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A 60 to 70m motor yacht based at Antigua in the 2026 December through April Caribbean winter window runs $880,000 to $1,300,000 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 bracket's Antiguan reality is that the southern coast of the 108-square-mile island runs the structural eastern Caribbean 60m-plus alongside hub on the Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T at 17 degrees 00 minutes north as the principal 60m-plus dedicated standing alongside, with the English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard UNESCO inner-basin running the historic smaller-LOA stern-to cap, the Antigua Yacht Club Marina on the Falmouth Harbour eastern face as the secondary southern-coast alongside, and the V.C. Bird ANU Cat A helipad shuttle handling the southern Leeward Islands embarkation hub. The week routes the southern-coast Falmouth and English Harbour base on the embarkation structure and runs the eastern Nonsuch Bay at-anchor, the Green Island daylight call, the Five Islands western at-anchor, and the cross-island Barbuda transit at the upper end on the wider eastern Caribbean rotation.
Why Falmouth Harbour Marina narrows at the bracket
Falmouth Harbour Marina on the southern coast at the Falmouth Harbour central basin runs the structural 60m-plus dedicated outer-T capacity on the southern-coast 60m-plus alongside framework, with the bracket comfortably accommodated on the standing alongside structure. The marina was developed on the southern-coast framework and runs the Antigua Yacht Show and the structural Antigua Charter Yacht Show first-week-of-December commercial allocation. The English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard on the UNESCO World Heritage 1745 Royal Navy inner-basin caps at the smaller-LOA stern-to envelope on the inner-basin depth and the historic 18th-century quay-line structure, with the bracket running the English Harbour outer-roads at-anchor on the daylight call on the Nelson's Dockyard, the Pillars of Hercules, and the Galleon Beach shore-tender. The Antigua Yacht Club Marina on the Falmouth Harbour eastern face caps at the 45 to 55m envelope on the slot structure, with the Catamaran Marina at the Falmouth Harbour western face capping at the smaller-LOA fit. The Jolly Harbour Marina on the western coast at the 50m envelope on the inner-basin structure runs the western-coast secondary alongside. The bracket runs the Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T as the structural overnight alongside.
Antigua daily call programme and the southern-coast historic anchorage cluster
The bracket runs the structural Falmouth Harbour Marina overnight alongside on the southern-coast embarkation framework and runs the daily call programme across the English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard UNESCO inner-basin daylight call on the prior Capitainerie coordination, the Pillars of Hercules headland on the eastern Falmouth Harbour daylight at-anchor, the Galleon Beach southern English Harbour shore-tender, the Pigeon Beach Falmouth Harbour inner shore-tender, the Carlisle Bay southern-coast at-anchor on the Carlisle Bay Resort shore-tender, the Nonsuch Bay eastern-coast at-anchor on the protected Atlantic-side basin, the Green Island eastern at-anchor on the daylight beach call, the Hermitage Bay western-coast at-anchor on the Hermitage Bay Resort shore-tender, the Five Islands western at-anchor on the daylight beach call, and the cross-island Barbuda Lighthouse Beach 17-mile pink-sand stretch daylight call at the upper end on the bracket. The hurricane season closure runs from June 1 through November 30 on the wider Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Season framework, and the bracket runs the structural December through April winter window only.
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 Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T coordination fee on the marina framework, the Antigua Cruising Permit on the Antigua and Barbuda commercial framework, the English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard UNESCO daily call fee on the National Parks Authority framework, the V.C. Bird ANU Cat A helipad shuttle, 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 | $880K to $990K per week | $670K to $790K per week |
| 63 to 67m | $990K to $1,140K per week | $750K to $890K per week |
| 67 to 70m | $1,140K to $1,300K per week | $870K to $1,000K per week |
The NYE-Three-Kings-Day cluster (December 26 through January 6) holds a 25 to 40 percent premium on the wider Antigua winter base pulled east through the St Barths Gustavia cluster, with the February US-Presidents-Week and the March US-school-spring-break holding a 15 to 25 percent premium. The Antigua Sailing Week last-week-of-April runs the structural late-season regatta cluster on a 15 to 25 percent premium. The December early-month Charter Yacht Show first-week-of-December runs the structural broker-and-broker preview window on a 15 to 20 percent premium. The early-December pre-show and April mid-month shoulder window runs 15 to 20 percent below the central winter base. For wider context see 60-70m Caribbean, 60-70m St Lucia, 60-70m St Martin, and the lower-LOA comparison at 50-60m Antigua.
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 Antigua captain bench rewards prior Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T allocation routine on the marina framework, prior English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard UNESCO daylight call coordination on the National Parks Authority framework, prior Antigua Customs and Immigration clearance at the V.C. Bird ANU and Falmouth Harbour ports-of-entry, prior southern-coast daily call rotation across Carlisle Bay, Pigeon Beach, and Galleon Beach, prior Nonsuch Bay eastern-coast at-anchor coordination on the Atlantic-side basin, prior cross-island Barbuda Lighthouse Beach daylight coordination, prior V.C. Bird ANU Cat A helipad coordination, and prior MYBA Caribbean addendum coordination on the Antigua commercial framework. The chief stew bench with prior Pillars of Hercules English Harbour, Catherine's Cafe Falmouth Harbour, Sheer Rocks Cocobay, Cecilia's High Point, and Carlisle Bay Resort 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 English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard inner-basin daylight call runs the limousine tender on the prior Capitainerie coordination on the inner-basin entry. The Nonsuch Bay and Green Island eastern at-anchor shore-tender daily rotation runs the secondary beach tender hard.
At-anchor stabilizers and beach club. Load-bearing on the Nonsuch Bay, Hermitage Bay, and Carlisle Bay at-anchor 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 on the Atlantic-side eastern coast exposure.
Helipad. Cat A load-bearing on the V.C. Bird ANU 18 to 25 minute shuttle to the Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T touch-and-go and the cross-island guest-transfer programme, with the Barbuda Codrington airstrip handling the cross-island Barbuda daylight call coordination at the upper end.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The 7-night Antigua routing runs V.C. Bird ANU embarkation through the Cat A helipad shuttle to the Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T alongside, two nights at the Falmouth Harbour Marina with the Catherine's Cafe and Pigeon Beach shore programme, one daylight at the English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard with the Pillars of Hercules shore-tender, one night at the Carlisle Bay southern-coast at-anchor with the Carlisle Bay Resort shore-tender, transit to the eastern coast, two nights at the Nonsuch Bay with the Green Island daylight beach call, one daylight at the Hermitage Bay western at-anchor with the Hermitage Bay Resort shore-tender, transit at the upper end of the bracket to the Barbuda Lighthouse Beach 17-mile pink-sand daylight call, and a final night on the Falmouth Harbour Marina disembark with the V.C. Bird ANU Cat A helipad shuttle. The 10-night extension routes the southbound transit to Guadeloupe and Dominica on the wider southern Leeward Islands programme.
What the bracket does not do well in Antigua
The English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard inner-basin overnight plan. The Nelson's Dockyard inner-basin on the UNESCO 18th-century historic quay-line caps at the smaller-LOA stern-to envelope on the inner-basin depth structure. The walk-up to overnight the 60 to 70m bracket on the Nelson's Dockyard stern-to reads as the structural blocker, and we would pass on the Nelson's Dockyard overnight plan and route the booking with the Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T as the structural overnight alongside and the Nelson's Dockyard daylight call on the prior Capitainerie coordination.
The Charter Yacht Show first-week-of-December walk-up. The Antigua Charter Yacht Show first-week-of-December runs the structural broker-and-broker preview commercial allocation on the Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T capacity, with the bracket's booking horizon for the show-week period at 9 to 12 months. The walk-up plan inside 6 months reads as the structural blocker on the show-week allocation. We would pass on the inside-6-months show-week plan and route the booking with the prior allocation coordination or pivot to the post-show mid-December central winter window.
The June through November Antigua plan. The hurricane season closure runs from June 1 through November 30 on the wider Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Season framework, with the structural Antigua 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.
Two we would book
For two couples plus children, 7-night Antigua routing in the late February US-Presidents-Week window with the V.C. Bird ANU Cat A helipad shuttle to the Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T alongside, two nights at the Falmouth Harbour Marina with the Catherine's Cafe and Pigeon Beach shore programme, one daylight at the English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard with the Pillars of Hercules shore-tender, one night at the Carlisle Bay southern-coast at-anchor with the Carlisle Bay Resort shore-tender, transit to the eastern coast, two nights at the Nonsuch Bay with the Green Island daylight beach call, one daylight at the Hermitage Bay western at-anchor, and a final night on the Falmouth Harbour Marina disembark: a 63 to 65m motor yacht, 8 cabins, twin fast tenders plus chase plus dive plus limousine, Cat A helipad on the V.C. Bird ANU 22-minute shuttle, captain bench on the Falmouth Harbour Marina outer-T allocation routine, English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard UNESCO daylight call coordination, Nonsuch Bay eastern-coast at-anchor structure, and Antigua Customs clearance at the V.C. Bird ANU port-of-entry, chief stew bench with prior Pillars of Hercules English Harbour and Carlisle Bay Resort shore-coordination. Budget $1.08M per week, all-in roughly $1.45M including APA at 32 percent and Antigua Cruising Permit framework. Lead time 6 to 9 months for the central US-school-break window, 9 to 12 months for the NYE cluster and the Charter Yacht Show first-week-of-December.
Inventory
The live 60 to 70m Antigua winter inventory updates weekly through the December to April calendar.. For broker-side inquiry see the brokers pillar and the Antigua charter guide.