Featured Article: How to choose the right charter boat
for your holiday
Choosing that boat is not easy -for a number of reasons.
On the one hand you are paying out good, hard earned
money and you must weigh that against getting what you
need and want in return. It is your pleasure and
enjoyment and that of your family and friends that must
be the deciding factor, not simply the exchange of money
against a contract with a yacht owner/agent as they have
no idea of your needs. Consideration has to be given to
the following factors...
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Dear Alexander,
Another month has passed and it is again time for
my Newsletter. With the close of the season special
offers and delivery trips are few and far between.
However, I will shortly be gathering together offers
for the beginning of the 2006 season as well as the
approaching Caribbean season which runs from mid
December until Easter.
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August Prize Draw |
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Our August Prize Draw winner, Uta Binnie,
along with her husband Ian took up her prize
by joining a week long cruise in the
Northern Ionian, aboard a Jeanneau Sun
Odyssey 42,2. A full report of this cruise
will appear later
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Boat Shows |
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With the approach of Autumn it is Boat
Show time again. Whether it is a boat, a
dingy, new electronics and equipment that
interests you the opportunity is just around
the corner. Wherever you may live there is a
boat show not far from you. To make your
planning easier I have listed them all, with
dates so that you do not miss accommodation
offers from the various hotels.
Considerable savings can be achieved by
taking up boat show discount offers on the
various type of charter...
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The new Beneteau "Cyclades" range
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Recently Beneteau replaced The "Oceanis"
charter range with three new models under
the name "Cyclades". These are the 39.3,
43.3 and 50.4. At the moment, there is a
shortage of information on the
Benet eau web site, so to make up for
that I will try to review and present them
to you shortly.
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Featured boat: Bavaria 31 |
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For this month I've chosen the Bavaria 31
to present to you. This small vessel,
equipped with wheel steering, hot water and
electric windlass makes an excellent -and
affordable- choice for a small crew (2- 3
persons) for bareboat or flotilla sailing...
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Tip of the month |
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"A small foam float attached to your
anchor alerts others to its location and
allows you to head directly toward it when
retrieving"
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