When you get invited to a 70th birthday on Hamilton Island the only sensible thing to do is extend the event and go sailing the Whitsundays. This is what I did in November last year, along with my wife, daughter and her boyfriend. We have spent many sailing holidays in…
“Montaigne”, a 2017 Lagoon 38 previously written about on this blog, has another charter season under her belt with DYC in Croatia. Phil and Judy from the UK were kind enough to share their experience...Hi, a short introduction: My name is Phil and my partner is Judy. We have been…
The dream of owning a yacht and sailing away into the sunset is held by many. Yet few can afford a brand-new yacht or might not feel comfortable settling on a smaller, cheaper boat for various reason. So, you start looking at options and go down the charter contract route.…
In September of 2018, Josh T. chartered a 2018 Lucia 40 on the Chesapeake Bay from Atlantic Cruising Yachts (ACY) who charters under the Waypoints.com. 'Caught Looking' is a 4 cabin charter setup and the boat was essentially brand new. Bottom line up front: The boat sailed well, was outfitted…
Our brand new Helia 44 by Fountaine Pajot started her first charter season as a bareboat with Dream Yacht Charter in May this year. I was lucky to be one of the first to use her as reported in this post. Now she's plowing the waters of Croatia. Here are…
Some time ago, I wrote an article focusing on the social aspects of a sustainable yachting industry and what impact it can have on the local communities.Here is a look at some environmental issues facing all of us enjoying the outdoors.To me, sailing is, among many things, an escape from…
The time has come for the occasional or maybe even annual bareboat charter in one of the many exotic locations this beautiful world has to offer. You got yourself a couple of families or 10 friends together and booked that awesome >40' catamaran for a week or two. Not a…
I have driven a brand new car, even flown a brand new Airbus 350 after it was delivered to our company in Hong Kong, but nothing prepared me for sailing a brand new Helia 44 Catamaran No creaks, no leaks, everything was tight. The steering was responsive, the sails perfectly…
Another weeks worth of 'sailing' as part of our Dream Easy charter allowance with Dream Yacht Charter, this time on a Bali 4.3.Sinatra, one more musically inspired name in the DYC fleet here at the Airlie Beach base, was launched in 2017.It has the standard charter fit-out with four main…
I have previously published an article written by John. He gave us a quick insight into his experience as a bare boat owner with DYC and what his Catamaran "Montaigne" looked like after one charter season in Croatia. Having a week's worth of "last minute" charter allowance available as part…