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Aerial view of Hope Town, Elbow Cay — the red-and-white lighthouse rising over the harbour, catamarans at anchor, turquoise Sea of Abaco beyond
Marsh Harbour · Abaco · The Bahamas

Sail the Sea of Abaco

Year-round
Sailing season
120nm²
Of protected sea
30min
Direct from Florida
20+ cays
Within a day's sail
Locally owned & operated · Marsh Harbour

A fleet of exclusive sailing catamarans. Twenty-odd cays, the first within half an hour of the dock. The kind of attention you can only give a fleet you know by name.

AbacoSail is wholly local — Bahamian-based, owner-operated, and run from a single dock in the heart of the Abacos. As the fleet grows, that's the part that won't: more boats and more weeks on the calendar, but the same local hands on the lines, and the same people who pick up when you call.

The AbacoSail team
The fleet

The fleet, ranged by length

Every catamaran in the fleet is operated by our experienced local management and team — the same hands that maintain her on the dock and sail her in these waters every week. That depth of experience, in these boats and on this water, is what turns a charter into a great week. Lagoons, Balis and a Catspace from 40 to 50 feet, sleeping six to twelve.

The way you sail

Three ways to charter

Take the helm yourself, sail with a local captain who knows every cut and reef, or invite a full crew aboard and let the week unfold around you.

i.

Bareboat

For experienced sailors. We provision the yacht, brief you in detail on the local waters, and hand you the keys. The Sea of Abaco is sheltered from ocean swell — flat-water sailing that lets you focus on what makes the Bahamas special: reading the colour of the water, picking your way through the cuts, choosing an anchorage by sight. Attentive seamanship, generously rewarded.

Bareboat details
ii.

Skippered

A local captain joins you for the week. They know every anchorage, every cut between cays, where the fish are biting on each tide, and whose lobster traps to wave hello to rather than tangle in. Local knowledge — without ever feeling like a stranger in your space.

Skippered details
iii.

Crewed Coming soon

Captain, hostess and chef aboard. Wake to fresh coffee on deck, sail to a quiet anchorage, return from a snorkel to a table set with locally caught fish. The most natural way to experience the Abacos — in the works for an upcoming season.

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Looking up at the candy-striped Hope Town lighthouse on Elbow Cay
DESTINATION · 4 × 5 Editorial: Hope Town lighthouse at dawn or an aerial of Tahiti Beach
The destination

Marsh Harbour and the cays

The Sea of Abaco is a shallow turquoise reach protected by a chain of barrier cays. Short hops, easy anchorages, candy-coloured villages, and water so clear you can read the bottom from the deck.

From our base at the Conch Inn marina you're an hour from Hope Town, half an hour from Man-O-War, and a stone's throw from Firefly's sundowner deck.

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The team

Run by people who live here

AbacoSail is led by a very experienced local management team based at Conch Inn. The boats are maintained on the dock they sail from, by the people you'll meet when you check in. Maintenance is preventative, not reactive — built for a long season of guests, not the brochure.

The AbacoSail dock at Conch Inn Marina at golden hour
OUR DOCK · CONCH INNGolden hour, Marsh Harbour
Our local management & team
Captains · Engineers · Guest experience
The yards we sail

Catamarans from three of the most respected builders on the water.

France · Since 1984
France · Since 1976
France · Catana Group