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A 60 to 70m motor yacht the Abaco Islands in the 2026 December through April Caribbean winter window runs $800,000 to $1,210,000 per week plus 30 to 34 percent APA, takes 12 to 14 guests across 7 to 9 cabins, and carries 18 to 26 crew. The Abacos reality at the bracket is that the archipelago carries no 60m-plus dedicated overnight alongside: the Boat Harbour Marina at Marsh Harbour caps at the 45 to 55m envelope on the inner-basin depth and slot structure post the September 2019 Hurricane Dorian framework, the Treasure Cay Resort and Marina holds the 40 to 50m fit, the Hope Town Inn and Marina on Elbow Cay caps at the smaller-LOA fit, and the Green Turtle Club at Green Turtle Cay runs the 35 to 45m envelope. The bracket bases on the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchorage on the Sea of Abaco at 26 degrees 33 minutes north as the structural overnight at-anchor base and runs the daily call programme across Hope Town Elbow Cay Reef on the candy-striped lighthouse face, Tahiti Beach southern Elbow Cay, Man-O-War Cay, Guana Cay on the Nipper's Beach Bar shore-tender, Treasure Cay basin port-of-call, and Green Turtle Cay outer anchor, with the Marsh Harbour MHH Cat A helipad shuttle handling the central guest-transfer.
Why the Abacos is an at-anchor and outer-roads product at the bracket
The Boat Harbour Marina at Marsh Harbour was the structural northern Bahamas alongside option pre the September 2019 Hurricane Dorian Cat 5 framework, and the post-Dorian rebuild on the marina infrastructure restored the 45 to 55m envelope on the inner-basin depth and slot structure but did not restore a 60m-plus dedicated outer-T capacity at the bracket. The bracket runs the structural overnight at-anchor on the Marsh Harbour outer-roads on the Sea of Abaco protected basin in the December through March central winter Christmas Winds northeasterly trade window. The Sea of Abaco interior basin runs the bracket's at-anchor zero-speed product on the leeward face of Great Abaco at force 4 to 6 northeasterly. The bracket without prior outer-roads anchor coordination on the Bahamas commercial framework reads structurally short, and we would route the booking with the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor and the Hope Town and Green Turtle daily call structure confirmed in writing through the captain's office at contract.
Abaco chain daily call structure
Hope Town on Elbow Cay at 26 degrees 32 minutes north runs the bracket-fit daylight call on the candy-striped Elbow Reef Lighthouse 1864-built daylight tower (one of the last manually-operated lighthouses in the Bahamas) and the Hope Town Harbour Lodge and Captain Jack's shore-tender. Tahiti Beach on the southern Elbow Cay face runs the daylight swim-and-tender. Man-O-War Cay on the eastern face runs the structural Bahamian Albury Brothers boatbuilding-heritage daylight call. Guana Cay at 26 degrees 41 minutes north runs the Nipper's Beach Bar shore-tender on the Sunday-pig-roast daylight call. Treasure Cay on the central Great Abaco face runs the basin port-of-call with the Treasure Cay Beach daylight and the 3.5-mile crescent beach shore-tender. Green Turtle Cay at 26 degrees 46 minutes north runs the Green Turtle Club shore-tender and the Pineapples Bar daylight call. The Whale Cay Passage on the cross-bar leg between Treasure Cay and Green Turtle Cay runs the structural Sea of Abaco to Atlantic transit on the daily-weather and Atlantic swell coordination.
Weekly rate map for the 2026 calendar
Rates below are firm winter pricing (December 2025 through April 2026) before APA at 30 to 34 percent (the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor and Boat Harbour Marina day-call coordination, the Bahamas Cruising Permit at $3,000 to $10,000 LOA-based on the commercial framework, the Marsh Harbour MHH Cat A helipad shuttle and the cross-archipelago Nassau LPI repositioning, the Whale Cay Passage daily-weather and Atlantic swell coordination, and the structural shore-tender daily anchor consumption) and gratuity at 12 to 18 percent on the Caribbean winter framework.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 63m | $800K to $900K per week | $600K to $710K per week |
| 63 to 67m | $900K to $1,050K per week | $680K to $810K per week |
| 67 to 70m | $1,050K to $1,210K per week | $790K to $930K per week |
The Abacos bracket reads 2 to 3 percent below the wider Bahamas Caribbean-winter base on the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor reality versus the Nassau Albany Marina alongside premium, with the NYE-Three-Kings-Day cluster (December 26 through January 6) holding a 20 to 30 percent premium and the February US-Presidents-Week and March US-school-spring-break holding a 12 to 22 percent premium. The December early-month and April late-month shoulder window runs 15 to 20 percent below the central winter base. For wider context see 60-70m Bahamas, 60-70m Exumas, 60-70m Caribbean, and the lower-LOA comparison at 50-60m Abacos.
What is in the bracket in this bracket
Cabins. Seven to nine. Bridge-deck owner suite plus on-deck VIP plus five to seven main and lower-deck doubles on the 12 to 14 guest envelope.
Crew. Eighteen to twenty-six. The Abacos captain bench rewards prior Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor coordination on the post-Dorian rebuilt Boat Harbour Marina day-call framework, prior Bahamas Customs and Immigration clearance at the Marsh Harbour port-of-entry, prior Sea of Abaco daily call rotation across Hope Town, Man-O-War, Guana, Treasure, and Green Turtle, prior Whale Cay Passage daily-weather and Atlantic swell coordination, prior Marsh Harbour MHH Cat A helipad coordination and the cross-archipelago Nassau LPI repositioning, and prior MYBA Caribbean addendum coordination on the Bahamas Cruising Permit framework. The chief stew bench with prior Hope Town Harbour Lodge, Captain Jack's Hope Town, Nipper's Guana Cay, Treasure Cay Beach, and Green Turtle Club shore-coordination is the client-facing load.
Tenders. Primary 14 to 16m fast tender plus a 12m beach tender plus a chase boat plus a dive tender plus an 11 to 12m limousine tender. The Sea of Abaco daily at-anchor shore-tender rotation runs the tender bench harder than a marina-heavy programme. The Hope Town inner-harbour daylight call (the inner-harbour 8-foot depth caps the LOA on the inner basin) runs the limousine tender on the prior pilot coordination.
At-anchor stabilizers and beach club. Load-bearing on the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor and the Sea of Abaco interior daily structure. The Christmas Winds northeasterly trade-wind pattern at force 4 to 6 in the December through March central winter window runs the at-anchor zero-speed product as the structural daily-comfort load-bearing question.
Helipad. Cat A load-bearing on the Marsh Harbour MHH 14 to 20 minute shuttle to the Marsh Harbour outer-roads touch-and-go and the cross-archipelago Nassau LPI 35 to 45 minute repositioning shuttle for the mid-week guest-transfer.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The 7-night Abacos routing runs Marsh Harbour MHH embarkation through the Cat A helipad shuttle to the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor, two nights at the Marsh Harbour outer-roads with the Boat Harbour Marina day-call and the Hope Town Elbow Reef Lighthouse daylight, one night at the Tahiti Beach southern Elbow Cay outer anchor, one daylight at the Man-O-War Cay on the Albury Brothers boatbuilding-heritage call, one night at the Guana Cay anchor with the Nipper's Beach Bar shore-tender and the Sunday-pig-roast daylight, transit through the Whale Cay Passage on the daily-weather coordination, one night at the Treasure Cay basin port-of-call with the 3.5-mile crescent beach shore-tender, one night at the Green Turtle Cay outer anchor with the Green Turtle Club and Pineapples Bar shore-tender, and a final night on the Marsh Harbour outer-roads disembark with the Marsh Harbour MHH Cat A helipad shuttle. The 10-night extension routes the southbound transit to the Berry Islands and on to Nassau on the wider Bahamas cross-archipelago programme with the Albany Marina or Atlantis Marina overnight at the southern bookend.
What the bracket does not do well in the Abacos
The Abacos-alongside overnight plan. The archipelago carries no 60m-plus dedicated overnight alongside post the September 2019 Hurricane Dorian framework, with the Boat Harbour Marina restored to the 45 to 55m envelope and the Treasure Cay basin and Hope Town inner-harbour capped at the smaller-LOA fit. The walk-up plan to overnight the Abacos weekly product on the chain alongside reads structurally short, and we would pass on the chain alongside plan and route the booking with the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor as the structural overnight base.
The Hope Town inner-harbour overnight plan. The Hope Town inner-harbour at 8-foot inner-basin depth caps the LOA at the smaller-yacht fit on the inner-basin entry, and the 60 to 70m bracket holds the daylight call only on the outer-roads anchor with the limousine tender into the inner harbour. We would pass on any Hope Town inner-harbour overnight plan at the bracket and route the call on the outer-roads daylight structure.
The Whale Cay Passage walk-up. The Whale Cay Passage on the cross-bar leg between Treasure Cay and Green Turtle Cay runs the structural Atlantic swell exposure on the cross-bar transit, and the walk-up without prior daily-weather and Atlantic swell coordination reads as the structural blocker. We would pass on the walk-up Whale Cay Passage and route the transit with the prior daily-weather coordination confirmed in writing through the captain's office at contract.
The June through November Abacos plan. The hurricane season closure runs from June 1 through November 30 on the wider Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Season framework, with the post-Dorian Abacos rebuild on the shore infrastructure and the Bahamian commercial calendar shut down on the seasonal framework. We would pass on the June through November plan and route the bracket on the Mediterranean summer rotation.
What we would book
For two couples plus children, 7-night Abacos routing in the late February US-Presidents-Week window with the Marsh Harbour MHH Cat A helipad shuttle to the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor, two nights at the Marsh Harbour outer-roads with the Boat Harbour Marina day-call and the Hope Town Elbow Reef Lighthouse daylight, one night at the Tahiti Beach southern Elbow Cay outer anchor, one daylight at Man-O-War Cay, one night at the Guana Cay anchor with the Nipper's shore-tender, transit through the Whale Cay Passage on prior daily-weather coordination, one night at the Treasure Cay basin port-of-call, and one night at the Green Turtle Cay outer anchor with the Green Turtle Club shore-tender: a 63 to 65m motor yacht, 8 cabins, twin fast tenders plus chase plus dive plus limousine, Cat A helipad on the Marsh Harbour MHH 18-minute shuttle, captain bench on the Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor coordination, Bahamas Customs clearance at Marsh Harbour, Sea of Abaco daily call rotation, and Whale Cay Passage daily-weather coordination, chief stew bench with prior Hope Town Harbour Lodge and Green Turtle Club shore-coordination. Budget $1.02M per week, all-in roughly $1.36M including APA at 32 percent and Bahamas Cruising Permit framework. Lead time 6 to 9 months for the central US-school-break window, 9 to 12 months for the NYE cluster.
Inventory
The live 60 to 70m Abacos winter inventory updates weekly through the December to April calendar. live inventory feed required, including yacht names, builders, year built and refit dates, captain prior bench on Marsh Harbour outer-roads anchor coordination on the post-Dorian Boat Harbour Marina day-call framework, Bahamas Customs and Immigration clearance at the Marsh Harbour port-of-entry, Sea of Abaco daily call rotation, Whale Cay Passage daily-weather and Atlantic swell coordination, and Marsh Harbour MHH Cat A helipad coordination, Cat A helipad standing on the Marsh Harbour MHH and Nassau LPI repositioning touch-and-go and certified-pad designation, chef provenance on the Caribbean and Hope Town Harbour Lodge and Green Turtle Club standard, weekly low/shoulder/high rates as of inquiry date, Bahamas Cruising Permit at $3,000 to $10,000 LOA-based on the commercial framework, and MYBA Caribbean addendum coordination at contract. For broker-side inquiry see the brokers pillar and the Abacos charter guide.