CAPELLI 50'
Available for Full-Day & Half-Day Charters in Naples, FL
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Cabins: 1
Capacity: 6
Crew: 1
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Capelli Tempest 50′
There’s a particular kind of thrill that comes from stepping aboard a boat that looks less like a leisure craft and more like a piece of Italian engineering that escaped a design lab. The Capelli Tempest 50 is exactly that vessel, and when you charter her with Naples Nantucket Yacht Group, a day on the Gulf of America takes on a different character entirely — faster, sleeker, and considerably more dramatic than a standard charter outing.
Luxury & Performance
At roughly 14.75 meters (about 48 feet) long with a 4.3-meter beam, the Tempest 50 is built as Cantieri Capelli’s flagship maxi RIB, a deep-V hulled machine engineered specifically for high-performance handling in a range of sea conditions. This isn’t a boat that was scaled up from a smaller platform; the hull, the buoyancy reserves, and the structural bracing were all purpose-built around serious power.
And serious power is the point. The Tempest 50 typically runs on four 425-horsepower Yamaha XTO outboards, a configuration that pushes the boat past 50 knots. It’s often noted as the only European-built RIB of its class to mount four engines, and the resulting power-to-weight ratio makes it a genuinely adrenaline-driven ride rather than a leisurely cruiser. For guests who’ve spent time on typical center-console or flybridge charters, the Tempest 50 reframes what “fast” means on the water.
Despite the racing pedigree, the boat doesn’t skimp on comfort. Two large fixed sunbathing areas bookend the deck, and the U-shaped cockpit lounge — built around a table and facing bench — comfortably seats up to six guests for drinks or a sit-down meal underway. The helm station is its own showpiece: three seats with armrests, one reclining, positioned in front of a console built to house a large multifunction display alongside Yamaha’s advanced Helm Master instrumentation. Down below, the Tempest 50 carries two separate cabins — a forward cabin with a large double berth and an en-suite head with a shower, and a second cabin with its own generous sleeping area — a layout that gives even a day-charter group real privacy options if the itinerary runs long or someone wants a break from the sun.
Why Naples Is the Right Setting
Naples occupies a sweet spot on Florida’s Southwest Gulf Coast: Calm, protected inshore waters for easing into a run, open Gulf access for opening the throttle, and a coastline dotted with sandbars, barrier islands, and postcard sunsets. A boat built for speed and presence like the Tempest 50 is arguably wasted in choppier or more congested waters — Naples’ Gulf side gives it room to actually perform, while nearby stops like Keewaydin Island, Marco Island, or the passes around Gordon Pass offer natural places to slow down, anchor, and swim.
Why Naples Nantucket Yacht Group
Naples Nantucket Yacht Group traces its roots to 2005, when founder Captain Bill Charbonneau began chartering in the British Virgin Islands and later brought that same standard of service to Southwest Florida, launching the company in November 2006 with a single 37-foot Formula. Two decades on, the outfit has grown into a full-service luxury charter operation, and that experience shows in how a boat like the Tempest 50 gets presented to guests.
Every NNYG charter comes with a professional, credentialed captain, and on larger yachts, dedicated crew or steward service is available for guests who want a fully hands-off experience. Food and beverage options are similarly flexible — guests can arrange a private chef, order from a curated provisioning menu, or simply bring their own food and drinks aboard. For those looking to extend the day beyond cruising, the group can add water toys, jet skis, catering, and ground transportation to round out the experience.
The charters themselves are built to be bespoke — from choosing the yacht and mapping the itinerary down to the cuisine and onboard activities, everything is tailored to the specific group booking the day. That customization matters especially with a boat like the Tempest 50, where the experience can lean hard into performance (a fast run out to open water, maybe some wake-watching at speed) or hard into leisure (anchoring off a sandbar, swimming, sunset drinks on the aft sunpad) — or, more often, a blend of both across a half-day or full-day charter.
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Chartering the 2021 Capelli Tempest 50 through Naples Nantucket Yacht Group isn’t just chartering a boat — it’s booking an experience built around a genuinely fine piece of marine engineering, backed by a charter operation with nearly 20 years of local expertise. For a bachelor party, a milestone celebration, or simply an afternoon that needs to feel a notch above the ordinary, the pairing of that four-engine Italian RIB with Naples’ open Gulf waters is hard to top. Availability on specialty vessels like this one shifts with the season; reach out to us today to check availability and secure your charter.
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