| I often find it difficult to decide what to do for the | | | | of the boat for a length of time, leaving the |
| summer, even when it comes to deciding where to | | | | charterer responsible for their own provisions and |
| go on holiday. For me holidays have to be relaxing, | | | | crew. Therefore, this option is more for the yachting |
| somewhere preferably warm, but with the option of | | | | experts who are confident in skippering their own |
| being active. One thing I have not yet tried is | | | | boats. This is not an option for a newbie like me, but |
| approaching a yacht charter specialist. The idea of | | | | bareboat yacht charter is popular with those who are |
| travelling around on a sailing boat seems more fun | | | | more experienced and/or holding a Coastal Skipper |
| and exciting than staying static on an island - though | | | | Qualification at hand. |
| there is nothing more appealing than lying on a beach | | | | Experience is necessary |
| with a cool beverage in one hand. | | | | Yacht chartering businesses do require their |
| The option for a yacht charter holiday can be | | | | customers to have some degree of yachting |
| expensive. They often range between 1000 pounds - | | | | experience. Although some yacht charter businesses |
| 25000, pounds so opting for this kind of holiday will | | | | offer skippers and crews, those interested in |
| require a lot of scrimping and saving but is worth the | | | | bareboat yachts will need to know something about |
| extra expenditure in the end. Those that do decide | | | | anchoring and mooring. Often a skipper is hired for |
| on a sailing holiday will have the option of going for a | | | | the day, for those who are in need of a little more |
| skippered or bareboat yacht charter. They are | | | | help in this technique, but if you choose to sail |
| available for those interested in travelling around the | | | | independently, you are most likely going to have to |
| coast of the Greek Islands or exploring the Indian | | | | provide evidence of any suitable experience you |
| coast. Unless you are very sensitive and suffer from | | | | have had. |
| motion sickness, then there are a few things to have | | | | Experience of sailing come at different levels, usually |
| in mind before going for this kind of holiday. | | | | those wanting to sail around the Mediterranean coast |
| Skippered or bareboat? | | | | can have a basic knowledge of yachting. The further |
| When I began researching various holiday destinations | | | | people want to travel to, such as Australia or |
| and yacht charter, I came across two very unfamiliar | | | | Vietnam, the more experience, knowledge or |
| terms - skipper and bareboat. What is a skippered | | | | qualifications they will need in order to hire a boat. |
| and bareboat yacht charter? Quite simply a skippered | | | | One thing is for certain, if you do fancy stopping by |
| yacht contains a skipper or captain who controls the | | | | at a beach for a bit of rest and relaxation, and |
| crew and the yacht, or just the yacht if you choose | | | | maybe even a top up on your tan then those |
| not to have the extra crew. This word originates | | | | travelling independently on a yacht can do this at any |
| from the Dutch for schipper or schip meaning ship. | | | | point in time. The beauty of sailing is that you do not |
| The English use this word more than the word | | | | have to worry about checking in at a hotel and you |
| Captain for specific types of boats and yachts. The | | | | are not restricted to any curfews. This may not be |
| charterer in this case does not have possession of | | | | the case for larger luxury yachts with hired |
| the boat, even though they have the option to | | | | crewmembers, but you are guaranteed the |
| choose where to sail. | | | | experience of travelling to more than one destination |
| Bareboat is quite literally hiring a boat bare - no crews | | | | on the island. |
| or a skipper in sight! The owners give up possession | | | | |