Tupelo Honey
Some vacations are remembered. Others become part of your story.
Created not simply to take you somewhere.
Custom-created from more than forty years of hospitality, and the belief that the smallest details create the longest-lasting memories.
Six staterooms. A captain and a chef.
Gather, dine, swim, relax, or slip into the water whenever you like.
Measured in adventures, not miles.
The Baths at Virgin Gorda, hidden pools, a quiet cove that is yours for the evening.
The best memories may happen right here.
A menu created around your group by a chef from Michelin-recognized kitchens.
The best journeys are measured by who you share them with.
You may forget the itinerary. You won't forget the week.
What she is
A private crewed catamaran for up to twelve guests.
Six ensuite staterooms. A captain and a private chef. All-inclusive, by the week, through the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. The whole yacht is yours and your group's alone.
Lower deck · six guest staterooms, two crew forepeaks01 · The Vision
More than forty years in hospitality. Fifty years of sailing. A year of custom craftsmanship. One very personal vision.
Tupelo Honey was shaped by decades spent learning what makes people feel genuinely cared for: thoughtful service, memorable food, attention to detail, and the freedom to simply relax.
Nearly fifty years on the water added something equally important: the best days aboard are rarely defined by a rigid plan. They unfold naturally, around the weather, the islands, the water, and the people you came to share it with.
That philosophy guided every decision in creating Tupelo Honey. Get the details right. Make the service exceptional. Let the week feel effortless. Because the standard should be high.
The feeling should be easy.
02 · The Yacht
Sixty feet. Three decks. Nearly twenty-nine feet wide.
Tupelo Honey is a new Heysea SeaView 60, custom-finished for her 2026 debut in the Virgin Islands. At nearly twenty-nine feet wide, she feels remarkably open: room to gather, stretch out, dine together, swim, or simply find a quiet corner of your own. From her distinctive navy sails and bee on the mainsail to a hydraulic swim platform that lowers directly to the water, every detail was chosen with both beauty and enjoyment in mind. A large lithium bank runs the air conditioning through the night, without the generator.
- Length
- 60 ft LOA
- Beam
- 28 ft 10 in
- Guests
- 12 / 6 cabins
- Crew
- Captain & Chef
- Power
- Upgraded twin Yanmar diesel
- Climate
- AC overnight large lithium bank, no generator
- Water
- 2 watermakers
- Connectivity
- Starlink
- Tender
- Jet-drive no exposed propeller near swimmers
Three Decks
Together when you want to be. Space when you want it.
Breakfast on the foredeck. Dancing on the flybridge. A quiet place to read. Drinks before dinner. Everyone gathered around the table as the sun goes down. Three spacious decks create places to gather, places to unwind, and places to simply enjoy a little time on your own. The solid-teak foredeck, with two sunpads and two lounges beneath the jib, is a perfect place to stretch out, relax, and watch the islands drift by.
Everyone together. Everyone apart. Both are easy aboard Tupelo Honey.
03 · More Than a Table
Some of the best memories of the week may happen right here.
Aboard Tupelo Honey, the table is more than a place to eat. It is where everyone comes together: stories are told, glasses are raised, and the day slows down.
A few weeks before you arrive, your Captain and Chef get to know your group: what you love, what you avoid, how you like to eat, and the meals you never forget. From those conversations, Chef Matthew Mabe begins creating your week, bringing years in Michelin-recognized kitchens to a menu designed around you. Your week is run by a crew of two, Captain John Nichols and Chef Matthew Mabe.
And if dinner takes you ashore one evening, dessert and coffee drinks can be waiting when you return.
Great food brings people to the table. What happens around it becomes part of the story.
The Kitchen
The kitchen is already thinking ahead.
Long before breakfast is served or dinner comes to the table, the work has already begun. Bread is rising. Sauces are underway. Fresh ingredients are being prepped. The day’s menu is being quietly shaped around where you are, what is fresh, and what sounds good.
Good meals rarely happen by accident. Aboard Tupelo Honey, the kitchen is always a step ahead, so when it is time to eat, all you have to do is enjoy it.
04 · The Staterooms
Six suites for six couples. Sleeps up to twelve. Nobody shares a bathroom.
Six private ensuite staterooms, each with a hull-side window running alongside the bed, so the first thing you see in the morning may be blue water, sunlight, and another island waiting outside. Six private baths with rain showers, soft linens, robes, and evening turndown. Two staterooms step up into the cockpit, four into the salon, giving every guest privacy and an easy way to come and go. Nobody gets the small cabin. Where every new day begins.
05 · The Week
Measured in adventures, not miles.
You leave Road Town, and before long Norman Island is ahead of you. The first swim of the week comes quickly. Maybe you snorkel the Caves, paddleboard to the beach, or stay a little longer than planned because nobody is watching the clock.
The next morning might begin at Cooper Island, with the reef before breakfast and an espresso by the water. Then Virgin Gorda and the Baths, climbing through giant granite boulders and slipping into clear hidden pools. Anegada feels completely different, low, quiet, almost untouched, with lobster on the beach, a drink at the dock bar, and coral reefs just offshore.
By Thursday, White Bay and Jost Van Dyke are calling. A drink at the Soggy Dollar may turn into a dinghy ride into Great Harbor and live music at Foxy’s. And then, after a week of moving, one quiet cove in North Sound may be exactly what everyone wants. Dinner aboard. Stars overhead. A light breeze. Soft jazz somewhere in the background.
Stay a little longer. Move on to another island. Or find a quiet cove and decide there is nowhere else you need to be. The boat moves when you want it to. Both answers are right. Saturday comes too quickly, and Road Town eventually appears again.
The boat moves when you want it to. The week unfolds at your pace.
What Stays With You
You may forget the itinerary. You won't forget the week.
The mornings. The dinners. The crystal-clear water. Schools of colorful fish moving below you. A sea turtle passing quietly by. The laughter. The moments no one planned. And the people you shared it with.
Good to know
Questions, answered.
How many guests can Tupelo Honey sleep?
Up to twelve, in six private ensuite staterooms. She is run by a crew of two, a captain and a private chef.
Is the whole yacht private to my group?
Yes. Tupelo Honey is a private crewed charter, taken by the week. The boat is yours and your group's alone. You never share it with another party.
What is included?
An all-inclusive week: your captain and chef, meals designed around your group, water toys, two watermakers for redundancy, and Starlink connectivity. You tell us the week and the group. We take it from there.
Where does the week begin?
Primary embarkation is Road Town, Tortola, with pickups available across the British and U.S. Virgin Islands including Beef Island, Sopers Hole, and Red Hook, plus options in St. Martin and the Grenadines.
When does the season start?
The Virgin Islands season begins November 2026. Charters run by the week, Saturday to Saturday.
What kind of boat is she?
A new Heysea SeaView 60, six cabins and twelve guests, nearly twenty-nine feet wide across three decks, custom-finished for her 2026 debut in the Virgin Islands.
How do we book?
Send the week you have in mind and your group size through the form below. We confirm availability and seasonal rates, and hold your dates.
From the calendar to the waterAvailability
Choose your week. We'll take it from there.
Private all-inclusive charters are offered by the week, Saturday to Saturday, for the 2026 to 2027 Virgin Islands season. Select an available week to begin your inquiry.
November 2026
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January 2027
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
Availability is updated as weeks are confirmed. Please inquire to confirm a specific week and hold your dates. Seasonal rates provided on inquiry.
06 · Inquire
Your week starts here.
Tell us the week you have in mind, the total number in your party, and where you would like to begin. We'll take it from there.