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. High-capacity day-time entertaining yachts for event groups, DJ deck space, sound-system specifications, and crew experienced in celebrity logistics. Matched to Indian Ocean, the fleet narrows to the yachts that actually deliver on the brief in practice, rather than on paper.