Azimut 80

An 80-foot Azimut chartering out of Playa del Coco on the Papagayo Peninsula. Gyro stabilisers, a flybridge, four staterooms, and both a tender and a jet...

Location: Playa del Coco, Costa Rica

4 bedrooms, sleeps 16.

Price: From $17,500 USD per charter

The Azimut 80 is the largest hull working the Papagayo coast, chartering from Playa del Coco for up to sixteen guests. Gyro stabilisers are what justify the size, taking most of the roll out of the Pacific swell so guests can walk the deck with a drink in hand on an afternoon when a smaller boat would have everyone sitting down. The jet ski is part of the charter rather than an extra hired on the dock, and a tender is carried aboard, which is what opens up the shallow coves an 80-foot hull cannot enter. The flybridge has its own bar and sun pads, panoramic glazing runs through the superstructure, and four staterooms with four heads sit below with wi-fi and entertainment systems fitted. Tortuga Island lies about an hour out and is the classic full-day destination, with Liberia airport some forty minutes inland by road. Crew are included, running the navigation, the anchorages and the launches. | Location: Playa del Coco, Costa Rica | Bedrooms: 4 | Guests: 16 | Price: From $17,500 USD per charter | Top Amenities: Wi‑Fi, Entertainment systems, Stabilizers | Best For: Large groups, Water sports focus, Overnight charters

Eighty feet is the largest hull working the Papagayo coast and the gyro stabilisers are what justify the size. They take most of the roll out of the Pacific swell, which means guests can walk the deck with a drink in hand on a day when a smaller boat would have everyone sitting down. A tender and a jet ski come aboard as standard, so the big boat holds the anchorage while the small ones go into the coves it cannot enter.

The Papagayo Coast

Departures are from Playa del Coco marina. Tortuga Island is about an hour out and is the classic full-day destination, with the Catalina and Bat Island waters within reach on a longer run. Liberia airport sits roughly forty minutes inland by road. The Pacific here builds a genuine afternoon swell, which is the specific condition the stabilisers were fitted for.

On Deck

The flybridge has its own bar and sun pads and is where the day is spent under way. Below it the main deck carries shaded seating and the boarding platform for the water. Panoramic glass through the superstructure means the view is available from inside as well, which matters on the longer legs. Flybridge with its own bar and sun pads. Panoramic glazing through the superstructure. Shaded main-deck seating. Boarding platform for tender, jet ski and swimming

Below Deck

Four staterooms with four heads, wi-fi and entertainment systems throughout. On a day charter the cabins take the pressure off the deck during the hottest part of the afternoon; on an overnight anchoring they are the reason the boat can stay out rather than running back at sunset. Four staterooms with four heads. Wi-fi throughout. Entertainment systems fitted. Overnight-capable accommodation

Tender and Jet Ski

The jet ski is included in the charter rather than added as an extra, and the tender is what turns the day from one anchorage into several: the shallow coves along this coast are closed to an 80-foot hull and open to a tender. Water toys are carried and the crew handle the launch and recovery of everything.

Crew

She charters with crew included on both the half day and the full day. The crew run the navigation, hold the anchorages, launch the tender and jet ski and manage the deck across the day. On this coast that local knowledge decides which bays stay sheltered when the afternoon wind fills in, which is the difference between a good day and a rough one.

Best For

Groups who want the water toys included rather than hired. Tortuga and Catalina island day trips. Multi-family groups of twelve to sixteen. Overnight anchoring in secluded bays