Lagoon 500 · Staniel Cay · Bareboat or captained

Christmas in the Exumas,
on your own boat.

A 50 ft catamaran, four en-suite cabins, sleeps eight. Moored at Staniel Cay, so day one ends at anchor by the swimming pigs, not halfway across the Yellow Bank.

Hold a holiday week Chat with Captain Ron
Availability

Three holiday weeks are open.

Friday to Friday. Board at 4pm, off by 9am.

The Christmas week

Board Fri Dec 18, off Fri Dec 25

$19,500 bareboat
+ 14% Bahamas VAT and port fee ($2,730) + $500 turnover (laundry, full clean, dinghy, systems inspection) = $22,730 before fuel and provisions.
About $2,810 a person with eight aboard, with VAT, port fee and cleaning.
Christmas to New Year

Board Fri Dec 25, off Fri Jan 1

$19,500 bareboat
+ 14% Bahamas VAT and port fee ($2,730) + $500 turnover (laundry, full clean, dinghy, systems inspection) = $22,730 before fuel and provisions.
About $2,810 a person with eight aboard, with VAT, port fee and cleaning.
The New Year week

Board Fri Jan 1, off Fri Jan 8

$19,500 bareboat
+ 14% Bahamas VAT and port fee ($2,730) + $500 turnover (laundry, full clean, dinghy, systems inspection) = $22,730 before fuel and provisions.
About $2,810 a person with eight aboard, with VAT, port fee and cleaning.

Captained charter available on any week. Ask and we will quote the captain separately.

The comparison

Why here, not the BVI.

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CompareOur Lagoon 500, Staniel CayLagoon 50, BVINassau-based Exumas charter
Holiday week rate$19,500 bareboat$25,000 to $35,000Similar to BVI, ask them
Where you startStaniel Cay, in the middle of the CaysTortolaPalm Cay, Nassau
Day oneAt anchor by the swimming pigsMarina briefing, then a short hop35 nm Yellow Bank crossing, weather permitting
CrowdsA few boats in most anchoragesMooring ball competition in peak weekSame anchorages as us, once you arrive
Friday to FridayYesVariesVaries

BVI Lagoon 50 holiday rates as published by BVI charter operators, September 2026.

The vessel

The hull is a 2010. Almost nothing else is.

Renewed between 2024 and 2026: rigging, sails, canvas, navigation and electronics, saildrives, engine wiring, lithium batteries, 2,300 W solar, Spectra watermaker, windlass, winches, trampoline, cushions and bedding.

Twin Yanmar75 hp each
Highfield Tender25 hp Yamaha
PaddleboardsSnorkel kit aboard
Raymarine SuiteRadar, AIS, autopilot
2,300 W SolarLithium batteries
Spectra WatermakerRenewed 2025

Full specs and photos →

From the guestbook

Stories from the sandbar.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Starting our charter in Staniel Cay changed everything. We were swimming in Thunderball Grotto an hour after landing."
Sarah & Mark T.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Captain Joel found us a sandbar that was completely empty. You simply can't buy that kind of privacy anywhere else."
The Harrison Family
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"A tiny community where everyone waves hello and means it. You could leave your wallet at the bar and it'd be there in the morning."
The Mitchells
Plan your voyage

Provisioned and gone by Friday afternoon.

Hold your week

Check this week's availability.

Tell us the week and group, and the crew who lives here replies personally, usually same day.

Thirty seconds, no spam, ever.

Or hail the crew directly: 401.212.1778 · crew@scyachtpartners.com