Common talk is that the Catamaran Charter Market has cut into the Monohull Sailing Charter market, eeking them out with percieved superior comfort for space and motion.  This is an issue we can debate forever, because,  in the end,  it is a matter of taste. Actually, catamarans are also grabbing  much of the Motor and Power Yacht charter market as well! High profile clientele are swapping out from motor to sail now - enviromentally friendly, they are saying yes they care! Spend on the amenities, crew, and good times rather than  petro chems!

Look below, check out some of these amazing sleek and very comfortable performance sailors Select Yachts can offer you NOW in the Caribbean. Click on the boat’s names to see more about each one then call us at Select yachts!

French built super stars: Bruce Farr’s CIM Y Not, CNB classic Cap 2, Finot Group’s Runaway Bunny

The Beneteaus: Award winner Blue Passion,  Sister ships Dora and Lion King, Tried & True Graunya

The Jenneaus For a great tandem:Good Fortune & Sun of Moondance, “little sis” Nerissa

Famous Brand names: Ron Holland’s Shaitan of Tortola, Abeking & Rasmussen’s Stormbird , Tayana’s Darling Blue

The Swans: Clean & modern Olivia Lee, Racer Merel Four, Traditional S&S Adios

Best of the Old and New: 2011 TransAtlantic Winner X-65 Karuba 5, Restored Classic 1903 Coral of Cowes, Shipman speed sailor Hassebas

Ever wonder what gets crew started in the yacht charter industry? Here is interesting text of the lovely crew from Shaitan of Tortola featuring Chef Iris. This was just posted by All At Sea Magazine (click here for magazine site) and written by Carol Bareuther RD, a freelance writer who specializes in yacht and nutrition articles.

PROFILE: CHARTER CHEF IRIS MÖSING, SHAITAN OF TORTOLA

From the high-powered world of international banking to the low-key idyllic cruising grounds of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Iris Mösing, long-time partner Henry Metz and 10-year-old daughter, Luana, love chartering their 75-foot ketch, Shaitan of Tortola. It’s a career and lifestyle where Mösing excels especially as an award-winning chef.

 Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Mösing worked in the heart of the city’s banking district and was poised for a promotion, when Metz invited her to sail to the Caribbean. This wasn’t a whim on Metz’s part. Although he had earned a civil engineering degree, experience as a navigator in the German Navy and a short stint in the Caribbean working as a sailing instructor beckoned him to a life on the sea.

 “I’d never sailed before and here we went, 36 days from the Canaries to Antigua, on a 29-foot sloop with only a sextant for navigation,” says Mösing, who like Metz is now a licensed captain. The two sailed north to St. Thomas with expectations of Metz working as a captain and Mösing as a stewardess. But Mösing’s calling as a chef soon proved itself.

Chef Iris, Captain Henry, and Mermaid Luana

 “We were in St. Thomas for Christmas and the galley in our 29-footer was too small for a goose, so I made a duck on a little alcohol-fueled cooker with all the trimmings,” Mösing explains. The aroma of the heavenly holiday meal attracted a friend passing by on his dinghy who told her of a chef’s job available the very next day. The charter was an immense success, even though, as Mösing says, she didn’t speak a word of English and had no idea what American’s liked such as bacon and egg breakfasts. “This is how we got the idea that we would buy our own yacht and do charter ourselves,” says Mösing.

 Three years later, in 1989, Mösing and Metz bought a Morgan 50 in Clearwater, Florida, named her Relax, sailed her to the Caribbean, sheltered her without a scratch in Culebra during Hurricane Hugo, and showed in the Virgin Islands’ Charteryacht League’s fall show. It was at this show that Mösing’s culinary talents really shined.

 “Jan Robinson talked me into entering the Grand Marnier Culinary Competition,” she says. Mösing entered a spectacular hazelnut-crusted veal tenderloin with potato croquettes. The chef from the Culinary Institute of America in New York who was flown in to judge scored a tie between Mösing and another charter chef. On a second tie-breaker tasting, Mösing earned second place as she didn’t have a chaffing dish to keep her dish warm and at peak flavor. She loved the fun, got hooked on the competition and camaraderie, and over the next several years earned five more medals for placing in the top three with her extraordinary cuisine.

 Mösing teamed her natural ability in the galley with the help of friend, German-based Global Master Chef, Markus Haxter, who took her under his wing and helped her to plan her first charter menus. Then in 1995, she and Metz bought Shaitan of Tortola, a well-designed vessel with a large galley thanks to a previous owner who loved to cook. “I have a household refrigerator and two household freezers onboard,” Mösing says.

 Based out of Bequia, Mösing has sourced out a stable of local farmers who provide her with fresh organic produce on a regular basis. What these fruits and vegetable may lack in picture perfect perfection, they make up in unbelievable flavor. “Here in the Grenadines, you never know what you’ll find when you go to the market,” she says. “I make my own breads, sausages and gravies and stocks. My preference is for high-grade US meats, and fish and shellfish come fresh from the fishermen to our yacht.” The galley on Shaitan of Tortola is open so that guests can see Mösing at work. “Some other chefs tell me it’s too much work to do it this way, but I love my job,” she says.

 Indeed, Mösing does work hard. For example, her record for breakfast is 13 orders of Eggs Benedict – including perfectly poached eggs, homemade hollandaise and caviar on top. Beyond the food, table-settings on Shaitan are lush owing to Mösing growing up and helping with her parent’s nursery business. Mösing has continued, though self-teaching and with the help of culinary-inclined friends, to perfect her skills in the galley. In fact, in 2009, she won third place at the Antigua Charter Yacht Show’s Boat International Buffet Brunch Chefs competition for the best use of coffee beans with a homemade coffee liqueur. “We love to charter and enjoy many repeat guests,” says Mösing. “We pick up in St. Lucia because of the international airport or St. Vincent and sail around the Grenadines. It’s beautiful here. So tropical. Not commercialized. And, the Tobago Cays are magical.”

Good things come from Shaitan's galley!!

Free Diving in the Grenadines !!

Charter one week or more on Sailing Yacht “Shaitan of Tortola”

Shaitan is a Ron Holland designed performance sailing yacht

Dive the beautiful horseshoe reef at Tobago Cays Gerenadines

Shaitan of Tortola organizes the diving with “Grenadines Dive”, a first class dive company. A certified Divemaster, equipment if needed, and also a 150HP dive boat are included in this rendezvous dive offer for Tobago Cays, Mayreau, Palm Island, Union Island only

Shaitan can easily stay for three days in the Tobago Cays as the boat has two household freezers and a household fridge. Most yachts need to re-provision with ice, bread etc….. Shaitan has chartered multiple times in the Tobago Cayswith a group of eight for 4 days.

What's cookin'? Great local fare and international cuisine from Shaitan's prolific galley!

This offer does not apply to Xmas and New Year.

One of the next-us great charter catamarans…NEXUS!!!

Sometimes a yacht comes along that you just know is going to be special. I was so happy to meet crew Sheldon and Vanessa on a new build catamaran out of South Africa a few months back. Ummm, this might be a bit confusing but the build of the catamaran is called a NEXUS. And the name of this #1 first made cat is called NEXUS. So it is Nexus the Nexus…
But the notable thing is that this is a strong package and this yacht will do well in charter because it has the right formula. A wonderful crew just bursting to do some charters. You just KNOW they are going to do it all right! And the boat…it is spacious. It reminds me a bit of a Voyage Cat (also made in South Africa), but the difference is that it seems a bit more upgraded. I loved the solid bamboo flooring and table and counter tops -  warm and inviting, the light bamboo/wood tone is bright and cheerful. Another great feature is the aft seat. You can sit facing backward or forward. Just one of those little details that makes a yacht “liveable” for a precious week’s vacation…
Then there is Sheldon and Vanessa – they are stars. Experience, great attitude, they keep the boat impeccable and  love hosting people on board! yipee!
To get started, they have offered reduced rates. Please ask, they will work with you. Once this boat gets rollin’ the opportunity may not be there, but for now they are so eager to go!
By the way, Nexus is not for sale, but you can order a Nexus. Try this one, try before you buy, what a great opportunity. Call us at Select, we are here to help.