Whether you are a group of exeprienced sailors who want to charter your own yacht and pitch yourselves against the big boys, you need a mothership, you want to charter a yacht but not race, or you are looking for an adventure holiday on board, the choice of charter options is huge.
is the Official Yacht Charter Partner and a Silver Sponsor of Antigua Sailing Week 2013. For more information visit www.sunsail.co.uk.
AMJ YACHTING
AMJ YACHTING offers wholeboat charters and individual berths on carefully selected Swan yachts. Having raced and organised charters for Antigua Sailing Week for the past 10 years, we pride ourselves in offering a high level of service from the booking to the racing itself.
'Charisma' - feel the magic of sailing with a modern legend in ocean racing! Charisma is a beautiful 57-foot classic racing sloop designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Palmer Johnson in 1970. Charisma represented the US team in the Admiral's Cup in 1973 and throughout the coming years would be well known in US waters winning countless races. Since 2003 Charisma has been completely refitted and sailed around the world competing for the podium in all top regattas such as the Fastnet, Transpac and Sydney-Hobart. Join us now for the Caribbean 2013 regatta season and enjoy racing under skipper Manuel Doreste Blanco, former World Champion Soling, Americas Cupper and three time Olympic Games participant.
Charisma is available for individual or group charter including prior training days. We are happy to serve your personal requirements, contact us at Christian Erich Grütte Skype: christiangrutte
Disco Inferno 3, CNB, Bordeaux 60, is available for charter. Disco 3 made her debut in the Caribbean in 2009 and can’t wait to get back out there again in 2013. She’s the newest, biggest boat available for individual charter on the circuit. Individuals or wholeboat charter available.
‘EH01’, the successful Beneteau 47.7 is available for race charter.
Proven results - Winner ARC Transatlantic 2010, 2nd in 2011 RORC Caribbean 600, 3rd in class Antigua Sailing Week 2011 and best overall charter boat ASW 2011.
IRC rating 1.113. New Hyde race sails autumn 2010 – main, #1, #2, new spinnakers 2010/11.
Competitive CSA rating.
Accommodation for 11 crew in 4 cabins and can race with up to 14. Well maintained and raced competitively around the world.
Owner’s rep included.
Optional training and coaching from Andy Middleton (dependant on availability)
Great Escape, our Jeanneau 52.2, is racing again at this year's Antigua Sailing Week. We offer individual spaces for a 10-day package including time for practice and relaxation before racing starts. We also arrange a full itinerary of evening venues. She is equipped with carbon race main and furling tape drive genoa and two spinnakers and can race with 12 aboard. She has accommodation for 9 sleeping aboard.
King’s Legend is a Swan 65. She sailed the Whitbread Around the World Race in 1977 with Skip Novak as her navigator. She finished in second place behind the Dutch Flyer. During the Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante, she won the second prize for the best-kept and most beautiful VOR sailing yacht. She is a yacht with a long and interesting history. She sailed around the world numerous times. She is now available for regattas in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean.
After a few years of absence she is back to race Antigua Sailing Week! For groups or individual bookings, don’t hesitate to get in touch for more information:
Northern Child is a beautifully maintained and fully race-prepared Swan 51 available for charter to individuals or groups for Antigua Sailing Week 2013. It will be Northern Child’s 11th time participating in Antigua Sailing Week. Her latest results include a 3rd in class in each of 2009 and 2010, 2nd Crewed Charter Yacht Overall, 2nd Swan in 2010 and 2011 and 1st yacht over 15 years old in class in 2011. “Survived another race week – more breeze, bigger waves and great sailing. Thank you so much. It is amazing what you achieve with a scratch crew- time and again. It has been a privilege to race with you two.” Julie, 2011.
Adventure Sailing Charters, LLC offers 1972 S&S Swan 48 Patriot for charter for the following Antiguan regattas:
Jolly Harbour Valentine's Regatta - February 7-10, 2013
RORC Caribbean 600 - February 18, 2013 Start
Antigua Sailing Week - April 27-May 3, 2013
Patriot, our lovely S&S 48 Swan Built in 1972, is being offered for charter either bareboat, crewed or skippered to qualified person or group in the Caribbean this spring. Patriot started her very successful racing career in the early 70's as Warbaby under the ownership and command of veteran Bermudian sailor Mr. Warren Brown. Patriot is again owned by Bermudians and is ready to give you the thrill of a lifetime.
Quokka, a very successful Grand Soleil 43, is run by Deep Blue Racing and recently completed the ARC in 3rd overall. Skippered by Philippe Falle Quokka has an enviable track record which includes winning the UK IRC Nationals outright and a top 10 overall in the Rolex Fastnet. Philippe has been training teams for ten years and has won the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Boat of the Year award, St Maarten Regatta and the Rolex Fastnet Race in class. There are spaces available aboard Quokka for individuals for quality trainign and racing.
A fantastic week with Sail Blue Planet - worldwide sailing and racing adventures
Sail Blue Planet will advise, help and organise the perfect yacht and skipper for your regatta in the sun, based on your preferences and over 8 years of experience racing in the Caribbean ourselves. We offer both whole boat charters as well as individual spots and know all the skippers and yachts we work with personally and therefore can genuinely recommend all of them and match them to your wishes.
Experience exhilarating racing on our beautiful race-ready Jeanneau 49 equipped with new Hydra-Net sails. Can race with up to 12 with accommodation on board for 8. Fast and powerful yet comfortable and spacious. Winner of class and overall champions Manches Cup 2011. Fun, relaxed but competitive skipper!
Join us for this year's Antigua Sailing Week on our stunning Skye 51. Highly experienced crew ensures a competitive, exciting week of racing in the most prestigious regatta in the Caribbean.
Star Chaser is a fantastic Swan 51, fast yet comfortable with a great carbon sail wardrobe and a fantastic skipper, Boogie, loved by all crews not just because of his racing skills and enthusiasm, but also because of his relaxed yet competitive way of running his boat. You can join us yourself or with some friends and we’ll make sure you’ll have a regatta you will not forget!
Sunsail is the official Yacht Charter Sponsor of Antigua Sailing Week 2013. It is offering race, bareboat and multi-hull charters as well as spectator and mothership charters.
Swan Yacht Charters brings the expression, 'the best of sailing in the universe' to life. Welcome to the Charter experience. We are a dynamic, next generation company established to improve service, value and professionalism in the yacht charter industry. We will deliver excellent, well organized charters on the best available charter yachts. As we do not own or directly manage the yachts we advertise, we can objectively and without bias recommend the best Swan yachts in the world from every supplier and manager. Our free service comes with a modern, service orientated, positive, professional and friendly attitude.
Swan Yacht Charters is a registered company in the Netherlands and France. If you have any questions about Swan Yacht Charters or the yacht charter process please do not hesitate to contact us to have your questions answered personally by Swan Yacht Charters.