Travel Tuesdays with Motor Yacht Rena

Book your Custom Covid Compliant Vacation. Welcome to Travel Tuesdays where we speak with dashing Yacht Captains aboard some of the most lavish chartered yachts in the world. * Chartering during COVID * HOT tips * Compelling Compliments * Secret Secluded Destinations & so much more….

“Feels like your at home with seasoned crew. Happy Crew. Happy guests.” says co-host and President Jennifer Saia aka @YachtQueen of B&B Yacht Charters, Inc.

In this segment meet Captain Brad Baker of Motor Yacht Rena

Video Edit Credits: @0ri.evans

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Welcome to Newport Living and Lifestyles

and Travel Tuesdays

brought to you by

B&B Yacht Charters, Inc.

with President and co-host

Jennifer Saia aka @YachtQueen

That’s me! Hi everybody!

Today we have Captain Brad Baker of Motor Yacht Rena

An incredible program that we have been doing for many many years together

Captain Brad, why don’t you tell us a little bit about your vessel.

Well okay, she’s an NQEA built in Cairns, Australia, which is my hometown for many years.

She just turned 30 years old.

She’s a Leeuwin class. We just did our 30 year survey last year.

She has just come out of the shipyard with a lot of love.

She has five state rooms

10 guests,  we can accommodate more guests if needed, with pullmans, without her sinking.

She comes with a toe tender 38 foot ripper that we love to use. We call it the Limo

Tender, jet ski’s, stand-up paddles, kayaks

All things that you could want for a charter vacation in the Bahamas

Sounds like an amazing fun wealth of activities to do.

Where your favorite places to travel?

We do love the Bahamas especially for chartering. Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Maine

We like a different type of experience.

Very pleasurable, very scenic.

That sounds fun and

Jennifer tells me that you guys put up an amazing beach picnic!

Yes! we do, we cater that to wherever we are.

I got my secret beach in the Bahamas which I will not divulge

Come on give me the Lat/Long (Latitude/Longitude)

It’s a hell of a day for the guests. It’s special.

We cater lunch to the local seafood and keep the local cuisine in mind

Make it fun for everybody.

yeah and you can customize the lunches with a pig roast and other things

Depends on the island and where we are

We try to source the local product and stick with the local fare if we can.

Or go catch it yourself please

Yes! hahaha

We have a wonderful barbecue on the top deck and

we’ve got more than one crew member on board who is a master at grilling.

We like barbecuing. I won’t say that I am good at it!

But anyway, I have people for that! and we like to make it part of the experience.

Speaking of crew, how many crew are you?

We are 8 crew, more than enough!

It looks beautiful and quite elegant.

I call it Nantucket chic!

I’s kind of a New England sort of flair interior and

the owners are from that area and it reflects their taste and style.

It’s such a more traditional style.

We keep the furnishings refreshed on classic feel and style.

Everyone’s keeping healthy and busy.

We are all good and ready to go for the summer.

Jennifer, you are in Florida right now

How would you describe the boat and the crew?

I’m going to be having lunch in a few minutes with everybody,

so then I’ll have a real good description!

But just being back on board after not seeing them for so long

oh my gosh like a year.

I feel like I’m at home

The owners treat the crew like family and we love working for them.

We get to know guests as good as we can

while maintaining our professionalism.

It’s always a fun relaxed atmosphere on the boat and part of cruising a charter.

How long have you been on the boat?

I’ve been about 5 1/2 years

I have heard that charters are all about the crew!

Happy Crew! Happy Guests!

We’ve got nearly a hundred years of experience between the four senior crew on board in yachting.

I was thinking about that the other day,

Not sure if that makes me feel old or experienced.

Seasoned!

But it’s a fact!

Seasoned! There ya go!

You have a history of hospitality

with two Atlantic crossings, two Pacific crossings

and cruising remote locations such as Palau, Micronesia and Hawaii.

How have your extensive travels changed your perspective as a yacht captain for your guests?

I started out chartering with Texas sports fishermen on the Barrier Reef in Cairns

some of the most fun, interesting people that I ever met.

Very very laid back program

Had to evolved from that to the Mediterranean high end charters

with people such as royalty, astronauts, rock stars and such.

What makes a good crew?

I would say experience and energy! The two number one factors!

Experience, you know, only comes with time on boarding in the industry and

learning how to service these 5 and 6 star services that we are offering

It only comes with experience

We traditionally range between 5- 10 day charters.

Our longest was 14 days.

7 -10 day charters work well for us.

Some of our highlights would be Nassau, Harbor Island, the Exuma’s.

Also the Exuma keys, we’d like to take the toys off through the shallow waters

and we like to kayak up creeks and streams and I have got all sorts of hikes figured out

and you’ll be chartering there from November to April

This November through Christmas/ New year, we will be available through Easter

Sounds like you guys have a lot of repeat guests.

What was the best compliment that you’ve received ?

Probably when a primary charter guests guests wife says,

“Can I take you and the crew home with me?”

“You guys are so wonderful, we want to keep you.”

What is the #1 hot tip for your guests?

For the Bahamas: pack lightly.

You don’t need all of that stuff.

Once you leave the lights of Atlantis and the slot machines

It will be just us, and the fish, and the birds, and the iguanas and the palm trees.

That is all you need.

And let captain Brad, who’s an amazing photographer, follow you and your guests around.

because his work is magnificent, just magnificent.

At the end of the charter, the last night, you gather everybody together and

you compose this beautiful video of all the photos and

they can relive their vacation right then and there.

Then they take it with them and

it’s like, Oh my gosh, wow!”

That’s a tradition we do on the last night.

It keeps me up late during the charter, I put all together.

On the last night we bring all crew and guests into the salon together.

We have a little party and a presentation.

I know you’re down in Florida so stay safe, I know you will.

We will.

If you are looking for a self quarantined,

covid compliant,

custom vacation,

call Jennifer Saia at

B&B Yacht Charters, Inc

Thank you Christon!

Thank you Christon

We look forward to seeing you soon

Thank you

and we look forward to seeing you on

Newport Living and Lifestyles

Welcome to Travel Tuesdays


Welcome to Travel Tuesdays where we speak with dashing Yacht Captains aboard some of the most lavish chartered yachts in the world. * Why chartering is an alternative during the COVID19 pandemic, * Favorite places to vacation local and abroad, * what activities and amenities are available, * Dog friendly yachts & so much more….

“We have short term charter B&B specials coming out: Boat & Brunch and Boat & Breakfast” says co-host and President Jennifer Saia aka @YachtQueen of B&B Yacht Charters, Inc.

In this segment meet Captain Kyle Schmitt & Chef Emily Gray of Magical Days Yacht

PhotoCredits: @NewportBuzz
Video Edit Credits: @kat goss @kat_goss

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Welcome to Newport Living and Lifestylesand Travel Tuesdays brought to you byB&B Yacht Charters, Inc.with Jennifer Saia President and co-hosta.k.a @YachtQueenThat’s me! Thanks Christon for having us againas we go through our Travel TuesdaysThis feature today is going to be on Magical Days.What a great namebecause we create magic on yachts.We have Captain Kyle and Emily,who are with usWhen people charter a boat or yacht I should sayWhat kind of things are they looking for?I think a lot of what people are looking foris just to have freedom and flexibility todo a vacation on their own.When you charter a yacht,you own the yacht for a week.It’s yours.It’s yours to do whatever you want.For 87 feet of luxury yacht,you offer a lot morethan just your average boat of that sizeI mean she really does feel like a 100 footer andsleeping six guestsWe’re a tri-deck socompared to another boat in the size range,it is quite a bit larger.We’ve probably got about 40% more volume.You have a lot of other amenities on board.We recently finished a big project last summerWe installed a hot tub on the bow.It’s been a big hitPeople are pretty excited about it.The amount of space in the boat is outstandinga full sky loungeThe deck above where we are now is all enclosedThen we have an actual fly bridge up top.The views are great because your one deck higher.What other things can you entertain your guests with?Lots of toysYeah, I want to know about the toys.We have kayaksLast year we bought a clear kayak that is really popular.Especially the Bahamas and the islands.I love that! We won’t have to get our hair wet!Exactly!We’ve got wakeboards, water skis, an inflatable island that everyone loves.We have got the seabobs,the electric underwater scooters.That are really fun too!Paddle boards, we have the inflatable paddleboardsA 13 foot tender.A rigid hard bottom, that we carry on board.It’s perfect for towing people around wakeboarding.Its just the right size.What would be a typical charter destination or itinerary,that you’d like to promote for the summer?Start and end in Newport, Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard, NantucketB&B Yacht Charters has our B&B specials coming outBoat & BreakfastBoat & BrunchWe are going to have short term charters.Emily is an amazing chefI think that’s gonna be a unique opportunityfor people this summer.If you don’t want to go for a full 7 days,like you said, maybe just in the Narragansett Bay.Emily you’re from this area.I am! I lived in Newport for five years, soI know how to recommend the best restaurantsand what to do.I am from FloridaI have done a lot of cruising in the Bahamas & CaribbeanBetween the two of us, we have all the bases covered.Do you guys allow for dogs?That’s kind of a case-by-case basis.I won’t say noMight depend on the size and behavior of the dogDo either do you have a hot tipfor people who want a yacht charter?I always try and explain to people as we are planningthe itinerary isbe flexibleget some input from the crewThe whole point of of chartering a yachtis so that you don’t have this rigid itinerary.Speaking of itineraryYou create a beautiful one for this areajust as you described earlierthat was just published inThe International Yachts Brokers Association newsletterI think that’s gonna be fabulous to kick off the seasonif anybody would like a copy of thatB&B Yacht Charters can email that to you,along with the virtual tour anda link to the Magical Days charter brochure.Magical Days is just, just as she is, magical.It’s time to book your charter.AbsolutelyWell you guys, thanks so much for joining us todaystay safe andif you are looking for aself quarantined, customized vacationcall Jennifer Saia at B&B Yacht Charters, Inc.and we look forward to seeing you onNewport Living and LifestylesThank youYou baked us cookies!!!! I love it!