The Spring CharterSavvy Is Here!!!

The Spring Issue of CharterSavvy is now online, bigger and better than ever!  Just click on the cover image on the left to read this issue.

This issue includes a huge section on Bareboating Close To Home, with details on the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, the Northeast, San Francisco, and Florida.  Where to go, what to see, and lists of charter companies in the areas.

There’s also a big feature on bareboat barge cruising on the French Canal du Midi in the warm south that will delight your senses with great photos.

Our Cargo feature is hats, and there are sizes and styles for every bareboat charter.  The Charter Trial is the Hunter 45DS.

And don’t forget our MoneySavvy, HealthSavvy and Bareboat Contessa (yum!) departments, too.

Sunsail Opens In San Francisco!

Sunsail has opened its first U.S. West Coast charter base on San Francisco Bay, with a fleet of brand-new matched Sunsail First 40s.  In addition to bareboat vacations, the boats can be used for racing in the many events in the bay area and they are also available for corporate hospitality, team building and incentive programs. Sunsail will also have an ASA-approved sailing school. 

The charter base will be at Sausalito Yacht Harbor, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.  This is a central location for sailing the bay or for exploring the wine country of nearby Napa Valley.  The boats can also be taken into the Sacramento Delta, which is the warm playground for San Francisco sailors.  The new base will open in June.

The First 40s are built by Beneteau and designed by Farr Yacht Design as performance racers, and they took first and second overall in the 2009 Sydney-Hobart Race.  Each has a 3-cabin/1-head layout and a spacious cockpit with large wheel.  For racing, the boats will be available with asymmetrical spinnakers and bowsprits as well as amenities such as chartplotters, autopilots, electric heads and sure-to-be-appreciated heating.