What is a crewed yacht charter? A crewed yacht charter is a boat that is offered to the public for use as usually all-inclusive sailing vacations where all meals, beverages, and boat-based activities are at no additional charge. A crewed yacht charter includes a captain and chef who often provide other services such as concierge, […]
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One summer, we had the wonderful pleasure of sailing a luxurious fully crewed (captain, chef, and first mate or sometimes called the steward) Lagoon 62 in Sint Maarten. Stephen and I were invited by the prospective new owners to test the sailing ability of the boat as well as grading the total experience. (Ask us
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If so, check in with us to get an independent and unbiased look at this Yacht Business, Revenue Sharing and Guaranteed Income programs. Not only do we advise clients on the “Boat as a Business” program, but have personally benefited from it with our own yacht businesses. In our experience, yacht charter income together with
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This recipe is the easiest, yummiest and most decadent dessert! Plus it is easy! This is a taste sensation – first the zing of the lemon, followed by the creamy sweet condensed milk and the buttery crunch of the cookie base, topped with the fluffy meringue. Mmmmm…..and it prevents scurvy! My mom first made it
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The key to worry-free energy generation on a catamaran is to have multiple sources of power. Keep reading to see our VIDEO. One of the things many of us love about sailing is the idea of getting off the grid. But that has often led to great sacrifice. Those of us who have been cruisers
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Is It Really All About High Performance? As veteran sailors know, sailing a performance catamaran with daggerboards is a thrill. The catamaran points as close into the wind as a monohull, will sail in a whisper of a breeze, can tack on a dime and will perform at breakneck speed in the right conditions. But
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Natasha Pinfold of Voyage Charters shares this amazing recipe for a complete meal sure to satisfy your hunger for a tropcially inspired meal. Ceviche Ingredients 4 to 6 zucchini squash 2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil Juice of 1 large juicy lime ¼ cup of finely chopped mint ¼ cup of finely diced cilantro
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Should you buy a new or used yacht? That is one of the most frequent questions we get, and annoyingly, the answer is, it depends. But our team of experienced yacht brokers can take the annoyance out of confidently arriving at the right answer for you and your situation. We can discuss the various pros
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Cat Guru & TSAC Travel Club Colab On February 14th we announced a collaboration with Trippy Sailors Adventure Club at the Miami boat show. TSAC is an innovative NFT collection with travel utility and together our two companies aim to promote and educate about the world of sailing and open access to high-end exclusive sailing
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The ball dropped on 2022 and with that, we ring in 2023. (Did you know? NYC’s New Year’s Eve time ball has a maritime beginning! Read More>>). We say it every year: “Where did the time go”? Seems like yesterday that we changed our calendars for a new year! The CG team has done so
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It’s the season to give thanks and you guys, we have so much to be thankful for! We officially opened the Catamaran Guru Sailing Academy this year in May with our chief instructor, Steele Greyling heading this division of Catamaran Guru. It has been a roaring success! Since our first school in May, we have
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UPDATE 01/15/2022: Mithril is about 4 days out from Fort Lauderdale and has travelled 3100 NM so far since she left from the Canaries. The passages were slower than expected with light winds almost the entire way across the Atlantic. The boat and crew have held up well and have reported few issues. We look
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The yacht buying process often seems like a daunting task to first-time boat buyers. There are so many parties involved, documents to generate, and decisions to make. We have compiled an easy-to-follow checklist to help you make you charter yacht-buying experience a smooth transaction
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We highly recommend that every prospective buyer of a pre-owned yacht get a marine survey done before any money changes hands! A marine survey is a detailed inspection of a yacht by an accredited marine surveyor to determine its current condition. More importantly, it will determine the yacht’s seaworthiness and whether the vessel is safe
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We bought a Catana OC 50 – The review We have just acquired a Catana Ocean Class 50 and we will take possession of the boat in September at the Cannes Yachting festival. We are beyond excited to embark on this journey of discovering the “virtues” of a performance cruising catamaran! We invite you to
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The key to good anchoring is preparation and slow maneuvering. If the anchor does not set, just go around and restart the maneuver. There is no shame in starting again! TIP: If you need to do a second go around make sure the anchor is not dragging in the water as it can damage the
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Build Sailing Techniques & Prepare for the Sailing Lifestyle! ASA sailing school & Live-Aboard Instructors A catamaran sailing school was unheard of years ago. In the early days of Catamaran Guru, catamaran experts, Stephen & Estelle Cockcroft kept their cruising kitty going by teaching American Sailing Association courses and offered liveaboard orientation experiences aboard their
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Performance Sailing Catamaran: why we like it! This is one of the first performance sailing catamaran designs that we feel excited about. While we admire other performance cruisers like the Balance, Outremer and HH, we have never really wanted to own one. Why? Comfort! These performance cats are all fast, they are interesting and fun
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For more than 30 years, we have been a part of the catamaran community and created Catamaran Guru™ to encourage and educate all the aspiring sailing out there. We understand the dream of traveling the world by catamaran and created a one-stop-shop to make that dream a reality for you.
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