NANA MARIE

Nana Marie | 2026 80′ Power Catamaran Charter in the British Virgin Islands

Nana Marie is a brand new 2026 Fountaine Pajot 80-foot power catamaran available for private crewed yacht charter in the British Virgin Islands. She carries eight guests in four king staterooms with a crew of four, and offers one of the more complete all-inclusive BVI yacht charter experiences in her size range — diving straight from the yacht, a deep watersports inventory, and eighty feet of beam-rich, sun-drenched deck to spread out on.

She is also a rare thing in the BVI charter fleet: a yacht where every guest gets the best cabin.

Cabin Configuration — Four King Staterooms

Four staterooms, every one of them a king, each with its own ensuite bathroom:

• Primary Stateroom — King Bed with separate work space and large closet
• VIP Stateroom — King
• Guest Cabin — King
• Guest Cabin — King

Eight guests | Four cabins | Four king beds | Four ensuite bathrooms

Most catamarans in this range mix a king or two with queens and convertible twins, which means someone in your group draws the short cabin. Here there isn’t one. Four full kings, four private bathrooms, four rooms nobody has to be gracious about.

Each is dressed with plush linens and stocked with luxury toiletries, cooled by full air conditioning, and generous enough to properly unpack rather than live out of a bag for the week. It sounds like a small thing until the fourth night, when everyone has been in the sun and the salt since breakfast, and what matters most is a deep, cool, quiet room and a bed you sink into.

For four couples travelling together, or two families splitting cabins evenly, that even layout quietly removes the only genuinely awkward conversation that happens before a charter.

Water Toys and Watersports

Nana Marie carries a deep and genuinely well-chosen inventory — equipped for three quite different kinds of day.

The Adrenaline Day

• 2 x Seabobs
• 2 x eFoil boards
• 2 x Sea Scooters

Two of each matters more than it sounds: toys that come in pairs get used together rather than passed around, and an eFoil is far easier to learn when somebody else in your group is wobbling alongside you.

The Play Day

• 2 x towable tubes
• 1 x wakeboard
• 1 x kneeboard
• 2 x stand-up paddleboards
• 1 x two-person kayak
• Tender for towing and shore runs

Tubes, wakeboard and kneeboard behind the tender for the ones who want speed and spray — then paddleboards and the kayak for the golden hour, when the anchorage goes glassy and the only sound is a paddle. The two-person kayak is the one to note if you are travelling with children, or with a guest who would rather not go out alone.

The Slow Day

• 8 x full sets of snorkel gear — one per guest
• Floating mat
• Underwater camera
• Deck shower
• Swim platform scoops and boarding ladders, stern and side

Eight sets of snorkel gear means nobody waits a turn. The floating mat is for the long afternoons tied off the stern, and the underwater camera is for the turtles nobody back home will believe.

Fishing

• Trolling and casting gear aboard
• BVI fishing permit — pending

Diving Included, Straight From the Yacht

Nana Marie includes five dives per seven-night charter for certified divers, run from the yacht itself rather than through a shore-based dive operation.

That is the luxury worth understanding. No tender ride to meet a dive boat, no morning built around somebody else’s departure time, no sharing a site with sixteen strangers. You dive when the conditions and your day suit it, straight off your own swim platform.

• 5 dives per 7-night charter for certified divers
• Maximum 1 dive per day
• Up to 4 divers at a time
• No diving on the first or last day of the charter

How many of the five you complete comes down to weather and how your week unfolds.

A Crew of Four

Four crew for eight guests is a generous ratio for a British Virgin Islands crewed yacht charter, where three is more typical at this size — and it is the difference you feel rather than read about.

It shows up in the rhythm of the day. Breakfast still going while the dive gear is rigged. The tender running guests ashore while lunch is being plated. Cabins turned down while you are still in the water. Nothing queued, nothing waiting, nobody’s afternoon built around the crew’s schedule.

Why Charter a Power Catamaran in the British Virgin Islands

The Sir Francis Drake Channel is a short-hop cruising ground — Norman Island to The Indians, The Baths at Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, the Dogs, Anegada on the horizon. Under power, those passages compress, and that changes the entire shape of your day.

You spend it where you actually want to be: at anchor over a reef, ashore at a beach bar, or stretched out on deck watching the light go long over the channel. Not making the crossing. For groups travelling with guests who would rather not heel, or with a week built around being somewhere at a particular hour, a power catamaran charter turns the BVI from a sailing itinerary into an unhurried one.

Onboard Amenities

Starlink and onboard WiFi — genuinely fast, genuinely everywhere. Worth noting for anyone keeping one hand in at work, and essential currency with teenagers.

Full air conditioning throughout, a generator, an ice maker that never runs short, a BBQ for the evenings the crew cooks aft, bimini shade over the flybridge for the hottest part of the afternoon, and a deck shower for rinsing the salt off before dinner.

Inside, a salon with stereo and TV, and a library of films, music, books and board games for the slow hour before dinner, or the one rainy afternoon a BVI week occasionally hands you.

Nana Marie is a non-smoking yacht and does not accommodate pets.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guests does Nana Marie accommodate? Eight guests in four king staterooms, each with an ensuite bathroom.

Is diving included in the charter? Yes. Five dives per seven-night charter are included for certified divers, run directly from the yacht. Maximum one dive per day, up to four divers at a time, with no diving on the first or last day.

What is the difference between a power catamaran and a sailing catamaran in the BVI? A power catamaran covers the short passages of the Sir Francis Drake Channel faster and without heeling, which means more of the day spent at anchor, snorkelling or ashore rather than under way. It suits groups with a fixed schedule, guests prone to seasickness, or anyone who prefers their week unhurried.

Is Nana Marie suitable for families? Yes. Four equal king cabins work well for two families sharing, and the watersports inventory includes a two-person kayak, towable tubes and eight sets of snorkel gear.

Where does Nana Marie cruise? The British Virgin Islands — Tortola, Virgin Gorda and The Baths, Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island, the Dogs and Anegada, with itineraries built around your group.

Is there internet on board? Yes — Starlink and onboard WiFi.

4 ensuite Berths:
King Primary Stateroom
King VIP Stateroom
2 King Guest Cabins