Increasingly yachts are becoming more aware of the environment

We are committed to preserving the natural beauty and environmental health of the oceans and lands where we sail. We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of the charter yacht industry throughout the world, including the impact of yachts, brokers, and central agents.

Charter yachts and the guests which holiday enjoy the beauty of the natural world it seems only proper that the yachts take measures to preserve this natural beauty. Some yachts have been working toward this goal for years. Others are just now recognizing that their small efforts can make a difference and have no negative effects on their guests.

---Drinking Water ---
The first initiative, and one which promises pronounced and measurable results is to take a role in reducing the usage of plastic bottles on yachts.

In the Caribbean, the environmental cost of transportation and resistively small populations in the islands make recycling inefficient at best. Reducing usage of plastic bottles is perhaps the easiest action to make an impact without reducing the overall charter experience. Most midrange yachts and all high end yachts have watermaker systems similar to those used by bottle water makers. Reusalble, often souvineered containers are offered instead of those disposable plastic bottles

Most budget yachts while they may not have watermakers, buy water from facilities which do "make water". It is a simple matter to filter this onboard to assure quality. However if guests prefer "bottled water" it will certainly be provided. In an effort to reduce plastic bottle waste and preserve our fragile marine environment, would be willing to drink the water produced on board?

An average sized charter yacht generates about 200-400 plastic bottles of trash each week. Using very loose math, that‘s at least one million bottles a year in the BVI landfill alone and just from crewed yachts.

--- Solar Power ---

In the tropics, Solar power can provide most of the electrical power a yacht needs to keep most systems operational on many sailing yachts without impacting the quality of the experience. Often, it enhances the experience. Solar panels are usually mounted in unused locations where appearance is the only slight distraction. On the benefit side, Solar panels do not make noise. So aside from saving a few gallons of fuel per day, solar panels also eliminate a few hours of a generator noise per day adding to your This is no small benefit.

Encouragning the yachts to take more envernimental concern is a new initiative. It is definately a work in progress. Actions the various yachts are taking are being added to their website.

Some Charter guests of motoryachts have expressed an interest in arranging for Carbon Offsets. We are able to suggest several different methods of making arrangemenets for that.