Exciting adventure
Join us for mileage building, getting chartering experience, learn to sail or just have a rest in our 7 nights adventure!
Sailing charter in paradise
We will be traveling various Florida and Caribbean destinations in January and February 2020. You could learn sailing and have a fun on vacation in paradise, whilst we do all the board work. With no sailing experience, with any chosen destination, we can provide sailing and chartering practice for you. We can be your step by step instructor to a whole new world of on-water adventure. Whether you wish to improve your sailing skills or simply want a relaxing vacation, our professional skipper is on hand to assist you. We teach you how to be a Skipper for your own charter!
Our Service starts from $1500 PP
Your dream island or harbour whatever anchorage you’re bound for, our professional skipper waiting to assist you. We can help choose a route, boat, provisions and much more. We have access to all major chartering companies. Let us put our knowledge to work for you so that your vacation is everything you dreamed.
What comes on Bare boat?
Everything you need comes with the boat. You will be supplied with:, a dinghy engine, fuel for the dinghy motor, towels, sheets, and pillows, diesel, propane gas for the galley, cooler – usually, a bottle of wine – if you are lucky, topped up tanks of water (non-drinkable – best to provision for drinking water) The boat comes with a refrigerator and freezer, toilets, showers and cushions.
Provisioning
Provisioning is buying all your groceries for the trip. Some yacht charter companies will provide this service for you. Marina grocery stores have a website and are set up to deliver the groceries to our boat on the day of your arrival. Food, limited wine and beer included in charter price.
• Here is a great article about provisioning
Captained vs bareboat?
If you hiring a captain (usually about $200 per day, a cook about $160 per day) you’ll be able to helm the boat whenever you want and you will pick up a lot of extra sailing tips from a experience sailor. You will need to charter a boat with a separate cabin for the captain and the same for the cook.
Sailing education on board optional
You will learn and be comfortable with:
• All the rules of giveway for all situations you might encounter
• Colors and shapes of navigation marks including Cardinal marks
• The Lateral Mark system
• Coastal Navigation
• Electronic Navigation
• Anchoring and Mooring techniques
• Sail trim and reefing
• Crew overboard retrieval
• Maneuvering a large boat under power in tight marinas
• Boat systems, including electricity and water/wastewater systems
• Storm management and Weather forecasting
Damage and Travel insurance
Damage Insurance
Your insurance payment is about $1000 or so. But some companies have a much higher deductible that can be as much as $5000. You can buy down this deductible to $1k or so by paying an extra $50 or so per day. It is a good idea to know this prior to chartering and making the reservation.
Travel Insurance
It usually costs about $100. Some credit card companies offer travel insurance but they have limits. Best you check out the rules before assuming your travel is covered.
Learning is easy when you are having fun!
Introduction to Sailing in Caribbean Cruising
• Get sailing basics and have a fun on a charter sailing boat on Caribbean! At the end of Introduction lessons you be able manage sailing boat speed and steering, setup the sails and maneuvering under sails on both Crew and Skipper roles.
Basic Sailing Cruising in Caribbean Cruising
Day Skipper. You be able to cruise safely in waters as both skipper and crew of a sloop rigged keelboat, Duties of the Skipper and Crew. Docking and Cast Off, Adjust the sails size and position to wind, get boat speed up and down, stop a boat on the open water using wind power (Heaving To). Anchoring, mooring and using dinghy.