The Indian Ocean charter season runs November to April. The Maldives is the headline act, a thousand-atoll archipelago so dispersed that a well-specified charter yacht can spend ten days at anchor and see perhaps two other yachts the entire time. The Seychelles , Mahé, Praslin and La Digue, is the more compact alternative, better for a one-week charter with a strong gastronomic overlay. Both regions reward yachts of at least forty metres with extended range; smaller boats find the crossings long. In May the fleet skews toward indian ocean cruising grounds; dockmaster windows tighten eight to ten weeks out, so shortlists should be circulated early. Our in-market advisors hold pre-negotiated windows with captains on roughly thirty percent of the regional fleet, which means we can frequently confirm a yacht that public APIs show as already committed.