Lying along the Adriatic Sea and one of the most spectacular destinations to visit by yacht, is Croatia. This destination is nothing short of an ultimate “must see” Mediterranean yacht location. Croatia offers a memorable sight with its rocky coastline and steep mountains, not to mention its crystal clear waters, home to beautiful underwater sea…
New charter clients who are planning their vacation in the Caribbean need to look carefully at this post: Caribbean BVI charters – what’s included and what isn’t. Caribbean crewed charters that is booked under what what is commonly referred to as a “Caribbean Terms” contract, is generally inclusive of all meals, snacks and beverages and…
We’d like to add a new twist for visitors to this incredible destination for nature lovers and adventure travelers, since we are focusing on a Galapagos Islands private yacht charter rather than the hotel and day trips and cabin cruises that are organized by most tour operators around the world. First, the basics: The Galapagos…
A luxury yacht charter in Southern Chile and Patagonia is an absolutely unique and exotic, once-in-a-lifetime, experience. It has even made into our top 10 charter destination list. There is a somewhat limited selection of motor yachts that could be called “luxury” yachts, however the vessels that we represent and recommend fall into that category.…
These are all questions that we receive regularly: do I have enough boating experience to qualify as a bareboat skipper? What is actually required to skipper my own bareboat? Will I need an official certification to qualify as a bareboat skipper? Some of the answers we give can be summarized as follows 1. Size matters: bareboat operating…
For a long time, yachts, and in particularly super and mega yachts, were the last things associated with being eco-friendly, but technological advances in hybrid and solar power, plus huge investment in creating more fuel efficient vessels, mean that chartering a yacht is now a lot greener than you might think and we are a lot closer…
BUT WHERE IS THE BOAT…?? In this unfortunate age of spamming and scamming, this is the dreaded phrase that Internet charter shoppers fear the most and where charter yacht brokers professional associations are useful. Arriving at the dock in, say, Phuket, Thailand or Tortola in the Virgin Islands, and – guess what? The boat’s not…
Having just returned from our summer vacation to the BVI on a charter sailing catamaran, I thought I’d share some thoughts and impressions with our AMERICAN YACHT “friends and followers”. We did a bareboat charter on a Lagoon 40, a 3 cabin owner’s version catamaran of very recent vintage with a generator and nice cool…
The 171′ foot BELLE AIMEE is a 2010 model Amels 10 guest motor yacht that is available on the charter market. After a substantial interior and audiovisual refit this year, she will be available for charter this winter. Check out Belle Aimee – a new charter yacht on the block. Her first charter region will…
I have to admit to a twinge of guilt when callers call me a “middle-man” . It only happens occasionally, but I have had customers tell me in no uncertain terms and using a slightly accusatory tone, “Oh, so you don’t actually own the boats on your website. You are a middle-man, then?” At this…