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    • “Endeavour sailing in the Fijords of New Zealand”,
    The HM Bark Endeavour Foundation.
    Welcome to IM Specialresor Sailing
    Sailing into the Sunset
    Find your crew The group of people must work together. Since the average charter boat has 6 to 8 beds in two, three or four sleeping cabins, often two or more families or couples get together- that way the expenses of the lease per person become very acceptable. That's great if you are going to sail with family, but if your crew is made up mostly by friends and acquaintances first think about how you'll work as a team. You have to know who's the captain! It's the one person who makes all the biggest decisions, especially in hard situations. Having that in mind, it's not important who belongs in your crew as long as they consider you (and trust you) as the person who makes the decisions. If the boat crew have similar expectations from the trip it makes things so much easier. So take care with who is on the boat and have a loosely formed common goal and plan.

    Sailing with family In general the skipper is usually the father and also the one who enjoys sailing the most. We suggest you opt for a stable boat, easy to control, maybe a sailboat with a powerful engine. That will help you to avoid bad weather in time, and to save your family some headaches if you all need a break on shopre. The power of the engine could come useful in case from bad weather or exhaustion your family starts to tire. Just start the engine and in no time you'll find an attractive harbour. A stable larger boat, if possible with 2 toilets and maybe a separate cabin for parents can save a lot of stress with kids about. The galley needs to be easy to work in. Prepare yourself to be flexible especially with the young ones when tiredness and sun or the beach calls.

    Sailing with friends Friends and aquaintances or workmates may not always see eye to eye, especially the ones you don't know that well. Someone with whom you have great relationship on the land can turn into someone totally different on the sea in a confined space. To avoid misunderstandings while assembling your crew keep in mind a few basic guidelines :
  • Sail only with people who you know well
  • Invite or select "like minded" folk - happy people support the mood.
  • Beware of the critic, folk who are "negative" .
  • The age or profession of crew members makes no difference
  • Don't force people to come with you, it's no fun for them to be there.
    As soon as you choose your crew, try to discuss whats expected from the trip.
    When you learn that, plan your cruise together and try to do something for each member.
    Do some research on "insider knowledge" - troll blogs and travelogs.
    Get ready for sun, fun and exercise and good living .....

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