Welcome to Florida Yacht Charters and the unspoiled Abaco islands

Even if you've never chartered before, if you've been dreaming of experiencing rainbow-streaked sunsets and kaleidoscopic coral reefs, discovering deserted "postcard" beaches and enjoying "Kodak moment" anchorages with gin-clear waters, we invite you to let Florida Yacht Charters help make your dream a never-to-be-forgotten reality.

Conveniently located in the INcredible Abaco islands' Marsh Harbour, Florida Yacht Charters (Bahamas, Ltd.) is the Abacos' only charter operator to offer sail (monohull), catamaran or trawler charter options.

To read a well-written article on CHARTERING IN THE ABACOS (as appeared in Abaco Life magazine), please click here.

 Let's get acquainted!

Nowadays, it's important to know that you are dealing with an experienced company, and one which puts that experience to work for you. Florida Yacht Charters is a family owned and operated business, not an impersonal, monolithic multi-national. We're big enough to provide the highest levels of personalized charter service and customer care, yet we're not so big we lose focus on our most important asset, our new and repeat charterers.

Managed by sisters Susan and Nancy, "Florida Charters" was launched in 1982 as a division of their parent's business, Fox River Marina, Inc. of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Florida Charters soon evolved into Florida Yacht Charters & Sales, Inc., our staff grew from 2 to 32, and Florida Yacht Charters has become one of the largest dealers of Hunter sailboats. Florida Yacht Charters is now recognized as one of Florida's top charter fleet operations. With 30 years experience in the marine industry, financial stability and a "hands-on" management style, we're committed to providing exceptional service in all aspects of the business.

To learn more about us (and see a few pix f the Florida Yacht "crew"), please Click HERE.

Perhaps that's why so many of our customers return again and again!

Over the years, we've learned what our charter customers want (and what they don't want) - we've learned what works and doesn't work. With Florida Yacht Charters, whether you go "bare" or captained, you get more boat and more comfort for your money than the vast majority of charterers offer. As a direct result of our experience, our COMFORT-EQUIPPED charter yachts offer a wide range of unique charter benefits, and our charterers consistently enjoy the finest possible charter experience. We guarantee it!

With FYC you'll find many amenities not often found on other charterboats, such as air conditioning, refrigeration, GPS and (on larger models) generators and auto-pilot. In other words, you get more boat for the buck with FYC! And more new boats! We offer new Hunter sailboats, Mainship trawlers and a variety of cruising catamarans.

After putting together thousands of charters, we have the experience to know what it takes to create an exceptional cruising vacation.

We know it's easy to get over-saturated with zillions of charter options, and certainly recognize that despite all the brochures, "living color" web pages and plethora of pretty pictures, you have a right to be concerned about what you get once you arrive at your charter's location.

Whether you are a first-time charterer or just new to FYC's services, our professional charter staff will work closely with you to make sure you're getting the charter that's just right for you, at a very competitive price.

We also handle the details from financial arrangements to provisioning (if requested), help you select your yacht, suggest pre- and post charter lodging as well as air transportation options (chartered or commercial). In other words, we realize you're very busy doing what you do best, so we stay busy doing what we do best ... making your charter as memorable, carefree and enjoyable as is humanly possible.

You Won't Find a Better CHARTER GUARANTEE Anywhere

FYC's PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE: If, during a sailing day (8am to 5pm) your yacht is out of commission for as little as four hours after notifying the nearest base, we will give you your choice of CREDIT FOR A FULL 24-HOUR DAY which you may add to your vacation (if the yacht is available), or TWO FREE DAYS which you may add to your next charter of 7 days or more. The FYC Guarantee applies to all of our yachts, at each of our bases, in all areas serviced by our chase boats.

YOUR SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED: We guarantee that you will be completely satisfied with your charter. If you're not 100 percent satisfied, we will give you ONE FREE DAY to add to your next charter of seven days or more.

We're fully bonded and insured

We are also fully bonded and insured, which further guarantees the investment you make in your charter vacation. Our ASA "Cruise-'N-Learn" sailing school program is one of the best, and we offer a professional Charter Yacht Ownership Program.

Charter Yacht Ownership Program
Our Charter Yacht Ownership program, features new Hunter sailboats and Mainship trawlers; with a choice of three beautiful and exceptionally popular fleet locations in South Beach, Key West and Marsh Harbour, Abacos, Bahamas. For details about our extremely popular Charter Ownership, please click here or on "Charter Ownership" on our Navigation bar at the top of the page.

We also sell new and used boats
Over the past 15 years, Florida Yacht has grown to become one of Hunter Marine's largest dealerships; and was recently appointed the Southeast dealer for the new Mainship trawlers as well as Strike's line of sportfishing yachts.

We sell both new and pre-owned yachts, power and sail. Our service department is trained in all facets of yacht commissioning, repair and delivery service worldwide, making us "export experts"! And, with every new boat we sell, we include a free sailing or power yacht certification course, to help you set your course for adventure!

To learn more about our yacht brokerage services, please contact us directly.