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Get the Most from a Crewed Charter

We’ve compiled a few key things to remember when going on a crewed charter, for those who are thinking of charter, or those who have booked a charter for the first time and are wondering what exactly to expect. A full list of things to consider can be found here.

• Before going on a charter, it is always good to be clear with your broker exactly what you want to get out of your experience. Is it for a particular family event, or a business contract? The more you help the broker, the more fantastic they can arrange your charter to be, making sure you relax the most you can while on board. For the benefit of the crew, let your broker know of any medical issues, and of any expectations from your charter, including your hobbies, so that the broker can help the crew to prepare for your charter.

• The Captain should be your best friend. Remember, they is at the helm of the yacht, so it’s important to respect them and their crew. At the same time, the more friendly you are to the crew on board, the more willing to make your charter even more memorable they will be.

• It’s important to be flexible (to some extent) on your itinerary. If the captain doesn’t want to sail to a particular place because it will be difficult for any reason, keep an open mind. Remember that the crew on these yachts sail for a living, and they know exactly when and where to go, making sure that you have the charter of a lifetime.

• While enjoying yourself, safety is a concern. Always remember you’re on a yacht, and don’t go over board enjoying yourself (excuse the pun). There are lots of rules that guests have to deal with. Please don’t try and get the crew to bend them, they are there for a reason!

• Help your broker as much as possible. Mentioned above, it’s important to help your broker with any expectations you have, or anything in particular you want to get out of your charter. If you establish a trusting relationship with the broker, share your needs, and ask for their advice, you will find that the process is enjoyable and you may learn about new yachts or destinations that you hadn’t heard about.

For help organising a charter, please go to www.boatbookings.com or email us at [email protected].

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Announcing the Boatbookings.com Guest Blogger Program!

We want BoatBookings.com to be THE place you come for news about yachting, boating and chartering.  Towards that goal, we’ve reached out to some of the most knowledgeable writers in the yachting industry with our new “guest blogger” program.  They  will  be adding news about new yachts, trends, destinations and insider news to Boatbloggings on a regular basis.

We are thrilled to announce that our first two guest bloggers are Kim Kavin, successful book author and editor of CharterWave, and Phil Friedman, long time industry expert.

Kim Kavin is extremely successful in the yachting industry, having set up CharterWave and BoaterMouth. She is not only the author of several books, but she is a regular contributor to various magazines and websites. She has had three years experience being Executive Editor of Yachting Magazine, and for the past three years, has received international recognition of her expertise, in the shape of awards from the Boating Writers International Writing Contest.

Phil Friedman has been similarly successful, with 30 years in the marine industry, working as a yacht designer, a boat builder, a yacht surveyor, yachting writer and editor. He has not only gained experience in various different sectors of the industry, but has also been an industry educator. Before he moved into the yachting world, he taught logic and philosophy at university.

If you would be interested in applying to become part of our program, please email us at: [email protected]

Please click here more information.

 

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The 2012 Monaco Yacht Show Opens Tomorrow!

Tomorrow marks the start of the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show, the most exclusive event on the luxury yachting calendar. There will be over  500 exhibitors and 100 superyachts on display, ranging between 25 and 90 meters. Over the course of the four-day event which runs from Wednesday to Saturday, 19-22 September, an expected 30,000 visitors will visit the show to see the latest trends, technology, designs and yachts in the luxury yacht industry.

Boatbloggings.com will of course be at the show and will keep you up to date on the hottest yachts and news from the show.

Below the super yachts on display at the show this year. You can also read more about the show and see a map of the port on our Monaco Yacht Show page.

 

Yacht Name Brand/Shipyard Length Overall Type Year
2 LADIES Rossinavi 46.30 m Motor Yacht 2012
60 YEARS Royal Tuzla – Istanbul 44.70 m Sailing Yacht 2012
ACHILLES Sanlorenzo 46 m Motor Yacht 2012
ALLOYA 40 Sanlorenzo 40.80 m Motor Yacht 2012
ALMAGORES II Southern Wind Shipyard 31.42 m Sailing Yacht 2012
ALTER EGO WGB Werft Berlin 34 m Motor Yacht 1992
ANDIAMO Feadship 42.56 m Motor Yacht 2003
ASLEC 4 Rossi Navi 45 m Motor Yacht 2012
ATHENA Royal Huisman 90 m Sailing Yacht 2004
AUDACIA Feadship 48.50 m Motor Yacht 1987
Auspicious Leopard 46.2 m Motor Yacht 2009
AXANTHA II JFA Yachts 42.98 m Motor Yacht 2011
AZIMUT GRANDE 100 Azimut Benetti 31.04 m Motor Yacht 2011
B30 B YACHTS SRL 8.88 m Sailing Yacht 2011
BEL ABRI Amels 52.30 m Motor Yacht 2010
BELLE ANNA ISA – International Shipyards Ancona 50 m Motor Yacht 2012
BETTER PLACE Wally 49.90 m Sailing Yacht 2012
BLACK & WHITE Sunseeker 33.91 m Motor Yacht 2010
Bluegame 40 BLUEGAME 11.95 m Motor Yacht 2012
CANDYSCAPE II Viareggio Superyachts 61.80 m Motor Yacht 2009
CAPE ARROW Southern Wind Shipyard 30.26 m Sailing Yacht 2011
COMO Alloy Yachts International 41.14 m Sailing Yacht 2007
CONTINENTAL 50 S CNM 16 m Motor Yacht 2012
CUOR DI LEONE Benetti Spa 50 m Motor Yacht 1999
DALFA Ferretti Spa Custom Line 29.50 m Motor Yacht 2008
DARLINGS DANAMA CRN 59.50 m Motor Yacht 2011
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Benetti 60.95 m Motor Yacht 2011
DOMANI Benetti 44.20 m Motor Yacht 2004
FAR AWAY Canados International 36.22 m Motor Yacht 2012
FARIBANA V Amels 54.40 m Motor Yacht 1998
GALAXY Benetti 56 m Motor Yacht 2005
GARCON DAMEN 67.15 m Motor Yacht 2012
GO Feadship 39 m Motor Yacht 2010
GRAZIADIU Italyachts 43.12 m Motor Yacht 2012
GRENADINES III Gulf Craft 38.40 m Motor Yacht 2010
HAMILTON Wally 30.48 m Sailing Yacht 2012
HAMPSHIRE II Feadship 78.50 m Motor Yacht 2012
HANA CRN 43 m Motor Yacht 2008
HARBOUR ISLAND Newcastle Shipyards 55 m Motor Yacht 2011
I AMSTERDAM OY Nautor AB 25.08 m Sailing Yacht 2012
IDOL Austal 58.90 m Motor Yacht 2007
ILLUSION Benetti 45.60 m Motor Yacht 2010
IMAGINATION Benetti 47 m Motor Yacht 2010
IMPERIAL PRINCESS Princess Yachts 40.16 m Motor Yacht 2012
INCLINATION Maiora – Fipa Italiana Yachts 38.60 m Motor Yacht 2010
INEVITABLE Feadship 49.80 m Motor Yacht 1990
INFINITI YACHTS Danish Yachts 10.98 m Sailing Yacht 2012
ITHAKA Jongert 26.70 m Sailing Yacht 2007
JBH Lubeck Yacht Trave Schiff 35.50 m Motor Yacht 2011
KAI Benetti 36.58 m Motor Yacht 2008
KANGA Wally 26.23 m Motor Yacht 2012
KARIA RMK MARINE 45 m Motor Yacht 2011
KISMET Luerssen Yachts 68 m Motor Yacht 2007
LA PELLEGRINA CNC – Couach 49.50 m Motor Yacht 2012
LADY ALLISON Feadship, C Van Lent & Zonen 45.70 m Motor Yacht 1991
LADY LINDA Trinity Yachts 56.90 m Motor Yacht 2012
LADY PETRA Heesen Yachts 46.70 m Motor Yacht 2012
LARISA Benetti 44.20 m Motor Yacht 2006
LAUREL Delta Marine 73.15 m Motor Yacht 2006
LAZY Z Oceanco 51.40 m Motor Yacht 1997
LE CAPRICE IV Pershing 33.23 m Motor Yacht 2011
LITTLE FISH Heesen Yachts 39.80 m Motor Yacht 2001
LYANA Benetti 60 m Motor Yacht 2011
M OCEAN Arcadia Yachts 35.02 m Motor Yacht 2012
M&M Bilgin Yachts 48.70 m Motor Yacht 2012
MAKIRA Italyachts 43.10 m Motor Yacht 2010
MARGHERITA Costruzioni navali Tigullio 33 m Motor Yacht 2009
MARIPOSA 3A Vitters 28.90 m Sailing Yacht 1994
MARY JEAN Campanella Motor Yachts 48.82 m Motor Yacht 1981
MISUNDERSTOOD I Overmarine Group 39.65 m Motor Yacht 2010
MOGAMBO Nobiskrug 73.51 m Motor Yacht 2012
MONDANGO Alloy Yachts 51.70 m Sailing Yacht 2008
MONI Vicem 32.60 m Motor Yacht 2012
NASSIMA Acico Yachts 49 m Motor Yacht 2012
NILO Moonen Shipyards 28.90 m Motor Yacht 2007
NIRVANA Oceanco 88.50 m Motor Yacht 2012
OKKO Mondo Marine 40.80 m Motor Yacht 2012
OURANOS Admiral Tecnomar Group 44.50 m Motor Yacht 2012
PAMELA V Hakvoort Shipyard 44.90 m Motor Yacht 2011
PAOLYRE Ocea 32.70 m Motor Yacht 2008
PASSE PARTOUT Jongert 42 m Sailing Yacht 2001
PASSION Swedeship 52.75 m Motor Yacht 1986
PRINCESS TOO Feadship 47.55 m Motor Yacht 1999
PROJECT 12 Cantieri Di Pisa 46.57 m Motor Yacht 2012
RAHIL Mariotti Yachts 53.80 m Motor Yacht 2012
RAINBOW Holland Jachtbouw 40 m Sailing Yacht 2012
RED DRAGON Alloy Yachts 51.77 m Sailing Yacht 2008
RENAISSANCE Castagnola 39 m Sailing Yacht 2012
Revolver 13 m
ROMA Viareggio Superyachts 61.80 m Motor Yacht 2010
Sacs strider 15 15.5 m
SATORI Heesen 49.80 m Motor Yacht 2011
SHOOTING STAR Danish Yachts 38 m Motor Yacht 2011
SILENCIO Perini Navi 50 m Sailing Yacht 2001
SIROCCO Heesen Yachts 47 m Motor Yacht 2006
SMERALDA Hanseatic Marine 77 m Motor Yacht 2012
SMILE Benetti Vision 145 44.20 m Motor Yacht 2006
SMILING T Jade Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. 28.22 m Motor Yacht 2012
SNOWBIRD Hakvoort Shipyard 39 m Motor Yacht 2011
SOLEMAR Amels 61.50 m Motor Yacht 2003
STELLA Sunseeker 34.50 m Motor Yacht 2011
STEP ONE Amels 55 m Motor Yacht 2012
STIG Baltic Yachts 24.35 m Sailing Yacht 2012
STREAMLINE Mondo Marine 49.30 m Motor Yacht 2009
TIARA Alloy Yachts 54.27 m Sailing Yacht 2004
TURQUOISE Proteksan 55.40 m Motor Yacht 2011
VERTIGO Alloy Yachts 67.20 m Sailing Yacht 2011
WERE DREAMS Amels Holland B.V. 52.27 m Motor Yacht 2008
ZEEPAARD JFA Yachts 37.18 m Motor Yacht 2003
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A cool iPhone App – Anchor Alert – Know if Your Anchor is Dragging!

Anchor Alert for iPhone to see if your anchor is draggingThere seems to be no end to the uses of iPhones on Yachts – we’ve just come across an app that does one thing well – tell you if your anchor is dragging!  Think about how many times you’ve looked at the shore to see if it’s getting closer, without being sure. This app – Anchor Alert – simply uses the iPhone’s GPS to establish where the boat is anchored, and if you drift more than the normal length of your anchor lead, it sends you an alarm. So you can sleep in peace knowing you will be alerted before you drift into a rock!

Cool app for $3.99 at the Apple App Store.

We compile a list of cool yachting and boating iPhone and iPad apps on the Boatbookings site – which we’re constantly updating. If you know of useful apps for yachting, please go to the page and leave us a note.

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Maldives charters unaffected by political changes

Maldives Yacht CharterYou may have read about political changes and demonstrations in the Maldives capital of Mali this past week.  We’ve spoken with our key Agents and Fleet Operators in the Maldives, and they assure us that it’s relaxation and sun as usual for all charters.  In fact, we have a guest there right now on an Azimut 98 and the Captain reports all is well!

If you’re thinking about booking a last minute charter to the Maldives, now’s the time!  We have a great selection of Maldives charter yachts, and the beauty, serenity, diving, marine life, and sunny weather await you!

Please see our Maldives Yacht Charter Guide for more.

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