Guests: 6 | Length (ft): 50
$3.286 - 4.000 / day
6
GUESTS
3
CABINS
2
CREW
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Summer location
Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)
Winter location
Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)
Southern Charm features 4 different social gathering areas which include the forward cockpit seating area, the Sky lounge the aft cockpit and salon area. Guests will enjoy the ability to sit with friends, family and guests in an area that accommodates 12 people at a time or a cozy 3-4 people for a more private setting. All cabins feature oversized queen beds with added comfort topper with high quality linen sheets. Each cabin has its own private head, bathroom with toilet (head), sink and walk-in shower with platseak comfort, non-slip flooring. Cabins also include a closet and drawers for storage.
DIVING: Offered via rendezvous only
Southern Charm features 4 different social gathering areas which include the forward cockpit seating area, the Sky lounge the aft cockpit and salon area. Guests will enjoy the ability to sit with friends, family and guests in an area that accommodates 12 people at a time or a cozy 3-4 people for a more private setting. All cabins feature oversized queen beds with added comfort topper with high quality linen sheets. Each cabin has its own private head, bathroom with toilet (head), sink and walk-in shower with platseak comfort, non-slip flooring. Cabins also include a closet and drawers for storage.
Price Details
Cruising Grounds: British Virgin Islands
Pick Up/Drop Off: Tortola; inquire for other locations
Yacht: BVI-Based
Crew: Annual Work Permits
BVI Customs & Cruising Permit Fees: Included
Fishing Permit Fee: NOT Included
This vessel is officially legal to conduct charters in the BVI but will only pick up and drop off in the BVI for BVI-only charters and will only pick up and drop off in the USVI for USVI-only charters.
MINIMUM NIGHTS: 5, Inquire for less.
For 6 night charters, divide weekly rate by 7 nights X 6 nights. For 5 nights or less, divide weekly rate by 6 nights X number of nights.
SLEEP ABOARD: Sleep aboard the night before charter dates. Available for $1,500.00.
Dinner ashore is additional. Select option upon booking.
EXCLUDES: Christmas and New Year's weeks. No commission on sleep aboard.
<font style="color: #cb444a; font-weight: 900;">**NO FULL BOARD AVAILABLE**
**Charters over 7 nights are half board only**</font>
HALF-BOARD OPTION: (Preferred by Crew)
Includes: 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 3 dinners. Requires 3 lunches & 4 dinners ashore at client expense.
2@$23,000 | 3@$24,000 | 4@$25,000 | 5@$26,000 | 6@$27,000
LOCAL FARE OPTION:
Includes: 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches & 6 dinners. Requires 2 lunches and 1 dinner ashore at client expense.
2@$24,000 | 3@$25,000 | 4@$26,000 | 5@$27,000 | 6@$28,000
25/26 HOLIDAYS:
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEARS: 7 night minimum
CHRISTMAS: Please Inquire
NEW YEARS: 1-6 guests @ $34,000 - may not start prior to 12/28
**SEE BROKER NOTES FOR MORE INFORMATION - WAIVER REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO CONTRACT**
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Inclusive
If ever a couple was built for the close-quarters intimacy of full-time cruising, it’s Kevin and Elizabeth King. These Leopard 50 owners have walked through life side-by-side since infancy. “Elizabeth and I met in church in Fort Smith, Arkansas, when we were about two-years-old,” says Kevin. “Our families were close. We went to church together, and our fathers eventually became business partners. Elizabeth and I even have the same birthday - day, month and year.”
After attending the University of Arkansas and working for their families’ telecom company, the energetic, ambitious couple decided to go into business for themselves. They did so in their usual way, together and full throttle. “In 2005, we decided to start our own real estate brokerage,” says Kevin. “It took off like mad. With Elizabeth's marketing skills and my sales and recruiting experience, everything just exploded. We became the number one volume real estate office in our region in just our third year.”
Of course, that success came at a price. As much as they loved their work, Kevin and Elizabeth knew they needed both a way to occasionally escape the demands of entrepreneurship and a plan for their long-term future, i.e., retirement. As it turns out, there was a one-word answer for both: Sailing. “Elizabeth came up with an idea to go sailing,” says Kevin. She found a crewed charter in the BVI, and we went and absolutely loved it.” Loved it a lot.
Kevin, who never goes along for the ride, spent much of that first cruise learning the basics of sailing from the crew. Over the next three years, the Kings immersed themselves in their new passion. They took ASA courses and went on more cruises. Kevin even volunteered to crew on passages up and down the East Coast. The couple was pleasantly surprised by the welcome and support they received from their fellow cruisers. “The sailing community is made up of a lot of good, caring people,” says Kevin. “They're like-minded. They enjoy sailing, obviously, but they also enjoy the sense of community and helping others. It’s amazing how quickly you can make friends even during a pandemic.”
In 2019, the Kings put their seamanship to a life-changing test. They successfully crossed the Atlantic via the Azores with their three kids on a friend’s Leopard 45. The trip sealed their decision to go full-time and validated their 2018 decision to purchase a Leopard 50. Kevin and Elizabeth took delivery of their 50 earlier this year and say it checks every box on their design and performance list. “We liked the Leopard a lot because of the forward hatch and the forward seating area,” says Kevin. “We love the flybridge, too. The heavy displacement is important to us. The boat is solid, like a tank. We've been in some pretty high winds being offshore, and it handles great. We've never felt unsafe with the Leopard. Taking the option of the larger engine was a good call. We use that added power a lot coming in and out of some inlets in Florida.”
The Kings’ Leopard, Southern Charm, is now pretty much home for Kevin, Elizabeth and their daughter, who is finishing up high school remotely from the Leopard’s lounge area. While the couple must occasionally spend time in Fort Smith as they wrap up the sale of their business, they hurry back to Southern Charm as soon as possible. The COVID pandemic has had a mixed impact on the King’s new-boat experience. On the downside, the couple was forced to cancel a planned maiden cruise to the Bahamas, a cruise to Acadia National Park in Maine, and visits by friends and family. But the corona-caused acceptance of remote meeting options reduced the need for those trips back to Arkansas.
Once the all-clear sounds, the Kings would like to explore the Bahamas and circumnavigate the world. Closer in, they look forward to introducing their friends and family to Southern Charm and the world of sailing. “Fort Smith is a border town with the Arkansas River wrapping around half of it, “ says Kevin. “We have lakes all around the city, so lots of our friends grew up skiing and wakeboarding and all that kind of stuff, but nobody's really been on a big sailboat.” The couple also plans to offer crewed cruises on Southern Charm. Kevin says they might do ten or fifteen cruises a year, “just enough to cover some of our cruising costs.” And scratch their entrepreneurial itch, no doubt.
When exactly all this might happen is still up in the air, given the continued health concerns. And that’s fine with the Kings. “We've kind of quit planning with COVID,” says Elizabeth. “We have a general idea of what we're going to do, and then we're just pretty loosey-goosey from there.” Adds Kevin: “We were on a treadmill with work for a long time. We want to spend some quality time enjoying the slow route. Not hurrying on an agenda to get anywhere, but enjoying the places we visit and taking the time to meet locals and enjoy the local food, and get to know people a little bit instead of hurrying to get the next spot.”
One thing is certain, even in these crazy times. Whatever the future holds for Kevin and Elizabeth, they’ll experience it hand-in-hand.
Start date: Nov 26, 2024, End date: Dec 28, 2024 - Unavailable: Unavailable to Unavailable
Start date: Dec 29, 2024, End date: Jan 05, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Soper's Hole Marina, Tortola, BVI
Start date: Jan 07, 2025, End date: Jan 11, 2025 - Unavailable: Unavailable to Unavailable
Start date: Jan 12, 2025, End date: Jan 18, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Jan 20, 2025, End date: Jan 25, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Jan 26, 2025, End date: Jan 31, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Feb 01, 2025, End date: Feb 08, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Feb 24, 2025, End date: Mar 02, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Mar 04, 2025, End date: Mar 11, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Mar 16, 2025, End date: Mar 20, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Mar 22, 2025, End date: Mar 29, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Apr 01, 2025, End date: Apr 06, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Apr 13, 2025, End date: Apr 18, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Apr 27, 2025, End date: May 03, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: May 04, 2025, End date: May 16, 2025 - Unavailable: Unavailable, Crew Holiday to Unavailable, Crew Holiday
Start date: May 24, 2025, End date: May 31, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Jun 15, 2025, End date: Jun 21, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Jun 22, 2025, End date: Nov 15, 2025 - Unavailable: Unavailable to Unavailable
Start date: Nov 16, 2025, End date: Nov 21, 2025 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Dec 29, 2025, End date: Jan 05, 2026 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Mar 16, 2026, End date: Mar 30, 2026 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Apr 16, 2026, End date: May 04, 2026 - Booked: Tortola, Village Cay, BVI to Tortola, Village Cay, BVI
Start date: Jul 01, 2026, End date: Oct 31, 2026 - Unavailable: Unavailable to Unavailable
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