Have you ever been somewhere so unspoiled, so beautiful, so perfect you were afraid to tell anyone about it for fear they’d go there and ruin it? That’s how I felt after a one-week bareboat charter on a 47-foot Moorings powercat out of La Paz, Mexico. I couldn’t wait to tell everyone about the splendid isolation of the Sea of Cortez, which I consider the best bareboat cruising destination
Have you ever been somewhere so unspoiled, so beautiful, so perfect you were afraid to tell anyone about it for fear they’d go there and ruin it? That’s how I felt after a one-week bareboat charter on a 47-foot Moorings powercat out of La Paz, Mexico. I couldn’t wait to tell everyone about the splendid isolation of the Sea of Cortez, which I consider the best bareboat cruising destination
I saw about 300 charter yachts in 2007. Most of them I toured at boat shows at a pace of at least ten yachts a day. My stack of collected brochures from last year alone is more than three-feet tall. And it sits in my office next to similar-size stacks from years past.That’s a lot of boats to try to remember, and I’d be lying if I told you they all stay at
Gustavia Harbour on St. Barts is to yacht charter what The Late Show With David Letterman is to celebrities. There are only so many places to park yourself in front of the audience, and there are precious few chances to get one of those seats—or shall I say slips—on a given night. Anyone yearning to be seen dreads being left in the wings. If you’re not good enough to get in,
I saw about 300 charter yachts in 2007. Most of them I toured at boat shows at a pace of at least ten yachts a day. My stack of collected brochures from last year alone is more than three-feet tall. And it sits in my office next to similar-size stacks from years past.That’s a lot of boats to try to remember, and I’d be lying if I told you they all stay at
Gustavia Harbour on St. Barts is to yacht charter what The Late Show With David Letterman is to celebrities. There are only so many places to park yourself in front of the audience, and there are precious few chances to get one of those seats—or shall I say slips—on a given night. Anyone yearning to be seen dreads being left in the wings. If you’re not good enough to get in,
I cannot imagine how the crew felt behind the galley door.It was about 7:30 at night off the eastern coast of Phuket, Thailand, and I was sitting at the regal dining table onboard the 172-foot motoryacht Taipan III. I was about to be served dinner—a formal, European-style affair to celebrate the end of our group’s charter in a beautiful cruising ground well on its way to
I cannot imagine how the crew felt behind the galley door.It was about 7:30 at night off the eastern coast of Phuket, Thailand, and I was sitting at the regal dining table onboard the 172-foot motoryacht Taipan III. I was about to be served dinner—a formal, European-style affair to celebrate the end of our group’s charter in a beautiful cruising ground well on its way to
Southeastern Canada is definitely an off-the-beaten-course destination, one that bursts with harbors and history from the border of Maine up to Newfoundland and beyond. In other, more popular cruising destinations like the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, you might cruise by in a sleek new motoryacht to enflame the envy of everyone ashore. But up in this part of the world, it is a boat’s own
I had used the C word. And now the sommelier was rabid.It was sometime between glass number seven and glass number nine on the tasting menu that I innocently, if perhaps a bit drunkenly, commented that every sip tasted remarkably different. I found this quite interesting given that all the whites being served at Olivier Leflaive’s winery restaurant were chardonnays grown in the same part
On the southwest corner of a small Greek island called Symi, there is a harbor surrounded on two sides by wild brush and on the third by a sprawling monastery. The ornate, 18th-century complex is dedicated to Michael, the island’s patron saint and protector of sailors. The faithful say the harbor is where all of the world’s waters lead, and they have washed-ashore bottles stuffed with handwritten
The charter world has its share of classic destinations: the Western Med, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas. With awesome beauty and amenities galore, it’s no wonder they’re so popular. But mention them to charterers, and you’re likely to get, “Been there, done that.” Fortunately, for those with a passion for exploration, there are still plenty of off-the-beaten-path locales to visit. These
On the southwest corner of a small Greek island called Symi, there is a harbor surrounded on two sides by wild brush and on the third by a sprawling monastery. The ornate, 18th-century complex is dedicated to Michael, the island’s patron saint and protector of sailors. The faithful say the harbor is where all of the world’s waters lead, and they have washed-ashore bottles stuffed with handwritten
I had used the C word. And now the sommelier was rabid.It was sometime between glass number seven and glass number nine on the tasting menu that I innocently, if perhaps a bit drunkenly, commented that every sip tasted remarkably different. I found this quite interesting given that all the whites being served at Olivier Leflaive’s winery restaurant were chardonnays grown in the same part
Southeastern Canada is definitely an off-the-beaten-course destination, one that bursts with harbors and history from the border of Maine up to Newfoundland and beyond. In other, more popular cruising destinations like the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, you might cruise by in a sleek new motoryacht to enflame the envy of everyone ashore. But up in this part of the world, it is a boat’s own
Have you ever been somewhere so unspoiled, so beautiful, so perfect you were afraid to tell anyone about it for fear they’d go there and ruin it? That’s how I felt after a one-week bareboat charter on a 47-foot Moorings powercat out of La Paz, Mexico. I couldn’t wait to tell everyone about the splendid isolation of the Sea of Cortez, which I consider the best bareboat cruising destination
Have you ever been somewhere so unspoiled, so beautiful, so perfect you were afraid to tell anyone about it for fear they’d go there and ruin it? That’s how I felt after a one-week bareboat charter on a 47-foot Moorings powercat out of La Paz, Mexico. I couldn’t wait to tell everyone about the splendid isolation of the Sea of Cortez, which I consider the best bareboat cruising destination
I saw about 300 charter yachts in 2007. Most of them I toured at boat shows at a pace of at least ten yachts a day. My stack of collected brochures from last year alone is more than three-feet tall. And it sits in my office next to similar-size stacks from years past.That’s a lot of boats to try to remember, and I’d be lying if I told you they all stay at
Gustavia Harbour on St. Barts is to yacht charter what The Late Show With David Letterman is to celebrities. There are only so many places to park yourself in front of the audience, and there are precious few chances to get one of those seats—or shall I say slips—on a given night. Anyone yearning to be seen dreads being left in the wings. If you’re not good enough to get in,
I saw about 300 charter yachts in 2007. Most of them I toured at boat shows at a pace of at least ten yachts a day. My stack of collected brochures from last year alone is more than three-feet tall. And it sits in my office next to similar-size stacks from years past.That’s a lot of boats to try to remember, and I’d be lying if I told you they all stay at
Gustavia Harbour on St. Barts is to yacht charter what The Late Show With David Letterman is to celebrities. There are only so many places to park yourself in front of the audience, and there are precious few chances to get one of those seats—or shall I say slips—on a given night. Anyone yearning to be seen dreads being left in the wings. If you’re not good enough to get in,
I cannot imagine how the crew felt behind the galley door.It was about 7:30 at night off the eastern coast of Phuket, Thailand, and I was sitting at the regal dining table onboard the 172-foot motoryacht Taipan III. I was about to be served dinner—a formal, European-style affair to celebrate the end of our group’s charter in a beautiful cruising ground well on its way to
I cannot imagine how the crew felt behind the galley door.It was about 7:30 at night off the eastern coast of Phuket, Thailand, and I was sitting at the regal dining table onboard the 172-foot motoryacht Taipan III. I was about to be served dinner—a formal, European-style affair to celebrate the end of our group’s charter in a beautiful cruising ground well on its way to
Southeastern Canada is definitely an off-the-beaten-course destination, one that bursts with harbors and history from the border of Maine up to Newfoundland and beyond. In other, more popular cruising destinations like the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, you might cruise by in a sleek new motoryacht to enflame the envy of everyone ashore. But up in this part of the world, it is a boat’s own
I had used the C word. And now the sommelier was rabid.It was sometime between glass number seven and glass number nine on the tasting menu that I innocently, if perhaps a bit drunkenly, commented that every sip tasted remarkably different. I found this quite interesting given that all the whites being served at Olivier Leflaive’s winery restaurant were chardonnays grown in the same part
On the southwest corner of a small Greek island called Symi, there is a harbor surrounded on two sides by wild brush and on the third by a sprawling monastery. The ornate, 18th-century complex is dedicated to Michael, the island’s patron saint and protector of sailors. The faithful say the harbor is where all of the world’s waters lead, and they have washed-ashore bottles stuffed with handwritten
The charter world has its share of classic destinations: the Western Med, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas. With awesome beauty and amenities galore, it’s no wonder they’re so popular. But mention them to charterers, and you’re likely to get, “Been there, done that.” Fortunately, for those with a passion for exploration, there are still plenty of off-the-beaten-path locales to visit. These
On the southwest corner of a small Greek island called Symi, there is a harbor surrounded on two sides by wild brush and on the third by a sprawling monastery. The ornate, 18th-century complex is dedicated to Michael, the island’s patron saint and protector of sailors. The faithful say the harbor is where all of the world’s waters lead, and they have washed-ashore bottles stuffed with handwritten
I had used the C word. And now the sommelier was rabid.It was sometime between glass number seven and glass number nine on the tasting menu that I innocently, if perhaps a bit drunkenly, commented that every sip tasted remarkably different. I found this quite interesting given that all the whites being served at Olivier Leflaive’s winery restaurant were chardonnays grown in the same part
Southeastern Canada is definitely an off-the-beaten-course destination, one that bursts with harbors and history from the border of Maine up to Newfoundland and beyond. In other, more popular cruising destinations like the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, you might cruise by in a sleek new motoryacht to enflame the envy of everyone ashore. But up in this part of the world, it is a boat’s own
