Now booking Bahamas winter dates from Fort Lauderdale
Licensed captain & crew on every charter
Fort Lauderdale · Florida & the Bahamas
From a single evening off Fort Lauderdale to a week among the islands of New England, one concierge plans it, a licensed captain and crew run it, and you see every line of the estimate before you commit.
M/Y MeridianHarbor Point, Fort Lauderdale18:4226°06′N 80°08′W
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Seasons on the water
Started on the Fort Lauderdale docks
24/7
Charter concierge
One person, first call to disembark
2
Home harbors
Fort Lauderdale and Newport
100%
Captained charters
Licensed captain and crew, every time
As hosted for
Illustrative client names
01 Choose your path
Two ways aboard, one standard of care. Hand us the whole thing, or price it yourself first and bring us in when you are ready.
CormorantNarragansett Bay15:10
Path one · Recommended for celebrations
Work with a charter manager who plans and runs it end to end: vessel, itinerary, crew, provisioning, permits. One point of contact from the first call to the last line ashore.
Path two · For planners
Choose a harbor, a vessel and your dates, then watch the estimate assemble line by line. Save the plan, share it with the people coming, and book online or hand it to the concierge.
Not sure? Start either way. A charter manager can step into a plan you built, or hand you the builder from a concierge proposal, at any point.
02 The Charter Builder
Four short steps. Every figure below is an indicative estimate built from our published day rates and typical costs. Your concierge confirms the final proposal in writing.
03 The fleet
Rates are indicative nightly charter rates, before fuel, provisioning, dockage and gratuity. Photography illustrates each vessel class.
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04 Two harbors
The fleet follows the season. Choose a harbor and the rest of the page follows you.
AnchorageFort Lauderdale approaches11:20
Pier 7, Marlin Row, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Pier 4, Thames Landing, Newport, RI 02840
Illustrative
Typical February day off Fort Lauderdale. Not live data.
Typical charter comfort by month, taller is calmer and warmer.
05 Experiences
Start from a style and we will preload the builder. Everything can be rearranged.
A private table on the water at golden hour. The captain finds the calm anchorage, the chef plates on deck, and you are back at the dock before the harbor lights come up.
Day boat from $1,150 · up to 8 guests
Friday afternoon to Sunday evening. A sailing yacht, one anchorage worth the trip, and a phone that stays in the drawer.
Sailing yacht from $4,300 base · up to 8 guests
Cross the Gulf Stream, then take the islands slowly: Bimini, the Berry Islands, the Exumas. Swim before breakfast, snorkel after, and let the captain choose the anchorage by the wind.
Sailing yacht or catamaran from $15,050 base · up to 8 guests
Client days, leadership offsites and incentive trips, run with the discretion of a private office. Branded arrivals, quiet working hours, and a crew that reads the room.
Motor yacht from $6,800 per night · up to 12 guests
Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, proposals. Your manager choreographs the day with the chef, sommelier, photographer and music, and keeps the surprise a surprise.
Motor yacht from $6,800 per night · chef, sommelier and music added to taste
06 How it works
The same person answers your first message and meets you at the dock. Nothing gets handed off, and nothing arrives as a surprise on the final invoice.
Use the builder or simply call. Dates, guests, the mood you want. Ten minutes is plenty.
Within one business day: the vessel, an itinerary, and every cost itemized, including fuel, crew, provisioning and dockage.
Contract, advance allowance, provisioning sheet and, for the Bahamas, customs and cruising permits. Your manager owns the checklist.
Your captain briefs the group on the dock, the crew takes the bags, and your concierge stays on call until everyone is home.
We had one person from the first email to the last goodbye. The estimate on day one was within a few hundred dollars of the final number.
The captain read our group perfectly, lively at lunch, quiet by sunset.
Building the plan ourselves first meant no awkward surprises when we called.
Guest notes are representative and shown by first name.
07 Questions
The Advance Provisioning Allowance is a deposit, typically 25 to 35 percent of the charter fee, that covers fuel, food and drink, dockage and port fees. Your captain keeps receipts, we reconcile them with you at the end of the charter, and any unused balance is returned.
Fuel is billed at cost through the APA, not folded into the day rate, so a quiet week costs less than a fast one. The builder estimates it by vessel type: motor yachts burn the most, sailing yachts and catamarans the least.
Gratuity is discretionary and paid to the crew directly at the end of the charter. The industry guidance is 15 to 20 percent of the charter fee, and our estimate uses 15 percent so the number you plan around is not a surprise.
Terms are set out in your charter agreement and depend on the vessel and season. As a guide, the deposit is refundable in stages the further out you cancel, and weather cancellations by the captain are rescheduled or credited. Your concierge walks you through it before you sign.
Yes. Every Halyard charter is captained by a licensed master, with crew sized to the vessel. We do not offer bareboat charters, so no sailing experience is needed and nobody on your side is responsible for the boat.
Before you sail we send a preference sheet: dietary needs, favorite wines, what the children will actually eat. The crew provisions to it. The builder estimates provisioning per guest per day, and the real spend comes out of the APA.
08 Your date
Tell us the occasion and we will come back within one business day with a vessel, an itinerary and an all-in number.
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