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HAVE YOU SEEN THEM?

We’ve all seen the images. They include a silhouette of a sailing yacht. Also nearby is a secluded beach.  The sun is setting in the background of all photos.  Massive superyachts are docked side-by-side in a marina along the Côte d’Azur.  Imagine you and your family inserted in the yachting images.  Enjoy la belle vie.

 

CAN I AFFORD A PRIVATE YACHT CHARTER?

Is it realistic to think you can afford a holiday at sea on a private yacht?

WHAT IS A YACHT CHARTER ALL ABOUT?

To answer that question, let’s start with understanding exactly what a yacht charter is all about.

silhouette of catamaran sailboat at anchor with a beautiful orange sunset behind it. The silhouette of a bird flies in from the right side of the photo

 

WHAT Is A Luxury Yacht Charter Vacation?

You’ve stayed at a resort. You have enjoyed the premise of a yachting vacation on a crewed yacht.  From accommodations, to meals, activities and amenities, you have it all.  Everything you and your family need are available in one location.   The biggest difference is next. Your location “moves” when you charter a yacht!

 

EXAMPLES OF CHARTER DETAILS

Take, for example, a Virgin Islands yacht charter vessel.  Other travelers stay ashore and see the same view from their hotel window.  Each day you can wake up and experience a new location.  Your yacht cruises from island to island.  Forget a virtual online slideshow.  This is the real deal!

While onboard, you’ll be pampered by a crew of trained professionals – from a captain to navigate, to a host/hostess to serve you, and a chef to prepare your meals.  The actual number of crew depends on the size of the yacht you charter and the level of service you request.

Just like the resort, the yacht offers accommodations, areas to relax and socialize, and a wide variety of recreational toys to enjoy – like snorkel gear, kayaks, and paddleboards.  The larger yachts offer a wider variety of toys and amenities, including wave runners, cinema rooms, exercise equipment – even ondeck Jacuzzi spas.

There is one more distinguishing difference when compared to a resort.  It is completely private.  Only you, your family/friends, and professional crew are onboard.

 

WHERE Are Luxury Yacht Charter Vacations Offered?

Again, the comparison to seaside resorts best illustrates the locations available for enjoying a yachting holiday –  if it’s on the ocean, chances are there are yachts in the area available for hire!

 

Here’s a partial list of the most popular destinations for chartering a crewed yacht:

  • Caribbean – the islands of the Caribbean are popular in the winter and spring months, with sailing yachts heavily congregates in the breezy Virgin Islands, and larger motoryachts based in the celebrity-popular cosmopolitan areas like St. Martin and St Barths.
  • Mediterranean – the summer playground for Europeans, charter yachts can be found throughout the Greek islands, as well as along the Italian and French Riviera.  In recent years, new cruising grounds in the Med have become increasingly popular, such as the Spanish Balearic Islands and Croatia.
  • Florida and the Bahamas – unlike Europeans who often take long, multi-week vacations, Americans take shorter holidays, often for no more than a long weekend.  Staying closer to home becomes important when travel days are limited, so the idea of a Florida yacht charter escape is very popular, with the nearby Bahamas a strong option as well.

 

 HOW Can I Afford A Luxury Yacht Charter Vacation?

If you guessed that we would once again go back and look at a resort for the answer – you’re right!

The price options for enjoying a crewed yacht directly compare to the prices of staying at a resort.   Basic resorts in popular destinations can be very affordable for a family vacation, and so too can be the cost of a private yacht charter.  Conversely, ultra exclusive resorts in posh settings charge premium rates – as do the most luxurious private yachts.

To put this into realistic perspective, here’s a sample of yachts and their prices:

  • SAILBOAT – sail yacht MORE MAGIC is a 68 foot Virgin Islands yacht charter vessel with accommodations for up to 6 guests in 3 staterooms. Her all-inclusive charter rates start at $18,000 per week
  • MOTORYACHT – the 80 foot motor yacht JODI LEE offers both Bahamas and Florida yacht charter vacations for up to 6 passengers.  Here base rate is $26,000 per week, plus a little extra to cover food, fuel, and dockage.
  • SUPERYACHT – up to 12 affluent travelers can explore the Mediterranean onboard the 2017 Amels yacht HERE COMES THE SUN, a 272 foot yacht with a crew of 25.  Her weekly rate is Euro €1,200,000 with additional fees for food, fuel, and dockage.

 

Aerial photo of yacht at anchor with an inflatable slide coming down from the top deck. Multiple jetskis and tenders are racing around in the water around the boat. The water is clear and turquoise.

 

 


WHO
Do I Call To Plan A Luxury Yacht Charter Vacation?

The owners of charter yachts rely on a network of professional yacht charter brokers. Importantly, as a go-between. In specific, for owners and yacht charter seekers.  Our company, 1-800 Yacht Charters, delivers The Superyacht Experience™ to clients. Important to note, for over 30 years.  In addition, Forbes recognizes us as Best Private Cruise.”   We maintain a database of more than 500 crewed charter yachts worldwide.

ONLY 1-800 Yacht Charters offers an industry first, Best Price Guarantee and makes a donation to your preferred charity, in your name, when you make your reservation.  We promote reusable water bottles and eco-tote bags for your use. Specifically for your return home. This way, you protect the oceans and the environment.

Arranging your luxury yacht charter vacation is an honor for us.  Please call us toll-free in North America (+1.800.922.4824) or locally and internationally (+1.305.253.7245), or go to our convenient booking/contact form at https://www.1800yachtcharters.com/book-now-contact-us/

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Is a Private Luxury Yacht Charter Vacation Right for You?

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PICTURE THIS

We’ve all seen the images.  For instance, a silhouette of a sailing yacht, lying at anchor near a secluded beach, the sun setting in the background, or the massive superyachts docked side-by-side in a marina along the Côte d’Azur.  It’s not hard to imagine you and your family inserted in those yachting images, enjoying la belle vie.

Think you can afford a holiday at sea on a private yacht?

THE REAL QUESTION

Let’s start with understanding exactly what a yacht charter is all about…

 Sunset in background with catamaran sailboat and bird flying overhead

 

WHAT Is A Luxury Yacht Charter Vacation?

If you’ve ever stayed at a resort, you’ve already experienced the premise of a yachting vacation on a crewed yacht.  From accommodations, to meals, activities and amenities..  Everything you and your family need are available in one location.  The biggest difference is that your location “moves” when you charter a yacht!

For example, a Virgin Islands yacht charter vessel.  Other travelers stay ashore and see the same view from their hotel window. For you, on the other hand, each day you can wake up and experience a new location.  Your yacht cruises from island to island.  Forget a virtual online slideshow.  This is the real deal!

 

WHAT HAPPENS ONBOARD?

While onboard, you’ll be pampered by a crew of trained professionals.  From a captain to navigate, to a host/hostess to serve you, and a chef to prepare your meals.  The actual number of crew depends on the size of yacht you charter. It also depends on the level of service you request.  There are often be more crew members than charter guests!

Just like the resort, the yacht offers accommodations, areas to relax and socialize, and a wide variety of recreational toys to enjoy. For example, snorkel gear and sandup paddleboards.  The larger yachts offer a wider variety of toys and amenities.  For instance, waverunners, cinema rooms, exercise equipment, and even ondeck Jacuzzi wellness spas.

 

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YACHT AND RESORT

There is one more distinguishing difference when compared to a resort – it’s completely private – only you and your family and friends and your crew are onboard – no one else!  Your confidentiality is assured with 1-800 Yacht Charters.

 

WHERE Are Luxury Yacht Charter Vacations Offered?

Again, the comparison to seaside resorts best illustrates the locations available for enjoying a yachting holiday –  if it’s on the ocean, chances are there are yachts in the area available for hire!

Here’s a partial list of the most popular destinations for chartering a crewed yacht:

  • Caribbean – the islands of the Caribbean are popular in the winter and spring months, with sailing yachts heavily congregating in the breezy Virgin Islands, and larger motoryachts based in the celebrity-popular uber cosmopolitan areas like St. Martin and St Barts.

 

  • Mediterranean – the summer playground for Europeans, charter yachts can be found throughout the Greek islands, as well as along the Italian and French Riviera.  In recent years, new cruising grounds in the Med have become increasingly popular, such as the Spanish Balearic Islands and Croatia.

 

  • Florida and the Bahamas – unlike Europeans who often take long, multi-week vacations, Americans take shorter holidays, often for no more than a long weekend.  Staying closer to home becomes important when travel days are limited, so the idea of a Florida yacht charter escape is very popular, with the nearby Bahamas a strong option, as well.

 

 

HOW Can I Afford A Luxury Yacht Charter Vacation?

If you guessed that we would once again go back and look at a resort for the answer – you’re right!

The price options for enjoying a crewed yacht directly compare to the prices of staying at a resort.   Basic resorts in popular destinations can be very affordable for a family vacation, and so too can be the cost of a private yacht charter.  Conversely, ultra exclusive resorts in posh settings charge premium rates – as do the most luxurious private yachts.

To put this into realistic perspective, here’s a sample of yachts and their prices:

 

  • SAILBOAT – sail yacht MORE MAGIC is a 68 foot Virgin Islands yacht charter vessel with accommodations for up to 6 guests in 3 staterooms. Her all-inclusive charter rates start at $18,000/week

 

  • MOTORYACHT – the 80 foot motor yacht JODI LEE offers both Bahamas and Florida yacht charter vacations for up to 6 passengers.  Here base rate is $26,000/week plus a little extra to cover food, fuel, and dockage.

 

  • SUPERYACHT – up to 12 affluent travelers can explore the Mediterranean onboard the 2017 Amels yacht HERE COMES THE SUN, a 272 foot yacht with a crew of 25.  Weekly rate is Euro €1,200,000 with additional fees for food, fuel, and dockage.

 

luxury yacht charter boat at anchor with inflatable slide from top deck to water, and guests on watertoys surrounding the yacht

 

 

WHO Do I Call To Plan A Luxury Yacht Charter Vacation?

The owners of charter yachts rely on a network of professional yacht charter brokers to serve as the go-between for owners and anyone interested in securing a yacht for hire.  1-800 Yacht Charters has been delivering The Superyacht Experience to their clients for over 30 years, and maintains a database of more than 500 crewed charter yachts around the world.

Only 1-800 Yacht Charters offers a Best Price Guarantee and makes a donation to a recognized charity in your name when you make your reservation.

 

 

HOW TO BOOK A YACHT CHARTER

Jana Sheeder and her company stand ready to book your private luxury yacht charter vacation for you right now. Please call us toll-free in North America (at +1.800.922.4824) or locally and internationally (at +1.305.253.7245) or fill out our online booking form at email us at https://www.1800yachtcharters.com/book-now-contact-us/

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Sharks No Problem On Yacht Charter

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NORTH AMERICAN SHARK ATTACK!

Yikes, did that get your attention?  Perhaps you are planning a mega yacht charter or a luxury sailing charter. You are wondering if “Jaws”  is out there in the deep blue.  A giant shark waiting to take a bite out of your vacation.

 

NO PROBLEM ON YACHT CHARTER

If you’re planning a Florida or Bahama yacht charter, for example, you have little to worry about.  Shark attacks of people swimming from their luxury yacht charter vessels an unheard of occurrence!  These incredible creatures don’t want to be around a lot of activity and motorized toys and large yachts…

 

GO GREEN – NO SHARKS

Before people became green and eco-conscious travelers, boaters used to often throw garbage overboard. Now, the real danger is to those land lubbers putting a toe in the water at the beach.

Photograph of a shark under water. It is swimming over a rocky reef.

LIST OF THE TOP 10 BEACHES WITH SHARK ATTACKS

Here is some educational information, in case you have friends who aren’t lucky enough to own a superyacht or prefer luxury sailing charter vacations. Feel free to share this information with them.

  1. New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

    Due to its thousands of annual beachgoers, and toothy inhabitants hunting offshore, New Smyrna is the shark attack capital of the world. That’s according to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF), which cites 210 attacks in the beach’s home county of Volusia, Florida.  However, gorgeous weather, miles of white sand, and consistent surf breaks draw vacationers into New Smyrna’s waters.

  2. North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

    No. 2 on the ISAF for unprovoked attacks is Oahu, where Tiger, Galapagos, and Sandbar Sharks congregate in high numbers, especially near beaches on the island’s north shore. This doesn’t stop surfers, who flock to Velzyland Beach, the Leftovers Break, and dozens of additional wave-beaten beaches where apex predators search and swim.

  3. Long Beach Island, New Jersey
    Source material for “Jaws,” a 1974 novel by Peter Benchley – and later a movie by Steven Spielberg – came from incidents at this New Jersey beach in 1916. In an unprecedented 11 days, five major attacks took place along the Jersey Shore, four of which were fatal. Reports cited blood turning the water red and sharks following victims toward the beach. Today, sharks are rare there, but the legend lives on in the surf and swells of these tepid Atlantic waters.

    THE NEXT 3

  4. West End, Grand Bahamas Island

    Though it didn’t happen at a beach, the death of an Austrian lawyer who was diving with them in February 2008 off the Bahamas has sharpened attention in these tropical waters, which Patrick Douglas, owner of Shark Diver, an ocean guiding outfit in San Francisco, said are “among the shark-iest places on the planet.” He has seen 14-foot-long tiger sharks offshore from beaches were thousands of tourists swim and sun each year.

  5. Stinson Beach, California

    In the shadow of Marin County’s Mt. Tamalpais, Stinson Beach is a spot where great white sharks swim into the shallows. Patrick Douglas said he has sighted them at Stinson – which is a neighboring stretch of sand east from Bolinas Beach (No. 3 on the list) – in less than 20 feet of water. “They’re coming to feed on seals, though it’s not uncommon for surfers to see them,” he said.

  6. Beaches of Brevard County, Florida

    In the past 100 years, there have been 90 reported shark confrontations on beaches in this county on Florida’s east coast. Visitors head east from Orlando to the ocean to dip their toes in the tepid waters at Cocoa Beach, Jetty Park, and Klondike Beach, a 24-mile-long wilderness beach accessible only by foot in Canaveral National Seashore preserve.

3 More

  1. Horry County (Myrtle Beach), South Carolina

    South Carolina has seen more than 50 total shark attacks over the past century, according to the International Shark Attack File. Of those, 16 attacks are recorded off the beaches of Horry County, where the town of Myrtle Beach is famous as a tourist destination. The good news: The International Shark Attack File cites no fatal shark attacks in South Carolina since 1852.

  2. Solana Beach, California

    A freak great white attack in 2008 at Solana Beach in San Diego County, California, killed a 66-year-old swimmer. He was on a morning swim, training with a group when the attack occurred. Solana Beach, home to a population of seals, is at the periphery of the corridor where great sharks commonly roam.

  3. Galveston, Texas

    The International Shark Attack File cites one fatality and 12 attacks since 1911 at the beaches of Galveston, Texas, which is a city on an island on the Gulf Coast. It is by no means an attack hot spot, but swimmers are justified in their concern as to what’s roaming offshore.

AND THE FINAL

  1. Zihuatanejo, Mexico

    Over the course of a month last spring, the beaches near Zihuatanejo, a city on the Pacific Coast north of Acapulco, saw three shark attacks and two fatalities. A shark hunt ensued, with local fisherman baiting lines and patrolling waters where surfers regularly bob.

HOW TO RENT A PRIVATE YACHT

You are ready to rent a yacht, so who do you call? Contact 1-800 Yacht Charters at https://www.1800yachtcharters.com/book-now-contact-us/ TODAY, and we’ll plan a wonderful vacation with you!

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What Kind of Island Vacation to Take this Summer?

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You have a few island vacation options for this summer:
Cruise vacation to the British Virgin Islands?
Self-drive sail or motor bareboat charter in the Bahamas?
Hotel stay in the Florida Keys?

Hmm.  Your choice?

Bareboat Bahama yacht charters, of course!

Island fun in the Bahamas. Photograph of two swimming pigs in the Bahamas. They are climbing up on the back of a powerboat. One pig is pink. One pig is black.  The pink pig seems to be smiling. The water behind them is clear and turquoise. the boat is white.  They are hanging on with their front legs.

But what is there to do on a bareboat charter in the tropics?

Sail to Allan’s Cay in the Exumas and feed the friendly iguanas that live there

Visit the famous swimming pigs on Big Major Cay

Relax on the pink sand beach of Harbour Island

Learn to scuba dive in Freeport

Have a romantic, private picnic on Three Sisters Beach

Snorkel among tropical fish on Rainbow Gardens Reef

Go ashore and visit the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park

Gamble at the casino or see a live concert at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island

Haggle with vendors of handmade merchandise in Nassau’s famous Straw Market

Rent a scooter and tour Grand Bahama Island

Swim with dolphins with UNEXSO in Freeport

…or if you’d rather, you can simply remain onboard your bareboat yacht and just enjoy the calm waters and smooth sailing of the beautiful Bahamas!

Who do you call to plan that picture perfect vacation?  Contact your professional bareboat yacht charter brokers at 1-800 Bareboat and 1-800 Yacht Charters at https://www.1800yachtcharters.com/book-now-contact-us/, and we will plan your vacation for you right away!  With access to the newest and largest yachts in the best destinations, we’ve got you covered!

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Will Synthetic Sponge Revolutionize Ocean Oil Spill Cleanup?

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OIL SPILL CONCERNS

Wow. Can it be?   The BP Deepwater Horizons oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was five years ago.

Many of us make a living from the sea.  Therefore, the memories of millions of gallons of crude oil spewing into the Gulf is still fresh in our minds.  We are private yacht charter consultants.  Subsequently, we look for every opportunity to promote sustainability. Additionally, we focus on environmental awareness for our clients.

 

SCIENTISTS IN AUSTRALIA

That’s why we were thrilled to read a recent report from a team of researchers at Australia’s Deakin University.  These scientists claim to have found an effective solution to clean up a major oil spill at sea.

Subsequently, they developed a special porous material that can soak up to 33 times its own weight in oil and organic solvents.

3 glass dishes showing steps of oil removal with inserted sponge

BORON NITRIDE POWDER

About two years ago, the researchers developed a boron nitride powder which they named, “White graphite.” The powder exhibited strong oil-absorption properties.  From there, they developed a sponge containing the boron nitride powder. They broke the powder down into thin nanosheets, consisting of tiny flakes measuring only several nanometers in thickness. The flakes have tiny, microscopic holes that serve to increase the sponge’s surface area per gram to the size of five and a half tennis courts.

 

“The pores in the nanosheets provide the surface area to absorb oils and organic solvents up to 33 times its own weight.”

So cites Dr. Weiwei Lei, lead researcher for the University’s team.

In addition, the sponge material is said to be flame-resistant.

 

DEAKIN RESEARCH

The Deakin researchers are now looking for industry partners to begin trialing the technology, with the hopes it can be adapted to form ultra-light aerogels and membranes to clean up large-scale ocean oil spills. With any luck at all, the idea of a Florida yacht charter vacation being postponed or cancelled due to a nearby oil spill might become a problem of the past.

 

COMPANY PRESIDENT COMMENTS

Photo of birds flying in orange sunset

Jana Sheeder, President of 1-800 Yacht Charters is thrilled about this.  She says,

“This is good news for charterers, and great news for our coastal wildlife and marine environment!”

 

 

 

HOW TO PROTECT THE EARTH?

What actions do you take in your daily life to improve and protect your hometown’s natural resources?

In conclusion, share your actions and ideas with us below.  We will happily send you a complimentary Eco-tote bag.

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