| Everybody loves a holiday once in a while especially if | | | | sailing experience. There are various levels to the |
| they situated on a beach with the blazing hot sun | | | | training which could qualify you to sail to Asia or |
| and bright blue sky with the added comfort of having | | | | Australia, or only to places like Greece or anywhere |
| the soft white grainy sand to tickle in between your | | | | within the Mediterranean coast. |
| feet. The experience is usually coupled with a nice | | | | These training can be done within ones home country |
| cool beverage and an ice cream in the other hand. | | | | whereby the trainer should provide the trainee a |
| One of the more popular places that people tend to | | | | certificate of completion that can be recognised |
| go for is Greece where many people are becoming | | | | anywhere around the world, depending on what level |
| more and more attracted to Ionian sailing holidays. | | | | the training has been completed at. For most people |
| What is an Ionian sailing holiday I hear you say? This | | | | sailing is actually something that they would enjoy |
| is no more than a sailing holiday around the Ionian | | | | with friends or family as it is not usually something |
| Islands. Why the Ionian Islands? Quite simply because | | | | people would like to do alone. If this is the case then |
| they offer the best sites and sceneries anyone | | | | those skippering the boat will need to have had some |
| would want. This is one of those holidays that really | | | | experience travelling with other people on board as |
| do offer a cool beverage and warm weather even if | | | | most yacht chartering companies will not rent out |
| you are not lying on a beach. Ionian sailing holidays | | | | boats without the guarantee of experience. |
| are open to anyone looking for a different kind of | | | | Those looking into taking sailing holidays but have no |
| holiday; however there are a few ground rules for | | | | skippering experience will feel much more |
| people thinking about going sailing. | | | | comfortable with a fully staffed and skippered boat. |
| These ground rules are more directed towards | | | | This is usually where there is a trained captain of the |
| people who are planning on skippering their own | | | | boat, with other members of staff providing room |
| boats and making a go of travelling by themselves or | | | | service, catering service and other forms of |
| with other people. The first ground rule is that they | | | | hospitality services on board. Usually a large yacht |
| must at least have some experience skippering their | | | | would inhabit other holiday makers and people who |
| own boat, whether through training or via previous | | | | are designated their own sections on board. |