Each owner receives 84 Points per year. There are NO blackout dates for owner use. Charters “cost” 2 Points per day during the high season and 1 Point per day during the low season. 42 Points can be used to reserve sailing time in advance. 42 Points can be used on short notice.
This allows 4 to 6 weeks owner sailing time each year plus additional short notice weeks. If the owner chooses to use their yacht during low season only they could have up to 12 weeks of sailing time in worldwide destinations!
Download our Owner Use Table to view this information in detail.
42 Points for Advanced Booking
max 28 points in high season
Examples:
2 weeks in high season (28 pts.)
2 weeks in low season (14 pts.)
— or —
1 week in high season (14 pts.)
4 weeks in low season (28 pts.)
— or —
6 weeks in low season (42 pts.)
42 Points for Short Notice Booking
7 to 16 days before departure
Examples:
3 weeks in high season (42 pts.)
— or —
2 weeks in high season (28 pts.)
2 weeks in low season (14 pts.)
— or —
1 week in high season (14 pts.)
4 weeks in low season (28 pts.)
— or —
6 weeks in low season (42 pts.)
Antigua is closed July-October; St Martin is closed in September.
An example of 70 out of 84 point distribution
January – Tortola (14 points)
One week advanced notice use of own boat (high season)
May – Belize (14 points)
Two weeks of advanced notice use of a sister ship (low season)
July – Croatia (14 points)
One week of advanced notice use of a sister ship (high season)
September – Bahamas (14 points)
Two weeks short notice use of a sister ship (low season)
November – Tortola (14 points)
Two weeks of short notice use of a sister ship (low season)
Having sailed 40′, 45′, 47′, 50′ Leopard Catamarans a combined 3,500+ NM over the past two and a half years I strongly recommend them for performance oriented cruising. Additional positive experiences have come from owning and operating a 2021 Sunsail 454L based in BVIs now half way through the charter contract. Making use of the owners’ time has afforded amazing sailing internationally. There have been no unpleasant surprises and few concerns.
After several years of sailing our own boat, we decided to subscribe to Sunsail’s charter management program. There are several reasons for this: Sunsail takes care of the maintenance and wintering of the boat, Sunsail’s bases offer good geographical coverage, and the quality of the Leopard catamarans.
What a pleasure to arrive on a boat, ready to go, cleaning done, beds made, towels available, equipment flawless, in short a 4-star service. As soon as we arrived at Tortola’s superb Road Town marina, and after a detailed briefing on navigation and points of interest in the Virgin Islands (including restaurants), all we had to do was make the most of this idyllic location.
Having a boat in the charter fleet has allowed me to vacation like a rock star. I get to take my friends and family to the most beautiful islands in the world and experience them through the intimacy of my own private yacht. It’s all the benefits of owning a private yacht without any of the burdens. Yo ho, yo ho, a Sunsail life for me!
