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e continue an annual springtime tradition this month by bringing you an overview of Greater Bay Area Bareboats and 'Multi-Passenger' Crewed Charter Yachts.
such as family reunions, milestone birthdays, graduation celebrations or teambuilding exercises, the Bay's fleet of large-capacity crewed yachts and schooners will meet your special needs with pampering professional service. We encourage you to peruse the listings below and make a few notes. After all, you never know when a special occasion will suddenly arise. Bareboats — There are roughly 200 bareboats available for rental here in the Greater Bay Area, but the businesses that manage them are not simply rental agencies. Almost without exception, bareboats rented here are offered by sailing schools — usually called 'clubs' — that provide a full spectrum of courses, from basic sailing to coastal cruising and celestial navigation. In most cases, you don’t have to be a member of the club to rent a boat, although nonmembers will pay somewhat higher rental prices. The first time you charter with a company you will probably have to get checked out by their staff so they’ll feel confident that you’re not going to run the pride of their fleet into a container
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When Special Occasions Arise Bay Area Charter Fleets Shine Even if you own a boat of your own, we'll bet there are special occasions when you wish you had a bit more space to entertain special guests, and far fewer half-finished projects to make excuses about. That's when you might consider the offerings of the Bay Area's vast fleet of (drive-it-yourself) bareboats and professionally crewed charter yachts. One of the beauties of either, of course, is that you and your entourage simply show up, step aboard and take off. When bareboating, you simply return the boat unscathed and turn in the keys — no bustling hours of pre-sail prep and post-sail cleanup. And with crewed yacht charters your responsibilities are even fewer, as professional crew make sure you and your party are well-cared-for throughout the cruise. If you're thinking of buying a boat of your own, sampling different makes and models via bareboat chartering makes great sense, as you can put each boat through its paces in a variety of conditions, or do a liveaboard cruise for a few days by special arrangement. When it comes to large group events
ship. Our advice concerning checkouts is to drop by the rental outfit a few days ahead of time and get 'signed off', so you won’t cut into your precious charter time on a busy weekend. Beyond rental discounts, there’s usually added value to club membership such as dockside barbecues; ‘social sails’, where everyone pitches in a few
Bay Area Sailing Schools & Bareboat Charter Operators Afterguard Sailing Academy & Afterguard Charters Oakland & Treasure Island 1 3 1 www.afterguard.net
Sailtime Bay Area & Beyond (415) 869-2861 www.sailtime.com/san-francisco-bay/training Modern Sailing School & Club Sa salito 1 www.modernsailing.com
San Francisco Sailing School & Club (415) 378-4887; www.sailinglessonssf.com
OCSC SAILING erkeley 3 www.ocscsailing.com Club Nautique Alameda, Sausalito 3 3 www.ClubNautique.net Wor Alameda, San Diego, Puerto Vallarta 1 1 , 1 11 1 www.sailing-jworld.com Monterey Bay Sailing Monterey (831) 372-7245 www.montereysailing.com 0AGE s Latitude
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Spinnaker Sailing of Redwood City 3 3 13 www.spinnakersailing.com Passage Nautical 1 3 33 www.passagenautical.com
Spinnaker Sailing of San Francisco (415) 543-7333; www.spinnaker-sailing.com
a i a htin ai in Santa Cruz (831) 423-SAIL (7245), 3 www. c c .co
Tradewinds Sailing School & Club Richmond 1 3 www.TradewindsSailing.com
