Yacht Description
“A 78ft SWAN from 2024.”
OPTIMIST yacht is a 78 ft long sailboat monohull and spends the summer in leeward, caribbean, windward. It was built by SWAN in 2024. The yacht layout features 3 cabins and accommodates 6 guests. The cabin arrangement is following: 2 queen cabins, 1 double cabin, 1 twin cabin.
The sailboat features a generator.
Specifications
- Length overall
- 78ft / 23.77 m
- Beam
- 6.4m
- Draft
- 2.99m
- Builder
- SWAN
- Year built
- 2024
- Type
- Sailing Yacht
- Cruising speed
- 9 knots
- Generator
- No
- Guests
- 6
- Cabins
- 3
- Crew
- 2
Charter Price
From $48,000 to $52,000 per week, plus APA.
Plus Expenses arrangement — boat and crew only, without tip.
Shorter stays: weekly rate ÷ 7 × nights. All prices generated as a guide. Availability subject to confirmation. Gratuity is at the charterer’s discretion.
Variable expenses — fuel, food, marina fees — are deducted from an Advance Provisioning Allowance (APA), an additional deposit added to the charter price. The remainder is returned after charter.
Summer Season
Winter Season
- Total guests
- 6
- Total cabins
- 3
- Queen cabins
- 2
- Double cabins
- 1
- Twin cabins
- 1
- Heads
- 3
- Electric heads
- 3
- Showers
- 3
- Basins
- 3
- A/C
- Full
- A/C at night
- No
3 staterooms for 6 guests.
TWIN CONVERTS TO QUEEN
- Crew size
- 2
Ben Saltzman (48), who hails from San Diego, has been in the yachting industry captaining boats for 10+ years. His career started in SE Asia working as a sailing instructor and then as a base operations manager. From there he moved over to the Mediterranean and on to New England freelancing on multiple large sailing yachts in the roles of deck hand, mate and engineer. In between some world travels, Ben worked several seasons in the Caribbean - most recently for the well known Tradewinds group as a lead captain. This company is known for training and offering some of the best service in the charter industry.
Ben is a gentle giant who gets along with everyone. He loves to share his passion for sailing and the ocean. He's a natural teacher and thrives on sharing his knowledge. Guests will feel safe and comfortable with Ben at the wheel.
- Salon stereo
- Yes
- Salon TV
- Yes
- Sat TV
- Yes
- Multimedia
- Yes
- Books
- Yes
- Ice maker
- Yes
- Board games
- Yes
- Bimini
- Yes
- Special diets
- Yes
- Kosher
- Yes
- Gay charters
- Yes
- Hairdryers
- Yes
- Children welcome
- Yes
- Dinghy size
- Highfield Classic 340 (2024)
- Dinghy HP
- 20HP
- Dinghy pax
- 6
- Swim platform
- Yes
- Boarding ladder
- Yes
- Snorkel gear
- 8
- Paddleboard
- 2
Onboard Entertainment
Indoor Audio System, iPod Dock, Multimedia System, TV Saloon
Diving
Yacht offers Rendezvous Diving only
Fishing
Registry & Permits
- Flag
- BVI
- Homeport
- TBD
- License
- 2
- Permit
- 2
- Insurance
- Pantaenius/Llyods
- Turnaround
- 48hrs
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