Yacht Charter Guide

Experiencing a Caribbean yacht charter or sailing hoilday in Turkey, Greece or elsewhere in the Mediterranean gives you the opportunity to explore and relax in a way that land based vacations can’t.

You can choose:

1) A Fully Crewed Yacht Charter- click here for more information.
Ideal for those who've never sailed before, or for a group with mixed experience. Your crew will take care of every detail leaving you free to take off your watch and really focus on relaxing and having fun.

2) Skippered Charter- click here for more information.
Your Captain will act as guide and host ensuring your safety throughout. However, this is a more basic service and you will be responsible for cooking and cleaning onboard. Ideal for charters in the Windwards and Grenadines where there is so much local culture to be found ashore.

3) Bareboat Charter- click here for more information.
This option is for the seasonsed sailor. At least two members of the party must be competent in sailing and navigation (a sailing CV will need to be completed). Ideal for those who know how to sail and enjoy the independence of carving their own path.

1. Fully Crewed Yacht Charter
A crewed sailing vacation tailored specifically to your design. Your chef will prepare delicious meals to your preferences and you will decide the itinerary with your Captain. Unlike a sailing vacation on a cruise ship, there’s no need to queue up or eat on schedule or share your space with crowds of strangers.

This is your yacht, time and space to do with as you wish.

Your Crew
The yacht you charter is maintained and run by a permanent, professional crew, usually a couple who are captain and chef.

The qualified skipper will know the charter area well and together as a team, they will enjoy making sure that you have the vacation of a lifetime.

Matching your party to the most suitable crew is an important part of our service. So if you have a preference for a crew who can teach you watersports or you have a specific diet, we can advise you on the best crewed charter yacht for you.

Gourmet Cuisine
Knowing that fine-dining is an important part of any vacation, the chefs make enormous effort to produce stylishly presented gourmet meals to suit individual requirements and preferences.

Whether you need a special diet catered for, or just have a passion for mangoes, your chef will tailor-make a menu to suit your tastes.

And, your captain will discuss with you a suggested itinerary based on your preferred activities and locations which can be adapted during the charter.

Scuba diving is also very popular, either with a rendez-vous dive company or under the careful guidance of certified crew. The scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands is amongst the finest in the world offering a spectacular range of wreck and reef dives to suit all skill levels.

If you like blowing bubbles, then scuba diving in the BVI must be high on your agenda. Another sport growing in popularity is kite surfing in the BVI.

Accommodation
Some people think that sleeping on a boat will involve a hammock and no fixed abode for your toothbrush. Not so on a crewed yacht charter.

Obviously the larger the yacht, the larger the staterooms. Generally speaking, catamarans offer the most spacious sleeping accommodation and most of the crewed charter yachts we represent have ensuite bathroom facilities. The crew will keep these clean and tidy throughout your sailing vacation and your linen will be changed midweek.

The yachts are presented to an extremely high standard and much thought and effort goes into styling the interior furnishings. Linens, towels and beach towels are all included in the rate.

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2. Skippered Only Charter
There are a few yachts in the BVI that offer skippered only charters and several in the Mediterranean (especially if you're thinking about a sailing holiday in Turkey and Greece).

If you're thinking about a skippered only charter in the Caribbean, St Lucia, in particular, has some lovely yachts from which to choose at great value.The reason tends to be that eating out is relatively less expensive in St Lucia and in the Grenadines and that most people who start a charter in St Lucia want to enjoy the sailing as well as absorbing local colour ashore.

This is the ideal way to achieve that. Under the knowledgeable guide of an experienced captain, your safety is ensured and you can relax in the knowledge that you will get to see all the best spots.

This is obviously less expensive than chartering a fully crewed yacht. The captains that we recommend in St Lucia will also be happy to help with advanced provisioning orders for you, airport transfers, arranging shoreside accommodation, etc.

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3. Bareboat Charter
This tends to be the first choice when there's a group of experienced sailors wishing to go it alone. We work with only the most reputable bareboat charter companies (it won't cost you any more to book through us than going direct) and independent boats.

We only recommend bareboat charters to people who have got sufficient experience for the size of yacht and area in which they wish to charter.

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