Edmiston & Company

Now comes word that Edmiston is moving even farther afield from the traditional Caribbean and Mediterranean charter grounds, with a 28-guest boat called Atmosphere that is available for charters in Chile.

As you can see from the photographs that the company provided, this charter experience is being marketed as anything but standard. The tenders include no fewer than five jet boats, each 23 feet long; 36 fishing skiffs; and at least a pair of Bell 407 helicopters that will allow guests to enjoy heli-skiing, dining atop glaciers, and more. Hot springs and salmon fishing can also be part of the itinerary, along with kayaking through the raw, natural surroundings.

Charters will run round-trip from Puerto Montt, which is a port city of about 150,000 people in southern Chile. Edmiston describes it being similar to locations in Scandinavia, and says that both commercial and private flights can access the location easily.

Available charter dates run Saturday-to-Saturday, and just four weeks of availability remain between now and February. The rate for 28 guests with 32 English- and Spanish-speaking crew depend on how many helicopters and fishing guides you request.

For more information, visit the Edmiston & Company website.

It’s only appropriate that the above running shot of the 120-foot Sheleila all but screams “speed,” since the motoryacht is seeking a charter booking for the first-ever Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The event, which is planned for November 1 in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, will be the first day-night Formula 1 race. It will begin at 5 p.m. and continue under floodlights as the sun sets. (Take that, Monaco!)

Sheleila, according to management house Edmiston & Company, has a berth reserved for the event and is offering a weekly base rate that includes the slip as well as delivery fees: $145,825. The yacht is a 2002 Guy Couach that takes eight guests with four crew.

Here are photos of Sheleila‘s interior that invite you to take a nap, dine, or otherwise wind down after the race.

Originally built in 1999, Senses underwent a refit in 2008 that left charter brokers positively bubbling. She is among a handful of “go-anywhere” expedition yachts that are available for crewed charter at all, combining an exploration-ready exterior with a luxurious interior. I’ll bet you’d never guess, looking at the profile shot, that the main saloon inside looks so elegant.

I haven’t personally chartered in Madagascar, but several brokers I know have sent clients there, and all reported successful vacations with an “off the beaten course” vibe. The Seychelles, I can enthusiastically recommend based on a charter that I did there in 2006. Truly some of the most memorable beaches in the world.

Senses takes 12 guests with 13 crew. Her lowest weekly base rate is $260,000. For more info, contact Edmiston & Company.

This just in from Edmiston & Company: The owner of the 226-foot megayacht Tia Moana is “anxious to book” the yacht’s remaining dates before she leaves the Tuamuto Islands in French Polynesia.

The yacht’s calendar is open from November 30 through December 16, and the company is advising brokers to “bring inquiries forward.” The current listed base rate is $260,000 per week for as many as 50 guests with 41 crew.

To view interior photography of the yacht, click on over to the Tia Moana page at Edmiston’s website. She’s an impressive sight, for sure, one of the largest yachts available for charter in the world today. There is full spa service onboard, plus two hot tubs, a gymnasium, a library, and more.

Here are a few more photos of the yacht in beautiful charter waters, to tempt you further: