Bahamas

Nassau to Harbour Island

• 45 nautical miles
• 4½ hours aboard a yacht that cruises at 10 knots
• Just shy of 8 hours aboard a sailing yacht that cruises at 6 knots
• Harbour Island offers upscale restaurants and shopping in Dunmore Town, where golf carts are the preferred mode of local transportation. Fewer than 2,000 people call Harbour Island home, making it an “away-from-it-all” destination that still offers the fineries of civilization

Harbour Island to Eleuthera

• 30 nautical miles
• 3 hours aboard a yacht that cruises at 10 knots
• Five hours aboard a sailing yacht that cruises at 6 knots
• Eleuthera is one of the easternmost, or “out islands,” of the Bahamas. It’s also one of the skinniest, with a spot called Glass Window Bridge where the island is just two vehicle lanes wide. It’s quite an experience to stand on the bridge and see the deep, blue Atlantic Ocean on one side with the calm, turquoise Caribbean Sea on the other.

Eleuthera to Warderick Wells Cay

• 57 nautical miles
• Just shy of six hours aboard a yacht that cruises at 10 knots
• A full day’s cruise aboard a sailing yacht that cruises at 6 knots
• Warderick Wells Cay is a great place to spend an afternoon because the island is filled with walking trails. It’s also a key location for the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, which was established in 1958 and comprises more than 112,000 acres. All fishing is prohibited, which means the underwater views are pristine

Warderick Wells Cay to Staniel Cay

• 18 nautical miles
• Less than two hours aboard a yacht that cruises at 10 knots
• Three hours aboard a sailing yacht that cruises at 6 knots
• Staniel Cay, home to just 100 or so people, is also the home of Thunderball Grotto—where the Sean Connery-as-James Bond movies “Thunderball” and “Never Say Never” were filmed. Your yacht’s crew can take you by tender to the grotto so that you can snorkel likesuper-spy 007.

Staniel Cay to Big Major

• 3 nautical miles
• Less than an hour aboard a yacht that cruises at 10 knots
• Less than an hour aboard a sailing yacht that cruises at 6 knots
• Big Major is where you’ll find Emily, a pig that has welcomed cruisers for years. Join your yacht’s crew in the tender as you approach the shore and Emily wades out to meet you—and be ready with carrot and celery sticks for when she hungrily places her front feet on your tender’s side.

Big Major to Highbourne Cay

• 32 nautical miles
• About three hours aboard a yacht that cruises at 10 knots
• A little more than five hours aboard a sailing yacht that cruises at 6 knots
• One of Highbourne Cay’s great geographic features is Horseshoe Bay, an anchorage named for its shape. The protected waters create an ideal environment for scuba diving, snorkeling, and kayaking. For serious divers, the wreck of the 90-foot cutter Austin Smith is also nearby, typically in about 60 feet of water.

Highbourne Cay to Allan’s Cay

• 7 nautical miles
• Less than an hour aboard a yacht that cruises at 10 knots
• A little more than an hour aboard a sailing yacht that cruises at 6 knots
• What Emily the pig is to Big Major, iguanas are to Allan’s Cay. This island is like Galapagos in Bahamian style, with iguanas scampering along the beaches at all hours of the day and night. Feed them a treat while you stand barefoot in the sand, enjoying the view of the crystal-blue waters beyond.

Allan’s Cay to Nassau

• 40 nautical miles
• Four hours aboard a yacht that cruises at 10 knots
• Nearly seven hours aboard a sailing yacht that cruises at 6 knots
• Return to Nassau in plenty of time to board your flight home, or spend the afternoon at the water slides, casinos, and pool within the Atlantis complex as part of a land extension after your charter. No fewer than eight fine dining restaurants are on this property alone, offering you options galore for as long as you care to stay and relax in the Bahamas.