GAMBIT Yacht Charter Catamaran
Catamaran Specifications
Year Built
Size
Beam
Draft
Type
Builder
Refit
ACCOMMODATIONS
Cabins
Max Guests
Number of Crew
Locations
Winter Area
Caribbean Virgin IslandsSummer Area
Caribbean Virgin Islands, Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean WindwardsAccommodations
Gambit offers sleeping accommodations in 3 queen size cabins and 1 twin bunk room. All offer AC and ensuite head and shower.
NOTE: If charter is for 4 couples crew can take bunk room. Please inquire for rate.
Ammenities
Technical Details
Charter Types
Green Initiatives
Video
Crew Profile
Crew in the water
African adventure
Paragliding in the Grenadines
Hiking in the BVI
Before sailing days
Home school teacher out of view
Holiday out of the tropics
Gambit the original family cruising yacht in 1995
YOUR SKIPPER AND HOSTESS
To ease you into life at a slower pace are Doug and Val Fairfield, an English speaking, husband and wife team from South Africa, with many years combined cruising, travel and charter experience.
Doug holds a Yachtmaster Offshore Qualification, reinforced with many ocean crossings and coastal voyages, not least those accomplished with his family aboard. Doug started sailing in his mid twenties, based off the east coast of South Africa, where sailing and weather conditions are notoriously unpredictable and the coastline hazardous. Having grown up on the ocean with surfing as his main sport, sailing was a natural progression for him. Weekends were occupied with local and coastal racing as well as family sailing with the children. In 1995, in pursuit of our joint ambition to travel to remote places, we left on an extended 6 year cruise aboard our 30 foot monohull, (later upgraded to a 43 foot monohull), together with our two children, then 4 and 6 years old. This adventure took us across the Indian Ocean and back to South Africa, and then across the Atlantic to the USA, finally returning to South Africa at the end of 2000 for a period of regular land based life. During our cruising years we explored remote archipelagos, traveled by yacht many miles up the Amazon River, visited new and unique places, experienced diverse cultures and were exposed to many and varied challenges and opportunities. In 2012, the urge to move on again resulted in the acquisition of Katlyn, our first catamaran, and once again we set off across the Atlantic from Cape Town, spending a year en route, before establishing ourselves in the charter industry in the Caribbean. Along the way we have developed an awareness, appreciation and respect for the ocean, the sky and the weather in all its diversity. Most recently, we have been reminded of the majesty of mother nature as we have sailed Gambit the 4500nm from Italy to the Caribbean, to replace Katlyn, destroyed by hurricane Irma.
Doug has been an avid adventure sport enthusiast throughout his life. He is an advanced skydiver with 2500 jumps, and was the chief instructor at the local skydive club prior to his involvement with sailing; he is an experienced paraglider, loves scuba and free diving, as well as water and snow skiing and has completed a number of arduous long distance marathons. He is a natural storyteller and entertainer with a great sense of humor, a charismatic and attentive host, willing to go the extra mile to ensure you get the most out of your vacation.
Val grew up on a vast dairy farm in the Drakensberg farming district of South Africa, and attended boarding school, before qualifying as a private secretary and then a primary school teacher. She traded horse riding and hiking for sailing, and was perfectly positioned to home school the children while cruising. She is a qualified scuba diver, and enjoys snorkeling, skiing and hiking, and living the island life. She takes pride and pleasure in creating inviting spaces through tasteful choice and use of fabrics and decor, and is an accomplished seamstress. This is evident in the decor aboard Gambit, redecorated since arriving in the BVI a few months ago. Many years of challenging galley responsibilities have enabled her to become a competent and creative chef aboard, fine tuned by various short courses in culinary arts.
Doug and Val have a passion for traveling and a special affinity for the African bush, it’s wildlife, beauty, solitude and wide open spaces, and have been fortunate to do an extended three month 4x4 camping safari with roof top tent through some of the most unspoiled and rugged areas of Southern Africa. The freedom of traveling without boundaries inspired a six week camper van tour of New Zealand last year, wild camping without the constraints of official campsites in the winter wonderland of mountains and fjords. During this time we took the opportunity to try our hand at dog sledding, abseiling and caving. We have spent a month touring Sri Lanka traveling by train and staying in local B&B’s, visited Egypt and driven off the beaten track through the Western Desert, camping in the splendor of the White Desert en route. We have driven across the USA and would love to follow this up with a longer RV trip in the not to distant future.
After many years sailing together, (mostly with children aboard), and in excess of 70 completed charters, we team up on deck to offer you a fun filled sailing vacation, and when the anchor is down, a companionable, relaxed yet attentive atmosphere is created for you to escape your normal routine and create memories which will live with you forever.
We would love the opportunity to extend a warm welcome to you in the BVI, offer you our hospitality aboard Gambit, and show you around some of our lovely anchorages and must see spots that we’ve come to call home.
Water Entertainment
Scuba Diving
Diving only offered in the Virgins.
Rendezvous diving in the Grenadines at guest expense.
Onboard Entertainment
Fishing in the USVI only.
Rates
2 Pax | 4 Pax | 6 Pax | 8 Pax | |
Winter 2019 to 2020 | $16,500 | $18,000 | $19,000 | $20,500 |
Summer 2020 | $16,500 | $18,000 | $19,000 | $20,500 |
Winter 2020 to 2021 | $16,500 | $18,000 | $19,000 | $20,500 |
Summer 2021 | $16,500 | $18,000 | $19,000 | $20,500 |
Winter 2021 to 2022 | $16,500 | $18,000 | $19,000 | $20,500 |
Rate Terms:
Inclusions and exclusion are not standardized across the different yachts, with each offering slightly different terms. Please contact us for a proposal that details the yacht’s availability, individual pricing based on the number of guests in your party and particular dates, as well as the list of the inclusions and exclusions for that particular yacht.
This yacht offers an “All Inclusive” Rate:
Typically this includes all your breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks. Standard Ship's Bar which includes your alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. Fuel for the yacht and its tender, and the necessary water for the onboard facilities. Use of the Yacht’s onboard equipment and the Captain, Chef and Crew’s services.
Excluded are airport transfers costs, onshore excursions and tours, as well as any food or beverages purchased ashore. Although optional, crew gratuity is customary at 15% - 20% of the charter rate for the Caribbean and 10% - 15% for the Mediterranean.
All Inclusive.Cruising Permit: Paid by Boat. Licenses: Paid by Boat
Please Note:
Our team endeavors to provide up to date and accurate information
regarding each
yacht in our listing, however some yachts reserve the right to make last minute
changes to their availability and rates. With this in mind, please note that
premium rates may be attached to certain destinations and dates, such as
Christmas and New Years in the Caribbean or July and August in the
Mediterranean. Kindly contact us for a proposal that details the yacht’s final
rate and availability.
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Please Note:
Our team endeavors to provide up to date and accurate information regarding each yacht
in our listing, however some yachts reserve the right to make last minute changes to
their availability and rates. With this in mind, please note that premium rates may be
attached to certain destinations and dates, such as Christmas and New Years in the
Caribbean or July and August in the Mediterranean. Kindly contact us for a proposal that
details the yacht’s final rate and availability.
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