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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Top 3 Must-See Yacht Favorite Islands

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Dreaming of a blissful getaway?  Here are three breathtaking islands you’ll want to visit in your lifetime, preferably from the comfort of a your own private luxury chartered yacht.

1.  James Bond Island (Ko Phi Phi Don), Thailand

Photograph of Ko Phi Phi Don Island, Thailand, as seen from the land. Huge boulders in the water. Clean, clear green water. White sand beach. Palm tree.

Ko Phi Phi Don Island, Thailand

2.  Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – South America
Photograph of marine iguana standing on a rock in the foreground. Blue footed booby bird feet can be seen in the background. There is a small shrub at the left side of the picture.

Galapagos Islands yacht charter wildlife

 3.  Ischia, Italy – Mediterranean 
Photograph of the island of Ischia, Italy. There is a large island with green trees at the top, homes at the bottom along the coastline,. Boats in the harbour. Blue sky with fluffy clouds. The island is on the left side of the photograph. The ocean is on the right side of the photograph.

Ischia, Italy yacht charter

HOW TO BOOK A YACHT CHARTER

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Top Award for Luxury Sailboat

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Profile photograph of sailing yacht, VERTIGO, underway. She is headed toward the right side of the photograph. She has a dark hull, teak deck, and white superstructure. Her full sails are white.

VERTIGO sailing yacht

AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

The winners of the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards ammouncements are here.  A “ragbag” knocked out a slew of luxury “stinkpots” to score the top award.

GALA RESULTS

The gala at the Monaco Opera House welcomed winners.  Alloy Yachts’ 67.2 meter sail yacht VERTIGO was declared the evening’s big winner.  This was in front of a VIP audience. For instance, megayacht owners and the industry’s leading designers and naval architects.

AWARDS

Designers Philippe Briand and Christian Liaigre took home three Neptune Awards for multiple items. For instance, Exterior Design & Styling, Interior Layout and Best Recreational Space for Guest Use.

ABOUT THE YACHT

Built in New Zealand, and launched in 2011, yacht VERTIGO, at 837GRT, is the largest luxury sailing charter vessel to be built in the Southern Hemisphere.   It took 29 months to design and build the 5-stateroom cruiser. 

RATE

Weekly rental rates begin at € 200,000, plus expenses.

OTHER ALLOY SAILING YACHTS

Other charter sailboats similar to sailing yacht VERTIGO and built by Alloy include

SHOWBOATS DESIGN AWARDS

The ShowBoats Design Awards, now in their third year, denote a symbol of distinction.  The the yachting industry’s designers approve.  Twenty-one “Neptunes” awarded to the winners during the evening. Event sponsors include Boat International Media,  Lürssen, Benetti, Feadship, and Trinity.

HOW TO RENT AN AWARD-WINNING YACHT

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Waterproof Phone Before Yacht Charter

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It’s amazing how many cellphones meet their demise during yachting holidays. Hardly a week goes by that a charter client doesn’t report someone in their travel party dropped their phone in the water during their time at sea.
The cellphone industry reports more phones are irreparably damaged by exposure to water and moisture than from any other cause.
Thus, all of us who spend time on boats have a vested interest in waterproof phones.
Photograph of a cellphone that has just fallen into the ocean. There is a splash wave on the right side of it. It is a white phone with apps visible on the front. There is an island in the background of the photo..

Waterproof your phone before yacht charter

In the past, the only way to protect your phone during a luxury yacht charter vacation was to buy a bulky, clunky watertight case – which just about doubled the size of any hand-held device.
Fortunately two companies, HzO in Utah and Liquipel in California, have developed invisible coatings that can make your phone resistant to spills and dunks. 
Both companies use similar application processes to bond water-repelling nano-polymers to phones.  They place the phones inside a sealed chamber, suck the air out, and inject a gas. The gas vapor  includes a protective coating that settles on the phone and forms an invisible water barrier so thin it is just one thousandth the thickness of a human hair.
HzO claims their coating will protect a phone from being underwater for more than four hours…
Both companies offer coating protection for under $70.  This is a reasonable investment to consider before your next crewed catamaran yacht charter vacation!

HOW TO BOOK A YACHT CHARTER VACATION

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Yacht Charter: How Do You Pronounce

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Black silhouette drawing of a man with bearded chin. He is facing the right side of the screen. His head is white, and it is filled with red letters, all jumbled. He is speaking, and letters are coming out of his mouth in jumbled form. They are funneling from his brain down to his mouth and out of it.

How do you pronounce…?

PRONUNCIATION OF DESTINATION NAMES

Prospective luxury yacht charter clients call to discuss possible itineraries for their vacations.  They ask us how to pronounce the names.  It’s understandable, as many destinations, especially in the Caribbean, trace their names and culture back hundreds of years.  The names come from European explorers and Conquistadors of the destinations, and the words have special meanings.

WHERE AM I GOING?

So you go to the Mediterranean, yet you question how to say the names of the cities there.   No worries. We clarify it all for you.

YACHT CHARTER DESTINATIONS WITH CHALLENGING NAMES

Here’s a short list of popular Caribbean and Mediterranean yacht charter destinations.  To the right of those names is their correct American English pronunciation. 

  • Cannes (France) – “CAN.”   Rhymes with MAN.  The “s” is silent.   Cannes does NOT  rhyme with “John” or “Lawn.”
  • Ibiza (Balearic Islands, Spain) –  “ee-BEE-za 

  • Antigua (Caribbean) – “an-TEE-ga”

  • Nevis (Caribbean) –  “NEE-vis”

  • Cay (as in, Cat Cay and Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas) – “key”

  • Marseilles (Mediterranean) – “mar-SAY“
  • Versailles (Mediterranean) – “ver-SIGH“

 

SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE!

In conclusion, can you think of any unique charter destinations with hard-to-pronounce names?  For instance, Basse-Terre in the Caribbean or the Dodacanese islands in Greece?

Please contact us at https://www.1800yachtcharters.com/book-now-contact-us/ .  Let us know other names that you suggest that we clarify for yacht charter readers!  Thank you!  Danke!  Gracie!  Merci!

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Sardinia Luxury Tax on Mediterranean Yacht Charter Vessels Abolished

Photograph of a secluded cove in Sardinia. View from the top of a rocky cliff, looking down into a cove with turquoise water and beach.  LUXURY TAX ABOLISHED The recent Mediterranean Yacht Charter show in Genoa, Italy, learned that the 3 year old Sardinia Luxury Tax is no more.   ABOUT THE TAX The repeal of the Sardinia Luxury Tax is especially good news to charter enthusiasts. Anyone considering a yachting vacation in the Mediterranean is fortunate.  The law […] read more

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Ferretti Yacht SEA STREAM brings Luxury Charter to Seychelles

Sea Stream. Photograph of motoryacht SEA STREAM underway. Headed to the right.The world of luxury yacht charter has finally arrived in the Seychelles.  Motor yacht SEA STREAM, a 76 foot Ferretti with room for 8 guests, is now available for Caribbean yacht charter enthusiasts looking for a new destination. Ferretti yacht SEA STREAM is now available as the only high quality, luxury crewed motor yacht available […] read more

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What to Pack for a Sailboat Vacation

Person in horizontal blue and white striped shirt. He is holding a duffle bag. The bag is navy blue with a yellow vertical stripe.  PLAN AND PACK Yikes! What to pack?  In just over three weeks, you leave on a week-long Bahama yacht charter vacation. You choose a sleek, performance, basic sailing yacht with crew.  Your menu provided to your yacht through your charter broker, and your crew is ready to welcome you aboard.  Seriously, what do you pack? […] read more

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