FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HIRING A BOAT

The answer is no. Nautical charters have boats for hire with or without a skipper.

It depends on where you want to go and your sailing experience.

There are several aspects to consider:

Hire the boat with a skipper to have more comfort on a daily basis and not have any responsibility for the boat.
Or by renting the boat in an unknown country and thus having more opportunities to discover corners with an expert skipper in the area.
There are large or complex boats, such as gulets, which are always hired with a skipper and full crew.
The skipper's duties are to steer the boat, keep the deck clean and be responsible for the safety of the boat and its components.

The skipper does not have to cook or clean the interior of the boat.
If you wish, you can hire a cook and hostess for these tasks.

Yes, but the skipper has the final say depending on the weather and conditions at the destination.

The skipper can decide as long as it is for the safety of the boat's components.

To hire a boat, you need to have the appropriate licence for the boat and the sailing area.
Only in France or Ireland are they less demanding in terms of documentation, requiring only a nautical resume to be presented to the harbour captain.

Before hiring a boat, it is advisable to read carefully the rights and obligations of the contract.

If you have a certificate but no experience, you can legally rent the boat, but it is not consistent. We advise you to rent with a skipper and in this way it can become an apprenticeship. Experience is the best insurance against possible setbacks.

Always by mutual agreement with the owner and depends a lot on the season. In high season a minimum of one week and always several days of 7 is normal.
But it depends a lot on the area and the availability of the boat.

No, and we recommend that you live the experience of anchoring in safe corners and living the sea 24 hours a day. But there are more and more restrictions and we have to be careful when dropping anchor, respect the seabed and be careful not to leave any rubbish behind.

Hire boats are fully equipped for navigation and safety for everyone on board.

The extras such as an auxiliary boat with a motor, paddle surf, water-skiing equipment, etc. It depends on the boat. In any case, all the extras are listed on each boat's chart with the corresponding amount.

Each boat is officially registered for a certain number of people and for certain sailing areas.

When you hire the boat, you must let us know exactly how many people will be on it.

There are cabins for rent, usually on gulets, in this case they are for 2 or 3 people and are installed in cabins with private bathroom.

The first thing to do is to remain calm and inform the company that hired the boat.

Rental boats have multi-risk policies and repairs are carried out quickly.

Make sure you have the contact details of both the boat owner and the rental company in case of an emergency.

The only moorings included in the contract are those at the base port, the rest are the responsibility of the hirer.

The boat must be returned with the same amount of fuel as it was delivered. And all consumption is the responsibility of the person hiring the boat.

The company undertakes to deliver the boat in good condition and with all the equipment specified in the contract. It is advisable to inspect the boat and take photographs before using it if we see any deterioration due to wear and tear, in case it could cause problems on delivery.

The boat is fully equipped with everything you need to cook.

Food: We can ask the boat owner to provide us with a list of provisions, which we can bring on board and have prepared for us when we get to the boat.
Then it depends on where we are, in many places there are many supermarkets with a variety of products and they even have online sales and they download them on board without any problem.
Personal luggage: As far as personal items are concerned, we recommend non-slip shoes, sunscreen, hats with hooks and warm clothing for the night.

Normally there are costs for the security deposit (which will be refunded at the end of the trip), final cleaning and if extras are hired such as skipper, boat, jet ski, etc.

All this information can be found in the details for each boat and you can get an online quote for the selected days and extras.
Depending on the boat, you can also book online.