Overview
SPOOM yacht charter in France
A SPOOM charter is strongest when the yacht choice is tied to the route. For larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, the useful question is how a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status fits matching yacht size, cruising area, and guest profile before comparing rates and whether boarding, service, and guest movement are planned before the day starts.
Gideon Shipyards78m8 guests3 cabins
Charter fit
How to use SPOOM
SPOOM is best considered for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, with a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. The useful planning angle is a larger group day where deck flow matters, not a generic yacht-listing comparison.
Shortlist logic
Why this yacht belongs in the conversation
SPOOM should make the shortlist when the brief needs a larger group day where deck flow matters around France and Mediterranean. The decision should weigh 78'9 / 24m, 8 guests, 3 cabins, 1962 | 2010 (Refitted) against route timing and guest flow.
- Best use
- a larger group day where deck flow matters
- Guest profile
- 8 guests; larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting
- Route style
- Caribbean and Bahamas winter cruising; strongest when boarding, service, and guest movement are planned before the day starts
- Port logic
- match the yacht to the charter area before treating global availability as realistic
- Compare by
- compare by guest flow, deck use, and cabin layout before price alone
- Watch-out
- the best-looking option is not always the best route option once boarding point, lunch, and return timing are fixed
When this yacht makes sense
SPOOM suits larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting when the brief is a larger group day where deck flow matters. The 8 guests profile gives enough structure to plan the guest list early. 3 cabins also makes overnight suitability easier to judge.
Where to use it
France can work well for SPOOM, but the route needs discipline. The best plan keeps the day focused instead of trying to collect too many stops, especially when boarding, service, and guest movement are planned before the day starts.
Season and booking notes
Season matters because berth pressure, weather windows, and guest expectations change the charter. peak season dates, when cruising area, berth access, and crew availability should be checked early. A useful shortlist should also explain why compare by guest flow, deck use, and cabin layout before price alone.
Life on board
a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. The onboard setup should be reviewed against the route before the day is confirmed. This is where a broker note is more useful than a raw specification list.
Compare before booking
Do not compare SPOOM on price alone. The stronger comparison is whether another yacht makes Caribbean and Bahamas winter cruising easier, gives the group a better deck rhythm, or solves a port constraint more cleanly.
What to verify
A good recommendation for SPOOM should include one reason to choose it and one condition to verify. That keeps the page useful for real charter planning instead of becoming another listing entry.
Technical profile
Specifications
- Builder
- Gideon Shipyards
- Length
- 78'9 / 24m
- Built
- 1962 | 2010 (Refitted)
- Guests
- 8
- Cabins
- 3
- Crew
- 3
- Cruising speed
- 10 Knots
- Model
- Custom
- Beam
- 19'8 / 6m
- Draft
- 7'10 / 2.4m
Charter price
What the charter price is really buying
SPOOM should be priced against the full charter brief, not only the headline yacht size. Availability, season, APA, tax, fuel, berths and delivery shape the final number.
Build and scale
Gideon Shipyards build, 78m class
Guest experience
The value is in the way the yacht supports guests: cabins, deck space, crew flow, toys, tenders, service rhythm and the ability to make the route feel effortless.
Operating reality
Fuel, provisioning, berths, delivery, local taxes and crew gratuity should be clarified before treating any weekly or day rate as the full charter budget.
Guest fit
Who SPOOM suits
Check layout
Families and private groups
SPOOM can work for private groups when the day plan and guest count fit the onboard layout.
Confirm toys
Active charter guests
Ask which toys, tenders and swim setups are currently offered before building the route around water sports.
Selective
Event or hosting briefs
For event-style use, confirm legal guest capacity, deck flow and whether the yacht is intended for cruising or static hosting.
Inspect style
Design-sensitive clients
Interior mood, deck style and service tone should match the client. The right yacht is not only the largest available yacht, it is the yacht guests want to live in.
Charter fit scorecard
SPOOM by charter criteria
Space and comfort
5/5
The 78m class gives the yacht its baseline for deck space, cabins and guest flow.
Toys and activity
Check list
Confirm the current toys and tenders before promising an active water-sports day.
Wellness and amenities
4.5/5
Amenities and features give the yacht stronger onboard value beyond transport.
Price clarity
On request
Availability, rate, APA and operating assumptions should be confirmed with the broker.
Comparison
SPOOM vs newer 60m+ superyachts
Newer yachts in the same class may offer fresher interiors, newer beach clubs or updated wellness layouts. SPOOM should be compared on guest fit, refit status, deck flow, crew programme, toys, range, availability and the route you actually want to run.
The strongest shortlist is not the newest yacht by default. It is the yacht whose layout, service style and operating assumptions match the client, the port and the itinerary.
Profile
About SPOOM
Overview
The 24m/78'9" classic yacht 'Spoom' by Gideon Shipyards offers flexible accommodation for up to 8 guests in 3 cabins. Meticulously preserved, classic pleasure craft Spoom offers an abundance of convivial spaces, both inside and out, that showcases her timeless pedigree build off to perfection.
Performance Range
Spoom is built with a steel hull and steel superstructure. Powered by twin Gardner engines, she comfortably cruises at 10 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 12 knots with a range of up to 3,000 nautical miles from her 15,000 litre fuel tanks at cruising speed. A charter on classic yacht Spoom will offer you a week of unforgettable family memories
Guest Accommodation
Built in 1962, Spoom offers guest accommodation for up to 8 guests in 3 suites comprising a master suite and two double cabins. There are 3 beds in total, including 1 king and 2 doubles. She is also capable of carrying up to 3 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
Onboard Comfort Entertainment
Spoom benefits from some excellent features to improve your charter including Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. You can stay comfortable on board whatever the weather, with air conditioning during your charter.
Onboard
Experience
Special features
- Impressive 3
- 000nm range
- Sleeps 8 guests
Amenities
Cruising
Regions
Mediterranean · Caribbean · Bahamas · Croatia · Greece · Italy · France · Spain
Planning notes
Before you request dates
- Confirm whether SPOOM's 8 guests profile fits the full party.
- Check whether SPOOM's 3 cabins layout fits overnight plans.
- Match the first route draft to Caribbean and Bahamas winter cruising.
- Ask why SPOOM beats the nearest alternative for a larger group day where deck flow matters.
- Confirm the port plan: match the yacht to the charter area before treating global availability as realistic.
- For SPOOM, include boarding point, must-do stops, and whether the route should stay focused on France and Mediterranean.
Availability
Request SPOOM charter availability
Share your dates, destination, guest count and preferred pace. A charter expert will confirm availability, rate context, APA assumptions and whether SPOOM fits the route.
FAQ
SPOOM charter questions
Is SPOOM a good fit for France?
Yes, if the route is planned around matching yacht size, cruising area, and guest profile before comparing rates. The broker should confirm dates, boarding point, guest count, and cruising area before treating it as available.
Who should consider SPOOM?
SPOOM is strongest for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting. The final recommendation depends on how the cabins, crew setup, and France and Mediterranean timing fit the brief.
What should I send before requesting SPOOM?
For SPOOM, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.
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