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Mustique at 40 to 50m is the bracket's most controlled mooring market in the Caribbean and the destination where the New Year window structurally sets the southern Grenadines pricing for the entire bracket. A 40 to 50m motor yacht holding Mustique through the 2026 to 2027 New Year window runs $215,000 to $310,000 per week plus 30 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests, and embarks at Rodney Bay in St Lucia 80 nautical miles to the north or at Port Louis Marina in Grenada 55 nautical miles to the south. The Mustique Company controls the entire 5.7 square kilometre island, the Britannia Bay mooring field, and the dock arrangements; access at the bracket is on assigned buoys with advance reservation and the booking lead time for the New Year window runs 16 to 22 months minimum.
Why the bracket reads Mustique as the New Year anchor
Mustique is the southern Grenadines' stationary anchor for the bracket because the Britannia Bay mooring field is the only Caribbean buoy field the bracket holds across the New Year on assigned positions through a single private operator. The mooring field sits on the western leeward side of the island, holds the bracket in 8 to 14 metres on a sand bottom over the assigned buoys, and runs through the Mustique Company harbour office at Britannia Bay. The fee structure runs through the APA and includes the buoy, the dinghy dock at Lovell Village, and the access arrangement to the Mustique Company shore facilities.
Macaroni Beach on the east side, Lagoon Bay and L'Ansecoy at the north, and Pasture Bay on the southern east side are the day-anchor positions for the bracket on day-shuttle from the Britannia Bay buoy. The shore programme runs the Cotton House (the island's hotel and dining hub), the Beach Cafe at Macaroni, the Sweetie Pie bakery at Britannia Bay, and the View Point cocktail terrace at the southern hill. Basil's Bar at Britannia Bay anchors the social calendar through the New Year window with the annual Mustique Blues Festival in late January.
Weekly rate map for 2026 to 2027 season
Rates below are for peak weeks (Christmas through New Year, President's Day week, Mustique Blues Festival window) for the 2026 to 2027 season, before APA at 30 percent and gratuity at 12 to 15 percent. The Mustique mooring buoy fee, the Mustique Company access fees, and the dinghy dock fees run through the APA. St Vincent and the Grenadines charter VAT runs at a moderate rate against the French Caribbean equivalent.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht and large catamaran (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 to 43m | $215K to $250K per week | $180K to $215K per week |
| 43 to 47m | $245K to $285K per week | $205K to $245K per week |
| 47 to 50m | $275K to $310K per week | $235K to $280K per week |
Off-peak Caribbean season (mid-January outside the Blues Festival, March outside President's week, and early April) runs roughly 22 to 30 percent below the New Year peak headline. The Mustique New Year window prices the steepest single-week premium in the Caribbean at the bracket because the villa programme on the island pulls anchored support tonnage on a fixed mooring count. The all-in cost at New Year peak in Mustique runs roughly 12 to 18 percent above the equivalent St Lucia week at the same LOA, reflecting the destination's structural mooring-supply constraint.
What is in the bracket in this bracket
Cabins. Five to six. The Mustique pattern at the bracket runs heavily on multi-couple New Year weeks and family Christmas weeks, with a smaller share of friend-group February weeks built around the Blues Festival. The 5-cabin charter spec runs the inventory with 6-cabin convertibles at the upper end picking up the multi-generation family demand at New Year.
Crew. Nine to twelve. The Mustique crew bench is among the thinnest in the Caribbean at the bracket because the destination has no resident charter-crew labour pool, and substitution flies in via Barbados or St Lucia with a 24 to 48 hour lead time. Captain familiarity with the Britannia Bay buoy assignment system, the Macaroni day-shuttle approach, and the Mustique Company harbour office routine is the variable that decides whether the week runs cleanly. Confirm captain prior Mustique tenure at inquiry, and confirm the Mustique Company buoy reservation in writing at contract.
Tenders. A primary 9 to 10m fast tender plus a 6 to 7m beach-landing secondary. The Macaroni and Pasture Bay landings run on sand approaches, the Cotton House dock is tender-direct on the inner side, and the Lagoon Bay landing requires the secondary's smaller draft on the inner approach. The day-shuttle programme for shore lunches at the Beach Cafe and the Sweetie Pie runs on the secondary.
At-anchor stabilizers. Mandatory. The Britannia Bay outer mooring takes residual swell from the Atlantic on the southern wing of the bay through New Year and February, particularly when the Atlantic ground swell builds from the northeast. The at-anchor differential is the comfort variable that decides whether the stationary nights work, and at the New Year peak with the field at full assignment the comfort difference between equipped and non-equipped tonnage is the structural product separation.
Helipad. Useful at the upper end of the bracket for the Mustique to Barbados shuttle and the Mustique to St Lucia direct connection. The Mustique airstrip handles fixed-wing arrivals from Barbados via Mustique Airways with the standard Twin Otter rotation, and direct fixed-wing connections from St Lucia and Barbados book at premium through the New Year window. Touch-and-go capable yachts price 5 to 8 percent above non-helipad equivalent for Christmas and New Year.
Trip shapes that fit the bracket
The Mustique New Year ten-night anchor. Embark Rodney Bay St Lucia, position south to Bequia for two nights, Mustique for five nights across the New Year on assigned buoy at Britannia Bay, Canouan for one night, Tobago Cays for two nights, disembark Union Island or return Bequia. Ten nights. The Mustique anchored programme at five nights is the trip's structural feature.
The Mustique stationary seven-night New Year. Embark Rodney Bay, position direct to Mustique with day-stop at Bequia, hold seven nights stationary at Britannia Bay across New Year with day-shuttles to Macaroni and Lagoon Bay, return via Bequia, disembark Rodney Bay. Seven nights. Suits multi-couple New Year weeks where the Mustique villa programme pulls the social calendar.
The Mustique Blues Festival five-night extension. Embark Rodney Bay, position south to Bequia for one night, Mustique for three nights across the festival, Canouan for one night, return Rodney Bay. Five to seven nights, late January window. Suits friend-group weeks built around the Basil's Bar music programme.
For destination context see Charter Grenadines, Charter Caribbean, and Best charter yachts Caribbean.
What the bracket does not do well at Mustique
Mustique without the confirmed buoy reservation. The Britannia Bay mooring field operates on assigned buoys controlled by the Mustique Company harbour office, and the New Year window books out 18 to 22 months ahead. A charter that arrives without a confirmed buoy reservation will hold off the field at significantly worse anchor positions, and the assumption that the field will accommodate ad-hoc arrivals at peak does not hold. We would walk from any New Year week that does not show the Mustique Company written confirmation at signature.
Stand-alone Mustique seven-night holds outside the New Year and February peaks. The Mustique anchored programme works structurally at peak when the villa programme pulls the social calendar; outside the peak windows the destination compresses after four nights and the broader Grenadines chain pattern is the rational structure. Build the chain.
Hurricane-season weeks. The Grenadines hurricane exposure runs through August and September with reduced amenity capacity across the chain. Weeks priced into June to October carry weather risk and the Mustique villa programme runs at significantly reduced occupancy.
Tobago Cays day-add without an assigned position. The Marine Park positions run to capacity through the New Year and February peaks. Pre-confirm any day-shuttle from the Mustique mooring to the Tobago Cays through the park ranger desk the day before.
Inventory
The live 40 to 50m Mustique inventory through the 2026 to 2027 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Caribbean charter weekly rates report.