Indie Vortex

Built in 2019, Indie Vortex is a Lagoon 40, and we would rather be clear about where she sits in the fleet. She is the oldest boat Abaco Sail runs, their only 40-foot Lagoon, and her weekly rates start below every other boat on the dock. If you want four private cabins for family or friends without paying for a newer or bigger catamaran, that is exactly the appeal. She sails from Conch Inn Marina in Marsh Harbour with the rest of the fleet.

Her layout is the four-cabin Lagoon 40: two double cabins in each hull, every one with a private head, and berths for eight. The galley is up on the main deck beside the saloon, open toward the cockpit, and wraparound windows keep the saloon bright. Her wheel is mounted on a raised platform aft on the starboard side, above the cockpit. Forward, the foredeck has room to stretch out once you are anchored, and on a 40-footer that is where much of the afternoon goes.

What does a 40-footer give up? Mostly room. Next to the 46-, 50- and 51-foot Lagoons in the fleet, her cabins, heads, saloon and deck space are all smaller, and eight adults with a week of luggage will fill her. Four to six people will have space to spread out; eight works for a group that is happy living close together and spends its days ashore and in the water. She is also five years older than the newest boats on the dock, and her rates reflect both points.

One more point before you book. Abaco Sail has not yet published her technical sheet or equipment list, so we do not list air conditioning, a generator, a watermaker or water toys for her here. Before you commit, we will check with Abaco Sail and tell you what she carries. The mandatory Comfort Pack is confirmed, and it covers the dinghy and outboard, your cruising and fishing permits, linen and towels, a chart briefing, a welcome pack, end-of-charter cleaning and a damage deposit reduction waiver.

Smaller boats suit the Abacos, because the passages inside the Sea of Abaco are short and mostly sheltered. A typical day is a couple of hours under sail, a swim stop and an anchorage before sundown. From Marsh Harbour, Hope Town and the sandbar at Tahiti Beach on Elbow Cay lie east across the water, Man-O-War and Great Guana Cay to the north-east, and Little Harbour, with Pete's Pub, is the run south. Stock up at Maxwell's in Marsh Harbour before you leave the dock.

Her 2026/27 weekly rates run from $4,015 (August 1–18) to $12,045 (December 24 – January 6), per boat, plus the mandatory Comfort Pack at $1,000 for the first week and $600 for each extra week. Bahamian VAT at 10% is included, and a 4% cruising tax is added. The refundable security deposit is $1,500, and the shortest charter is four nights, each billed at one-sixth of the weekly rate. Experienced sailors can take her bareboat, or we can arrange a local skipper through Abaco Sail.