Sommer is a lovely catamaran with a very skilled crew for a fantastic price. I loved the theme, from the name, which has been incorporated into the decor, like the sunflower cabin and the summerly Mediterranean-style food.
Captain Brandon is awesome. He’s been on the water his whole life and is the perfect person to show you everything about boating, from sailing tips to the best spots in the islands. He’s one of those captains who makes you feel totally relaxed and at home while knowing you’re in great hands.
And then there’s Chef Aiesha, who brings a unique touch to the charter. Being from St. Thomas, she has a deep understanding of the Virgin Islands, and her cooking reflects that local influence in a really genuine way. It’s a rare and special addition to the experience.
SOMMER Yacht Description
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Starlink internet:
Stay connected for work or streaming while cruising the USVI and BVI. -
Snuba:
Try deeper, longer underwater exploring than snorkeling, without full scuba certification. -
Towable tube (2-person):
Easy, crowd-pleasing fun behind the tender for families, couples, and friends.
Modern Leopard 50. SOMMER is a 2022 Leopard sailing catamaran at 50 feet, set up for easy, low-drama chartering with up to 6 guests.
Three equal cabins. She sleeps 6 in 3 queen suites, each with its own en-suite bathroom. Simple. Fair. Nobody draws the short straw.
Water time, sorted. A swim platform and outdoor shower make it painless to bounce between dips and deck life, and there is a BBQ for when “just one more swim” turns into lunch onboard.
Toys for active days. You get 4 stand up paddleboards, a 2-person kayak, a towable tube, floating lounge and mats, plus snorkeling gear (6 sets) and extras like a Subwing and Snuba to keep the water-focused guests busy.
Comfort and connectivity. Full air conditioning, Wi-Fi with Starlink, and salon TV with streaming (Amazon Prime and Netflix) cover the downtime, and there is even a gym onboard for anyone committed to bad decisions in the galley.
Accommodation
3 Queen cabins for guests1 cabin for crew
What is the cabin arrangement of SOMMER?
| Cabin | Bed Size | Bathroom Details | AC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Suite | Queen size bed | Private en-suite bathroom | Full |
| Guest Cabin 1 | Queen size bed | Private en-suite bathroom | Full |
| Guest Cabin 2 | Queen size bed | Private en-suite bathroom | Full |
SOMMER
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Weekly price: $23,000 - $27,000
Low Season | High Season
- Length: 50'
- # of Guests: 6
- # of Cabins: 3
- # of Crew: 2
- Builder: Leopard
- Cruising Speed: 7
- Max. Speed: 11
- Built Year: 2022
- Turnaround: 48 hrs, Inquire for less
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SOMMER Charter Price Details
| Season Name | 2 guests | 3 guests | 4 guests | 5 guests | 6 guests | 7 guests | 8 guests | 9 guests | 10 guests | 11 guests | 12 guests |
| Winter 2025 to 2026 | $23,000 | $24,000 | $25,000 | $26,000 | $27,000 | ||||||
| Summer 2026 | $23,000 | $24,000 | $25,000 | $26,000 | $27,000 | ||||||
| Winter 2026 to 2027 | $23,000 | $24,000 | $25,000 | $26,000 | $27,000 | ||||||
| Summer 2027 | $23,000 | $24,000 | $25,000 | $26,000 | $27,000 |
Price Terms
Inclusive
Inclusive charters are crewed charters with minimum or no additional charges. Provisioning, fuel and crew are included in the price. Additional fees may include diving, premium alcohol, local taxes, or onshore activities. These vary from yacht to yacht, please inquire.SOMMER Yacht Charter Price
| # of charter days | Base Price | Total | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 day charter | 46,000USD to 54,000USD | 46,000USD to 54,000USD | Discounts outside the main season are common. | |
| 7 day charter | 23,000USD to 27,000USD | 23,000USD to 27,000USD | Standard charter rate, base for all calculations. | |
| 3 day charter | 11,500USD to 13,500USD | 11,500USD to 13,500USD | The usual formula is the 7 day charter rate divided by 6, times the number of days (3). Boat policy might differ. 23,000USD / 6 * 3 days = 11,500USD |
All prices are generated by a calculator and serve as a guide for new charterers. Any additional information of the Price Details section has priority over above. Availability is always subject to confirmation. Gratuity not included for it's discretionary character, usually 5%-25% of the Base Price.
Price Details
Price from: USD23,000
High season rate: USD27,000
Cruising Area
• Virgin Islands (USVI & BVI)
Base Port
• Yacht Haven Grande (YHG) – St. Thomas, USVI
• Additional pick-up/drop-off available at American Yacht Harbor (AYH), St. Thomas
• BVI ports available
Yacht Status & Operations
• Based in St. Thomas, USVI
• USVI pick-up/drop-off preferred
• BVI pick-ups/drop-offs accepted with advance approval
Customs Fees & Cruising Permits
• Included
Rates & Terms
Minimum charter nights
• 5-night minimum
• Shorter charters considered on request
Short-Term Charter Rate Calculations
• 6 nights = weekly rate ÷ 7 × 6
• 5 nights or less = weekly rate ÷ 6 × number of nights
Sleep Aboard Option
Enjoy a relaxed evening onboard before your charter begins.
• Available at half the daily rate.
• Boarding available after 4:00 PM
• Includes snacks, welcome cocktails & continental breakfast
• Dinner ashore at guest expense
• Excludes Christmas & New Year’s weeks
Dining Options – The number of meals listed are based on a 7 night charter
Full-Board Plan- Great for guests who want a fully onboard culinary experience
• 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches & 7 dinners onboard
• Standard plan included in your charter rate
Half-Board Plan – Ideal for guests who enjoy dining ashore
• 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 3 dinners onboard
• 3 lunches & 4 dinners ashore (guest expense)
• $150 per person discount
Local Fare Meal Plan – A taste of Caribbean cuisine
• 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches & 6 dinners onboard
• 2 lunches & 1 dinner ashore (guest expense)
• $75 per person discount
Holiday Rates 2025 / 2026 Season
Holiday season pricing is full-board only, 7 nights
Christmas Week
• $30,000 | 2–6 guests
• Must end on or before December 26
New Year’s Week
• $33,000 | 2–6 guests
• May not start prior to December 27
Important Notes
• Charter waiver required in addition to standard contract
• Please inquire for BVI port availability due to annual limit
*Gratuities For Crew Accepted Directly Via - Cash, PayPal, Zell, Venmo
Cruising Area
• Virgin Islands (USVI & BVI)
Base Port
• Yacht Haven Grande (YHG) – St. Thomas, USVI
• Additional pick-up/drop-off available at American Yacht Harbor (AYH), St. Thomas
• BVI ports available
Yacht Status & Operations
• Based in St. Thomas, USVI
• USVI pick-up/drop-off preferred
• BVI pick-ups/drop-offs accepted with advance approval
Customs Fees & Cruising Permits
• Included
Rates & Terms
Minimum charter nights
• 5-night minimum
• Shorter charters considered on request
Short-Term Charter Rate Calculations
• 6 nights = weekly rate ÷ 7 × 6
• 5 nights or less = weekly rate ÷ 6 × number of nights
Sleep Aboard Option
Enjoy a relaxed evening onboard before your charter begins.
• Available at half the daily rate.
• Boarding available after 4:00 PM
• Includes snacks, welcome cocktails & continental breakfast
• Dinner ashore at guest expense
• Excludes Christmas & New Year’s weeks
Dining Options – The number of meals listed are based on a 7 night charter
Full-Board Plan- Great for guests who want a fully onboard culinary experience
• 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches & 7 dinners onboard
• Standard plan included in your charter rate
Half-Board Plan – Ideal for guests who enjoy dining ashore
• 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 3 dinners onboard
• 3 lunches & 4 dinners ashore (guest expense)
• $150 per person discount
Local Fare Meal Plan – A taste of Caribbean cuisine
• 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches & 6 dinners onboard
• 2 lunches & 1 dinner ashore (guest expense)
• $75 per person discount
Holiday Rates 2025 / 2026 Season
Holiday season pricing is full-board only, 7 nights
Christmas Week
• $30,000 | 2–6 guests
• Must end on or before December 26
New Year’s Week
• $33,000 | 2–6 guests
• May not start prior to December 27
Important Notes
• Charter waiver required in addition to standard contract
• Please inquire for BVI port availability due to annual limit
*Gratuities For Crew Accepted Directly Via - Cash, PayPal, Zell, Venmo
SOMMER Yacht Charter Locations
Summer Season
Winter Season
Amenities
Specifications
Features
Layout
More Specifications
Diving Yacht offers Rendezvous Diving only
Fishing
Green Initiatives
Water Sports
| Toy | description |
|---|---|
| Tube - towable | 2 towable tubes. |
| Subwing | 1 Subwing. |
| Floating lounge | Floating lounge for relaxing on the water. |
| Floating mat | 1 floating mat. |
| Paddleboards | 4 stand up paddle boards. |
| Kayaks | 2 2-person kayaks. |
| Beach games | Beach games for guests. |
| Snuba | Snuba for underwater breathing using a surface-supplied air line. |
| Snorkeling equipment | 6 snorkel gear sets. |
| Foam noodles | 6 foam noodles. |
| Fishing gear | Fishing gear including 2 rods. |
Other Entertainment
Starlink<br>
Amazon Prime<br>
Netflix<br>
18 USB outlets<br>
4 12-volt outlets<br>
9 sockets for standard plugs for cell phone and or computer
4 Yoga Mats
Stretch Bands
Sailing Instruction Available with No Certification
Crew
Captain
Chef / First Mate
Captain: Brandon
Leads Virgin Islands itineraries with a safety-first approach and clear day planning for snorkeling stops, paddleboarding, and beach time. Brings broad cruising experience, including the Caribbean plus routes from Northern Maine to the Florida Keys and Washington State up to Alaska.
- Extensive cruising experience across 14 countries
- Sailed the entire US East Coast from Northern Maine to the Florida Keys
- Cruised Washington State up to Alaska
Delivers island-based cooking shaped by growing up in St. Thomas, keeping meals aligned with the rhythm of a Virgin Islands charter day. Works as a private chef for villas and yachts across the islands.
- Born and raised in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
- Private chef for villas and yachts across the islands
Menu
Breakfast Tacos - scrambled eggs topped with black beans & avocado. Served on a warm tortilla topped with cheese & pico de gallo.
Avocado Toast – freshly smashed avocado on multigrain toast, served with fresh tomato slices on a bed of greens and your choice of sausage or bacon.
Big Breakfast Bang - eggs, bacon, sausage, breakfast potatoes, served with homestyle pancakes.
French Toast - brioche toast batter dipped, dusted with powdered sugar, topped with fresh berries.
Belgian Waffle - dusted with powdered sugar and berries.
Create Your Own Omelette or Breakfast Burrito - choice of vegetables, meat, and cheese. Served with fresh salsa.
Veggies: mushroom, onions, tomatoes, tri-color peppers, or spinach.
Chef Special BLT - (pork, turkey, or veggie bacon) with fresh spinach or romaine, tomatoes, cucumbers & avocado. Your choice of bread. Served with a side of sweet potato crisps.
Tacos or Quesadillas - (shrimp, beef, chicken, or steak)
Toppings: choice of pico de gallo, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, guacamole.
Grilled Chicken, Grilled Salmon, or Grilled Shrimp Salad - served on a bed of mixed greens, English cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and avocado. Drizzled with a homemade red wine citrus vinaigrette.
Cheeseburger Brioche - your choice of toppings on a toasted brioche bun. Served with a side salad and chips, or sweet potato crisps.
Seafood Paella - seasoned saffron rice with mussels, shrimp, scallops, & clams. Served with sweet fried plantains and a side salad with homemade vinaigrette.
Herb Roasted Chicken - marinated & baked in fresh herbs and spices. Served with seasoned rice, coleslaw, garlic green beans, or broccoli.
Hawaiian BBQ Chicken - flame-broiled chicken basted in a homemade pineapple BBQ sauce. Served with corn on the cob and your choice of garlic mashed potatoes, pasta salad, or potato salad.
Pan-Seared Steak (cut varies) - served with choice of garlic mashed potatoes or lobster mac & cheese and choice of green beans or asparagus.
Local Catch or Salmon - grilled or pan-seared (teriyaki, blackened, or butter lemon sauce). Served with local sweet potato and fungi (turned cornmeal with fresh okra).
Shrimp & Lobster Pasta - linguine pasta in a lemon butter sauce with fresh garlic, mushrooms, tri-color sweet peppers. Finished with heavy cream.
Crab Boil - snow crab legs, shrimp, mussels, clams, potatoes, corn, boiled egg (optional smoked sausage), steamed in a lemon garlic butter sauce and chef’s special 6-spice seasoning.
Vegetarian Tofu Bites - extra firm fried tofu nuggets (brown stew, curry, BBQ). Served with your choice of Caribbean rice and peas and sweet fried plantains.
Veggie Lasagna - 5-layer lasagna made with classic marinara, spinach, broccoli, and carrots. Topped with a 3-cheese medley and fresh herbs.
Double Chocolate Brownie - warm homemade brownies topped with fresh cream and strawberries.
Strawberry Shortcake Special - vanilla or strawberry loaf topped with fresh cream and homemade strawberry sauce.
Fresh Baked Cookies - warm chocolate chip or sugar cookies served with vanilla ice cream.
Seasonal Fruit Salad
Nacho Supreme (ground beef or blackened chicken) - crispy nachos topped with cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole.
Lettuce Wraps (shrimp or chicken) - glazed in sweet teriyaki sauce topped with toasted sesame seeds.
Conch Fritters - deep-fried, drizzled with chef’s special sauce.
Shrimp Cocktail - citrus-marinated steamed shrimp served with cocktail sauce.
Garlic Cheese Bread - oven-baked French bread with homemade garlic butter topped with mozzarella.
Fresh Garden Salad - tomato, cucumber, red onions, cheese, and croutons on a bed of mixed greens.
Classic Caesar Salad - with chicken or salmon.
Spring Salad - fresh berries, watermelon, and feta cheese on a bed of arugula.
Spinach Salad - thin-sliced cucumbers, almonds, and avocado on a bed of fresh spinach.
All salads served with homemade dressing
Chef Aiesha blends Caribbean roots with fresh, local ingredients, inspired by the sea and island flavors.
Reviews
Where do we start to describe the food? Quality for a five star Chef! Every meal was better than the last. Exceptional!
Captain Branden is a great guide to the sites into the fish snorkeling with him allowed us to see so many different fish. His attention to detail made us feel safe and catered to all our needs!
This trip competes with a six star resort!
~Sara, Tom, Grace, Amelia, Alan and Mimi
The entire trip was absolutely perfect! I cannot stress enough how every detail detail was attended to. We are so blessed and grateful for the Lance. They went to in order to take care of us! We can’t wait to do it again!
~Tommy and Vicky, Lydia and Rick
~Liesa and Bob.
~Graver
Will & Kelly Choi
Carrie & Nick
Despite some rainy weather for part of the trip, Captain B and First Mate Kayla made us feel safe, comfortable, and generally well-fed and quenched. This trip has been a memorable one for all of us and we will truly miss Captain B and First Mate Kayla! They are THE A TEAM!
XO,
Nadia & Neil
💙 Krissy & Jason
❤️ Nicki and Eric Bryan
Dorie & Ron Andrade
– Kim Bulach
Melisa & Don Moore
-Sooze
We felt so welcomed the entire week and couldn't have asked for a better crew or experience. Felt like being on vacation with friends!!
Can't wait to come back!
-Cari
What a magical way to ring in the new year! This was the best trip ever! Branden and JJ took such great care of us. Every step was something new and exciting. The kids loved the paddle boards and snorkeling around every meal was our favorite so sad to be leaving but looking forward to returning! Thank you for the memories! The O’Neal family
Please excuse any spelling errors from Siri.
-O’Neal
Stephanie and Brandon
Cheers to y’all – until next time, the Hendersons.
Cassi, Josh, James and Lily
-Hez
Thank you, Captain Brandon and Chef for such a wonderful week! The knowledge of the area is so extensive, it truly made it even more special! The food was delicious every meal especially the last night! Keylime pie! We feel blessed to be able to travel and meet great friends and now we have two more! Thanks again Brandon and Chef!
-Suzanne
Jessica
Eve
Piper
Diane
Christie, Rhett, Liza, Edward and Patrick
Liz
Edward
Robyn and Chris Long
Well, we’ve cruised extensively all over the world. This was an experience and like any other. The intimacy and privacy of only one other couple and Brandon and Dow. Our crew was really special! The food was beyond delicious, huge portions, and lots of variety! Dad took pictures of all mills for our scrapbook and to share. Brandon was a great and safe Captain full of energy to accompany us as we explored! This is and felt like all owner excursions should provide a tour guide. If you wanted to swim, outcome all the toys if you wanted to get some exercise and explore, he knew every nook and clarity of each island. Both Dow and Brandon were engaging, but discreetly gave us as their guest time and space to ourselves. We always felt highly attended to, but not smothered definitel definitely 10 out of 10 all the way around.
Bruce and Leslie
Captain Brandon & Chef Aiesha were amazing right from our first trip planning call - to boarding the yacht - to every meal - every excursion - all the water toys - and especially in just being down to earth good people who fit perfectly with our family. Being on a 2022 50’ Catamaran with all the updated equipment, systems, plumbing, facilities, A/C and other comforts was awesome. The queen size beds were comfy and we all slept well at night. Between the time we spent on the front lounging areas, top deck and back deck we never once sat inside and didn’t even turn on the TV all week! My wife and I woke up to coffee on the top deck in a different secluded cove every morning and we couldn’t keep the kids out of the water all day. Captain Brandon navigated us into some great spots and Chef Aiesha was masterful for the kids who didn’t want seafood at every meal but also wow’d the rest of us who were eager to taste her island specialties.
It was an unbelievable 5 STAR vacation that created memories that will last a lifetime!
Dan
From the moment our family stepped on the vessel, Captain Brandon & Chef Aiesha made us feel at home. They were attentive to our needs and wants for meals, activities and ensuring our trip was full of lasting memories. The catamaran was clean, spacious from the point that there were many areas to enjoy the surrounding views and keep sight of my kids in the water, rays of sunshine, quiet spot for a good book and quiet and cool at night for a good rest.
We look forward to another opportunity to travel with Captain Brandon & Chef Aiesha with not only our family, but our friends.
April
The boat itself was immaculate—pristine! The modern interior was beautifully designed and in perfect condition, offering both luxury and comfort. Every detail was thoughtfully maintained, and the spacious layout made it easy to relax and enjoy the journey.
Captain Brandon was an absolute star. He was eager to make sure that everything was perfect for us, going above and beyond to accommodate and ensure we had a great time.
Having never been aboard a sailing catamaran like this it was was a dream come true. The combination of a beautiful, modern yacht and Captain Brandon’s outstanding service made this an unforgettable experience. We would highly recommend Sommer to anyone looking for a luxury sailing adventure.
Nancie Pack
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