Cruising World - February 2016

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february 2016

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CHARTERING

NEWS and NOTES on SAILING-VACATION OPPORTUNITIES

CRUISING WORLD’S

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n fleet-expansion news,

the Moorings 5800 crewed

sailing catamaran has been

added in the BVI and St. Lu-

cia. Two bareboat 5800s are also

available in the BVI. Also for

charter are the crewed 514 pow-

er catamaran in the BVI and St.

Lucia. The company will add

the 434 power cat to the Athens,

Greece, fleet in June 2016. For

details, log on to the company

website (moorings.com).

Let Someone Else Drive

Mojeka, a Moody 54 DS, is

available for crewed charters

throughout the Caribbean with

Capt. Dave Buller and chef Em-

ma White. The boat is based in

Antigua in the first half of 2016,

and in Grenada the second

half. The sloop accommodates

six guests in three staterooms.

Shaitan of Tortola, an 80-foot

ketch designed by Ron Holland,

can take 10 guests in four cab-

ins. The boat is based in Bequia,

in St. Vincent and the Grena-

dines. For details, contact Select

Yachts (selectyachts.com).

Take Out a Hanse or Bali

Vacances Sous Voiles, in the

BVI, offers Bali catamarans and

Hanse mono hulls. The Balis are

available in 40-, 43- and 45-foot

versions; Hanses are available in

lengths from 38 to 45 feet. The

new Hanse 415 is available as of

March 2016. For details, contact

the company (vacancessous

voiles.ca).

Sunsail Adds

Monohulls, Cats

Sunsail has added 15 new mono-

hulls to its charter fleet in the

BVI. The additions in-

clude three Sunsail 38s,

10 Sunsail 47s and two

Sunsail 51s. The com-

pany has also begun

to add 32 new Sunsail

404 catamarans to its

worldwide fleets. The

monohulls are built by

Jeanneau; the catama-

rans are built by Rob-

ertson and Caine. The

entire fleet and their

locations can be viewed

in the 2016 brochure.

For details and to view

the brochure or obtain

a print copy, log on to

the company’s website

(sunsail.com).

Tailor Your Itinerary

Custom Sailing Worldwide ar-

ranges bespoke crewed and

bareboat charters in the Carib-

bean, Mediterranean, and along

the U.S. East Coast. Led for

more than 14 years by Capt. Val-

erie Weingrad, the business also

offers lessons through the Amer-

ican Sailing Association curric-

ulum. For details, contact the

company (customsailing.net).

Boat-Rental Marketplaces

Merge

Online boat-sharing compet-

itors Boatsetter and Cruzin

joined forces in fall 2015. The

new company carries the Boat-

setter name, but the brand has

been merged to incorporate

the Cruzin look. The com-

pany’s chief executive officer

is Jaclyn Baumgarten, who

founded Cruzin in 2012. Execu-

tive chairman Andrew Sturner

started Boatsetter in 2014, of-

fering a network of U.S. Coast

Guard- licensed captains to boat

renters. For details, log on to

the website (boatsetter.com). —

Elaine Lembo

COMPANIES

ADVERTISING THIS

MONTH

The Moorings

888-703-3176 p.93

Sunsail

800-797-5307 p.97

Kiracoulis

800-714-3471 p.103

Dream Yacht Charters

866-776-8256 p.92

Tortola Marine Management

Ltd.

800-633-0155 p.96

The Catamaran Company

800-262-0308 p.90-91

Footloose Sailing Charters

855-217-9217 p.102

Conch Charters Ltd.*

877-521-8939 p.95

Barefoot Yacht Charters*

784-456-9526 p.100

CYOA Yacht Charters

800-944-2962 p.101

Pro Valor Charters

866-776-8256 p.100

Sail Caribe

866-381-7609 p.98

Fair Wind Sailing Inc.

866-380-SAIL p.102

Southwest Florida Yachts*

800-262-7939 p.102

Harmony Yacht Vacations

888-542-2667 p.101

BROKERS

Ed Hamilton & Co.

800-621-7855 p.103

The Globe Sailor

646-453-6602 p.103

THE MOORINGS FLEET IS IN

The Moorings 2016 brochure offers details about destinations, itineraries and the new fleet, including

the Moorings 4000 sailing catamaran, the 433 power catamaran, and monohulls like the 45.3 and 51.4.

To view an online version or obtain a print copy, log on to the company website (moorings.com).

The Moorings 5800 sailing
catamaran is available bare-
COURTESY OF THE MOORINGS boat or crewed (above).

*Also broker

This directory is a list of charter companies

advertising in this charter section; it is not an

endorsement by the editors. Classified advertisers

not listed. Listings are arranged in fleet size order.

“Charter companies” listed maintain fleets of

bareboats and report that they maintain chase

boats/personnel, carry liability insurance, return

security deposits in 10 working days, deliver

the boat contracted (or same size, type, age,

condition, or better), supply MOB gear and offer

pre-charter briefings. “Brokers” are not affiliated

with any charter company; they book private or

company-owned boats, crewed or bareboat.