I just received a note from Capt. Roy Hodges aboard the 135-foot Christensen motoryacht Atlantica, which I recently had the pleasure of cruising aboard in the Virgin Islands. (I’ll have a full–and gushing with praise for crew and yacht alike–destination article posted soon.) Capt. Hodges tells me the yacht’s owner is in the process of making some additional investments in the already well-outfitted charter program.
The big news is that a new, 37-foot Intrepid tender has officially been ordered. Atlantica currently has an Intrepid that’s about five years old–and that I thought was absolutely fantastic for fishing and diving when I was aboard. Capt. Hodges tells me the new Intrepid will be even better, powered by a pair of 300-horsepower Mercury Verado engines that are faster than the current tender’s powerplants. The new tender, like the current one, will also have a staircase that drops out of the boat’s side. I absolutely adored this feature, which made it a snap for me to climb in and out after snorkeling, scuba diving, and other water sports.
Capt. Hodges tells me the new tender is due to be delivered in time for this winter’s Caribbean charter season.
Atlantica is part of the fleet at International Yacht Collection. She takes 12 guests with eight crew at a lowest weekly base rate of about $110,000.
Tags: Caribbean, Christensen, International Yacht Collection, Intrepid, Mercury, Virgin Islands