Sources
Public pages and documents reviewed for this research are listed below. Supplier statements are not independent inspections; older documents are identified where they are used for historical context or version-control warnings. Job-board, podcast and video searches were used for discovery; they were not treated as proof of a named yacht’s current crew or condition.
- Burgess — Charter FAQs: https://www.burgessyachts.com/en/charter-a-yacht/charter-faqs
- Burgess — Charter management: https://www.burgessyachts.com/en/yacht-owner-services/charter-management
- CYBA — Standing rules: https://www.cyba.net/standing-rules/
- CYBA — Standardising charter-process guidance: https://www.cyba.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CYBA.pdf
- EYOS — Operational services: https://www.eyos-expeditions.com/operations/
- IAATO — Antarctic yachting guidelines: https://iaato.org/sites/default/files/2025-03/ATCM%20Yachting%20Guidelines.en_.pdf
- Northrop & Johnson — ALPHA WAVES listing: https://www.northropandjohnson.com/yachts-for-charter/alpha-waves-133-benetti
- Northrop & Johnson — CARTE BLANCHE listing: https://www.northropandjohnson.com/yachts-for-charter/carte-blanche-161-christensen
- Northrop & Johnson — Accessible yacht guidance: https://www.northropandjohnson.com/yachts-for-charter/wheelchair-accessible
- Quantum — Underway and zero-speed stabilisation: https://quantumstabilizers.com/stabilization-systems
- Megayacht News Radio — Charter booking and crew matching, March 20, 2024: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1617781/episodes/14729889-chartering-elite-yacht-vacations-with-burgess-tim-davis
- UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency — REG Yacht Code Part A guidance, April 11, 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/msn-1895-m-the-red-ensign-group-reg-yacht-code-part-a/msn-1895-m-the-red-ensign-group-reg-yacht-code-part-a
- NOAA National Hurricane Center — Tropical cyclone climatology: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/
- Bahamas Department of Inland Revenue — Yacht-charter VAT guidance, 2022; historical: https://inlandrevenue.finance.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/VAT-GUIDANCE-FOR-YACHT-CHARTERS-2.pdf
- Association of Bahamas Marinas — Charter-yacht information: https://www.bahamasmarinas.com/charter-yacht-info
- Northrop & Johnson — First-time charter guide: https://api.northropandjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NJ-First-Time-Charter-Guide.pdf
- Hill Dickinson — Charter contract terms and 2025 revision, June 27, 2025: https://www.hilldickinson.com/our-view/articles/superyacht-charter-season-the-terms-of-the-contract-to-let-and-hire/
- MYBA statement published by SuperyachtNews, September 15, 2025: https://www.superyachtnews.com/opinion/myba-right-to-reply
- Public MYBA 2025 specimen, hosted by Ionian Ray; not an executed agreement: https://ionian-ray.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MYBA-2025-E-Charter-DRAFT.pdf
- NAIC — Travel insurance: https://content.naic.org/insurance-topics/travel-insurance
- MHG Insurance — Yacht-charter travel insurance: https://mhginsurance.com/Insurance/Yacht-Industry/Travel-Insurance
- FBI — Business email compromise: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/common-frauds-and-scams/business-email-compromise
- US Coast Guard — Illegal-charter enforcement and passenger checks, July 19, 2024: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3844349/coast-guard-terminates-voyages-of-two-illegal-charter-vessels/
Research limitations: no live yacht availability, original certification, bank-account ownership, executed charter agreements or personalised insurance quotations were verified. Public Bahamas tax materials were sufficient to identify conflicting descriptions, but not to establish the correct treatment of a particular 2026 booking. This document provides commercial decision support, not legal, tax, insurance, medical or navigational advice.