For more than ten years we have sailed a single yacht out of Plaza Resort Marina. One boat, one crew, one honest way of doing things. We don't sell the most tickets on Bonaire — we sell the most considered ones.
Whether the wind takes us along the leeward coast for a quiet morning sail, or out toward Klein Bonaire for an aperitivo as the sun goes down, the rhythm is set by the sea, not by the schedule.
No shortcuts at the table. No shortcuts at the helm.
Aperitivos prepared each morning in our marina kitchen — Bonaire fish, citrus from local groves, the occasional touch of caviar. Wines from Spain and the south of France. Coffee real, not from a pod. The small things, considered.
A boat at sea is the smallest country a person can belong to.
— Logbook, March 2026
Our crew sailed Compass from Barcelona in February 2026 — across the Mediterranean, through the Strait of Gibraltar, down to Las Palmas in the Canaries, on to Mindelo in Cabo Verde, then nineteen days east-to-west across the Atlantic on the trade winds to St. Lucia. From there, a final reach across the Caribbean Sea to her home in Bonaire. Ten weeks of passage sailing — roughly the distance from London to Singapore. The yacht you board at Plaza Marina is the same one we delivered ourselves, mile by mile, to the Caribbean.
Compass is a Bavaria C46 — a 14-metre cruising yacht designed by Maurizio Cossutti, built in Germany in 2023. Twin wheels, a teak deck, a sheltered cockpit, and enough sail area to make the most of Bonaire's reliable trade winds.
She sleeps eight in private cabins, but on day sails she carries no more than ten guests — a deliberate ceiling that keeps the deck uncrowded and the experience considered.
Carlos and his crew run something unusual: a sailing trip that actually feels like sailing. Quiet, attentive, beautifully timed. We asked them to make our anniversary special — they did.
Off our cruise ship for four hours and onto the cleanest, calmest yacht we've ever set foot on. Back at the dock with twenty minutes to spare. This is how it should be done.
The Caribbean has its share of party catamarans. Compass is the opposite — a single yacht, a small group, real wine in real glasses. It made the holiday.
Compass is situated in the heart of the Van der Valk Plaza Resort Bonaire — five minutes from Flamingo Airport and ten from downtown Kralendijk. The yacht is docked at the long floating dock, where our crew will walk you out and welcome you on board. Your briefing is held on board, just before you leave the marina.
