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Five Tips for a Safer Charter

Zuzana Prochazka
Apr 26, 2013

There’s nothing quite so liberating as being on charter. Not only are you on vacation, you’re on a sailing vacation, with the express mission to explore, enjoy and relax. Except, of course, when things get serious.

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Thin-Water Paradise

Adam Cort
Apr 01, 2013

The waters off Southwest Florida are one of those places where looks can be deceiving. At first glance, it’s “water, water everywhere,” until you look at the depths and then it becomes “nor any drop to, uh, sail.” But don’t give up.

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Key Largo to Key West: An Historic Route & Modern-Day Haven

Meredith Laitos
Mar 25, 2013

Sailing alongside Florida’s Overseas Highway, the road that follows the route of Flagler’s historic East Florida Railway from Miami to Key West, it’s easy to picture the turn-of-the-century developer pushing to expand his vision of Florida.

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Expert's Choice: Windward Islands

by Chris Doyle, Posted August 8, 2008

A resident of Grenada, Chris Doyle wrote his first Cruising Guide to the Windward Islands in 1980. The current 2007-08 guide is the twelfth in the series.By Chris Doyle

FOOD AND DRINK» ProvisioningThere was a time when charterers set off for the Windwards with bags of food—who knew what you would find down island? Forget

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Expert's Choice: Leeward Islands

by Chris Doyle, Posted August 8, 2008

Chris Doyle has been writing and updating the Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands since 1989.

FOOD AND DRINK» ProvisionsIf you decide to self-provision or just need to restock, it doesn't get better than in St. Martin, where the supermarkets are giant and waterside provisioning services ensure that superyacht guests (and you) are never

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Expert's Choice: Virgin Islands

by Sail Staff, Posted August 8, 2008

Nancy and Simon Scott wrote their first Cruising Guide To The Virgin Islands in 1982By Nancy Scott

TRAVELING ON YOUR STOMACH

» Self-ProvisioningIt's convenient to have your charter company provision for you, but it's an adventure to do it yourself. Cooking in the Virgin Islands is influenced by American, British, Spanish, East

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Charter Starter

by Amy Ullrich, Posted August 8, 2008

Most North American sailors choose the Caribbean for a winter sailing vacation. There are good reasons: a well-developed chartering infrastructure; a variety of discrete cruising grounds to choose from; great sailing conditions; numerous flights to Caribbean locations; lots of charterboats.

Here are essential considerations when planning your charter.

1. The

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Role Playing

by Sail Staff, Posted August 8, 2008

This month’s contributor is Tom Reinke, who sails a Flying Scot with his wife, Mary. They love leading bareboat charters and turning over the helm to the officer of the day. If you’re new to chartering—or if your friends are—you’ll find his organizational ideas helpful.

The primary objective of a charter is to have a good time, and that means different things to different people.

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