Three Options for a Charter Vacation
September 7, 2016
It’s time for a charter sailing vacation, so what’s the best way to go? You can go it alone with a bareboat, get a captain
It’s time for a charter sailing vacation, so what’s the best way to go? You can go it alone with a bareboat, get a captain
When bareboat chartering with friends or family, it can be tough to be the captain. Not only are you ultimately responsible for navigation, anchoring and
Thinking of chartering in Europe? There may be more to it than just providing a passport and your VISA card. As more countries around the
So you want to go sailing, but you don’t know where to start? A learning vacation combines fun, sun and sailing know-how in a four-
When you’re planning a charter you naturally focus on the most enjoyable big-picture aspects—researching the destination, working out where you’re going to spend each night,
A. If boats surge forward at anchor in rough weather, large side loads can be imposed on their stemhead rollers. Weak side cheeks can bend,
During my 30 years of chartering, I have learned that all charter companies want their guests to have a great experience and that most go out of their way to ensure it happens.
Being a skilled bareboat captain is about more than being a skilled sailor—just ask the folks at the American Sailing Association, who have been massaging the curriculum of their Bareboat Cruising Course for several years.
My wife, Nancy, and I are big-time charterers. We love to sail, we love to travel, and we love to do the two of them together—so much so that after several years of chartering once or twice a year, we were looking to increase that to four or five times a year. In our travels we’d heard about owning a charter boat in a fleet
I like to consider myself something of a professional charter sailor. I’ve booked dozens of vacations under sail for myself and for others, and have read and written numerous articles on making chartering better, smarter, cheaper and more fun. So what could a charter broker possibly tell me that I don’t already know?
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