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Bareboat yacht charter

Charter a yacht for a sailing holiday with total freedom and set sail on your own voyage of discovery. Board your sailing yacht in any one of our glorious holiday destinations and sail away! Just imagine setting sail with new places to visit every day - it's the ultimate multi-centre holiday without the packing and unpacking!

Being the skipper of your own yacht gives you total flexibility every day. Your enjoy a privacy and freedom that’s hard to find in a hotel. Set sail early for an exciting passage to the next island or get up late and potter round to the next bay. It may depend on the weather, your crew or just your mood that day.

Set sail for a different destination every day - without the clouds and crowds of the Solent! There’s always another bay, another harbour, another island to explore. And when you arrive, step ashore for dinner in a waterfront taverna. You’ll be supporting the local community and you’ll feel like a traveller, not a tourist.

"Bareboat" yacht charter means a fully equipped yacht without skipper or crew, but our yachts cannot be called bare! All our charter yachts are fully equipped for cruising in comfort and have full safety,navigational and domestic equipment. You could step aboard without bringing anything but your beach towel and suntan cream.

On arrival at your charter yacht you will be given a technical briefing on your yacht and cruising area. We can provision your yacht in advance and help is just a VHF or phone call away at any time.

Where can I charter a bareboat yacht?

Nautilus Yachting offers yacht charter holidays throughout the Mediterranean, Caribbean and other Tropical destinations. Click on the map for more information.

What sailing experience and qualifications are required?

For yacht charter you should have previous skipper experience to RYA Day Skipper level, gained by sailing in the UK or on a previous flotilla holiday. You should be competent at handling a yacht in close quarters, anchoring and mooring in varying conditions, and be able to use your navigation and pilotage skills to plan a day passage and know your position at any time. You should be assisted by at least one competent crew.

The port authorities in Croatia, Majorca and Tenerife require an internationally recognised certificate of competence for the skipper, eg RYA International Certificate of Competence (ICC) or RYA Day Skipper Practical. If you have experience but no qualifications, click here for 1 day ICC course with Reach 4 the Wind in Southampton. 

Greece also requires a skipper's certificate but, in the absence of a practical RYA certificate, we can issue an Overseas Helmsman's Certificate on the basis of a resume of sailing experience.

Within many of our sailing areas you have a choice of flotilla sailing holidays and bareboat yacht charter, providing maximum choice at all experience levels.

If you want to brush up your skills or gain an RYA sailing qualification, book a Learn to Sail holiday.

What yachts can I charter bareboat?

Yachts

We have an excellent selection of quality sailing yachts for bareboat yacht charter ranging from 30' to 52' including all the well-known names, Jeanneau, Beneteau, Dufour and Bavaria. Most are less than 4 years old and many are brand new models. In some cruising areas we can offer spacious owner's layouts with master cabin.

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Catamarans

Catamarans offer plenty of deck space and a large cockpit, ideal for relaxed sailing holidays. The saloon, with its panoramic windows, is spacious and airy. Even if you haven’t sailed cats before, you’ll be impressed by their easy handling. Cats are very popular in Turkey and the British Virgin Islands where you spend most nights on anchor rather than on a crowded town quay or marina.

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What's onboard?

Click here for Standard Specification >>

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