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Charter a Luxury Yacht with Amazing Cupcakes!

With our Managing Director, Capucine de Vallée and Charter Director, Mimi Andain at the 2012 Antigua yacht show, inspecting the finest boats in the market, they told us about  LADY ALLIAURA, a Privilege 75 Catamaran which they ranked as one of their top 3 favourite catamarans from Day 1 of the show. They were very complimentary about the food that they were served on board, made by LADY ALLIAURA’s Italian chef; this included home-made bread and cupcakes, and the latter made us start thinking creatively…Boating Baking!

Cupcakes are fast becoming a great power in the culinary world; it makes sense that the luxury yachts are going to start serving them on board. If you’re looking to charter a yacht as part of a celebration, whether a birthday, anniversary or wedding, being able to serve mini celebration cakes on board is fantastic! So, to get the process started,
we have had a look around for nautical and yacht themed baking treats.

So, if you’re looking to charter a luxury yacht with us and want something to get you excited, here is a simple recipe to make cupcakes:

  • 100g caster sugar
  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 100g self raising flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C, line a cupcake tray with cases
  2. Cream the caster sugar and butter, until light and fluffy.
  3. Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl, then add gradually to sugar and butter, making sure they are mixed in well
  4. Fold in the flour
  5. Divide between the cupcake cases.
  6. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until they are springy to the touch

For the buttercream icing:

  • 250g icing sugar
  • 80g unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 25ml milk
  • A few drops of vanilla essence
  1. Mix together  the icing sugar and butter (carefully!)
  2. Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla essence, here you can add food colouring if you want (preferably blue to match the nautical theme!)
  3. Ice your cakes!

If you would like to receive more information with regards to booking your luxury 2013 charter yacht, please enquire through our website, www.boatbookings.com, where one of our Charter Specialists will be happy to help you plan the experience of a lifetime. You can also send your charter enquiries to [email protected], and one of the team will get back to you shortly with some proposals.

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Antigua Yacht Show 2012 – 2nd December – 8th December

The Antigua Yacht Show is one of the most prestigious events in the yachting calendar. Every year, hundreds of charter brokers rain down on the beautiful shores of Antigua to inspect yachts available for the upcoming season.

This year, in the 51st annual show, the dates have been extended by a day. The dates of the show are:2nd December – 8th December.

The yachts will be available across Nelson’s Dockyard Marina in English Harbour, the Falmouth Harbour Marina and the Antigua Yacht Club Marina both located in Falmouth Harbour.

Please click here for more information.

Below we have a list of all the yachts available to see at the show, so if you’re interested in chartering any of them in particular, please do let us know at [email protected] and we’ll be sure to stop by on your behalf and have a look around!

If you’re going to be in Antigua next week, please do let us know and we would love to meet you out there!

Yacht Length Type Dock
1 4YOU 180 M/Y Y
2 ABUELO 70 CAT F
3 AMARULA SUN 130 M/Y D
4 AMITIE 101 M/Y Y
5 ANDROMEDA LA DEA 154 S/Y D
6 ANJILIS 161 M/Y Y
7 ARCHANGEL 70 S/Y F
8 ARIANNA 164 M/Y Y
9 ARIOSO 130 M/Y D
10 AURELIUS 76 S/Y F
11 BAD GIRL 186 M/Y F
12 BAIURDO VI 112 S/Y D
13 BATON ROUGE 205 M/Y F
14 BERZINC 146 M/Y Y
15 CAPERCAILLIE 80 S/Y F
16 CARINAE IX 125 S/Y D
17 CLEVELANDER 82 S/Y D
18 CROCODILE DADDY 62 CAT D
19 DAMRAK II 70 CAT F
20 DARLINGS DANAMA 196 M/Y Y
21 DENIKI 172 M/Y F
22 DESTINY 70 S/Y F
23 DHARMA 96 S/Y D
24 ELYSIUM 62 CAT D
25 EWHALA 60 CAT F
26 FLOW 59 CAT F
27 FOUR WISHES 144 M/Y D
28 GO 95 M/Y Y
29 HARBOUR ISLAND 180 M/Y Y
30 HARLE 146 M/Y D
31 HELIOS 148 S/Y F
32 HEMISPHERE 145 CAT F
33 HURRICANE RUN 175 M/Y Y
34 IL SOLE 147 M/Y Y
35 IN THE WIND 58 CAT F
36 INUKSHUK 82 S/Y Y
37 IPHARRA 102 CAT F
38 ISLAND LADY 72 S/Y F
39 JUST ENOUGH 140 M/Y Y
40 KANGA 86 M/Y Y
41 KEALOHA 8 72 S/Y F
42 LADY ALLIAURA 75 CAT D
43 LADY B 147 S/Y D
44 LADY J 142 M/Y D
45 LADY LEILA 132 M/Y F
46 LADY LINDA 187 M/Y F
47 LADY S 225 M/Y
48 LAZY Z 168 M/Y Y
49 LUSKENTYRE 72 S/Y F
50 MAITAI 74 CAT D
51 MARY JEAN 167 M/Y Y
52 MATAU 75 CAT F
53 MATELOT 80 S/Y F
54 MATHILDA SOUND 82 S/Y F
55 MELINKA 80 S/Y F
56 MIA ELISE 164 M/Y Y
57 MILO 150 S/Y Y
58 MIMU 113 M/Y Y
59 MOJITO 64 S/Y F
60 MORE MAGIC 67 S/Y D
61 MUSE 70 CAT D
62 MUSTANG 83 S/Y Y
63 MY COLORS 130 M/Y Y
64 NASSIMA 161 M/Y F
65 NATITA 217 M/Y F
66 NATITA II 142 M/Y F
67 NORTHERN LIGHTS 132 M/Y D
68 OASIS 194 M/Y Y
69 PARTY GIRL 146 M/Y D
70 PLAN B 164 M/Y Y
71 PRIVATE LIVES 120 M/Y Y
72 RED DRAGON 167 S/Y Y
73 REE 112 M/S F
74 ROSE OF JERICHO 84 CAT D
75 ROSEHEARTY 184 S/Y D
76 SCHEHERAZADE 155 S/Y F
77 SEANNA 213 M/Y F
78 SEAS THE MOMENT 85 M/Y F
79 SEJAA 83 S/Y F
80 SHERAKHAN 229 M/Y Y
81 SILVER CLOUD 135 CAT Y
82 SKYLARK 73 CAT F
83 SLIPSTREAM 197 M/Y F
84 SOLEMAR 201 M/Y Y
85 SPIRIT 178 M/Y Y
86 STOP THE PRESS 106 M/Y Y
87 SYMPHONY II 112 M/Y Y
88 TALISMAN MAITON 178 M/Y F
89 TARANI 62 CAT D
90 TILLY MINT 67 S/Y F
91 TIVOLI 90 M/Y D
92 TROYANDA 165 M/Y Y
93 VICTORIA 142 S/Y F
94 VOO DOO 70 S/Y F
95 WATERSHED II 87 M/Y D
96 WORLDS END 65 S/Y F
97 Y NOT 80 S/Y D

Key:

F = Falmouth Harbour Marina

D = Nelson’s Dockyard

Y = Antigua Yacht Club Marina

If you’re interested in chartering a yacht, please go to www.boatbookings.com or email us at [email protected] and one of our Charter Specialists will get back to you shortly.

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Our Top 3 Crewed Catamarans of the BVI Yacht Show 2012!

Having recently returned from the BVI Yacht Show, one of our Senior Brokers, Lambros Tsolakis, let us know exactly what he thought of the yachts on offer. He ranked them based on the yachts themselves and the crew – to bring you a Top 3 which we couldn’t recommend highly enough!

Our Number 3 was TIGER LILY, a 66ft Gunboat, with a clean cut and modern interior. She has 3 cabins accommodating for 6 guests, and has a fantastic crew of 2. Lambros loved the crew, and the build of the yacht. He mentioned how there were plenty of water toys – brilliant for a family or a group of friends keen to have an adventure! It was not by chance that TIGER LILY was voted the Best Multihull over 55ft.

Number 2 is GYPSY PRINCESS, a stunning Lagoon 450, and winner of the Best Catamaran Under 55ft. She has 3 great cabins also accommodating for 6 passengers. She has a fantastic crew of 2, Achilleas and Cleo, who have always received fantastic feedback for their hosting, cookery and professionalism. Lambros loved her fly bridge, from which you have plenty of space to soak up the sun, and thought that the Captain was very knowledgeable and would be great for charterers of all ages and group sizes.

Our Number 1 of the BVI Yacht Show 2012 is the stunning BARBUDA BELLE. She is a 2011 Lagoon 620, offering ample space in 5 cabins for 10 guests with a crew of 2. She has another fantastic fly bridge and loads of water toys for guests to enjoy. She has a bright and spacious interior, which we absolutely love. Lambros added that the Captain was excellent and that the French chef had an excellent menu on offer for guests!

For the rest of our Top 10, please click here. If you’re interested in chartering a yacht, please see boatbookings.com or email us at [email protected] and one of our charter specialists would be delighted to help you with your enquiry.

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Luxury Charter Yachts at the Deuxième Salon de la Plaisance du Golfe de St Tropez aux Marines de Cogolin 2012

On Friday 2nd November, we, the Boatbloggings team were present at the Salon de la Plaisance du Golfe de St Tropez, at the Marines de Cogolin. As Boatbloggings.com is the news site for Boatbookings.com, meeting and networking with many suppliers was very important.

Of the yachts on show, many were for sale, but we had two highlights of the day, which we would love to share with you.

Med 48

The Med 48 is a new build yacht available for charter for the 2013 Summer season, from St Tropez. She is a beautiful new design which reminded us of a Van Dutch, with a sleek and modern exterior. Her interior was spacious, with two double cabins both en suite and a small galley area too. One of our favourite parts of her was her was her sunbed area, which can be configured in many different ways, from two benches facing each other with a table in the middle, two benches facing the same way, to collapsing the seats down to reveal a full sunbed, with enough room for several to comfortably enjoy the sun. If you would like to charter a yacht from St Tropez, click here for more information.

 

La Gazelle des Sables

This beautifully crafted small sailboat was a great part of our day. Please see the video below for a fantastic snippet of her in action in the port of Cogolin.

If you’re interested in chartering a yacht, please go to boatbookings.com or email us at [email protected].

 

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Fort Lauderdale International Yacht Show 2012

Coming up in the next few weeks is another of the greatest yacht shows around. Fort Lauderdale is widely considered to be one of the central hubs of the yachting world, and we’re sure that the yacht show this October won’t disappoint.

The show will run from Friday 26th October until Monday 29th October, with a preview day on Thursday 25th. On top of the fine yachts on display, there will be a variety of yacht builders, and even some exotic cars. Split over six locations, water-taxis and shuttle buses will make sure visitors are able to easily access all parts of the yacht show, which covers 3 million square feet.

Benetti and Palmer Johnson are amongst the manufacturers on show. WILD THYME is one of our Charter Broker’s favourite yachts, available for charter. She is a stunning 120ft Benetti, with 5 luxurious cabins, and a fantastic crew. For more information, please see here.

Also on show at the Fort Lauderdale Yacht Show is the world renowned manufacturer Feadship. LA MASCARADE is a beautiful 98ft yacht, with 4 spacious cabins, and a bright interior and lots of outdoor space to enjoy whilst on board.

For more information on chartering a yacht, please enquire via our website or send an email to [email protected].

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