MORE INFORMATION

Summer location
Caribbean Virgin Islands (US/BVI), Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (US), Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)

Winter location
Caribbean Virgin Islands (US/BVI), Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (US), Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)

Experience the pinnacle of luxury with the 2017 50' Fountaine Pajot sailing catamaran, Iara, exquisitely refurbished in 2023. This stunning vessel boasts a master suite and two queen cabins, accommodating up to six guests in absolute comfort. Each queen cabin features an ensuite bath, providing optimal privacy and convenience.

Step into spacious, light-filled cabins designed for maximum comfort. The expansive saloon is both practical and elegant, featuring a convertible sofa area and a well-appointed galley. With ample storage throughout, you’ll find every corner of this catamaran thoughtfully designed.

Natural light floods the interior through roof and panoramic windows in the saloon, a wide window door leading to the cockpit, and large windows in all cabins. The interior decor exudes coziness, with soft hues and an elegant style that invites relaxation.

Embark on a Caribbean adventure in the Virgin Islands, where relaxation and excitement await. Enjoy an array of water toys, including three stand-up paddleboards, a floating dock, snorkel gear, beach games, and fishing equipment.

This is more than just a vacation; it's the experience of a lifetime. Set sail and create unforgettable memories on our luxurious sailing catamaran.

3 Queen Cabins

Crew in forward starboard cabin

MAJOR REFIT IN 2023

Installed Equipment and Upgrades

- New Garmin GPS Map 8410 xsv chartplotter installed on Helm position.

- New Garmin charts installed in plotter.

- New watermaker installed.

- New mainsail installed from North Sails.

- New main halyard (New England Endura braid 14mm), new genoa halyard, new genoa sheets, new backstay line (New England Stay Set solid 14mm).

- New VHF antenna at masttop.

- New bilge pump and sensor in port engine room.

- New arch for solar panels built in stainless steel.

- 5 new Victron solar panels (360W each, 1800W total) mounted with new Victron charge controller.

- 2 new Victron 100A "buck boosters" ordered for full performance of charging lithium bank from alternators.

- New flexible clutch plate installed on starboard side.

- New canvas in "Titanium" color.

- New cushions and seats in upgraded color Sunbrella, including back cushions.

- New sun protection covers mounted on saloon windows.

- New Bose loudspeakers in cockpit.

- New trampoline.

- New furling genoa (Incidence) stored in port bow storage.

- New mainsail retrieved from storage at North Sails in Cascais, mounted and done by North Sails.

- Stack Pack new in color "Titanium" made by North Sails, delivered and installed with mainsail.

- New washing machine mounted.

- New 12V outlet installed at fuse panel for emergency portable bilge pump.

- New bilge pumps (port engine room and starboard hull).

Replacements and Repairs

- 2x Whale Orca Auto 1300 bilge pumps.

- 1x Johnson L4000 heavy-duty manual bilge pump (for emergency).

- New bilge pump + sensor in port engine room.

- Relayswitch for freshwater pump changed.

- Coppercoat applied to both rudders; rudders taken down, fixed, and remounted.

- Both transom fenders fixed.

- Rudder bearings replaced with new ones.

- Oil-return pipe from turbo replaced with new.

- Exhaust mixing elbow replaced with new.

- Motor mounts replaced with new.

- All new parts painted with original VP color, and whole engine painted where needed.

- Intake water pumps replaced with new.

- All new belts, oils, coolant.

- Drive shafts replaced with new original.

- Saildrives reassembled with new seals and oil.

- Saildrives below the rubber cuff stripped down to bare metal and treated with "propspeed" (same treatment applied to props).

- All hoses replaced with new high-quality "Vetus sanitary hoses".

- All septic tanks disassembled, taken out, cleaned, and reassembled.

Every choke valve replaced with better quality "Johnson" quick-remove models.

- All toilets seats replaced with "soft close" models.

- All toilets dismantled, taken out for cleaning/inspection, all internal pipes acid cleaned, macerator internal choke valves replaced with new ones, membranes replaced on all, water-in valves replaced on all.

- All lifeline wires replaced.

- Aft bollards on both sides redone with extra support (stainless steel solid plate) inside hull due to extra pressure when docked.

- Hinges on several kitchen cabinets replaced.

- AC units vacuum cleaned, seawater pumps dismantled, cleaned, fixed for corrosion, painted, test run before reinstallation with new filters.

- Some interior dismantled and reinstalled for access.

- Pressure relief valve, fittings, and hoses for both water heaters replaced.

- Accumulator tank replaced.

- All shower heads and hoses replaced.

- One AC unit in front starboard cabin replaced.

- Both water heaters/boilers dismantled, flushed, heating elements cleaned from cavitation.

- Cockpit load speakers replaced with new 7" Fusions.

- Small "blue lights" in cockpit/transoms replaced.

- Some shower glass mountings replaced.

- Stair noses on starboard side replaced.

- New dehumidifiers in each hull.

- Davits dismantled, stripped to bare metal, treated, primed, and repainted.

- Both hydraulic engines maintained and checked.

- Replaced underwater lights with new ones, protected from barnacles with "light speed".

- Gas bottles (2 pcs) and system replaced from US to EU standard, including gas lines and hoses.

- Genoa overhauled with cleaning, fixing seams, and new UV band, delivered and installed by North Sails.

- Windlass serviced.

- Complete trampoline mounting.

- Port and starboard forward cabin deck hatches replaced with new Lewmar hatches.

- Seawater pump for AC port side replaced.

- Installed new Victron Bucs to absorb all available charge current from Volvo alternator

Services and Maintenance

- Full service carried out: heat exchanger acid cleaned.

- Turbos sent to VP workshop for overhaul.

- All new parts painted with original VP color, and whole engine painted where needed.

- Cleaning/rubbing and polishing, full service on Yamaha (oil, filters, anodes, spark plugs, etc.).

- Remounted davits with new Dyneema lines.

- Technical and functionality check of all bilge pumps onboard.

Miscellaneous

- Labeled anchor chain with color tabs every 10 meters.

- Replaced "blue lights" in the mast.

Price Details
Cruising Grounds: British Virgin Islands
Pick Up/Drop Off: Tortola; inquire for other locations
Yacht: BVI Home Based. Crew have annual work permits. BVI Pick up and Drop off preferred, with maximum 4 USVI pick ups allowed (please check with CA for availability).
BVI Customs & Cruising Permit Fees: Included

MINIMUM NIGHTS: 5, Inquire for less.
For 6 night charters, divide weekly rate by 7 nights X 6 nights.
For 5 nights or less, divide weekly rate by 6 nights X number of nights.

SLEEP ABOARD: Available for half of the daily rate. Includes boarding after 4pm, snacks, welcome cocktails & continental breakfast. Dinner ashore is additional. Select option upon booking.
EXCLUDES: Christmas and New Year's weeks. No commission on sleep aboard.

ONBOARD YOGA:
Chef Lexy is a certified yoga instructor with over 600 hours.
1 session per day and is relative to the sailing itinerary and weather
Available for $150 per session and paid to the instructor.

HALF-BOARD: Includes: 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 3 dinners. Requires 3 lunches & 4 dinners ashore at client expense.
$150.00 per person discount.

LOCAL FARE MEAL PLAN: Includes: 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches & 6 dinners. Requires 2 lunches and 1 dinner ashore at client expense.
$75.00 per person discount.

25/26 HOLIDAYS:
7 night minimum. Full-Board.
Christmas: $28,000 Must end on or before 12/27
New Years: $30,000 May not start prior to 12/28

ST. MARTIN - ST. BARTH’S - ANGUILLA
February 1st, 2025 to July 1st, 2025
$1,000 per way relocation fee

St. Vincent and the Grenadines
July 1st, 2025 to August 15th, 2025
One Optional relocation charter from SXM to SVG, available for charters booked in VI, SXM, and SVG

**SEE BROKER NOTES FOR MORE INFORMATION - WAIVER REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO CONTRACT**

Inclusive

IARA

Beam: 26

Draft: 4

Max Speed: 15 knots

Total Cabins: 3

King Cabins: 0

Queen Cabins: 3

Single Cabins: 0

Double Cabins: 0

Twin Cabins: 0

Pullman Cabins: 0

Helipad: No

Jacuzzi: No

Toys:
E foil
2 Subwings
2 SUPs
Floating Dock
2 floating chairs
4 luxury noodles
1 flamingo
Snorkel Gear
Fishing Gear - 2 Off Shore 250lb Rods & Hand Line
4 beach chairs
Beach Games

Entertainment:
Defibrillator
Eisenglass Weather Protection

Communication:
Inshore WiFi
Irridium GO satellite tel/com

In 2017, Paul and Lexy unknowingly began an adventure of a lifetime when they met working for Broadreach as a sailing instructor and scuba diving instructor respectively. During that summer season, they sailed up and down the Southern Caribbean leading groups of 13-17 year olds from all around the world. When parting ways after that summer, they knew somehow it was fate that they would come together again somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. Since then, the couple spent six years in St. Vincent & the Grenadines and stints aboard privately owned vessels across the Caribbean, the UK and the Mediterranean.

Captain Paul was born in the UK but was raised all over the globe. From living in South Korea to the Devon countryside, his fascination with travel and other cultures began quite early. When his family settled in Brixham, Paul and his father bonded through sailing. What started as a hobby soon became a passion, and that passion turned into a career. In 2015, Paul left his life in England as a hotel manager and sailed across the Atlantic. Along with a group of three others, he sailed from the Canary Islands and landed in the Southern Caribbean. After exploring the diverse islands, Paul made Bequia his home, where he captained the jewel of the Grenadines, The Friendship Rose – a classic 100-foot wooden schooner built in Bequia. After three years in this role, he moved on to captain Star of the Sea, a 35-meter motor yacht, for another three years. During this time, he also captained a wide variety of yachts, including his own catamaran, Cataja.

In his spare time, Paul volunteered with Bequia Junior Sailors, an organization that encourages young people to expand their knowledge and skills within the historical sailing community in the Grenadines. In 2019, Paul transitioned to freelance work, captaining a variety of boats throughout the Caribbean islands. Before embarking on his sailing career, Paul climbed the hospitality ladder, working in various hotels, bars, and restaurants, eventually earning a general manager position at Queen’s Court Hotel & Quayside Hotels in the UK. Paul holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certification and an AEC 1.

Lexy was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, but as an island girl at heart, the sea has always felt like home. While living in New York City, Lexy had a career in event planning and marketing, which she continued when she relocated to St. Vincent & the Grenadines (her father’s home country), working for the Bequia Beach Hotel. After a year behind the desk with the sea right outside her office door, Lexy quit her 9-to-5 job to pursue her career as a yoga instructor and started her own studio, Wild Thing Wellness, alongside her family’s Airbnb business, Ohana House Bequia.

In 2019, Lexy began her professional sailing career, acting as first mate and chef aboard Cataja and freelancing with Paul on multi-day charters throughout the Southern Caribbean. For Lexy, cooking is a form of creativity and exploration, so she invites her guests to savor the selections of her carefully curated menu, which is healthy, locally sourced, fresh, and delicious.

“Coming from a multicultural household with roots in the Caribbean and South Korea, my understanding of cooking has always been interlinked with one’s personal history and community. I’m so excited to prepare delicious meals for guests to enjoy as they spend quality time together in some of the most beautiful cruising destinations in the world.”

Each dish fuses luscious local flavors with global inspiration and is truly prepared with love. Some of the best memories are shared around a table with good wine, good food, and good company! Lexy holds a certificate in culinary nutrition and her Food & Hygiene Level 2, and she recently completed a culinary nutrition certificate from Leith’s School of Food & Wine.

As innate adventurers and people-people, Paul and Lexy's passions for travel and hospitality come together magically through the yachting industry. “We really put in the effort to make our guests feel a true sense of adventure and ease while they’re aboard their home away from home. Through sharing our love for food & sailing we create a high-end adventure that is also authentic and true to us, so our guests truly enjoy a slice of paradise aboard the yacht.”

Yoga Charter Add On Brought To You By Chef Lexy
Lexy is a highly skilled yoga instructor with over 600 hours of training. Her journey began with 200 hours of basic training in New York, followed by 300 hours of advanced training in Portugal. Lexy also had her own yoga studio in Bequia, where she further developed her expertise and passion for teaching. She now offers personalized yoga sessions onboard during your charter, designed to help you relax, increase flexibility, and build strength.

1 session per day and is relative to the sailing itinerary and weather.Available for $150 per session and paid to the instructor.