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A 50 to 60m yacht Turks and Caicos through the 2026 winter (mid-December to mid-April) runs $310,000 to $460,000 per week plus 30 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests across 6 cabins, and carries 14 to 17 crew. Blue Haven Marina on the north shore of Providenciales handles the bracket on the outer south basin pier up to roughly 60m on prior commercial agreement, with South Side Marina at Long Bay as the upper-bracket alternative for a yacht clearing customs at South Dock. The 50 to 60m TCI bracket runs as a destination week rather than a corridor base. The Providenciales-to-Caicos-Bank programme spends three to four nights at Grace Bay and French Cay, two nights at the southern Caicos Banks edge, and one or two transit nights repositioning to Salt Cay or Grand Turk on the upper end. Roughly 4 to 8 yachts in this LOA work the islands through a typical February week, materially thinner than the BVI or eastern Caribbean rotation.
Why the bracket bases TCI specifically
Blue Haven Marina on the Leeward Channel handles the bracket on the south basin pier with the 7m channel depth confirmed on prior dredging, and the upper-end 55m-plus yachts clear the channel at high tide only. The marina sits 15 minutes by road from the Providenciales (PLS) airport, which is the structural fixed-wing arrival for the bracket and the only international airport in the country with 50 to 60m charter relevance. The Customs and Immigration clearance at Blue Haven runs at the marina office, with the broker filing the charter manifest 48 hours ahead.
South Side Marina at Long Bay on the south face of Providenciales holds the upper-end alternative on the main pier, with the South Dock customs clearance at Cooper Jack Bight. The South Side approach favours yachts running the southern Caicos Banks programme as the primary week, while the Blue Haven approach favours yachts running the Grace Bay and French Cay anchorages as the primary programme.
The structural anchorages are Grace Bay on the north shore inside the barrier reef, French Cay 25 nautical miles south of Providenciales on the western Caicos Bank edge, West Caicos with the molasses reef on the leeward side, and Pine Cay and Parrot Cay inside the protected eastern channel. The bracket runs the Banks-edge anchorages on long anchor scope outside the 10 metre line, with the captain's prior bench on the Caicos Bank chart and the marine park no-anchor zones inside the Princess Alexandra National Park.
Weekly rate map for winter 2026
Rates below are peak season (mid-December 2026 to mid-April 2027), before APA at 28 to 32 percent and crew gratuity at 10 to 15 percent. TCI has no charter VAT or sales tax structure equivalent to the eastern Caribbean or the Mediterranean, but the customs entry fee and the cruising permit issued at Blue Haven or South Dock run through the APA.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht and motor-sailor (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $310K to $360K per week | $255K to $300K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $355K to $410K per week | $295K to $355K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $395K to $460K per week | $330K to $390K per week |
The Christmas and New Year window (typically 21 December to 5 January) runs a 35 to 55 percent premium against the central January figure, and the slot fills 14 to 18 months ahead. The shoulder weeks in early December and the second half of April drop the figure 20 to 30 percent. For the wider context see Caribbean charter weekly rates and the 40-50m Turks and Caicos bracket.
What is in the bracket in this bracket
Cabins. Six standard. The TCI winter pool runs the on-deck master plus VIP plus four guest doubles as the bracket norm, with the seven-cabin layout appearing at the 57m-plus upper end.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. The TCI week is provisioning-light because the island chain has a thinner luxury-grocery base than St Martin or Nassau. Crew runs the Providenciales fresh-produce chain and the upper-end captain holds a prior Miami or Nassau provisioning bench for the Christmas restock. Confirm the chef's TCI-specific provisioning calendar at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 11 to 12m fast tender plus a 7 to 8m beach tender plus a chase boat. The French Cay and West Caicos anchorages run heavy tender-shuttle days because the yacht holds outside the reef line, and the Pine Cay and Parrot Cay beach landings reward a shallow-draft secondary tender.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Grace Bay and northern Providenciales anchorages take winter north-swell episodes 4 to 7 times per season and the French Cay anchorage takes the prevailing easterly swell across the Banks edge. The 2018-and-newer hulls running the zero-speed product hold the bracket fit.
Beach club. Required. The French Cay, West Caicos, and Pine Cay daylight anchorages run the beach club open through the 25 to 27 degree water band, and the fold-out terraces hold the upper-end family pattern.
Helipad. Cat A useful at the upper end. The Providenciales (PLS) airport 15 minute transit holds the road-transfer pattern as the bracket norm, with the helicopter leg holding for the cross-island transfer to Salt Cay or Grand Turk for the upper-end shore programme.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The bracket's signature week is the seven-night Providenciales-and-French-Cay round trip. Embark Blue Haven Saturday afternoon, two nights at Grace Bay anchorage and the Conch Bar caves on day two, reposition overnight to French Cay for two nights at the molasses reef and the West Caicos lee, transit to Pine Cay and Parrot Cay for the inside-reef daylight programme on day five, return Grace Bay for one night, disembark Blue Haven. Seven nights with the Providenciales base both ends.
The 10-night TCI plus Bahamas crossover runs Blue Haven embarkation, four nights inside TCI on the Grace Bay plus French Cay rotation, then a 30 to 36 hour transit northwest to Mayaguana or Long Island, three nights on the southern Bahamas chain at Conception Island or Rum Cay, and a return to Blue Haven for the disembark. The Bahamas crossover is the bracket's only corridor option, with the captain's prior bench on the southern Bahamas anchorage chart and the dual customs filing through the Bahamas port of entry as the binding constraint.
What the bracket does not do well in TCI
The Caicos Bank shallow interior at the bracket. The interior bank runs at 3 to 4 metres across much of its area and the 50 to 60m bracket holds the Banks-edge anchorages only. Charter clients expecting a Bahamas-style banks programme inside the country are misreading the bathymetry at the LOA. We would pass on any broker plan that books a Banks-interior daylight rotation at the bracket.
The Grand Turk and Salt Cay extension as a primary week. The eastern islands hold a thinner luxury infrastructure and the 2 to 3 nautical hour transit from Providenciales eats two daylight windows. The 50 to 60m programme runs the eastern islands as a one or two-night extension only, not as the primary week. We would pass on a Grand Turk-titled charter at the bracket.
The hurricane-window summer weeks. The TCI fleet repositions north for the August through October storm window and on-charter weeks in that range run on transient tonnage with materially lighter slot certainty. Booking a summer TCI week at the bracket requires the broker to confirm storm-routing and insurance standing in writing.
Our pick
For two couples, 7-night Providenciales and French Cay round trip in mid-February with Blue Haven embarkation and the Grace Bay plus French Cay plus Pine Cay rotation: a 52 to 54m motor yacht, 6 cabins, twin tenders plus chase boat, at-anchor stabilizers, captain bench on the French Cay molasses reef daylight call and the Princess Alexandra no-anchor zones. Budget $370K per week, all-in roughly $495K including APA at 30 percent. Lead time 8 to 11 months.
For a family of 10, 10-night TCI plus southern Bahamas crossover in early March with Blue Haven embarkation, four nights inside TCI, then the Mayaguana and Conception Island leg, return Blue Haven: a 56 to 58m motor yacht, 6 cabins, Cat A helipad useful for the PLS-to-Salt-Cay shuttle, captain bench on the southern Bahamas anchorage chart and the dual customs filing through Inagua or Mayaguana. Budget $420K per week, all-in roughly $560K. Lead time 10 to 14 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Turks and Caicos and southern Bahamas-corridor inventory updates weekly through the winter season.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Caribbean charter weekly rates report.