Featured Article: How to anchor
Anchoring is done for two principal reasons:
first, to stop for fishing, swimming, lunch, or an
overnight stay and secondly, to keep you from
running aground in bad weather or as a result of
engine failure. Anchoring can be a simple task if
you follow these guidelines...
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Dear Alexander,
Just think how lucky you are that your chosen
recreational activity is principally
wind-powered. Whilst you may have a 4hp dinghy
outboard, and a 40hp main yacht engine you do
not have 2 Caterpillar or Ford gas guzzlers in a
"gin palace", where your usual re-fuelling
intake is about 8 tons of fuel.
This disgusting hike in oil price is slowly
starting the destruction of many world economies
- will this affect yacht chartering? Let us
hear your thoughts on this situation.
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Buying a new boat |
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If buying a new boat is one of your
future plans, consider buying her in
Greece is a very good option. The boat
importers (Jeanneau, Bavaria, Dufour)
are offering very attractive packages,
where they will finance your purchase (3
- 5 years) and guarantee the charters
for the financing period.
This way, you finally buy the brand
new vessel of your dreams in a price you
would pay for a second hand boat...
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Featured vessel: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49
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The Sun Odyssey 49 will enable you to
experience the best of sailing and of
living on board, offered in two
versions, the owner's (3 cabins - two
heads) and the charter (4 cabins - four
heads)...
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Prize Draw |
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Mrs Vivian White is the winner of the
August Prize Draw. Vivian (and a person
of her choice) are offered participation
in the Blue Horizon Cup in October.
Our next Prize Draw concerns a one
week bareboat charter in October with
the beautiful
Bavaria 46 and will be announced on
the 1st of October...
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Special offers |
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More offers from various companies
have been added on our pages. Most of
them are concerning one way trips and
late booking offers for October.
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Tip of the month |
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"Purchasing a new boat means you
will need to invest a large amount of
money. Try to find and charter the
vessel of your choice -before you buy
her. This way you will be sure that the
boat meets your needs and expectations."
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