TYCHE
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TYCHE

Little Harbor · Sailing Monohull

Starting at $17,500 base charter rate
  • USA - New England, USA - North East
  • 59 ft (18.0 m) Sailing Monohull
  • Accommodates up to 4 guests
  • 2 cabins · 1 Queen, 1 Double
  • 2 crew
  • Rendezvous diving with a local dive operator

About TYCHE

TYCHE is a 59 ft Little Harbor sailing monohull accommodating up to 4 guests in 2 cabins. Built in 1990 and refitted in 2025. Cruising areas: USA - New England, USA - North East.

Destinations & cruising areas

  • USA - New England
  • USA - North East

Charter rates & seasons

Summer 2026

May 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026

$17,500Base charter rate

Area
USA - New England, USA - North East
Base port
Boston
Charter terms
Plus Expenses · + ALL
Rate by number of guests
2 guests$17,500
3 guests$18,500
4 guests$18,500
Rate details

APA 20%

Delivery fee may apply for charters over 40 miles from Boston MA

Summer 2027

May 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027

$17,500Base charter rate

Area
USA - New England, USA - North East
Base port
Boston
Charter terms
Plus Expenses · + ALL
Rate by number of guests
2 guests$17,500
3 guests$18,500
4 guests$18,500
Rate details

APA 20%

Delivery fee may apply for charters over 40 miles from Boston MA

Rates are as published by the yacht and may exclude expenses, taxes and gratuities depending on the charter terms. Final pricing is confirmed in your charter quote.

Availability

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Specifications

Type
Sailing Yacht (Monohull)
Builder
Little Harbor
Year built
1990
Refit
2025
Length
59 ft (18.0 m)
Beam
16 ft (4.9 m)
Draft
5 ft (1.4 m)
Flag
USA
Cruising speed
7.0 knots
Fuel consumption
2.3 US Gall/Hr
Air conditioning
Full
A/C at night
Yes
Stabilizers
No

Accommodation & cabin layout

Cabins
2
Guests
4
Queen cabins
1
Double cabins
1
Heads
2
Showers
2
Children welcome
No

Charter preferences

Kosher meals
On request
Special diets
On request
LGBTQ+ charters
On request
Clothing-optional charters
On request
Crew smokes
No

Amenities & onboard facilities

  • VCR/DVD
  • Salon Stereo
TYCHE is the Greek word for prosperity or fortune and is named for the Greek Goddes who oversees the the welfare of a city. The Godess Tyche personified chance and affluence and is often associated with both good and bad fortune, mirroring the uncertainty of life.

Tender & water toys

  • Dinghysize: 4 person, paxes: 4
TYCHE is in refit for Winter 2025-2026 in a heated shed at Hinckley in Portsmouth, RI with her mast out undergoing some major refit work that will be greatly beneficial. Here are the highlights:

• all hardware, hatches, and portlights removed and re-bedded
• new deck prisms
• rebuilt bow thruster motor
• rebuilt power winch motors
• repainted cabin tops exterior— a huge improvement to the Awlgrip that previously had chalking and wear, which will now be perfect and gleaming!
• extensive stripping and refinishing of exterior teak brightwork that wasn’t done last year (full cockpit and companionway included)
• new SeaFrost refrigeration system
• all new saloon settee cushions
• new teak lazarette hatches
• refurbishing of centerboard and rudder
• other various cosmetic fixes and other improvements / upgrades such as improved soundproofing for the generator / engine and re-routing of the air ducts to port guest cabin for improved climate control and comfort
Winter 2026--2027 will be spent at a shipyard in Maine for further upgrades. Stay tuned!
Winter 2027-2028: Caribbean!
Summer 2029-2030: Mediterranean!

Scuba diving

Scuba diving
Yacht offers Rendezvous Diving only
Air compressor
Not Onboard

Meet the crew

Martin Downs

Captain, chef

Martin Downs is Tyche’s captain and owner. He is thrilled to share his love of this

exceptional yacht and takes pride in giving guests an excellent experience aboard.

Since taking ownership in 2023, he has sailed her thousands of miles offshore and

in coastal New England waters. He attends to maintaining the yacht in top

condition with the same enthusiasm and care that he demonstrates on the water.

His reputation for prudent seamanship is well attested, but eclipsed by reviews of

his cooking. He’s used to being asked where he trained as a chef. The answer is,

at home in rural New Hampshire; although the time he spent living in Rome with

his wife and kids amounted to a masterclass, and he is a certified cook in the U.S.

Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Capt. Downs is a lifelong sailor—starting out “at nine weeks old, in a wicker

basket,” as his father liked to boast—whose early life revolved around racing

sailboats on the Great Lakes out of Bayview Yacht Club, in Detroit, MI. He traded

fresh for salt water 25 years ago, and fell in love with New England and the

Atlantic. His passion for the region’s nautical heritage and marine environment

hasn’t abated since.

Mate / Steward: TBA

Martin Downs, Captian Chef

Martin Downs

Captian Chef

Usa

Ella Withington, Mate/ Steward

Ella Withington

Mate/ Steward

Cuisine & sample menus

Sample Menu

Breakfast

Eggs Benedict breakfast sandwich on Portuguese muffin

Shakshouka with white beans (v)

Pizza bianca (Roman flatbread) with burrata

Skyr maple berry parfait

Lunch

Bucatini all’Amatriciana

D.L.T. (foraged Maine dulce, letttuce, tomato) sandwich (v)

Celery potato soup

King Arthur Flour almond cloud cookies

Dinner

Panko crusted baked cod, sundried tomatoes cream sauce, asparagus

with Picadilly whole grain mustard

Paccheri pasta summer vegetable ragù (v)

Shaved brussels sprouts salad, Champlain Orchards heritage apples

Desserts

Strawberry rhubarb pie

Ready to sail aboard TYCHE?

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Yacht information is supplied by the yacht’s central agent and may change. We verify every detail with the yacht before you book. Listing last updated September 27, 2026.

Yacht data provided by Central Yacht Agent.