Apart from choosing your dream destination, a suitable yacht for charter, and the perfect time to go sailing, you also need to decide whether you want to hire a skipper and/or crew.
Chartering a skippered yacht with a professional skipper gives you the advantage of choice. in letting the skipper do the sailing and sit back and relax, or taking an active part and improving your sailing skills. Remember, the skipper’s main duty is to keep you safe and help you have the best holiday possible.
All of our skippers have a lot of experience and knowledge of the sailing area and will make sure you have that perfect holiday – tailored to your needs. A short time before you begin your skippered yacht charter, you will receive contact details from your skipper so you can start planning your dream sailing holiday! The advantages and requirements of a skippered, crewed or bareboat yacht charter are fully explained below.
Skippered, crewed, or bareboat yacht charter?
There are, basically, three main types of yacht charter: bareboat skippered and crewed
Bareboat Charter
A Bareboat charter means a person, or a group rents a yacht and skippers it. You can only rent a bareboat charter if you have a licensed skipper in your group. When chartering a without skipper and crewless yacht, you have to make sure you have all the other mandatory documents, permits, and licenses proving you are skilled to sail a yacht. Documents that you will need to provide vary depending on your destination of choice. Also, before your bareboat charter, and depending on the destination, you might have to pay a security deposit (or deposit elimination fee) for any possible damage to the yacht.
Skippered Charter
A Skippered charter refers to cases when you hire a skipper alongside renting a boat. However, in this case, you sail with the skipper only and without any additional crew. A skippered yacht charter is the right choice for you, if you do not have the required documents to sail the yacht yourself, would like to sharpen your sailing skills, or you just want to have a laid-back holiday.
When you hire a skipper you get a person who not only steers the sailing boat but also knows the area and can give you advice on where to eat, what to buy and see, as well as point you to those perfect hidden coves you would probably miss otherwise. Not having to worry about steering the sailing boat gives you a chance to relax. Ultimately, your skipper is also there to keep you safe! Additionally, the skipper will also have full liability for the boat and you, the customer, do not have to have proven sailing experience. Our skippers will be happy to show you some sailing basics if you are interested. And when you inevitably fall in love with sailing, you can join our sailing school in Croatia. Please keep in mind that you have to provide the skipper’s meals and that the skipper has to have a place to sleep and time to rest.
Crewed Charter
Crewed charter means that you hire a crew to both sail the yacht and prepare meals. This is the type of sailing holiday that is the most relaxing and where you can simply let go and let the crew do all the work. Sailing with our professional staff on board gives an extra flavor to your holiday! Most of our experienced skippers and hostesses have passed Navigare charter school before they are hired.
When hiring our skipper for your sailing holiday, you receive the advantage of seeing all the finest bays and the best harbors. To sail with the crew gives you even more choices - you and your friends can actively participate in the sailing or just relax and enjoy.
On a crewed charter, our hostesses ensure that all food is purchased, prepare breakfast and lunch, serve snacks and make sure the boat is in good condition. They can also occasionally babysit so that parents may have a children-free dinner!
Contact us today to get a current price for hiring a skipper/hostess. Feel free to ask us any additional questions!