Celebration
A Sweet Sixteen at Sea
A day for younger guests. Designed with the host, not for the host.
A sweet sixteen on a yacht is its own format — different from an adult party, different from a children's birthday. Sixteen-year-olds are remarkably perceptive about whether the day was designed for them or designed for the parents to enjoy watching them.
We always ask the host directly — never the parents — what they want the day to feel like. The answers are usually some version of: time with their closest friends, music they have chosen, the freedom to swim without being supervised, and a single special moment that does not feel choreographed. The parents will be on board; the host wants them there. The host does not want them at the centre of the day.
The office handles
Quietly,
in the background.
- 01A menu the host approves — usually a long lunch heavy on shared plates and pizza
- 02Music control given fully to the host for the day — pre-paired playlist on the boat's system
- 03A cake at sundown only, not at lunch — chosen by the host two weeks ahead
- 04Two paddle boards, snorkelling gear, a slide on the swim platform if the yacht has one
- 05A short photo session at sundown — no longer, the rest of the day off-camera
- 06Optional: a friend to drive the tender (with the bosun) — the host's social currency for years
The shape of the day
Sample timeline.
12:00
Embarkation
Friends arrive together; parents separately and slightly later.
13:30
Long lunch at anchor
Chef serves food the host has approved.
15:00
Swim, slide, paddle
Music the host controls.
19:00
Cake at sundown
Just before the boat moves back.
19:30
Return to marina
Dinner ashore at a restaurant the host has chosen.
Suggested yachts
Built for this kind of day.
27.0 mAya One
27m Leopard 90 — sport-yacht performance with a flybridge that runs the full length of the upper deck. 27 knots cruise on triple MTUs, three doubles plus a twin, full crew of three. The fastest hull in the larger fleet and the most generous toy package: two seabobs, two paddleboards, a jet ski.
19.8 mJuliet
65ft Princess sport yacht. British build, teak cockpit, 28 knots without effort. The right boat for Formentera-and-back days with ten guests, three cabins below deck for those who stay overnight.
28.2 mDrift
92ft Mangusta 92 — open Italian sport flybridge, 28m hull, 5-cabin layout, full crew of three. Twin diesels, 25 knots cruise, fully equipped kitchen, A/C throughout, jet ski + 2 seabobs + 2 paddleboards on board.
29.2 mNova
92ft Sunseeker Predator 92 — UK-built sport yacht with flybridge. 29m hull, 4 cabins (master + VIP + 2 twin), crew of 4, full kitchen, A/C, jet ski on board.
Begin A Sweet Sixteen at Sea
Tell us the dates.
We'll shape the day.
Send a paragraph through any channel. A member of the office replies within the hour, in working hours, with availability, rates and a tailored proposal.
Questions we hear
Most-asked.
How involved can the host be in the planning?+
Fully, if they want to be. We do a 30-min call with the host (with the parent's approval) to confirm music, food, the cake and a single special moment. The parents see the final menu before we send it.
Is there a minimum age for alcohol on board?+
Spanish law applies — 18+. We provision an exceptional non-alcoholic bar (the chef makes proper craft mocktails) so the under-18s don't feel anything is missing.
Other occasions
