| A look at different types of yacht
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| | will be waiting to assist you with
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| charter on the market - flotilla sailing,
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| | berthing. A great way to sail in company
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| skippered yacht charter, crewed yacht
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| | with the reassurance that experienced
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| charter, bareboat yacht charter
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| | help is never more than a VHF call away.
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| Chartering a boat is a good way to sail
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| | Skippered Charter - Perhaps you're a bit
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| without the expense of owning your own
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| | short of experience or don't want the
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| boat. If you can't spend more than a few
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| | responsibility of managing the boat or
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| weeks a year sailing and few people can
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| | the navigation. As the name suggests you
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| the the option of chartering is
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| | charter the boat and the skipper comes
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| definitely worth serious consideration.
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| | with it. You're expected to make up the
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| It also provides the opportunity to sail
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| | numbers of the crew but all the
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| different boats in varied and far off
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| | responsibility is with the skipper. In
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| locations. Choose between sail and power.
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| | practice the level of involvement of the
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| Get the right boat in terms of size
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| | charterers is down to them. Most skippers
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| dependent on the number of people
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| | are flexible enough to allow the
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| chartering and the depth of your pocket.
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| | customers as much involvement as they
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| Apart from the choice of the type of
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| | wish.
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| boat, size and cost there are various
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| | Crewed Charter - You get the boat, the
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| types of charter packages available and
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| | skipper and crew and a good cook. This
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| this article takes a closer look at what
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| | tends to be an expensive way to charter,
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| is on offer.
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| | you have to pay the wages of the crew and
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| Flotilla Sailing - A great way to get
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| | because you are carrying more people the
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| started for those with an bit of an
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| | boat is bigger and costs more to charter.
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| independent streak. And the social scene
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| | But if your idea of sailing is sitting in
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| is can be something else. The flotilla
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| | the sun drinking a gin and tonic watching
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| usually comprises of 8/10 boats, one of
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| | others do the work then this is for you.
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| which, referred to as the lead boat,
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| | Most skippers won't stop you getting
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| carries a skipper, hostess and an
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| | involved with the sailing of the boat if
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| engineer. The skipper will be responsible
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| | you want to but if you're wanting a more
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| for ensuring that the guests on the other
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| | hands on experience consider an
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| boats in the flotilla have the
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| | alternative form of charter.
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| navigational skills and boat handling
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| | Bareboat Charter - The ultimate freedom.
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| seamanship skills required providing help
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| | All you get is the boat and a briefing
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| and advice where required. The hostess
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| | when you collect the boat at the start of
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| will organise the social events - meals
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| | the charter. This briefing should include
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| out in the evening, lunchtime barbecues
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| | safety on board, a look at the way the
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| and the famous last night party. The
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| | various systems work on the boat and some
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| engineer is there to repair the boats
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| | local knowledge of the proposed cruising
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| while the holiday makers will do their
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| | area. Then it's down to you. Before
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| best to break things as they learn to
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| | taking a bareboat charter you should have
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| sail. My initial impression of this type
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| | some basics of navigation and seamanship,
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| of charter was that the whole thing would
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| | the level of this knowledge in some part
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| be a bit regimented with all the boats in
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| | determined by the proposed cruising area.
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| the flotilla following the lead boat like
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| | You will, for example, need more
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| ducklings do a duck. This is far from
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| | experience for a two week charter in the
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| what happens in practice. The day begins
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| | Channel Islands, just of the coast of
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| with the skipper of the lead boat
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| | France in the English channel, with its 5
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| carrying out a briefing giving the
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| | metre tides and numerous rocks and shoals
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| destination you will be expected to make
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| | lying just beneath the surface than is
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| for during the day and any navigational
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| | required for an Ionian charter in Greece.
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| considerations along the way and then
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| | No tides, very little to bump into in
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| you're pretty much on your own. The next
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| | terms of hidden rocks and most of the
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| time you see the lead boat will be at
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| | sailing between islands is by line of
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| that evenings destination where the crew
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| | site.
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