The Caribbean, also known as the creme-de-la-creme of the yachting destinations, features a plethora of fantastic beaches, high-class resorts and restaurants. If this region is still on your list of “must-visit” then you will be interested to find out how your usual day aboard the 42-metre luxury motor yacht Bina in Anguilla would look like.
Aboard Luxury Motor Yacht Bina: Anguilla Charter Experience
written by Roxanne Hughes/ Breed Media
Motor yacht Bina aerial underway. Photo courtesy Jeff Brown
If you’re heading to the Caribbean on charter, Anguilla is an island not to be overlooked. This quiet idyll offers luxury in its simplest form, get back to basics with sandy beaches and an all-round slower pace of life.
Anguilla can boast 33 beaches and an additional outcrop known as ‘Sandy Island’ just 2000 metres from its shore. Following breakfast at anchor in the bay, taking in the sights and sounds of the little fishing harbour, this sandy mirage was my destination for a snorkel and a barefoot wander in the sand. What I wasn’t expecting to find, was a tiki shack bar serving cold beers and local rum amongst the palm trees. These treasured local finds are in abundance here, if somehow you’re not looking for them.
Sandy Island Anguilla. Photo credit Taylor Chien
Stepping ashore the main island at an area called Sandy Ground, there was only one location on my list – the newly opened Four Seasons Resort. Formerly a Viceroy property on this British Overseas Territory, it now offers a spa, 181 villas and resort accommodations, and four ocean-view restaurants.
Four Seasons Anguilla
If sports are more your thing, leave the superyacht and lace your trainers for a visit to the 18-hole CuisinArt Golf Resort (a Greg Norman Signature design) or the Anguilla Tennis Academy, designed by noted architect Myron Goldfinger, down at Blowing Point. There’s also a horse stable on the island offering beach trails in private groups.
Sandy Island. Photo credit Taylor Chien
Sophisticated and fresh cuisine, served in casually elegant open-air settings, has always been a favourite of mine and in Anguilla, there’s plenty of establishments that fit the brief, when you’ve worked up an appetite, there are over 100 restaurants serving up the best of the local seafood catch.
Sandy Island Anguilla. Photo credit Taylor Chien
To end your day, I suggest taking in a different vista. There are several secluded anchorages for superyachts around the island, try Crocus, Rendezvous or Shoal Bay – great spots to watch the evening sun sink into the sea.
If you are interested in chartering motor yacht Bina, please do not hesitate to contact one of our friendly charter brokers.
