Ultimate Guide to a BVI Yacht Charter With Skipper

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Ultimate Guide to a BVI Yacht Charter With Skipper

Anyone can go on a BVI yacht charter with skipper if you have ample sailing experience or no sailing experience whatsoever you can still go. Everyone has to start somewhere and what better way to do so than by learning from a professional.

Sailing with a skipper allows you to have a luxurious family sailing holiday, friends holiday, romantic getaway or a group sailing holiday without having to worry about planning an itinerary, researching the best places to moor or worrying about safety.

BVI Yacht Charter With Skipper

What Is A BVI Yacht Charter With Skipper?

BVI Yacht Charter With Skipper. A BVI yacht charter with skipper is the perfect sailing holiday for families, couples or friends, of all sailing abilities. On a BVI yacht charter with skipper, you will book a yacht charter and then a skipper will accompany you on your charter. The skipper will sail the boat and offer expert knowledge of the location. You can set your itinerary or the skipper can offer their expert advice and have as little or as much input as desired. A BVI yacht charter with a skipper allows you to relax while the skipper takes the helm, offering an easy and flexible yacht charter.

What Is It Like To Go On A BVI Yacht Charter With Skipper?

Simple Holiday. When you go on a BVI yacht charter with skipper they are there to make your holiday easier and relaxing. The skipper will have their cabin on the boat (allow for this when booking), you will also have to provide food and drink throughout the day, but the skipper doesn’t have to be involved in your meals, excursions or evening meals out if you don’t want them to.

Experienced Skipper. Every skipper is professional and experienced, with a large amount of knowledge of the areas. A skipper can be as discreet as required, you are to obliged to include them in your activities, they are there to make your holiday better, not to be in the way or make you feel uncomfortable.

Why Should You Go On A BVI Yacht Charter With Skipper?

Major Benefits. The benefits of going on a BVI yacht charter with skipper totally dependent on the individual or families requirements. If skippering your boat is what you want to do then go for it, but for those who want to spend more time on activities and have less stress then a skippered charter is an option. BVI yacht charter with skipper is great for every ability of sailing, if you don’t have any sailing qualifications or experience then a skippered yacht charter is you’re the only option. Many skippers will take the time to teach you valuable skills, or if you are experienced you can always learn more from the skipper.

No Worries About Safety. On a BVI yacht charter with skipper, the skipper will take care of all the technical parts of the boat, safety, and moorings, you will be in capable hands.

Knowledge. Skippers can provide unrivalled local knowledge of islands, the winds, the ocean, the best restaurants, the best marinas to moor at, the best anchoring spots, the condition of the sea bed and the forecasts.

BVI Is A Top Sailing Destination

Experienced. The promise of steady trade wind sailing a limited development of restaurants and marinas, plus line-of-sight navigation between the 33 islands, that still make the BVI a true sailor’s favourite; windy, but not too windy, and never far from a rum punch. The BVI has opportunities for excellent sailing, superb weather, and memories which will last a lifetime. You are sure to find perfect sailing conditions to suit everyone’s desires on a BVI yacht charter with skipper.

Choose Itinerary. When you are on a BVI yacht charter with skipper, you and your skipper can create an itinerary depending on your desires and requirements. Your skipper can recommend islands to explore, marinas to moor in and restaurants to visit. They also have expert knowledge of how to book marinas and what needs to be done in advance and what places you can just arrive at without pre-booking.

BVI Itineraries

BVI Sailing Itineraries. BVI has an abundance of top sailing locations, the very best snorkelling spots, and impossibly gorgeous cays, there is something for everyone. We have created a BVI Sailing Itinerary, to allow sailors to experience some of the best sites on a BVI yacht charter with skipper.

Ultimate Guide to BVI Yacht Charter With a Skipper

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