A How To Guide For Caribbean Sailings There is something magical about chartering a boat and sailing the clear, turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean. There is no finer way to get a break and relax than to sail from island to island. At some point during your Caribbean sailing experience, however, you will want to stop. Whether you want to fish, swim, snorkel or dive, have lunch or stay overnight, you will need to find an...more
What You Need To Know About Booking Crewed Sailing Charters Crewed sailing charters are available to take you to sights you only dreamed about. These charters include staying on a yacht for a week at a time and dropping anchor in exotic ports of call. While at sea, you don't need to lift a finger nor do you need to know how to handle as sailing yacht. This is what you hire the crew for - so you can sit back and relax. When you make...more
Sailing The Seven Seas Without The Stress Crewed motor yachts are yachts that you charter for a vacation without needing to have any sailing experience. With the crewed charters, you don't have to do any work in handling the yacht or navigating the waters of the location you choose. You can choose to have a luxury charter where you have exquisite surroundings and meals prepared by a chef. Waiters bring you drinks and the members of the crew will provide instructions for water sports if you need any. Crewed motor yachts range in size from yachts that can only take 2 passengers to ones that can take up to 12 or more. A crewed motor yacht charter is an excellent choice for a family vacation. Children are welcome on these yacht charters, but none of the crew will be assigned to looking after them, even with luxury motor yacht charter. Parents are expected to keep the children entertained and to bring whatever they need for enjoyment aboard with them. Crewed motor yachts are perfectly safe for children, but like any location, you do need to keep them within your sight at all times. When you choose a luxury motor yacht charter, you have a personal chef to prepare your...more
Sailing With The Canadian Yachting Association White Sail Level I - Section 1 covers safety with a look at lifejackets, actions to be followed immediately after a capsize and how to right a capsized boat. And the required items for a sailboat less than 5.5 meters long as outlined in the current Boating Safety Guide. Section 2 is...more
Sailing Courses For International Yachtmaster Module 1 is the Introduction to Yachting CertificateThe International Recreational Crew Certificate is divided into 6 modules, module 2 gets us under way and you will be learn about safety on board a boat and the use of the life raft and first aid kit, fire extinguishers, flares, life...more
Sailing The USA Way The syllabus can be readily divided into two parts. The Keelboat Sailing Certification Program is made up of seven stages while Small Boat Sailing Program contains a further two stages.The Basic Small Boat Sailing Standard requires no previous experience or qualifications. It is the first course in the Small Boat Sailing Program. Students must demonstrate a theoretical knowledge of the names and functions of various parts of a boat together with common sailing terms, the sail and its ancillary components, the International Rules for Collision Prevention both at sea and on inland waters and hey should demonstrate a basic knowledge of safety procedures. On the practical side they must show they can tread water for 5 minutes and swim 100 metres, rig, launch and retrieve the boat, set and trim the sails, sail both upwind and downwind, tack and gybe, correctly apply the rules of the road, recover a man overboard, recover from a capsize, accept and pass a towline, tie four specified Knots within a given time. Upon completion he or she will be able to sail a centerboard or multihull sailboat in light to moderate winds and sea conditions in familiar...more
Yacht Charter Sailing In Greece Greece is a country chosen by the Gods Offering its visitors spectacular beaches, interesting villages, an abundance of history, as well as flowing green country sides, Greece is an ideal destination for...more
When You Are Sailing On The Costa Del Sol Spain is part of the European Union and all EU and American nationals can visit the country for a period of no longer than 90 days solely with a passport. EU national can apply for a residency...more
Sailing in the Florida Keys and the Caribbean At the southern tip of Florida, a chain of islands 250 km long immersed in a turquoise sea. This is the Keys, bordered by the only living coral reef in the United States.The subtropical...more
Is My Schedule Open Enough for Sailing Courses? One thing that precludes some from venturing into sailing courses is their time constraints. As much as they seriously would like to become a day skipper, they just do not have the free...more
Royal Yachting Association Sailing Courses The Royal Yachting Association has centers in forty one countries and is respected worldwide as an international leader in teaching powerboat and sailing courses. The roots of the RYA go back...more
Topical Island Sailing Adventures aboard the Suwan Macha from Phuket Imagine this! A sun-drenched shimmering sea of emerald green studded abundantly with exotic islands streaked with powder-white sandy beaches and harboring unseen lagoons and...more