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A 60 to 70m motor yacht the Exumas in the 2026 December through April Caribbean winter window runs $820,000 to $1,240,000 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 Exumas reality at the bracket is that the 120-mile chain from Sail Rocks south to Great Exuma carries no 60m-plus dedicated overnight alongside: Compass Cay Marina runs a 40 to 50m fit on the inner-basin envelope, Highbourne Cay Marina caps at 45 to 55m on the northern entry, the Staniel Cay Yacht Club runs the smaller-LOA fit, and the Sandals Emerald Bay Marina at the southern Great Exuma end caps at the 50 to 60m envelope. The bracket bases out of Albany Marina or Atlantis Marina on New Providence at the bookends of the week and runs the entire Exuma daily product on the at-anchor structure across Highbourne Cay, Shroud Cay, Warderick Wells, Compass Cay, Big Major Cay Pig Beach, Staniel Cay Thunderball Grotto, and the wider central anchorage band, with the Nassau LPI Cat A helipad shuttle and the Staniel Cay and Great Exuma airstrip mid-week guest-rotation handling the central guest-transfer.
Why the Exumas is an entirely at-anchor product at the bracket
The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park covers the central chain from Wax Cay Cut south to Conch Cut on the Bahamas National Trust framework, with the 22-mile no-take marine reserve and the structural mooring-buoy programme as the daily-call substrate. The bracket runs the entirely at-anchor weekly product across the chain on the Bahamas National Trust mooring framework with the prior daily mooring coordination, with the at-anchor zero-speed product structurally load-bearing on the bracket. The Bahamas Cruising Permit at $3,000 to $10,000 on the LOA-based commercial framework runs the structural daily-call permit substrate, and the bracket without the prior cruising permit and the Bahamas National Trust mooring coordination reads structurally short on the Exuma daily call. The Christmas Winds northeasterly trade pattern at force 4 to 6 in the December through March central winter window runs the at-anchor daily-comfort load on the chain's leeward face, with the eastern Sound exposure on the easterly fetch.
Exuma chain daily call structure
Highbourne Cay on the northern entry at 24 degrees 43 minutes north runs the bracket-fit northern shore call on the Highbourne Cay Marina shore-tender and the Highbourne Cay Sandbar daylight. Shroud Cay at the northern Exuma Land and Sea Park entry runs the Driftwood Camp daylight call on the Bahamas National Trust mooring. Warderick Wells at the central Exuma Land and Sea Park core at 24 degrees 22 minutes north runs the structural Bahamas National Trust mooring-buoy call on the Boo Boo Hill daylight summit. Compass Cay on the central chain runs the Compass Cay Marina shore-tender and the nurse-shark beach daylight. Big Major Cay at 24 degrees 11 minutes north runs the Pig Beach daylight swim call on the wild-pig-swim shore-tender. Staniel Cay at 24 degrees 10 minutes north runs the Staniel Cay Yacht Club shore-tender and the Thunderball Grotto daylight snorkel call on the prior chase-boat coordination. The wider central anchorage band across Bell Island, Cambridge Cay, and the central Exuma Land and Sea Park core runs the bracket's daily at-anchor swim-and-tender programme.
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 Albany Marina or Atlantis Marina Nassau bookend coordination fee on the resort frameworks, the Bahamas Cruising Permit at $3,000 to $10,000 LOA-based on the commercial structure, the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park daily mooring fee on the Bahamas National Trust framework, the Nassau LPI Cat A helipad shuttle, the Staniel Cay TYM and Great Exuma GGT airstrip mid-week guest-rotation, 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 | $820K to $920K per week | $620K to $730K per week |
| 63 to 67m | $920K to $1,070K per week | $690K to $820K per week |
| 67 to 70m | $1,070K to $1,240K per week | $800K to $950K per week |
The Exumas bracket reads at the wider Bahamas Caribbean-winter base, with the NYE-Three-Kings-Day cluster (December 26 through January 6) holding a 25 to 35 percent premium and the February US-Presidents-Week and March US-school-spring-break holding a 15 to 25 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 Caribbean, 60-70m BVI, and the lower-LOA comparison at 50-60m Exumas.
What the bracket includes 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 Exumas captain bench rewards prior Albany Marina or Atlantis Marina Nassau outer-T bookend allocation routine on the resort frameworks, prior Bahamas Customs and Immigration clearance, prior Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park daily mooring coordination on the Bahamas National Trust framework, prior Highbourne, Compass, Staniel Cay shore-tender rotation, prior Big Major Cay Pig Beach daylight swim coordination, prior Thunderball Grotto snorkel chase-boat coordination, prior Nassau LPI and Staniel Cay TYM airstrip mid-week guest-rotation, and prior MYBA Caribbean addendum coordination on the Bahamas Cruising Permit framework. The chief stew bench with prior Cafe Matisse Albany, Compass Cay, Staniel Cay Yacht Club, and Highbourne Cay 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 Exuma chain entirely at-anchor daily shore-tender rotation runs the tender bench harder than the wider Caribbean marina-heavy programme. The Thunderball Grotto Staniel Cay daylight snorkel runs the chase boat and a dedicated dive tender. The Big Major Cay Pig Beach daylight runs the beach tender on the wild-pig-swim shore-tender. A second 12 to 14m tender is load-bearing on the bracket.
At-anchor stabilizers and beach club. Load-bearing on the entirely at-anchor Exuma weekly product. 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. The bracket's at-anchor structural product on the Exuma chain leeward face is the load-bearing daily-comfort question.
Helipad. Cat A load-bearing on the Nassau LPI 15 to 25 minute shuttle to the Albany or Atlantis Marina touch-and-go at the bookends of the week, with the Staniel Cay TYM and Great Exuma GGT airstrip mid-week guest-rotation on the prior coordination.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The 7-night Exumas-base routing runs Nassau LPI embarkation through the Cat A helipad shuttle to the Albany Marina outer-T alongside, one night at the Albany with the Cafe Matisse and Albany Beach Club shore programme, southbound transit to the Exumas through Highbourne Cay with the Highbourne Cay Marina shore-tender and the Highbourne Cay Sandbar daylight, two nights at the Shroud Cay and Warderick Wells Exuma Land and Sea Park on the prior Bahamas National Trust mooring coordination with the Driftwood Camp and Boo Boo Hill daylight, two nights at the Compass Cay and Big Major Cay with the Pig Beach daylight swim and the Compass Cay nurse-shark beach, one daylight at the Staniel Cay Thunderball Grotto on the prior chase-boat snorkel coordination with the Staniel Cay Yacht Club shore-tender, and a final night on the Atlantis Marina disembark with the Nassau LPI Cat A helipad shuttle. The 10-night extension routes the southern Exuma chain through the Bell Island and Cambridge Cay central anchorage band and on to Great Exuma and George Town with the Sandals Emerald Bay Marina secondary alongside.
What the bracket does not do well in the Exumas
The Exuma-chain alongside overnight plan. The 120-mile chain carries no 60m-plus dedicated overnight alongside, with Compass Cay, Staniel Cay, and Highbourne Cay running a 40 to 55m fit. The walk-up plan to overnight the Exuma weekly product on the chain alongside reads structurally short, and we would pass on the chain alongside plan and route the booking with the Albany or Atlantis Marina Nassau overnight at the bookends and the entirely at-anchor daily structure across the central chain.
The walk-up Exuma Land and Sea Park mooring plan. The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park core runs the structural Bahamas National Trust mooring-buoy permit on the bracket-fit daily call, and the walk-up plan without the prior mooring coordination reads as the structural blocker. We would pass on the walk-up Exuma Land and Sea Park plan and route the booking with the prior mooring coordination confirmed in writing through the captain's office at contract.
The June through November Exumas plan. The hurricane season closure runs from June 1 through November 30 on the wider Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Season framework, with the structural Bahamas charter calendar shut down on the commercial 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 Exumas-base routing in the late February US-Presidents-Week window with the Nassau LPI Cat A helipad shuttle to the Albany Marina outer-T alongside, one night at the Albany with the Cafe Matisse shore programme, transit south through Highbourne Cay with the Highbourne Cay Marina shore-tender and the Highbourne Cay Sandbar daylight, two nights at the Shroud Cay and Warderick Wells Exuma Land and Sea Park on the prior Bahamas National Trust mooring coordination, two nights at the Compass Cay and Big Major Cay with the Pig Beach daylight swim, one daylight at the Staniel Cay Thunderball Grotto on the prior chase-boat snorkel coordination, and a final night on the Atlantis Marina disembark: a 63 to 65m motor yacht, 8 cabins, twin fast tenders plus chase plus dive plus limousine, Cat A helipad on the Nassau LPI 18-minute shuttle, captain bench on the Albany Marina outer-T bookend allocation routine, Bahamas Customs clearance coordination, Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park mooring coordination, and Thunderball Grotto chase-boat coordination, chief stew bench with prior Cafe Matisse Albany and Staniel Cay Yacht Club shore-coordination. Budget $1.05M per week, all-in roughly $1.40M 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 Exumas 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 Albany Marina and Atlantis Marina Nassau bookend allocation, Bahamas Customs and Immigration clearance, Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park Bahamas National Trust mooring coordination, Big Major Cay Pig Beach daylight swim and Thunderball Grotto Staniel Cay snorkel chase-boat coordination, and Nassau LPI plus Staniel Cay TYM airstrip mid-week guest-rotation, Cat A helipad standing on the Nassau LPI touch-and-go and certified-pad designation, chef provenance on the Caribbean and Cafe Matisse Albany and Staniel Cay Yacht 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 Exumas charter guide.