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A 50 to 60m yacht calling at Canouan through the 2026 to 2027 winter (mid-December to mid-April) runs $315,000 to $470,000 per week plus 30 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests across 6 cabins, and carries 14 to 18 crew. Canouan at this LOA is the only Grenadines island that holds the bracket alongside, on the Sandy Lane Yacht Club outer pontoon inside Glossy Bay Marina, and the structural midpoint of the chain between Bequia 12 nautical miles north and Mayreau plus the Tobago Cays 8 nautical miles south. Berth depth runs 4.5 metres on the inner berths and 6 metres on the outer pontoon, which is the load-bearing constraint at this bracket. Roughly 3 to 6 yachts in the bracket call at Canouan in a typical February week, the majority running the island as a one or two-night alongside midpoint and the upper end running week-stationary holds tied to the Mandarin Oriental and Soho House programmes. Embarkation runs through Rodney Bay in St Lucia 95 nautical miles to the north, Port Louis Marina in Grenada 35 nautical miles to the south, or direct fixed-wing through Canouan Airport (CIW) from Barbados, St Lucia, or Antigua.
Why the bracket calls at Canouan specifically
Glossy Bay Marina on the central western leeward coast is the only Grenadines marina that handles the 50 to 60m bracket alongside. The Sandy Lane Yacht Club opened the marina in 2017 against the Mandarin Oriental Canouan on the northern hill, and the outer pontoon is the berth at this LOA on 6 metres of operating depth and a 60 to 65 metre quay length. The inner pontoons run on 4.5 metres and a tighter swing radius, and the upper end of the bracket (57 to 60m) sits on the outer pontoon by berth assignment at contract. The marina office holds clearance through SVG customs at the alongside, which removes the Port Elizabeth Bequia clearance step on the southbound rotation when the embarkation runs Rodney Bay St Lucia direct.
The Charlestown Bay anchorage on the central leeward face holds the bracket at anchor on a sand bottom in 8 to 14 metres of water at the outer roads, used as the marina overflow when the Glossy Bay outer pontoon is occupied. The Mahault and L'Anse Guyac bays on the southwestern lobe handle daylight anchor positions for the bracket on a leeward day-shuttle programme. Bottom holding on the leeward shelf is good sand at the marked roads and patchy weed inside 8 metres, with the captain's prior bench on the Canouan leeward approach the binding question at inquiry.
The shore programme at Canouan runs the Sandy Lane Yacht Club restaurant on the marina for the bracket-fit daylight lunch and the dinner reservation, the Mandarin Oriental dining rooms on the northern hill for the formal-week pattern with the chief stew's prior allocation through the marina concierge, the Soho House club at the southern hill on the marina membership tied product, and the Shell Beach plus Godahl Beach daylight calls on the eastern face inside the resort programme. The Tamarind Beach Hotel on Grand Bay holds the legacy mid-island anchor and runs the bracket on prior reservation for the casual daylight call.
The Canouan Airport on the south-central face takes direct fixed-wing from Barbados (BGI), St Lucia (UVF), and Antigua (ANU), and handles the bracket-fit guest logistics at the upper end of the bracket without the cross-island transfer through Bequia or Union Island. Helicopter shuttle from CIW to the yacht's helipad and to the wider Grenadines (MQS Mustique, BQU Bequia, UNI Union Island) runs on prior SVG civil aviation authority confirmation.
Weekly rate map for winter 2026 to 2027
Rates below are peak season (mid-December 2026 to mid-April 2027), before APA at 28 to 32 percent and gratuity at 12 to 15 percent. The Canouan alongside marina fee and the Sandy Lane Yacht Club access run through the APA, with the outer-pontoon berthing at the upper end carrying a meaningful premium against the inner berths. The Mandarin Oriental and Soho House programmes book separately to the charter contract.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht and motor-sailor (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $315K to $360K per week | $260K to $305K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $360K to $415K per week | $300K to $360K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $405K to $470K per week | $340K to $400K per week |
The NYE window runs a 50 to 75 percent premium against the central January figure, with the Canouan outer-pontoon berths allocated 9 to 12 months ahead through the marina office on a long-tenured charter-fleet hold. The Mustique Blues Festival window in late January and the President's Day week in February run a 15 to 25 percent premium against the central figure. The shoulder weeks in early December and the second half of April drop the figure 20 to 30 percent across the wider rotation. The Canouan all-in week at peak runs roughly 5 to 8 percent above the equivalent Bequia week at the same LOA on the alongside-marina premium, and roughly 4 to 6 percent below the equivalent Mustique week because the Britannia Bay mooring scarcity sits structurally tighter than the Glossy Bay outer-pontoon allocation. For broader context see Caribbean charter weekly rates and the 40-50m Canouan bracket.
What the bracket buys you in this bracket
Cabins. Six standard. The Canouan winter pool at the bracket runs the on-deck master plus VIP plus four guest doubles as the layout, with the seven-cabin layout at the 57m-plus upper end for the family Christmas pattern and the multi-couple winter weeks tied to the Mandarin Oriental and Soho House programmes.
Crew. Fourteen to eighteen. The Canouan call rewards a captain bench with prior Glossy Bay outer-pontoon tenure (the entrance approach has a limited swing window against the Charlestown roads, and the bracket runs the outer pontoon on the upper end), the Sandy Lane Yacht Club berth handoff routine, and the Mandarin Oriental plus Soho House concierge bench. The chef bench is calibrated to the British and South African southern-Caribbean pool, and the chief stew's prior allocation through the Mandarin and Soho House dining programmes is the structural shore-side question at this LOA. Crew substitution flies through CIW or BGI on a 24 to 48 hour lead time.
Tenders. Primary 11 to 12m fast tender plus a 7 to 8m beach tender plus a chase boat. The marina alongside reduces tender share against an anchored hold, but the day-shuttle programme to the Tobago Cays Marine Park (the Horseshoe Reef and the World's End Reef anchor), Mayreau on the Salt Whistle Bay landing, and the Mustique daylight call on the Britannia Bay mooring runs tender-heavy and takes the secondary plus the chase. The Charlestown anchor overflow takes the primary on the shore landing.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required on the Charlestown anchor overflow and on the Tobago Cays Marine Park day stops. Not load-bearing on the Glossy Bay outer-pontoon alongside, where the marina shelter runs the comfort variable. The 2018-and-newer hulls running the zero-speed product hold the bracket fit on the Tobago Cays day anchor and the leeward Mustique daylight.
Beach club. Required. The Shell Beach, Godahl Beach, and L'Anse Guyac daylight anchorages run the beach club open hard through the 26 to 27 degree water band, and the Tobago Cays day stop on the Horseshoe Reef runs the swim-platform programme open on the morning window before the trade-wind chop builds through the afternoon.
Helipad. Cat A useful at the upper end. The CIW airport 3 to 4 minute helicopter leg holds the cross-island shuttle to Mustique MQS, Bequia BQU, or south to Union Island UNI for the upper-end shore programme. The Mandarin Oriental hill site holds a private helipad on the resort programme on the bracket-fit upper end.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The bracket's Canouan call sits inside a 7 to 14 night Grenadines rotation, with the option of a week-stationary Canouan-anchored programme for the Mandarin Oriental and Soho House clients. The 7-night Grenadines round trip runs St Lucia or Bequia embarkation, one night at Bequia (the structural northern port-of-entry), two nights at Mustique on the Britannia Bay mooring with the Basil's Bar and Macaroni Beach daylight, two nights at Canouan on the Glossy Bay outer pontoon with the Sandy Lane Yacht Club dinner and the Mandarin Oriental daylight, one night at the Tobago Cays Marine Park, one night at Union Island, return north for the disembark.
The 7-night Canouan stationary week runs CIW direct embarkation, five nights on the Glossy Bay outer pontoon with the Mandarin Oriental and Soho House programmes as the trip anchor, day-shuttles to the Tobago Cays and Mayreau on the chase boat, one night at Mustique on the Britannia Bay mooring, return Canouan for the disembark. The stationary shape suits multi-couple winter weeks where the alongside marina and the resort programme is the trip anchor and the cruising area sits in the supporting role.
The 10-night Grenadines extended rotation runs Martinique or St Lucia embarkation, two nights at Bequia split between the Admiralty Bay overnight and the Friendship Bay daylight, three nights at Mustique on the Britannia Bay mooring, three nights at Canouan on the Glossy Bay outer pontoon, two nights at the Tobago Cays and Mayreau, disembark Union Island or Grenada one-way. The 10-night routing is the bracket's strongest shape for spending material time at Canouan inside the wider chain.
What the bracket does not do well at Canouan
The Glossy Bay inner-pontoon alongside at the upper end. The inner berths run on 4.5 metres of depth and a tight swing window that limits the upper end of the bracket. We would pass on any 57m-plus contract that does not carry the outer pontoon assignment in writing at contract, and we would push back on a captain's plan to take the inner pontoon at the upper end on a tide-window try.
The Charlestown Bay anchor overflow as a substitute for the marina alongside without resort access. The Charlestown anchorage works structurally and gives the bracket a fallback when the outer pontoon is occupied, but the destination's product separation against Bequia and Mustique runs through the Glossy Bay alongside arrangement and the Sandy Lane Yacht Club service infrastructure. We would pass on a Canouan plan that books Charlestown anchored without the marina, the Mandarin, and the Soho House access locked in.
The hurricane-season Canouan week. The Grenadines hurricane exposure runs through August and September with reduced amenity capacity across the chain and the Mandarin Oriental running on reduced occupancy. The bracket does not work this calendar at Canouan, and the Mediterranean reposition is the bracket-fit alternative for the August calendar. We would pass on any August or September Canouan plan at this LOA.
The standalone Canouan 14-night charter. The cruising ground inside the leeward shelf and the day-stop programme to the Tobago Cays and Mustique compresses inside 5 to 7 days, and the 14-night Canouan-only week reads thin against the wider Grenadines chain. The 14-night routing wants the structural chain rotation, not the Canouan single-base.
What to book
For two couples, 7-night Grenadines round trip in mid-February with St Lucia embarkation, one night at Bequia, two nights at Mustique on the Britannia Bay mooring, two nights at Canouan on the Glossy Bay outer pontoon with the Sandy Lane Yacht Club dinner and the Tobago Cays daylight, one night at Union Island, disembark Bequia: a 53 to 55m motor yacht, 6 cabins, twin tenders plus chase, captain bench on the Canouan outer-pontoon approach and the Tobago Cays Marine Park entry standing. Budget $395K per week, all-in roughly $525K including APA at 30 percent. Lead time 8 to 12 months for the February window.
For a family of 10, 7-night Canouan stationary week in late January with CIW direct embarkation, five nights on the Glossy Bay outer pontoon with the Mandarin Oriental and Soho House programmes, day-shuttles to the Tobago Cays and Mayreau, one night at Mustique on the Britannia Bay mooring, return Canouan: a 56 to 58m motor yacht, 6 to 7 cabins, Cat A helipad useful for the cross-island shuttle to MQS and BQU, captain bench on the Sandy Lane Yacht Club berth handoff and the Mandarin Oriental concierge programme. Budget $440K per week, all-in roughly $585K. Lead time 10 to 14 months for the Blues Festival window.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Canouan and Grenadines chain inventory updates weekly through the winter season.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Caribbean charter weekly rates report.