New York City residents will have a new way to get to the Hamptons this summer thanks to Barton & Gray Mariner’s Club, a membership-driven company that gives customers year-round access to a fleet of crewed Hinckley yachts at 12 ports up and down the East Coast, including Boston, Greenwich, Nantucket, and Newport.
Barton & Gray’s new Long Island Commuter will depart North Cove Marina in Lower Manhattan or Chelsea Piers for a 3.5-hour trip to the East End, with the opportunity for stops along the way. (Exact departure and arrival points are flexible, though Sag Harbor Cove and Sunset Beach are among the Hamptons ports.) A captain and first mate handle the 48-foot motorboat, which will be “provisioned with plenty of bubbly” and snacks, the company says, as well as custom-made lager from Cisco Brewers in Nantucket that’s available only on board.
While a hosted four-hour boat cruise certainly sounds dreamy, the price offers a reality check: The one-way trip ranges from $2,750 to $3,250 and the Commuter service is only available to those with Barton & Gray membership, which starts at $25,000 a year. The good news? The yacht can comfortably accommodate up to six, plus crew, which puts the per-passenger cost at about $500—minus that hefty annual fee, of course.