Good times in the Bahamas just got even better, with the addition of the world’s largest tender to a luxury mega yacht charter vessel.
Motor yacht WHEELS, a 50 meter behemoth in her own right, has just added a 24-meter (80′) sportfish tender to her already impressive inventory of watertoys.
Far too large to be carried or towed, the tender, named REEL WHEELS, will follow closely along during charters, ever available for the use of the charter guests.
Amazingly, the yacht’s current tender, a large, Yellow Fin 36 is still in tow. With two high performance sportfish tenders, there’s no excuse for any guests to be left behind when its time to hit the water for fishing, diving, and snorkeling excursions.
The envy of any deep-sea angler, REEL WHEELS is a 2007 Merritt 80 Sportfish yacht, fully-rigged with state-of-the-art fishfinder electronics and fishing gear.
The “REEL” advantage of adding this sportfish yacht to the charter package is the capacity to bring more charter guests. REEL WHEELS has a master cabin with room for two guests. This means the total charter party for a vacation onboard WHEELS is 14 passengers. This is great news considering most megayachts can accommodate no more than 12 guests.
The addition of this 80′ tender rounds out a watersports inventory that includes:
36′ Yellow Fin Tender with 3 x 275hp engines
20′ Nautica RIB tender
17′ Wide Body Rescue Boat with 115hp engine
Two 3-seat Yamaha waverunners
Twelve sets of scuba gear
Brownie’s Third Lung
Underwater scooters
Elliptical machine
Snorkel gear
Assorted towable toys
Fishing gear
Board games
Crestron Central Movie/Music System
Kaleidescape Music/Movie Library
iPod docking stations
XBox
Just reading the list of onboard toys is exhausting!
There is NO extra charge, to bring REEL WHEELS along, in tandem with Trinity motor yacht WHEELS 164. The charter price remains as before: $200,000 per week plus expenses.
Taking a vacation by automobile doesn’t require any particular vocabulary skills. However, when you go on a private yacht charter, it is sometimes nice to know some of the terminology used when onboard.
SAMPLE NAUTICAL TERMS
BOW – The forward part of a boat
STERN – The back of the boat
BEAM – The greatest width of the boat
BUOY – An anchored float used for marking a position on the water or a hazard or a shoal and for mooring
ADDITIONAL TERMS
CABIN (or “stateroom”) – A compartment (bedroom) for passengers or crew
CATAMARAN – A twin-hulled boat, sometimes referred to as a multihull, with hulls side-by-side. Can be sail or power, but is usually sail
CHART – A map for use by navigators
HELM (or “Navigation Station”) – The area from where the Captain steers the boat
CLEAT – A fitting to which lines are tied. They are usually in somewhat of a “figure 8 shape.” Cleats are located on the dock and on the boat. (They are often tripped over, if you don’t watch your step!)
COCKPIT – An opening in the deck from which the boat is handled. (Visualize a large sailboat – the “steering wheel” of the boat is located in the cockpit)
DINGHY (also known as a “tender”) – A small open boat
TERMS CONTINUE
“T/T BOATNAME” – Means “Tender To…[boatname].” NOTE: Most yachts only have 1 tender. Those with more than 1 tender (aka, dinghy) often have “TTT’s….or tenders for/to their tenders”
FENDER (also known as a “bumper”) – A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage
GALLEY – The kitchen of a boat
SAILBOAT – A boat powered by wind through sails (with ancillary engine)
POWERBOAT – A boat powered by engine and fuel
YOU ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL WORDS
STINKPOTTER – A powerboat enthusiast
HEAD – A marine toilet/bathroom
DAY HEAD – The bathroom that is used by all guests, usually in main area of the boat and not located within a stateroom
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY – Also known as “The ICW.” Bays, rivers, and canals along the coasts (such as the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts), connected so that vessels may travel without going into the sea. Evening charters in Florida often cruise along the ICW to see the holiday lights of the condos lining the waterway, for example
FINALLY
KNOT (relating to speed) – A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour
LOG – A record of courses or operation, kept by the captain/crew. (Charter guests often fill out an entry in a “guestbook” or “logbook” after a charter, as well, to describe their trip)
PLANING (“on a plane”) – As a boat evens out above the water when it is moving/underway, as opposed to still being partially underneath the water, as in before it starts moving
PORT – The left side of a boat looking forward. (Also refers to a docking location)
STARBOARD – The right side of a boat, looking forward
SCREW – A boat’s propeller. (A “twin screw” is a boat with 2 propellers.)
IN CONCLUSION
UNDERWAY – Vessel in motion (also known as “running”)
WAKE – Moving waves, track, or path that a boat leaves behind it, when moving across the water
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