Top Tips For First Time Boat Charter

If you want to make your coastal or island vacation really special then hire a boat. You can make it a real day to remember. If you've never considered this before then make sure you consider the following points so that your dream day doesn't turn to a disaster.

"Bareboat" mean that there's no crew so if you have chartered bareboat and you can't sail you aint going anywhere. Not unless you qualify and get the necessary papers yourself. Always check the boat comes with a skipper and crew. The charter company can usually organise you one if it doesn't. In some countries legally they may not be able to supply you with one.

If you have a power boat then you need to know you will normally be charged a fuel surcharge. In the current climate this will be a considerable amount even for day charter.

Take plenty of sun lotion the power of the sun is deceiving at sea and it's effects are not always noticed until you are back on dry land. The other side to that coin is that you can tan three times the speed at sea.

Make sure you take snorkel and goggles there's nothing like diving in off a boat when it's moored but you want to see underwater even if it's just to know where the jelly fish are going to be.

The safety warning are usually recited at the start of the trip and they are worth listening to. Children must wear life jackets at all times. Adults are normally only required to wear them if they can't swim or in bad weather.

It's a nice idea to tip the skipper and if you're going ashore for a meal ask him along you might get some good sea tales out of him. It's normal practice to tip the skipper at the end of the trip.

That's all you need to know for now have fun and if it all goes well you should have a smashing day!

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iBiza Joe is involved in iBiza Boat Charter. He is a resident on the white isle of iBiza and runs a free information website at iBiza Today.et

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