HEADING DOWN UNDER

Papa and 145ft Hemisphere may follow (all are foreign-flagged). Fraser already had the local 116ft Paradise and 109ft Corroboree for charter, while Camper & Nicholsons is offering 120ft Sahana and 115ft Spirit , both Australia-based.

Beckett imagines Australia will be a particular hit with West Coast Americans, perhaps a younger, tech-involved crowd. “The younger generation are more dynamic, adventurous,” he says. “They are one flight away from Australia, can take a private plane straight into the Whitsundays and be on a yacht.”

Industry insiders divide Australia – and the people who will charter there – into three groups: those attracted to the culture and shopping of Sydney Harbour; those seeking the country’s natural appeal, who want to explore the Whitsundays’ crystal-clear waters and the Great