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Yacht charter in Bahamas

Choose from 37 yachts across Bahamas. Spread over 1 sailing regions. Prices from €4,955 per week.

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Why this country

Sailing in Bahamas

The Bahamas are shallow in a way that shapes everything about sailing them. Most of the archipelago sits on two great banks where the water is often three or four metres deep for miles at a stretch, which is why thirty-six of our thirty-seven boats are catamarans. Draught decides your route here more than wind does, and the colour of the water is navigational information rather than scenery — you learn to read pale green as sand and dark patches as coral within a day.

There are two distinct charter areas and they are not interchangeable. The Abacos in the north are a sheltered sea enclosed by a barrier chain of cays, with line-of-sight navigation and short passages between settlements. Sixteen of our boats are at Marsh Harbour. The Exumas, reached from Nassau where the other twenty-one sit, are a long string of mostly uninhabited cays running south-east — remote, beautiful and considerably more demanding, with fewer places to shelter and longer legs between them.

Operators recognise that difference formally. The Abacos are generally offered at a lower experience rating than Nassau and the Exumas, and the resume you submit is assessed against the area you want to sail. If your experience is modest, the Abacos are not a consolation prize; they are the right answer.

On the water

Sailing conditions in Bahamas

Why catamarans
Shallow banks

36 of 37 boats. Water is often 3–4 m for miles, so draught decides the route. Reading the colour of the water is a real skill here.

The gentler area
Abacos, 16 boats

A sheltered sea inside a barrier chain of cays. Line-of-sight navigation and short hops between settlements.

The demanding area
Exumas, from Nassau

21 boats. A long chain of mostly uninhabited cays with longer legs and fewer places to shelter. Needs 7–10 days to do properly.

Best months
Mid-December – May

Easterly trades around 10–20 knots. September and October are peak hurricane months and best avoided.

Worth the detour

Where to drop anchor in Bahamas

  • 1

    Hope Town, Elbow Cay (Abacos)

    A candy-striped lighthouse above a narrow harbour, still hand-wound with kerosene. The classic Abaco overnight and a shelter in almost any wind.

  • 2

    Man-O-War Cay (Abacos)

    A boatbuilding settlement that has kept its traditions and its dry laws. Small, orderly and quite unlike the rest of the islands.

  • 3

    Great Guana Cay and Nipper's (Abacos)

    A long Atlantic beach on the ocean side of the barrier chain, with the best-known beach bar in the northern Bahamas behind it.

  • 4

    Warderick Wells (Exumas)

    Headquarters of the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park — the oldest marine protected area in the Caribbean. Mooring buoys only, no fishing, and water clear enough that boats look suspended.

  • 5

    Staniel Cay and the Thunderball Grotto (Exumas)

    A cave you snorkel into at slack water, used in two Bond films. The swimming pigs at nearby Big Major Cay are a short tender ride away.

  • 6

    Shroud Cay (Exumas)

    Mangrove creeks winding through the island to an Atlantic beach on the far side. Take the tender in on a rising tide.

  • 7

    Highbourne Cay (Exumas)

    The usual first stop out of Nassau, with a marina and a sheltered anchorage — a sensible staging point before the chain proper.

  • 8

    Nassau and Palm Cay

    Where most of the fleet starts. Provision thoroughly here: supplies in the Exumas are limited and expensive.

Suggested routes

Where a week in Bahamas could take you

The Abacos

7 days

The gentler Bahamian week: sheltered water inside the barrier cays, settlements an hour or two apart, and navigation you can do by eye.

  1. 1

    Marsh Harbour

    Handover and provisioning; cross to Hope Town or Man-O-War.

  2. 2

    Hope Town, Elbow Cay

    The lighthouse harbour — moorings rather than anchoring.

  3. 3

    Tahiti Beach / White Sound

    Southern end of Elbow Cay; shallow and sandy.

  4. 4

    Great Guana Cay

    North along the inside of the chain.

  5. 5

    Treasure Cay or Green Turtle Cay

    The northern settlements; Whale Cay passage needs settled weather.

  6. 6

    Man-O-War Cay

    Back south to the boatbuilding island.

  7. 7

    Marsh Harbour

    Short leg back to base.

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The Exuma chain from Nassau

10 days

Remote and committing, and it genuinely needs more than a week. Few settlements, limited supplies and real distance between shelters.

  1. 1

    Nassau / Palm Cay

    Handover and full provisioning — this is the last proper supermarket.

  2. 2

    Highbourne Cay

    Across the bank; the staging point at the top of the chain.

  3. 3

    Shroud Cay

    Mangrove creeks to the Atlantic side by tender.

  4. 4

    Warderick Wells

    Park headquarters; mooring buoys, no fishing.

  5. 6

    Staniel Cay

    Thunderball Grotto at slack water; resupply what you can.

  6. 7

    Black Point or Little Farmer's

    Settlements further down the chain.

  7. 8

    Turn north

    The return is into the trades, so allow more time than the way down.

  8. 10

    Nassau

    Back across the bank to base.

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Before you book

Local rules and paperwork in Bahamas

Experience rating, by area
Abacos lower than Nassau and the Exumas. This is the key planning point. Operators rate the Abacos at a more accessible level and Nassau — the gateway to the Exumas — higher. Your sailing resume is assessed against the area you have asked for, not the country.
Certificate
A resume historically, increasingly a certificate too. No government licence is required for bareboat, and operators traditionally assessed experience by resume. Since late 2024 some fleets have begun asking for a certificate as well — RYA or IYT Day Skipper, or ASA 103/104. Confirm with the specific base.
Cruising permit
Required, and normally arranged at check-in. Covers entry, vessel use and usually fishing. The base handles it as part of the handover.
Exuma park rules
Mooring buoys and no fishing. The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park is a no-take zone — the oldest marine protected area in the Caribbean. Anchoring is restricted to protect the bottom.
Hurricane season
June – November, peaking September and October. Mid-December to May is the charter window. Summer bookings exist but the peak two months are genuinely best avoided.

Checked October 2026. Rules change — confirm the detail that matters for your trip when you book.

What is here

The Bahamas fleet at a glance

The fleet in Bahamas is made up of 36 catamarans and 1 sailing yachts.

Most boats here are catamarans, averaging 13.9 metres.

Weekly prices start in the €3,000 – €6,000 range, where 3 boats are listed.

Boats sleep between 4 and 12 guests, with cabins up to 6.

The most common size band is 13 – 16 m, with 22 boats.

18 boats can be chartered with a skipper; 20 are available bareboat.

The fullest month on the calendar right now is Nov 2026: 95% of the fleet already has at least one booking, while 2 boats are still completely open.

36
Catamarans
from €4.955
1
Sailing yachts
from €7.282

Budget

Charter prices in Bahamas

Weekly rate, set by the operator. No booking fee.

Space on board

Boat sizes

Sleeping 4–12 guests

  • 10 – 13 m 14
  • 13 – 16 m 22
  • over 20 m 1

Availability

How full is the calendar in Bahamas?

Share of the Bahamas fleet that already holds at least one reservation, for each of the next twelve months. Taken from the operators' own calendars and refreshed daily — a boat with one week booked can still be chartered in the others.

Months further out look emptier simply because they are further away — most charters are booked a few months ahead, not a year.

Most booked month

Nov 2026

95% of the fleet already booked

Most still open

Jul 2027

23 boats with no booking yet

Pick a month to see what is still open that week.

  • Quiet
  • Picking up
  • Busy
  • Peak
92%
Oct
’26
3 open
95%
Nov
’26
2 open
95%
Dec
’26
2 open
92%
Jan
’27
3 open
81%
Feb
’27
7 open
84%
Mar
’27
6 open
78%
Apr
’27
8 open
76%
May
’27
9 open
65%
Jun
’27
13 open
38%
Jul
’27
23 open
49%
Aug
’27
19 open
46%
Sep
’27
20 open

Most common models in Bahamas

Counted from our live catalogue.

Leopard Catamarans Leopard 46PC
8 available · from €7.732
Leopard Yachts Leopard 40 PC
7 available · from €4.955
Leopard Catamarans Leopard 50
6 available · from €11.699
Leopard Catamarans Leopard 42
4 available · from €6.074
Leopard Catamarans Leopard 45
3 available · from €9.899
Leopard Catamarans Leopard 46
2 available · from €11.699
Sunsail 424
2 available · from €4.994

The fleet

Yachts in Bahamas

37 yachts available · from €708 / day

New
6
catamaran

Magic Moments

Marsh Harbour

5 cabins 10 guests 23.99 m 2026
From €13.741 / day €96.187 / week
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−10% Special offer New
5
sailboat

Sunsail 47 Premium Plus

Marsh Harbour

4 cabins 10 guests 14.05 m 2025
From €1.040 / day €7.282 / week campaign week €10.799
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−8% Special offer
catamaran

Sophia

Marsh Harbour

4 cabins 6 guests 15.73 m 2023
Price on request campaign week €22.611
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−7% Special offer
catamaran

Falmari

Marsh Harbour

3 cabins 4 guests 13.7 m 2023
Price on request campaign week €13.329
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Where to sail

The one sailing region in Bahamas

Every region we have boats in, largest fleet first — with the number of departure bases so you can see where a week actually starts.

Caribbean Islands

Mostly Catamarans — 97% of the local fleet.

Yachts
37
Bases
4
From
From €708 / day €4.955 / week

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Weekly prices in our catalogue break down as: €3,000 – €6,000 (3), €6,000 – €12,000 (24), over €12,000 (8). The lowest published weekly rate is €4,955. These are the operators' own prices — we add no booking fee.
Our Bahamas catalogue currently lists 36 catamarans, 1 sailing yachts.
Booking pressure is highest in Nov, when 95% of the fleet already holds at least one reservation. Jul is the quietest month in our calendar. Availability shown on this site is synchronised daily from the operators' own reservation systems.
20 of the 37 boats we list in Bahamas are available bareboat, meaning you sail them yourself. A recognised licence is required; the listing states which. 18 boats can be chartered with a skipper.
Boats in Bahamas sleep from 4 up to 12 guests, with the largest offering 6 cabins. Most groups book a boat in the 13 – 16 m size band.
Charters in Bahamas depart from 4 bases in our network, including Palm Cay One Marina, Beach Resort Marina, Marsh Harbour Marina, TradeWinds Yacht Club.

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