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SAILING-VACATION - AN INTRODUCTION TO YACHT CHARTERING

You don’t have to buy a yacht to enjoy sailing-vacation. Yacht chartering brings exotic and luxury sailing within everyone’s reach. There are so many vacation destinations and locations, the hardest part is choosing the place. Most charter-yacht fleets have a wide range of modern performance yachts available and you can choose a boat to suit your own needs and budget.

TYPES OF YACHT CHARTER

There are a number of charter types to suit your sailing-vacation requirements and also your specific sailing skills. The basic types of charters are as follows.

What is a Skippered Charter

If you are looking for a sailing-vacation and yacht-charter without all the worry of managing the boat and navigation, a skippered charter is for you and your group. It is a great way to improve sailing and navigation skills without the pressure. Charter skippers usually have loads of valuable local information,

What is a Crewed Charter

Again if you are looking for a sailing-vacation and yacht-charter without all the worry of managing the boat and navigation, or doing any of the hard work except watching flying fish and dolphins then the crewed charter is for you and your group. Also again it is a great way to your improve sailing and navigation skills without any pressure at all.

What is a Bare boat Charter

A bareboat charter is the ultimate escape for experienced sailors. Simply choose your location, choose your boat, and then find some crew to go with you. These days bareboat charter yachts are modern and well equipped

What is a Flotilla Sailing Charter

Flotilla sailing is much like a sailing rally, you head off on a general sailing itinerary, sailing in company with up to 12 other yachts. You can also sail alone and then meet up at the nominated nightly destinations. Flotilla sailing also has many other social occasions laid on, from sailing regattas among the fleet to the beach BBQ and other gatherings with other boat crews. It is a great way to sail with the family and make a lot of friends as well as improve sailing skills. The flotilla is well supported with a lead crew consisting of a skipper, engineer and host or hostess. This gives you all the support you need so minimizes the worry. They do of course have great local knowledge too.

EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS

What experience and qualifications do you need to go on a sailing-vacation and sail-boat-charter? If you go on a skippered charter, then generally not a lot and assisting as crew will soon give you many new skills. The bareboat charter does require a reasonable level of skill to go offshore and if you with a group then its important simply from a safety point of view.

CHARTER SAILING-VACATION LOCATIONS and DESTINATIONS

Sailing-vacation options are as vast as the world is large. Choose the following links and go to valuable local charter vacation-sailing pages to help you plan and make some decisions.

The Caribbean

A Caribbean-sailing-vacation is one of the best known sailing-vacation destinations. From one island sailing to sailing through several on one way charters, there is something to suit everyone.

The Mediterranean

The Med is one great place to have a sailing-vacation with many charter options to choose from. Turkey is a wonderful place to take a sailing-vacation. Greece is also well known and flotilla sailing is very common here. Another magic place is Croatia, as the advertisings says "the Mediterranean as it once was!"

Turkey

Turkey is high on my list of sailing-vacation options. It has wonderful sailing conditions, excellent places to visit, and many places to lose yourself

Greece

Anyone who has ever cruised the Greek Islands knows what the attraction is. So many islands to go to and all lovely

Croatia

Croatia is just one of those jewels, being relatively untouched by tourists, unhurried with a magnificent coastline to sail along.

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Yacht Charter Croatia All about Croatia Yacht Charter

Europe and UK

Why not consider a yacht charter in Europe or the UK.

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Asia

Charter a yacht and take a sailing-vacation in Thailand at beautiful Phuket, or head to Malaysia, there are many choices

The Pacific

Charter a yacht and take a charter sailing vacation somewhere in the Pacific. Tonga, Fiji or perhaps Tahiti, all are scenic postcard destinations

Australia

Charter a yacht and take a charter sailing holiday somewhere in Australia. One good place to start is the Whitsundays.

BASIC SAILING COURSE

All about basic sailing theory, sailing practice and basic sailing techniques so that you can turn up and know the basics. I have been racing everything from a small dingy as a kid to cruising offshore with my own yachts and I will try and give you some good basic lessons

ALL ABOUT CHARTER YACHT SYSTEMS

All you need to know about the systems on any charter sailing yacht. How does the water system work? What about the toilets? What about the engine and batteries? ALL ABOUT CHARTER YACHT FOOD and COOKING

Good food is an essential part of a sailing-trip, and you wont always be ashore in some lovely café or restaurant. This section will give you some valuable tips and advice and even some good recipes for making cooking and food simple fast and easy

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