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This is Matt Weidert with the Yacht Warriors, and here's what I have for you today:
With younger kids, and time for only week-long charter trips, it'll be a few years before I reach certain cruising grounds.
Not only that, but these destinations can have:
Here's the top 3 that make my list:
Read more about these trips, and find out which places don't make the cut - some might surprise you. Also, please tell me why I'm wrong!
I've had a few questions recently about whether the sleep aboard option is worth it, so I wrote about it in detail.
My answer is usually yes - I believe it makes sense, most of the time. Why?
What does the sleep aboard cost? Anywhere from 50-70% of your daily charter fee, or a per person charge such as $75/crew member.
Check out the full article here, where I also mention six scenarios when you might want to skip the sleep aboard.
Someone shared this video with me recently. Crazy! Here's what happened.
The video cuts off as the sailboat carries on, and I don't have any details on the aftermath.
But, it certainly highlights the risks of not standing a watch with autopilot running, in a dangerous area full of sandbars, cays, and cuts.
So what's the twist? The Bali 5.4 is the Yepa II which I took out on a bareboat charter in 2021. Towards the end of the video, he prepares to make a distress call and uses "Yepa II" as his call sign.
You can read more about that Exumas trip in case you missed it.
From the bucket list...I'll get there one day!
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⛵ Ready to take the trip of a lifetime? I write a twice monthly, free newsletter with planning ideas for your next yacht charter trip: insider destination guides, sailing itineraries, and the latest news.
Hi Reader, Before we hoist sails on today's journey, let's navigate through a couple of recent news items: Last week the Baths bore witness to a charter grounding on the rocks amidst Red Flag conditions. This incident mirrors the lee shore grounding of the Hillbilly a few weeks ago. Takeaways: monitor weather resources vigilantly, respect Red Flag warnings, and steer clear of anchorages that test fate (lee shores). There have been recent reports of multiple stolen dinghies at JVD, BVI. Raise...
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