Island Day Escape
Anchor in a secluded bay, swim off the stern, take out the paddleboard and linger over lunch on deck. Tai Tam Bay, Lamma or Po Toi: your pick.
Private yacht charter · Hong Kong
El Presidente
A 64-foot flybridge cruiser for long lunches in quiet bays, swims off the stern and the skyline on the way home.
Twenty minutes from the typhoon shelter, Hong Kong turns into beaches, jungle and open water.
El Presidente is built for the classic Hong Kong boat day. A big covered teak deck with long sofas and a dining table for the whole party. A flybridge sun deck for the views. A teak saloon and an air-conditioned galley for a proper meal.
Below are three air-conditioned cabins, including an ensuite master, and three heads, two with showers, so there is always somewhere cool to change, rinse off or nap. Drop anchor, swim off the platform, take out the paddleboard and come back to lunch.
19.5 mLength overall
20Guests, up to 40 on request
3Cabins, 3 heads
1Flybridge sun deck
Our story
Keeping the company junk trip alive
For decades, a day out on the company junk was one of Hong Kong's great institutions: clients, colleagues and families heading out of the harbour for a long lunch and a swim. Today most companies have sold their junks.
We want to keep the tradition going. El Presidente is used mainly by her owners and is maintained to a high standard, not worked hard as a fleet boat. When we charter her, you get a private boat that is looked after like one.
- Used mainly by her owners
- Maintained to a high standard
- Private charters only, one group at a time
Charters
Pick your kind of day
Every charter is private, with captain and crew. Bring your own food and drink, or ask us to arrange catering.
Sunset & Harbour Lights
Sundowners on the flybridge, then into Victoria Harbour as the towers light up. Good for dinners, dates and visitors seeing Hong Kong for the first time.
Corporate & Celebrations
Bring back the company junk trip for clients and teams, or mark a birthday or anniversary. Tell us the occasion and the headcount, and choose where you would like to go.
Harbour cruises
Victoria Harbour, from the water
One of the busiest, most dramatic harbours in the world. Star Ferries, sampans and cargo ships crossing beneath the Peak, with the whole skyline wrapped around you. On El Presidente you watch it all from the flybridge with a drink in hand.
5 hrsEvening cruise
20Guests, up to 40 on request
360°Skyline from the flybridge
A sample evening
Board at the pier, drinks on the aft deck and out of the typhoon shelter.
Sundowners on the flybridge as the sun drops behind the islands.
Into Victoria Harbour as the towers on both sides light up.
Dinner on deck with the skyline all around, then a slow cruise home.
You choose the route and the timings. This is just one way to spend the five hours.
On board
Room for everyone
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Shaded teak aft deck
Long sofas and a dining table for the whole group, under cover and open to the breeze.
Flybridge sun deck
The best seat for views, sunbathing and sundowners.
Teak saloon
Folding glass doors open straight onto the deck.
Air-conditioned galley
Oven, gas hob, microwave and fridge for your caterer or your own feast.
Three air-conditioned cabins
Ensuite master, twin and double cabins, with three heads, two of them with showers.
Floats & SUP
Wide stern steps into the water, swim floats and a stand-up paddleboard.
Vessel particulars
The boat, by the numbers
- Registration
- Hong Kong 33446
- Type
- GRP flybridge junk-cruiser
- Built
- 1999 · Zhuhai
- Length overall
- 19.5 m (64 ft)
- Beam
- 5.6 m
- Engines
- 2 × Cummins NTA855M, 400 hp
- Generator
- Kohler 20 kVA
- Accommodation
- 3 cabins
- Heads
- 3, two with showers
- Air conditioning
- Cabins & galley
- Charter guests
- 20 (up to 40 on request)
- Licensed for
- 40 guests + 2 crew
- Water toys
- Floats, SUP
Where we go
You choose the route
It is your charter, so you pick where to go. Here are some favourite anchorages to start from; the captain will advise on the day if the weather calls for a change.
- Lamma Island
Swim in a sheltered bay, then seafood at a waterfront restaurant.
Half or full day - Tai Tam Bay
A wide, sheltered bay on the south side of Hong Kong Island, framed by country park. Ideal for an easy swim stop.
Half or full day - Repulse & Deep Water Bay
Calm southside water close to home port. Easy for a relaxed afternoon.
Half day - Po Toi
Hong Kong's southernmost island, with rock formations and a quiet village.
Full day - South Lantau
Long sandy beaches backed by green hills.
Full day - Victoria Harbour
The skyline after dark, best at the start of the evening light show.
Evening
The Sozzled Seadogs Society
Every guest is an honorary member
Our four-legged crew wear the uniform with pride. Charter with us and you join the society: no dues, one rule. Nobody leaves the boat thirsty.
Safety briefing
El Presidente safety briefing
The Hong Kong Marine Department requires all those using chartered pleasure vessels to be briefed on the safety procedures. It is your responsibility to read the safety briefing and ask the crew if you have any questions.
- Common lifejackets
- 42
- Infant lifejackets
- 2
- Lifebuoys
- 21
- Crew
- 2
Safety equipment
El Presidente is equipped with 42 common lifejackets (these fit adults and children) and two infant lifejackets. Please click on the link below for instructions on how to wear the common lifejackets:
Common Lifejacket Usage Instructions – Marine Department
The lifejackets are stored in the lockers under the blue benches on the aft deck. The lockers are marked with the green common lifejacket stickers.
The boat is also equipped with 21 lifebuoys. The two lifebuoys at the stern have lifelines for use in case of man-overboard. There are a further six lifebuoys on the flybridge (upper deck) plus another 11 lifebuoys in the lockers at the front of the flybridge.
El Presidente is equipped with smoke detectors and fire extinguishers. The larger red fire extinguishers are for all fires, except for electrical, and the smaller powder red fire extinguishers for electrical fires.
There is a first aid kit in the forward cabin.
El Presidente has a crew of two. Their primary responsibility is safe navigation. When instructed by the crew, please promptly follow their instructions.
There are numerous risks on board a pleasure boat
- When going up and down to the flybridge, always face the ladder. It is very dangerous to walk down the ladder facing away from it as one can easily slip.
- Stay clear of the anchor, chain and windlass when the crew is lowering or raising the anchor.
- There should be an adult designated to each child to ensure the child's safety. Be conscious when swimming off the boat that the water is deep and there may be a current or strong winds. The crew are not lifeguards.
- When the boat is underway, we recommend that you are seated. If you do move about, always keep a hand spare to hold the boat. Do not sit on the wooden handrails or swing from the steel handrails.
- The decks are slippery when wet. Do not enter the cabin while wet.
- Please take particular care when embarking and disembarking from El Presidente. Do not get on or off the boat at the pier until the captain has told you it is safe to do so. There have been unfortunate incidents in which people have fallen between the pier and boats in Hong Kong. Be particularly conscious at the end of the day when spirits can be high.
Enquire
Weekends book up fast
WhatsApp Cindy with your date, group size and where you would like to go. She will reply with availability and a quote.