Choose the Right Type of Yacht Charter Agreement.

The main types of Yacht Charter Agreement are, Bareboat, Flotilla, Skippered,and Crewed

Type of Charter	Minimum Qualification or Experience Needed by Skipper
Bareboat	International Certificate of Competence (Europe). RYA Day Skipper Basic Cruising or demonstrate experience.Crew join in with the sailing.
Flotilla	Previous Boating or Dinghy experience. Able to moor or dock boat.Crew join in with the sailing.
Skippered	No previous experience required but crew willing and able to join in the operation and sailing of the boat under the direction of the skipper
Crewed	No previous experience required. Some help in sailing usually required.

The decision on which to choose depends on personal preferences,the accommodation required on the boat and the knowledge and experience of the charterer and crew.

 

Bare Boat Yacht Charters

The yacht is supplied complete with all the necessary equipment for your holiday with the exception of personal bedding and food and provisions. You or one of your party is the Skipper and has sufficient sailing or boating experience to be in charge.

Flotilla Sailing

The yacht sails in the company of other yachts. A Lead Boat with a Lead Skipper sails with you and is available for help and advice. You will need some previous experience of sailing maybe on dinghies a previous sailing holiday or crewing on a racing yacht.

Skippered Charters

The yacht is supplied as before and a qualified skipper sails on your boat with you. You will join in the sailing of the boat with his help but you will need no previous experience of sailing.

Crewed Charter

The Yacht can again be provided as before but the larger ones come complete with crew, the bedding and the hostess attends to the meals and refreshments on board.

You can relax on deck or join in the fun and excitement of the sailing.Again you will need no previous experience of sailing.

Yacht charter can be anything from a one day try it and see event or a weekend sail to a one or two week yachting vacation or even an Ocean crossing.

Obviously a first timer would lean towards the former to start with and would need an experienced sailor to show him the ropes. Many a sailing enthusiast has started this way.

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