| tart --> | | | | the charter period. If you would prefer to have an |
| When you decide on Bahamas Yacht Charters you | | | | afternoon sailing time, you have to request this when |
| have over 500 miles of tropical waters to explore. | | | | you book your yacht charters. The Bahamas is |
| The Bahamas is an archipelago that contains over | | | | suitable for any time sailing and with the short |
| 700 islands, so unless you have loads of cash you | | | | distance from Florida to the Bahamas, it doesn't |
| won't get to see them all in one charter vacation. | | | | make any difference what time you leave. You do |
| Choose from crewed yacht charters or a bareboat | | | | have to be careful of the weather if you book the |
| charter, but whichever one you choose, you can | | | | yacht charter during hurricane season. |
| decide where you want to go. Bahamas Yacht | | | | You can also begin and end the charter in the |
| Charters can help you plan your vacation so that it | | | | Bahamas. Fly into Abaco and take the yacht from |
| fulfills your every need. | | | | there. For yacht charters, Bahamas tax rates are 4% |
| The difference in crewed yacht charters and | | | | of the total cost of the charter and you have to pay |
| bareboat charters is in the amenities that the yacht | | | | a daily insurance rate for the yacht. This depends on |
| offers. You don't have to know how to sail the | | | | the size of yacht you charter. For example, the |
| yacht if you want the cheaper bareboat, but you do | | | | premium for yachts 41 feet and under is $33 per day |
| have to supply your own food and supplies. In | | | | and for those over 41 feet, the premium is $38 per |
| addition, you have to bring along your own lounge | | | | day. The deductible with the yacht charter insurance |
| chairs and watersports equipment or choose to rent | | | | is $400, which you must pay yourself if you cause |
| them from Bahamas Yacht Charters. With crewed | | | | any damage. Bahamas Yacht Charters supplies you |
| yacht charters, you don't have to do any work | | | | with a full tank of fuel when you have a bareboat |
| aboard the yacht and everything is supplied for you. | | | | charter, but you must return the yacht with the tank |
| If you have lots of money to spend, you can choose | | | | full. |
| one of the luxury yacht charters. Bahamas lends itself | | | | Sailing yachts from Bahamas Yacht Charters are |
| to dreaming of luxury, so for that once in a lifetime | | | | much more expensive. A typical yacht charter will |
| vacation, why not splurge? | | | | cost about $13,000, which does not include meals, |
| As a rule, Bahamas Yacht Charters begin with a chart | | | | docking, drinks and fees. During the summer, the |
| briefing at 9 A.M. Then you can sail at 10 and you | | | | yacht charters are based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| have to have the yacht back by 10 at the end of | | | | and during the winter they are based in the Bahamas. |