STELLA MARE

The BVI from the water, all year round, with a crew of two who know every anchorage between Tortola and Anegada. STELLA MARE is a 2025 Lagoon 55 sailing catamaran built for exactly this: eight guests in four en-suite queen cabins, cork decking underfoot, and a toy list that punches well above her 16-metre length.

The salon is bright and open, with full-width windows that put the Caribbean in every sightline, and the covered flybridge handles meals, sundowners, and long afternoons equally well. Below, all four cabins are queens with private bathrooms, no hierarchy, so groups of couples or friends don't draw straws for the smaller room.

On the water, the inventory runs deeper than the size suggests: four sea scooters, a FliteScooter (electric hydrofoil), two paddleboards with a windsurf attachment, a wakeboard, water skis, a towable tube, and snorkel gear. An inflatable floating dock and four hangout chairs turn any calm anchorage into a floating lounge. Fishing rods and beach games round it out.

She charters year-round from the BVI, with an all-inclusive programme that covers provisioning, fuel, and the kind of local knowledge that only comes from running one boat in one place.