RUBICON
Location Details: Experience the beautiful Exuma Cays and outlying islands of the Bahamas. There are several transportation options to get here:
Option 1: DIRECT FLIGHTS into Georgetown, Great Exuma (GGT) from Miami/Ft Lauderdale:
Bahamasair
Silver Airways
American Airlines
Reggies Air
Option 2: DIRECT FLIGHTS Nassau to Georgetown (GGT):
Jet Blue
Bahamasaire
Option 3: DIRECT FLIGHTS from Nassau into Normans Cay or Staniel Cay, saving a full day to/from Great Exuma:
Sky Bahamas
Bahamasaire
Golden Wings offers private charter flights between Nassau and Normans Cay or Staniel Cay (or reverse) for up to 6 guests. The 20 minute flight is $580 total.
Option 4: Scheduled flights, sold by the seat, ideal for a small group are offered by the following carriers:
Watermakers Air - daily scheduled flights between Ft. Lauderdale and Staniel Cay (+/- $235 each way per person)
Flamingo Air - daily scheduled 40 minute flights between Nassau and Staniel Cay (+/- $110 each way per person)
ROLAND SMITH (PISTACHIO) 242-355-2013 Flights from Staniel Cay to Nassau and Exuma (+/- $100/person from Staniel to Exuma)
Rubicon is based at anchor at Stocking Island, a short dinghy ride across Elizabeth Harbor to Georgetown. Meeting place is Exuma Yachtclub, so guests should take a taxi there and Adam will be there to meet and greet and usually picks up guests in the 15' second tender.
Accommodation: She accommodates up to 5 guests in three private cabins described below. Each stateroom is equipped with ensuite bathroom and electric fans in each cabin.
CABIN A: Port side forward, featuring a queen-sized berth, large opening hatch overhead, 2 large closets, 2 bedside shelves. (Cabins 1 & 2 are equivalent in the layout.) A private bathroom and shower/small tub adjoin.
CABIN B: Starboard side forward, featuring a queen-sized berth, large opening hatch overhead, 2 large closets and 2 beside shelves. (Cabins 1 & 2 are equivalent in the layout.) A private bathroom and shower/small tub adjoin.
CABIN C: portside side aft, a double size berth, large opening hatch overhead, dresser, and vanity. Adjoining, is a private bathroom.
If you have ever wanted to sleep under the stars, Rubicon's trampolines also offer spacious star-spangled sleeping quarters.
Dimensions of queen beds: 73"x57"
Headroom in Cabins: 73"
Headroom in Salon: 75.5"
RUBICON has a new Honda 2000 watt generator, a 2kw inverter and a 15 gph watermaker
The main salon seats 10 guests and crew. The cockpit table seats 8 guests and crew.
Rubicon also has trampoline awnings for the foredeck.
Other Entertainment: Satellite Radio for music & news
Surround Sound in main salon & cockpit speakers
Other Toys: 2 x Jimmy Lewis Stand up Paddleboards
Kiteboard - There are 3-4 sets of gear on board.
These can be rented (kite, bar, and board) for $950 for the week p person.
Helpful if each person brings their own harness.
Surf board
Eco-Adventures including feeding swimming pigs, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking nature trails, sailing and enjoying remote beaches
Beach volleyball
A spinning rod, casting rod, and 2 trolling rods, plus hand lines for fishing.
New BBQ grill June 2015
One 14 ft kayak. It's technically a single person but often accommodates 2 pax.
Communicate: VHF
Cell phone
Guests can invest in $30/week for international wifi on their smartphones and iPads. Works great when 4 miles away from a repeater in the Exuma Cays. Each island has a repeater so sailing by or anchored there ensures a good connection.
Dive Info: Two dive centers in Exuma and one in Staniel Cay
Generator: Yes
Inverter: Yes
Water Maker: Yes
Ice Maker: No
Bimini: Yes
Dinghy: 11 ft
Dinghy Pax: 8
Dinghy HP: 25 hp
Helipad: No
Jacuzzi: No
Gym: No
Stabilizers: No
Elevators: No
Wheel Chair Access: No
AC: None
AC Night: No
AC SurCharge: No
Internet: Onboard WIFI
Salon Stereo: Yes
Sat TV: No
Ipod: Yes
Board Games: Yes
Deck Shower: Yes
Special Diets: Yes
Kosher: No
BBQ: Yes
Gay Charters: No
Nude Charters: No
Hair Dryer: No
Guest Smoke: Cockpit & Outside
Children Allowed: Yes
Min Child Age: Any
Adult Water Skis: No
Kids Water Skis: No
Jet Skis: No
Wave Run: No
Knee Board: No
Wind Surf: No
Gear Snorkel: Yes
Tube: No
Tubs: 2
Scurfer: No
Wake Board: No
1 Man Kayak: 1
2 Man Kayak: No
Sea Bob: No
Sea Scooter: No
Fishing Gear: Yes
Fishing Gear Type: 2 Yoyos
Num Fish Rods: 2
Float Mats: No
Swim Platform: Yes
Boarding Ladder: Yes, extension port sugarscoop
Dinghy Sailing: No
Scuba Onboard: Yacht offers Rendezvous Diving only
Games Beach: Yes
Under Water Cam: Yes
Green Make Water: Yes
Green Reuse Bottle: Yes
Green Other: Rubicon has charcoal filtered Reverse Osmosis water which is high quality, and avoids all those plastic bottles. Rubicon has re-usable Tervis tumblers (instead of bottles) with a different marine animal on each one so easily identifiable. If you wish to "go green" and help the environment Rubicon is a good choice of charter yacht. No need for A/C as you can experience the breezes from the tradewinds as with open hatches and electric fans they are usually quite sufficient to keep you cool.
Compressor: Not Onboard
All-inclusive Cruises of 6 or 7 days require 1 dinner ashore.
Please add:
a) 14% to the charter rate for all Bahamas charters (4% sales tax plus 10% VAT)
b) 5% APA for bar - wines, spirits, beers etc. OR guests are welcome to order their own bar requests (Captain collects for you to have ready on board)
directly online at http://700winesandspirits.com/ in Georgetown.
Christmas Week: $16,950
New Years Week: $17,950
DAY CHARTER rate is $2,400 + 14% tax for 6 pax; or $2,700.00 + 14% tax for 8 pax.
(Please ask for day charter rates up to 12 pax)
Special for weekly charters:
One Child $250 Discount per charter- aged 6 and under.
Repeat clients 5% discount
All rates are for 7 nights, 8 days. To prorate these rates:
For 6 nights divide the weekly rate by 7 and multiply by 6
For 5 nights or less divide the weekly rate by 6 then multiply by the number of nights.
Bottled waters are not included in the rates, as Rubicon has charcoal filtered Reverse Osmosis water which is high quality. Rubicon is supporting eco-friendly "green" options by avoiding the use of plastic bottles where possible.
REQUIRE 48-HOUR TURNAROUND BETWEEN CHARTERS IN GEORGETOWN, EXUMAS
If a charter finishes in Staniel Cay Rubicon will need 4 days to return to base in Georgetown and to prepare for the next charter
Yacht Relocation fees:
$2,500 Nassau each way
$1,900 Normans Cay each way
$1,250 Staniel Cay each way
A typical charter starting and finishing in Georgetown would be spending time around different islands each day. Lee Stocking for snorkeling, beach walk at Williams Cay along with SUP in a quiet bay. Snorkeling blue holes, enjoying quiet beaches and anchorages when not sailing.
Other islands to stop at would be Glass Cay, Stocking Island, White Bay Cay, and Square Rock Cay.
Kitesurfing charters:
Kitesurfing lessons are additional, with a customized instruction rate ranging between $100 and $175 per person per hour, depending on experience.
For kitesurfing guests who know how to ride, and do not require tuition, the normal charter rate applies.
Locations if clients prefer to be dockside in the evenings: Exuma Yacht club, George Town. Emerald Bay Marina, Exuma, Cave Cay, Farmer's Cay, Staniel Cay. Clients will need to pay dockage fees.
$10,000 + 14% tax + expenses (usually just fuel as clients would be catering for themselves)
No Captain only for Christmas or New Year.
Born in: 1986
Nation: US
Sailed Years: 20
Years in charter: 5
Speaking Languages: English and conversational Spanish (Adam)
Nation: US
Sailed Years: 3
Years in charter: 3
CAPTAIN: ADAM DREFFIN
Adam was born in the Exumas aboard the boat of his parents. He was a real water baby. He shot his first lobster at age 6. As a youth, Adam would disappear into hidden coves with his brother, trolling for fish while handling a sailing dinghy. He explored everywhere and is familiar with every island. His passion for the Bahamas is evident.
Adam's parents, along with his younger brother Warren, all set off for a world cruise on their sailing boat once the boys reached teenage years, so Adam is also very widely travelled to many exotic parts of the world. When they reached Australia the boys went to school and college there, whilst their parents continued their cruise back home to the Bahamas.
Summers during school, Adam captained catamarans for Broadreach Sailing School in the French West Indies with high school kids aboard. He's also captained large yachts in New England and delivered vessels from the Mediterranean. He has run charters aboard Rubicon for several years in Exumas, Bahamas.
Adam holds an MCA Master of Yachts 200 Tons. In addition to being a highly skilled captain, he is an avid sportsman on the water. He kite-surfs, windsurfs and relishes catching game fish while trolling between islands. He is also certified as a Sivananda yoga instructor.
CHEF/HOSTESS REBECCA GARCIA:
Rebecca Garcia’s friends call her Becky, and describe her as good fun, lively and a tireless worker. She’s also an extraordinary cook with an extensive repertoire of recipes. She has run many kitchens, large and small, worked in five-star restaurants and cooked aboard yachts for some 25 years. It all began in the kitchens of her two Grandmothers, one English and one Spanish, when she was so small she couldn’t reach the table without a stool.
Becky spent her childhood in London, her teens and early 20s in Donegal, on Ireland’s rugged, northwest coast, and summers with Dad and his family in Spain. She did a lot of amazing things. Her “very hardy life” on a small Irish island in the North Atlantic required commuting by row boat in very cold, rough water. She worked with the Irish Civil Defense ambulance emergency team. She helped a master boat builder construct a Viking ship. She achieved diplomas in holistic massage, anatomy and physiology, reflexology and courses in Reiki.
Becky says, “I love fresh, healthy food, especially colorful vegetarian dishes with delicious sauces, and Mediterranean cuisine. Guests rave about my homemade bread, tasty pastas, fresh fruit salads, cakes and puddings.” In addition to cooking great meals, Becky might find time to chat about her family’s 1911 50-foot Norwegian gaff-rigged ketch, or her three Atlantic crossings, or the big posh yacht in Guatemala with an owner who accidentally threw himself overboard. With Becky as your chef and hostess, your charter adventure in the Bahamas could include delightful ingredients you never even imagined.