A guest cabin aboard an 82-foot Sunseeker Predator motoryacht.
This is one of the guest cabins aboard the charter yacht Champneys, an 82-foot Sunseeker Predator motoryacht that is owned by the same company that owns Champneys Health Resorts in the United Kingdom. I’m told by yacht management company YCO that a deal is about to be announced through which you can get a discount at the land-based spa facilities if you book a charter aboard the boat this summer in the Western Mediterranean.
I toured Champneys last spring at the industry-only charter yacht show in Italy, and I thought she looked good. The boat launched in 2006 and was used for corporate events in the past, but is now moving into proper crewed charter full-time. Capt. Kane Sutherland and chef Michelle Lohse had been aboard just two weeks at the time of my visit, but they showed a great deal of enthusiasm for charter and made me feel immediately at home.
Also worth noting is that Sutherland told me Champneys has stabilizers–an unusual feature on this size and style of motoryacht–that eliminate 90 percent of the movement that guests feel when the yacht is at anchor. Nifty.
The yacht can take as many as eight guests, but Sutherland says six is ideal. He also told me the yacht’s owner is eager to get some charter bookings on the calendar to help build the boat’s reputation. “At the moment, with the economy, you’ve got to be negotiable,” Sutherland said. “And our owner is.”
That, plus the on-shore spa discount, might make for an excellent bargain if you’re the kind of charter guest who enjoys massages and facials along with water-sports fun and fast cruising.
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