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A 30 to 40m charter yacht Turks and Caicos in the 2026 winter season prices at $98,000 to $145,000 per week peak (mid-December through mid-April), plus a 25 percent APA, takes 8 to 10 guests, and bases out of Blue Haven Marina or Turtle Cove Marina on Providenciales. The fleet count is small. Roughly 8 to 12 yachts in the 30 to 40m bracket call Provo home for a winter season; another 5 to 8 reposition through during the season on a one-week or two-week visit. Turks and Caicos is a single-island base for the bracket. Grand Turk and the southern islands (South Caicos, Salt Cay) are reachable but rarely the centre of the rotation.
Why this is a small fleet base
Turks and Caicos is a destination ahead of its charter fleet. Hotel infrastructure on Provo (Grace Bay) has built faster than yacht infrastructure, and most charter clients arrive by air, stay at the Grace Bay hotels, and book day charters rather than week charters. The 30 to 40m week charter market is built around clients who specifically want the Turks and Caicos cruising area (the wall, the empty cays, the French Cay anchorage) over the more crowded Bahamas or BVI alternatives. The fleet is small because demand is concentrated.
The marina capacity reflects this. Blue Haven Marina holds 78 berths and 10 to 12 megayacht slips that handle the bracket. Turtle Cove holds 50 berths and works the smaller end of the bracket. Neither is the marina capacity of Yacht Haven Grande or Nassau, and a Saturday turnover in February books out 8 to 10 weeks ahead.
What the Turks and Caicos cruising area offers
French Cay. An uninhabited island 15 nautical miles southwest of Provo, designated as a sea-and-land reserve. The single best swim-and-snorkel anchorage in the bracket. The water clarity at French Cay regularly exceeds 30 metres of visibility and the shark population (mostly nurse and reef) makes it the standard high-energy snorkel day.
The wall. The Turks and Caicos sit on the eastern edge of a 7,000-foot drop. The wall runs north-south along the eastern side of the islands and the diving infrastructure works from the bracket's tender. Specialist captains have the dive partnerships pre-arranged.
Grace Bay. The 12-mile beach on the north side of Provo. The 30 to 40m bracket anchors offshore at Grace Bay only as a daytime stop because the anchorage is exposed; the protected anchorage equivalent is Sapodilla Bay on the south side.
West Caicos. The marine national park on the west side of the chain, with three anchorages and the second-best snorkel cluster after French Cay. The 6 nautical mile crossing from Provo is a morning move.
The Caicos Banks. The shallow bank between the northern and southern islands, with crystal-clear water in 2 to 4 metres and limited anchorages for the bracket. A tender excursion area, not a mothership area.
Weekly rates from Provo in 2026 winter
Ranges below are for peak season (mid-December through mid-April) before APA at 25 percent and gratuity at 15 percent. Turks and Caicos imposes no VAT.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht and motor-sailor (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 to 33m | $98K to $118K per week | $74K to $98K per week |
| 33 to 36m | $114K to $134K per week | $88K to $115K per week |
| 36 to 40m | $128K to $145K per week | $105K to $135K per week |
Turks and Caicos rates run roughly 3 to 6 percent above BVI-based rates in the same brackets because of the smaller fleet and the marina cost. Christmas-New Year prices at 1.5 to 1.8 times the published peak rate.
What this bracket does in Turks and Caicos
Anchorages. French Cay (the marquee), Sapodilla Bay on the south side of Provo (the protected overnight), West Caicos anchorages, and the Pine Cay-Water Cay cluster east of Provo. Grand Turk anchorages exist but the 60 nautical mile crossing puts them outside a standard week's rotation.
Quay berths. Blue Haven Marina is the base. Turtle Cove is the smaller secondary. South Side Marina is the third option, smaller again and rarely a 30 to 40m base.
Tenders. Two main tenders is standard. The French Cay run rewards a fast tender for the morning move and a tender for the snorkel drops.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Caicos passage between Providenciales and the southern cays takes 1m to 1.5m of cross-swell through January and February.
Provisioning. Provo has acceptable charter-grade provisioning at duty-free import prices. The fish market is small; the protein logistics typically run by air-freight from Miami for serious chef weeks.
Trip shapes that work
The 7-night Provo round-trip with French Cay. Two nights French Cay, two nights West Caicos, two nights Pine Cay and the eastern chain, one night Sapodilla Bay return. The standard Turks and Caicos week.
The 7-night Provo round-trip with the wall. Three nights at the wall anchorages with morning dives, two nights French Cay, two nights returning along the south coast. The trip for diving-led clients.
The 10-night Provo to Bahamas one-way. Embark Provo, work three nights through Turks and Caicos, then push 90 nautical miles north to the Acklins and Crooked Island, continue through the Exumas, disembark Nassau. The case for the long itinerary.
Where the bracket struggles in Turks and Caicos
Mid-charter weather contingency. With a single base on Provo, a yacht caught in a sudden weather system has limited fallback options. The southern cays are not refit or shelter ports.
Restaurant-led trips. Provo has a cluster of strong hotel restaurants on Grace Bay (the Amanyara dining room, Coyaba, the Parallel23 at the Grace Bay Club) but the on-water dining is thin. The Provo restaurant cluster is land-based and tender access is awkward.
Grand Turk inclusion. Grand Turk and the southern islands are charter-reachable but the rotation costs a full day's cruising each direction, which forces the charter to drop two of the marquee Provo anchorages. Most weeks pass on Grand Turk.
What to book
For a couples-only 7-night Provo round-trip in late January: a 33m motor yacht with at-anchor stabilizers and a captain who has run the French Cay rotation for at least two seasons. Budget: $122K plus APA, all-in roughly $175K. Booking lead time: 6 months.
For a family of 8, 10 nights at Christmas-New Year Provo to Nassau one-way: a 38m motor yacht with strong tender complement and the captain experience for the Acklins crossing. Budget: $245K plus APA at peak holiday rate, all-in roughly $355K. Booking lead time: 14 months.
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The neighbouring siblings are 30-40m Bahamas, 30-40m Exumas, 30-40m Cayman Islands, and 30-40m Caribbean. For destination editorial, see Charter Bahamas. For winter logic, see Best winter charter destinations and Caribbean charter weekly rates.
Land-side context is on VillasForKings Turks and Caicos and HotelsForKings Providenciales.