St Martin is an island divided between two principalities: French in the north and Dutch in the south. Philipsburg is the capital of Dutch Sint Maarten and offers duty free shopping, casinos and nightlife and has some great bars around the waterfront. Marigot is the largest town in the French sector.
St Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. It is known as one of the two " Breezy Islands", the other being Martinique. It is part of the Lesser Antilles and located north of the islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines, north west of Barbados and 25 nautical miles south of Martinique.
Known as the "Isle of Spice", Grenada consists of three main islands: Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique. They are located in the Eastern Caribbean at the southern end of the Windward Islands, only 100 miles north of Venezuela. Grenada is located north of Trinidad and Tobago, and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Belize lies between Yucatan and Guatemala, between the Hondo and Sarstoon Rivers, and is one of the most beautiful sailing and diving venues in the world. A yacht charter in Belize lets you discover hundreds of uninhabited cayes, miles of sheltered sailing inside the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere and legendary diving, snorkelling and fishing. The two main yacht charter bases in Belize are located at San Pedro and Placencia.
Expert Author: Ken Jones | Category: Boating Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia. To its east, lie Laos and Cambodia and to its south, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia and to its west, the Andaman Sea and Myanmar. The yacht charter area extends from Myanamar in the north to Malaysia in the south.
Expert Author: Ken Jones | Category: Boating The Mediterranean Sea stretches from the Straits of Gibraltar in the west to Turkey in the east. It includes the coasts of Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Croatia and Greece in Europe. Turkey in Asia and the coasts of countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Expert Author: Ken Jones | Category: Boating The Ionian combines both good sailing weather, sunny and warm with predictable winds with a facinating group of islands. Navigation is generally by line of sight and a passage between islands is generally only a few hours in duration The islands are attractive and steeped in Greek mythology. This is a great place for people learning to sail or building experience and so it is no surprise that it is home to several companies running flotilla sailing holidays.
Expert Author: Ken Jones | Category: Boating The high season for yacht charter in the Caribbean in general is the winter months, during the holiday vacations of Christmas, Presidents week and Easter break. Booking well in advance is advised to get the charter boat of your choice.
St Vincent and the Grenadines is located in the southeast Caribbean about 90 miles west of Barbados. The island group lie south of St Lucia and north of Grenada. The Grenadines are comprised of 32 islands and cays stretching south from St Vincent. Only 8 of the Grenadines are populated and the remaining are bird sanctuaries and very popular for both hiking and snorkelling. All are volcanic in origin and deeply embellished with inlets where the sea washes up on fine white sandy beaches. St Vincent has lush green mountains.
Cuba is an archipelago of islands located in the northern Caribbean Sea at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Its geographic coordinates are 21‘°3x N, 80‘°00x W. Cuba lies to south of the eastern United States and the Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti and east of Mexico. The Cayman Islands and Jamaica are to the south.
Turkey is well known for its Gulets. Traditional motor sailors that carry holiday makers around the Turkish coast. The boats are wide beamed and roomy compared with the conventional charter yacht. The Gulets are crewed and hands on sailing will be limited. For those wanting a little more independence there plenty of yacht charter companies in the area offering the more normal bareboat deals.
Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean being only slightly smaller the Sicily, the largest. It lies in the western Mediterranean off the western coast of the Italian peninsula and just to the south of the French island of Corsica, separated by the narrow Strait of Bonifacio. Mountains dominate much Sardinia's interior; the highest point is Monti del Gennargentu at 1,834 metres. The coast boasts some of the most wonderful beaches in the Mediterranean.
The Balearic Islands or Islas Baleares are to be found western Mediterranean several hundred kilometres of the eastern coast of Spain. This island group comprises Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Cabrera and Formentera. There are three airports in the islands making access extremely easy. At Palma de Mallorca on Mallorca, Ibiza on Ibiza and Mahon on Minorca. Access is also possible from the Spanish mainland via ferry from Barcelona, Denia and Valencia.
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at 16 degrees 15'N, 61 degrees 35'W. It comprises five islands; Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, La Desirade, Les Saintes and Marie-Galante.
The British Virgin Islands are one of the Caribbean's most popular yacht charter destinations and Tortola is home to the world's largest fleet of charter yachts. You can choose between Skippered or bareboat charter, motor or sailing vessels, monohulls or catamarans as well as crewed, luxury or mega yachts. There is something for everone in the BVI. The short distances between the islands, often only 2 to 3 hours, make the British Virgin Islands perfect for the first time yacht charterer and for families with young children.
Antigua and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, roughly 17 degrees north of the equator. The two islands are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago.
This article looks at harbours and anchorages of the gulfs of Hydra and Argolikos in the Peloponnisos, Greece.
This article looks at harbours and anchorages of the Saronic Islands and the coast starting in the north at the Corinth canal and running south as far as the cape at Skillaion.
The Saronic Gulf lies to the south of Athens, the capital of Greece. As a practical sailing area it includes the Athens or Attica coast on the mainland, the eastern coast of the Peloponnisos including the Gulfs of Idhras and Argolikos. Some of the better known Islands include Aigina, Poros, Idhra or Hydra and Spetsai.
This article looks at the harbours and anchorages on the western coast of the Peloponnisos in the Southern Ionian sea. We begin a Katakolon and proceed south through the gulfs of Messiniakos and Kolpos finishing on the island of Kithera, birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite. Although like much of Greek mythology this claim is disputed by other locations. In this case by Cyprus which also lays claim to be the birthplace of the godess.
