seems a lot of people look at boats and wonder ‘how can I do that?’

~ and this leads to our favourite question: ‘what courses can I take that will allow me to charter a boat’
the simple answer is
‘any of our multi-day on the water programs’
complete the
CREW &
BAY SKIPPER programs and we’d love to see you out chartering the daysailing boats on the bay
complete the
cruise & learn and start your overnight charters on larger boats ~~ or step up from BAY SKIPPER by taking
CRUISING NUTS & BOLTS
looking to explore more distant harbours and be more self sufficient? ~~ that’s what
GUNKHOLING is all about ~ that’s the special name we use to cover the more in depth cruising programs that can lead to CYA INTERMEDIATE or IYT INTERNATIONAL BAREBOAT SKIPPER
we’re really excited to see you progress to chartering ~~ after all, we have an incredible collection of the finest
charter boats in the area
sometimes people get through the program and have the certification, but they wonder if there is some ‘middle step’ between courses and chartering all on their own ~ we have three stepping stones to ‘going it alone’:
1) some people take a skipper / instructor for the first day or two on their charter ~ they jettison this helper (preferably at somewhere they can buzz back home and not middle of the strait) and continue on their holiday
2) others join a
flotilla and have their own family and friends but a resource boat nearby and some ‘good coaching’
3) others follow an itinerary, especially our fresh ‘newbie’ itinerary from the authors of the DREAMSPEAKER CRUISING guides – complete with some of the most straightforward routes and harbour entrances
WHAT SIZE OF BOAT SHOULD YOU CHARTER?
~ your instructor will make recommendations, but in general, the size you did your course on and/or what you are comfortable with are the starting points