What Experience Do I Need?
3 easy
questions to answer:
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Do you have experience navigating?
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Do you have experience anchoring in tidal
zones?
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Do you have experience with sail handling?
The Long Version:
There are certain sailing area around the
world that are ideal cruising zones for the less
experienced with vast anchorages and protected
boating grounds. Experience requirements very
from destinations and although some are easier
than others you still require general boating
knowledge. You will be given a comprehensive
briefing and have the opportunity to take a
skipper / sailguide for the first half day or
more if you need to refresh your skills or get
your confidence up. Experience with sails is
required to charter a sail boat. Operators have
varying levels of experience requirements and we
can recommend the right one for you or a sailing
school nearby!
Great ways of demonstrating your experience
is if you:
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Are or have been a boat owner
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Previous charterer
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Experience with sails on smaller vessels
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Qualified – motorboat licence or sailing
qualification
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Experience as skipper as opposed to crew is
also important, and some competent crew is
also important!
Your experience will be verified through the
sailing paperwork required to be completed upon
booking. If your skills are little rusty, a
sailguide might be required to get you back to
speed! or usk us to refer you to a sailing
school that does 'Bareboat Familiarisation'
courses.
Don’t forget that even if you have boating
experience, we can arrange a fully private
crewed charter to take away the stress – you can
take control if you like, and hand over when it
is time to relax! We have solutions to
everyone’s needs!