Windward Islands Yachting & Travel

Windward Islands Yachting & Travel, trading as WI Yachts, is a French yacht charter, brokerage and management company headquartered on the Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1998, it began as a pioneering yacht charter company in the Caribbean Windward Islands, born from the collaboration between a passionate sailor and a technology specialist. The company was among the first in the world to develop dedicated yacht charter websites, redefining how clients accessed yachting experiences at a global level. Today WI Yachts Yachting & Travel SAS has evolved into a trusted name in luxury yachting and travel services. Under the leadership of Emmanuel Pertuisot, a lifelong yacht enthusiast, the company is supported by an experienced management team and a network of charter and sales professionals strategically based in key yachting hubs across Europe, the United States and Asia. Its brokerage services cover both yacht charter and yacht sales, with vessels ranging from 12 to 45 metres, ensuring a carefully curated approach for each client and each project. The company positions itself as a full-service yacht company: from a client's first inquiry to their return home, every detail is handled, including charters, buy-and-sell transactions, refits and management. Its philosophy centres on matching each client with the right yacht at the right value while handling operational and administrative complexities on their behalf — from negotiations and contracts to owner relations and logistics. WI Yachts specialises in crewed catamarans and sailing yachts and offers access to a wide range of crewed, bareboat and skippered yachts. WI Yachts markets yacht charter destinations across the Mediterranean, Caribbean, America, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Asia, with recently popular destinations including the French Riviera, Phuket and the Union Islands. With more than 25 years of expertise since 1999, the company presents itself as a trusted yacht rental expert making clients sail worldwide.

Windward Islands Yachting & Travel was founded in 1998 as a pioneering yacht charter company in the Caribbean Windward Islands. It was born from the collaboration between a passionate sailor and a technology specialist, and the company was among the first in the world to develop dedicated yacht charter websites, redefining how clients accessed yachting experiences at a global level. Over the following decades the business grew from its Caribbean charter roots into a full-service yacht company. Today it operates as WI Yachts Yachting & Travel SAS, headquartered on the Côte d'Azur in France, and has evolved into a trusted name in luxury yachting and travel services. Under the leadership of Emmanuel Pertuisot, a lifelong yacht enthusiast, the company is supported by an experienced management team and a network of charter and sales professionals strategically based in key yachting hubs across Europe, the United States and Asia. Its brokerage services now cover both yacht charter and yacht sales, with vessels ranging from 12 to 45 metres, and it also handles refits and yacht management. The company specialises in crewed catamarans and sailing yachts and offers access to a wide range of crewed, bareboat and skippered yachts. Its charter destinations span the Mediterranean, Caribbean, America, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Asia, with the French Riviera, Phuket and the Union Islands cited among recently popular destinations. Since 1999 the company has marketed more than 25 years of expertise, guiding clients worldwide to yacht charters built on trust and proven results.

• 1999

  Company begins marketing its expertise, later cited as 'since 1999'.

• 1998

  Founded as a pioneering yacht charter company in the Caribbean Windward Islands.

• Among the first in the world to develop dedicated yacht charter websites.

• Evolves into WI Yachts Yachting & Travel SAS, headquartered on the Côte d'Azur, France.

• Expands brokerage services to cover yacht charter and sales for vessels from 12 to 45 metres.

Full-service luxury yacht charter, sales and management company offering tailored, transparent and stress-free yachting experiences worldwide.

• Yacht charter

  Crewed, bareboat and skippered yacht charters worldwide.

• Yacht sales and brokerage

  Buy and sell transactions for vessels ranging from 12 to 45 metres.

• Yacht management

  Management of yachts on behalf of owners.

• Yacht refits

  Refit services as part of the full-service yacht offering.

• Tailored sailing holidays

  Dedicated brokers match clients with the right yacht and itinerary.

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