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TO THE SEA OCEAN ADVENTURES The 154-foot Rhino, top, with a 40-foot water slide, is available for charter around the Bahamas this winter; Tutto Le Marrané, bottom, is a 152-foot motor yacht with a sumptuous beach deck, also available for charter around the Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands. board. It’s a ratio that creates a phenomenal level of service.” Then there is the sheer variety a charter yacht vacation can bring. One might choose to have Michelin-starred cuisine cooked up in the galley or venture inland to any number of fine dining restaurants or casual eateries. The myriad waterbased activities range from organized watercrafting and scuba diving journeys to simply enjoying the sumptuous surrounds (and service) on deck, with extravagantly stylish beach clubs to the fore. The sheer diversity of vessels also makes chartering a yacht such an intriguing possibility. “We have a very broad range in our charter fleet, which numbers <strong>12</strong>0–130 yachts— and these range not only in size but also in style,” Coote says. “We have yachts from 80 feet up to 400 feet, with sailing yachts, explorer yachts, classic yachts, motor yachts.” All of this is reflected in the type of people who want to charter yachts—and how they want to charter them. Again, Coote sees a wide variation in what people are looking for, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We can see different categories of client emerging. We have those that are going to ‘stay away’— that is, go as far away from everyone as possible, to take their charter vessel to as remote a location as they could find. We have those who want to stay close—U.S. clients staying within U.S. waters, people who are happy to hop across the country to go to New England or California but are not going to travel across the Atlantic. Interest in locations is changing.” MOSTLY, AT LEAST. The traditional destinations—the Mediterranean in the summer, the Caribbean in the winter—still have their advocates. “There are also those who were going to have their summer holiday in Greece, come what may,” says Coote, but chartering is also helping to foster and enable a spirit of adventure. “There’s a sort of bucket list mentality at the moment,” he continues. “People are thinking, ‘Given that we don’t know what the future holds, let’s just go and do some fun things now. Let’s go to see the polar bears. Let’s go and visit the Galápagos Islands. Let’s do those three weeks in Bali we talked about before and have never done. Let’s take the kids around the Pacific islands and introduce them to local cultures.’ We’ve got a lot of clients wanting to do this and wanting to do fairly lengthy charters. I think they’ve been holding back for years, but there is a mindset of ‘If not now, when?’” In the current climate, putting together the sort of multidestination itineraries that charter yachting does so well can be something of a logistical nightmare, but it is one that Northrop & Johnson is well qualified to deal with, particularly in association with a private jet company such as NetJets. Commercial airlines are unavailable, unreliable, or simply undesirable for those who seek privacy and exclusivity, meaning that “those with access to private jets have had a much wider opportunity to get to the yacht themselves,” Coote explains. “It’s not just flying to the FBO [fixed-based operator airport] that is closest to the yacht. You can actually fly to the FBO, step straight onto a helicopter, and in many cases then fly the helicopter straight onto the yacht deck. A lot of larger vessels will have heli-capability.” The side-by-side nature of Northrop & Johnson and NetJets is also demonstrated in the absolute dedication to safety and security. Always a priority, this dedication has never been more crucial than in the time of COVID-19, and Northrop & Johnson’s attention to detail is second to none. The approach has three parts: First is ensuring the cleanliness of the yacht, from deep cleaning to hand hygiene, and strict protocols regarding food, supplies, cutlery, and glassware. Secondly, the firm prepares and provisions for specific guests, a process that includes a confidential pre-charter questionnaire on their health before embarking, plentiful medical provisions and personal protective equipment on board, and a comprehensive safety briefing at the beginning of the charter. Finally, the captain and the crew themselves are advised to undergo rigorous health monitoring and to take every precaution with their health and well-being. On top of this is a constant monitoring of local regulations to ensure as smooth a journey as possible. All yacht charters involve substantial planning, so trips at the moment are, in a sense, just an extension of Northrop & Johnson’s expertise. Perhaps counterintuitively, this might be a better time than most to discover what the firm has to offer. northropandjohnson.com “People are thinking, ‘Given that we don’t know what the future holds, let’s just go and do some fun things now.’” 40 NetJets
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