewed Motoryacht of the Month: Lady Sheridan... Crewed Sailing Yacht of the Month: Jess Sea... Captain of the Month: Jack Mckay, motoryacht Harmony... Chef of the Month: Emma Rye, motoraycht Lazy Z... Charter Broker of the Month: Pila Pexton... Plus Fleet and Management Company News.... And nine new First Impression yacht reviews...


January 2008 Motoraychts fill the docks at the first-ever Sint Maarten charter show run by the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association... The recently refit motoryacht Elisabeth F, first launched in 1979, wows the crows at the Antigua charter yacht show... Lurssen announces details about the upcoming launch of Martha Ann... New Helpful Article: Your budget and the kind of charter yacht you can afford... U.S. Congress continues trying to make cruise ships safer... Book Mediterranean Summer a must-read for behind-the-scenes galley life... Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs from Regency Yacht Vacations... This Week's 10 Best feature continues to gain popularity... Motoryacht of the Month: Elisabeth F... Sailing Yacht of the Month: Three Moons... Captain of the Month: Brett Major... Chef of the Month: Stephanie Hodges (who is also featured in a newly posted vidcast)... Broker of the Month: Maggie Vale... Plus fleet and management company news, and ten new First Impression reviews...


December 2007   Sailing catamarans dominate the Tortola and St. Thomas charter yacht shows... Welcome new sponsor: International Yacht Charter Group... New in-the-galley chef vidcast gets downloaded 84 times in its first two hours online... We're scouting for you in the Caribbean, on Antigua, St. Maarten, Anguilla and St. Barths... Readership stats and what they mean... Dream Cruises radio tour set to begin... Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs... Crewed motoryacht of the month: Wanderlust... Crewed sailing yacht of the month: Bliss... Captain of the month: Kristian Sondergaard... Chef of the month: Emily Williams... Broker of the month: Elaine Stewart... Plus fleet and management company news, six new, exclusive First Impression reviews, and a vidcast tour of the new Yacht Haven Grande marina on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands...


November 2007   Exclusive news and photos from the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show... Weekly "10 Best" feature proves a hit with readers... American Express enters the yacht charter business... We're scouting for you at the St. Thomas and Tortola charter yacht shows... Our second broker interview vidcast, with Rebecca Riley of Paradise Yacht Charters... Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs... Crewed motoryacht of the month: M4... Crewed sailing yacht of the month: Sabore... Captain of the month: David Thompson... Chef of the month: Victoria Allman... Charter broker of the month: Rebecca Riley... Plus fleet and management company news and five new, exclusive charter yacht  First Impressions...


October 2007   CharterWave celebrates its first year online by adding additional crewed yacht and multimedia content... BoatBookings.com signs on as home page sponsor... CharterWave has biggest month of traffic ever... U.S. Congress seeks to verify cruise ship crime data... We're scouting for you at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show... Crewed motoryacht of the month: Curt-C... Crewed sailing yacht of the month: Aldebaran... Captain of the month: Jack Boye, s/y Pride... Chef of the month: Elias Verniers, m/y Polycarpus... Charter broker of the month: Gina Robertson of Yachtstore.com, who gave us this vidcast interview... Best of the Editor's Blog... Best of the Sponsored Blogs... Plus charter company news and three new First Impression yacht reviews...

September 2007   CharterWave goes multimedia with our first vidcast... Nigel Burgess changes name to, simply, Burgess... American Yacht Charter Association begins to welcome affiliate members... YachtZoo opens for business in Europe... Crewed Yacht of the Month: Whale's Way... Crewed Bareboat of the Month: Glamorous Galah... Captain of the Month: Ian Fagg... Chef of the Month: Tolga Cayalan... Broker of the Month: Cindy Brown... Plus fleet and management company news... eight new First Impression reviews... and a Helpful Article about chartering during hurricane season...


August 2007   Regency Yacht Vacations signs on as the newest CharterWave advertiser... MYBA buys the annual St. Maarten charter yacht show... Have the Whole Boat scheduled for release as a second edition... Exclusive CharterWave feature: The Importance of Preference Sheets... Best of the Crewed Yacht Blog... Best of the Bareboat Blog... Crewed charter yacht of the month: Enticer... Crewed bareboat of the month: Alouette... Captain of the month: Paul Roberts, motoryacht Georgia Rose... Chef of the month: Yannis Kouteranis, motoryacht Pandora... Charter broker of the month: Beverly Parsons of Interpac Yachts... Plus fleet and management company news... and seven new, exclusive First Impression charter yacht reviews from around the world...


July 2007   Full report from the annual,industry-only charter yacht show in Newport, Rhode Island ... New MYBA program designed to help new superyacht brokers ... CharterWave featured in Conde Nast Traveler magazine ... Helpful Article about barge charters in France's wine country ... Have the Whole Boat earns "Star Status" ... Best of Kim Kavin's Crewed Yacht Blog ... Best of Heather Freckmann's Bareboat Blog ... Crewed Yacht of the Month: motoryacht Commitment ... Bareboat of the Month: Never Say Never ... Captain of the Month: Mustafa Onay ... Chef of the Month: Scott Dickson ... Broker of the Month: Ann Landry ... 10 new, exclusive yacht First Impressions from the Genoa, Greece, Turkey and Newport charter shows ...


June 2007   Full reports from the annual, industry-only charter yacht shows in Italy, Greece and Turkey... Special report on tipping your charter yacht's crew.... Athena quietly accepting half-million-dollar bookings... Charter book Have the Whole Boat wins Reader's Choice designation... Best of Kim Kavin's Crewed Yacht Blog... Best of Heather Freckmann's Bareboat Blog... Crewed Yacht of the Month: sailing yacht Clarissa... Bareboat of the Month: powerboat Blue Note... Captain of the Month: Yiannis Kozakis, motoryacht Ouranos Too... Chef of the Month: Robert Hedge, motoryacht Perfect persuasion... Broker of the Month: Carol Kent... Bonus Crew Interview: Chief Stewardess Lena Sundell, motoryacht Northern Cross... Fleet and management company news... 12 new, exclusive yacht First Impressions... Broker interview with Beverly Parsons of Interpac Yachts...


May 2007   We're scouting for you in France, Italy, Greece and Turkey ... Sponsored blogs by Camper & Nicholsons broker Agnes Howard and Fraser Yachts captain Jared Burzler come online ... Have the Whole Boat book signing draws good crowd; more events to come ... Great reviews of Have the Whole Boat and CharterWave in Offshore, Soundings, Cruising World, BoatTest.com and, coming soon, Conde Nast Traveler ... CharterWave editor Kim Kavin consulting on Hollywood charter movie project ... Crewed Yacht of the Month: Felicita West ... Bareboat of the Month: Leto ... Captain of the Month: David Linebaugh ... Chef of the Month: Lori Cady ... Broker of the Month: Missy Johnston ... Fleet and management company news from around the world ... Seven new First Impression editorial reviews ... Two new Helpful Articles for chartering classic yachts and chartering in the Bahamas ...


April 2007    PowerCruising magazine review calls CharterWave "refreshingly honest"... Fraser Yachts Worldwide and Camper & Nicholsons International sign on as featured sponsors... CharterWave editor Kim Kavin to sign copies of her charter book in Fort Lauderdale on April 12... Hearing before U.S. Congress questions safety onboard cruise ships... CharterFest boat show open to the public in Seattle area... 60-foot motoryacht Fredrikstad named Crewed Yacht of the Month... Bareboat of the Month is 40-foot Luna Pacifica in La Paz, Mexico...  Captain of the Month: Eric Stahl... Chef of the Month: Betsy McDonald... Broker of the Month: Ed Hamilton...  106-foot motoryacht MaryAnn joins International Yacht Collection fleet... 98-foot motoryacht Obrigado joins Merrill-Stevens fleet... Offshore Sailing School offers discount on beginner programs... Southwest Florida Yachts offers chance to cruise Alaska... Environmentally friendly sailing catamaran now available through The Moorings... CharterWave Helpful Aritcle posted on chartering with special needs, such as handicapped accessibility...


March 2007    Editor Kim Kavin's charter book named finalist for Best Travel Guide 2006... Special Report: Cruise Ship vs. Charter Yacht Safety... Crewed Yacht of the Month: Arms Reach... Bareboat of the Month: Thousand Aces... Captain of the Month: Will Keiser, m/y Azzurra II... Chef of the Month: Elizabeth Lee, s/y Wonderful... Broker of the Month: Jan Henry, Fraser Yachts Worldwide... Best of the new Bareboats Blog... Best of the Crewed Yachts Blog... Fleet news: Fraser adds Newvida, Marathon... International Yacht Collection adds Milk 'n Honey and Lady Michelle... Nigel Burgess adds Secret... Northrop & Johnson announces refit of Windscape... Regency's Tachyon offers "Not Just Captain Only Option"... Corporate Charters How-To... Five Questions to Ask Your Broker... The Importance of a Good Chef... Terms to Know... Theme Nights and Your Family's Fun... New First Impressions of Big Aron, Double Feature, Marathon, Nibani and Promenade...


February 2007   CharterWave 2.0 comes online with free, expanded editorial content, new advertising packages, and a blog by bareboats expert Heather Freckmann... Best of the Crewed Yachts Blog features a look at cabins that aren't quite as advertised... Editor Kim Kavin is off to the Miami International Boat Show to scout out great yachts and crew... The 121-foot motoryacht Java gets the nod as crewed yacht of the month... Capt. Patrick O'Brien wins big praise and becomes the first-ever CharterWave captain of the month... New-to-charter chef Geoffrey Fisher shocks the industry by winning the grand prize at the Antigua charter show, and now can add CharterWave chef of the month to his resume, as well... Longtime charter broker DJ Parker goes out on her own and is named CharterWave's first-ever broker of the month... The sailboat Jubilee in the Midwest USA's Apostle Islands wins our nod as the CharterWave bareboat of the month... Fleet and management company news from around the world... Bluewater Books picks up CharterWave editor Kim Kavin's book, Have the Whole Boat...  Multiple exclusive interviews and first looks onboard yachts of all kinds are added to the CharterWave database...


January 2007    We toured close to 100 yachts at the St. Maarten and Antigua charter yacht shows, and we've chosen our favorites to feature in the First Impressions section for you this month... In St. Maarten, we were most impressed by Sherakhan, while in Antigua, the talk-of-the-docks Maltese Falcon left us a bit disappointed... 80-foot sailboat Melinka is named CharterWave Crewed Yacht of the Month... 58-foot Crusader powerboat on the River Shannon in Ireland nabs CharterWave Bareboat of the Month honors... Best of the CharterWave Blog features a unique art tour onboared the 112-foot motoryacht Symphony II... Yachts being booked fast for 2007 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean... Offshore Sailing School offers bareboat flotilla charters in Maine, Croatia... Southwest Florida Yachts promotes 10% charter discount in Fort Myers... Fiji coup poses no threat to charter guests in the out islands, according to our inside sources... Expedition yacht VvS1 to join Camper & Nicholsons fleet... 56-foot motoryacht Beach House on Florida's west coast joins Luxury Yacht Group fleet... Merrill-Stevens offers 105-foot motoryacht Lady J in the Bahamas... Nigel Burgess nabs nearly 300-foot-long motoryacht Nero... Free eighth day with seven-day bookings onboard Northrop & Johnson's Windscape... Interest and sales spike for Have the Whole Boat: The Insider's Guide to Private Yacht Charter Vacations... Exclusive interviews with award-winning chefs Elizabeth Lee and Geoffrey Fisher added to CharterWave database... 15 new First Impressions added to the CharterWave database following the Antigua and St. Maarten charter yacht shows...


December 2006   We toured dozens of yachts at the St. Thomas and Tortola charter yacht shows and have chosen our favorites to feature as First Impression recommendations for you... Barbara Stork of The Sacks Group books "charter of a lifetime" onboard the motoryacht Kogo... 60-foot motoryacht Irony named CharterWave Crewed Yacht of the Month for December... Sailing yacht Glamorous Galah earns CharterWave Bareboat of the Month title after learn-to-sail course... Best of the Blog features news about dicey charter prices in the Virgin Islands... CharterWave editor Kim Kavin heads to Antigua and St. Maarten charter shows to scout great boats, crew and brokers... Charter broker Sandy Carney leaves Churchill Yacht Partners to form Sanderson Yachting LLC... In-depth interview with Fraser Yachts Worldwide broker Jan Henry added to the CharterWave database... Ten new First Impression features added to the CharterWave database following the Virgin Islands charter yacht shows...

November 2006   Golden Boy II offers exclusive deal for CharterWave members... Kanaloa, Big Easy make big impressions... Teleost named CharterWave Crewed Yacht of the Month... Alouette earns CharterWave Bareboat of the Month title... La Dolce Vita wins best crew award from Fraser Yachts... Carver motoryacht joins bareboat fleet at Southwest Florida Yachts... Party Girl Seeks Crewed Charter Bookings... Patty Wilson is new broker at International Yacht Charter Group... Shogun gets new crew... Argyll adds zero-speed stabilizers... Tuscan Sun to launch in Merrill-Stevens fleet... Sunseeker 90 to charter in Mexico... Tooth Fairy offers special introductory rate... New First Impressions from Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show...

October 2006  CharterWave goes live at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show... Caribbean Sparkle offers CharterWave members exclusive free eighth day with every seven-day booking...  Sunseeker Charters launches new High Energy in England... Offshore Sailing School introduces power-cruising charter course... Southwest Florida Yachts offers two free days with any three-day bareboat charter...  Broker DJ Parker launches own business... Broker Tom Collins joins Nigel Burgess Ltd.... Kim Kavin's book Have the Whole Boat wins editorial award... 

September 2006   News of new 111-foot expedition yacht for charter leaks out of New Zealand office of Fraser Yachts Worldwide... Sacajawea offers CharterWave members free delivery worth $2,000... Sherakhan wows the crowd in Genoa... TMM Charters offers bareboats in Belize, Grenadines... First Impression of world's most expensive charter yacht...

August 2006   Kakela offers CharterWave subscribers $2,000 off weekly charter rate... First Choice Marine expands bareboating destinations through brand-name companies Sunsail and The Moorings... Broker Ed Hamilton offers per-person price breakdowns for all charter yachts... Broker Ann Landry re-joins Merrill-Stevens company in Fort Lauderdale...

July 2006   Broker Rikki Davis merges with Churchill Yacht Partners in Newport, Rhode Island... Club Nautique offers bareboat charters to California Wine Country... Fraser brokers Liz Howard and Diane Fraser tour Turkey, Croatia...

June 2006   Barchetta becomes first charter yacht to offer personal submarine among water toys... Marsh Harbour in Bahamas proves its worth as a bareboating base for water-sports lovers... Broker Katie MacPherson joins International Yacht Collection in Fort Lauderdale...