Hi,

We are thinking about a charter in the Bahamas with crew for a family of
four. Any ideas or references...cost? All help appreciated.

thanks
marshall

MarshallE wrote:
Hi,

We are thinking about a charter in the Bahamas with crew for a family of
four. Any ideas or references...cost? All help appreciated.

thanks
marshall


Monohull or Catamaran?
For how long do you wish to sail?
What ages?
Do you wish to catch fish or go diving?
Go to all the best restaurants or eat food made on the boat?
Is money the main factor or is this a luxury vacation?
Do you have much sailing experience?
Have you chartered before?

If you want general advice without any details, mine would be to rent a
catamaran for a week, bringing along enough other couples of families
(that you believe you can get along with) to fill the boat, use one of
the top organizations (Moorings and Sunsail seem to have good reps
overall), and let the crew do all the work for you including picking
where you go and what you'll do. This is an expensive choice, but you
will have the best chance of enjoying your vacation this way. Remember
to tip the captain & cook appropriately.

Cheers,

Robb

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:00:55 GMT, "MarshallE"
wrote:

Hi,

We are thinking about a charter in the Bahamas with crew for a family of
four. Any ideas or references...cost? All help appreciated.

===============

Do a google search on "marsh harbour yacht charters" and you will get
a lot of ideas to follow up.

Hi,

Great Questions--

Monohull or Catamaran? Catamaran.
For how long do you wish to sail? 6-7 days
What ages? 19 and 15 years old
Do you wish to catch fish or go diving? Both if possible.
Go to all the best restaurants or eat food made on the boat? Both.
Is money the main factor or is this a luxury vacation? Blend.
Do you have much sailing experience? own a 23' with minimal lake
experience
Have you chartered before? No.

I would really like to get names along with contact information...or
pricing..etc.

thanks


"AMPowers" wrote in message
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MarshallE wrote:
Hi,

We are thinking about a charter in the Bahamas with crew for a family of
four. Any ideas or references...cost? All help appreciated.

thanks
marshall


Monohull or Catamaran?
For how long do you wish to sail?
What ages?
Do you wish to catch fish or go diving?
Go to all the best restaurants or eat food made on the boat?
Is money the main factor or is this a luxury vacation?
Do you have much sailing experience?
Have you chartered before?

If you want general advice without any details, mine would be to rent a
catamaran for a week, bringing along enough other couples of families
(that you believe you can get along with) to fill the boat, use one of
the top organizations (Moorings and Sunsail seem to have good reps
overall), and let the crew do all the work for you including picking
where you go and what you'll do. This is an expensive choice, but you
will have the best chance of enjoying your vacation this way. Remember
to tip the captain & cook appropriately.

Cheers,

Robb

MarshallE wrote:


I would really like to get names along with contact information...or
pricing..etc.

thanks



check out http://www.moorings.com/CharterProdu...erAndCook.aspx
for Moorings contacts, I'm not up on what they have in Bahama, but there
are so many options out there I don't think you will have trouble
finding one. If nothing else, try "google" for a list of available
charters.

Once you find a reasonable solution, then ask the net for advice about
those specific folks. Also check out other newsgroups that do
vacations, chartering, etc.

Cheers,

Robb