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Article #140: For ways to charter a yacht

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Bare boat charter crewed yacht, where the boat is
Basically, there are four ways to charter exclusively yours for the duration. The
a boat or a luxury yacht: First, charter vessel can be sail or power, and the crew
a bare-boat without captain or crew. will navigate, sail and prepare the
Under this arrangement you and your party beverages and meals. This is definitely
will be the captain and crew. Of course, the lap of luxury or as the Irish say:
some prior experience will be necessary "Living the life of Riley". the whole
for your own safety, and you and/or your boat is yours to go wherever you like,
guests will be required to fill out a your crew will be responsible for serving
form known as a "sailing resume", take you three meals a day plus preparing the
out accident insurance and/or provide a many exotic or traditional island
security deposit before the Charter beverages and magnificent gourmet dishes
Company turns you loose with their rather for your evening meals. The chefs on
expensive piece of equipment. board luxury yachts pride themselves in
Captain only charter the quality and variety of their meals;
The second way to charter is with a (Many of these crews are husband and wife
captain-only arrangement under which the teams, others have less or no personal
charter company provides a qualified relationship). This truly remarkable
captain, usually a person expressly vacation has no equal on earth: sailing
chosen not only for their nautical on your own private yacht with an
experience but more importantly for their attentive and knowledgeable crew to
"people-skills" and ability to interact attend to your every need has to be the
socially with a wide variety of guests. ultimate experience.
You and your party will be expected to do Cabin on a charter yacht
the meal preparation or to eat ashore at A final alternative is to book a cabin on
the many available local restaurants and a crewed yacht. Some of the larger
watering holes on the different islands. private yachts allow bookings by the
You will be responsible for the captain's cabin: boats will typically leave their
meals as well. Many of the bareboats are port of origin on a fixed timetable and
also available with an experienced itinerary, say, on Fridays at mid-day and
captain. Some of the fully crewed yachts return to the same port on the following
can be chartered as "captain-only" Thursday at midday. You will be sharing
vessels. the vessel with other guests and your
Crewed yacht charter fellow passengers will be basically
A third alternative, and arguably the "Pot-Luck". This is a more economical
best and most restful and stress-free way to have the fun without paying for
vacation, is to book a cruise on a fully the whole boat.






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