Are You Looking to Charter a Yacht For a Sailing Holiday? What Can You Expect From a Charter Holiday

When chartering a boat for a holiday there are manythe price of the sailing holiday.
factors to consider other than the best sailingCharter Activities
destinations. For instance on your holiday do youThere are a wide range of activities offered by
want a private independent company, a large chartercharter companies including: windsurfing, kite-surfing,
company, is it crewed, would you like to hire ascuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, fishing and
catamaran or a yacht, what is included in the priceexploring the coasts.
and most importantly what activities are availablePrivate charters tend to offer a wider range of
Large chartered companies or private charters.activities and have more equipment. They may even
Large companies like moorings and sunsail, offer aoffer scuba diving instruction.
variety of different sized yachts and catamaransCatamaran or Yacht
with crew or for bareboat hire in many destinations.The most important factor between the two is the
They tend to have a stricter schedule thanstability a catamaran provides. When the water is
independent charterschoppy yachts tend to rock back and forth a lot
Private independent charters are generally highlymore than catamaran andcan take people longer to
customized yachts with a dedicated crew and offerget their sea legs.
a higher level of service and atmosphere. They tendLocation
to have a wind turbine or solar panels to provideThe main destinations for sailing vacations are in the
electricity rather than havingto switch on the noisyCaribbean (British Virgin Islands), Mediterranean
generator(Turkey and Greece) and Asia (Thailand).
Crewed or Bareboat CharterFood
Bareboat charters are normally offered only by largerMost companies offer full board, half board or allow
companies. You will be responsible for managing andyou to purchase what you want from the
organising your holiday. You have a freedom ofsupermarket. On crewed charters if you dine at a
choice todo what you want however if you have arestaurant you are expected to invite and pay for
problem you may lose some valuable holiday time.the crew (they do not necessarily have to accept).
Crewed yachts are more likely to be offered bySome charters offer a specialist chef.
private companies. The crew cater for your everyEveryone has a different opinion to what to expect
need and provide valuable information on interestson a holiday so do some background research as
and activities in the area for your vacation. The crewmost charter companies offer a wide variety of
of large companies expect a tip of roughly 10% ofactivities, service, prices and what is included.