Bareboat
Bareboat Charter
is just what an experienced sailor needs, if, above all, he values his privacy.
Planning your route greatly depends on your preferences, your life style and the weather conditions. Greece is full of choices. Location choices (thousands of islands, sandy or pebble beaches, old harbors, quaint ports, fishing villages, beautiful uninhabited coves). Sightseeing choices (ancient temples, stadiums and theaters, museums, byzantine temples and monasteries, unspoiled places of scenic beauty), easily accessible from the sea. Local cuisine with culinary choices (both in raw materials and in recipes). Wide selection of locally produced alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (wine, beer, ouzo, tsipouro, masticha, orangeade, lemonade, sour cherry juice). Choices in water sport activities (swimming, snorkeling, diving, fishing, wind-surfing, paddling). You can plan ahead of your departure date, but you can always change your mind…at any stage of your trip!
The lack of significant tide activity in Greece and the proximity of the destinations make sailing easier than in other sailing areas. However, the wind strength and the height of the waves at specific geographical areas during some periods in the year, can present serious challenges to most sailors.
While one can still find the beautiful pictures and the charming atmosphere of the past in many places, the lack of appropriate infrastructure development at these places, creates a lot of issues for the yachting industry.
So beware, being the skipper of a sailing yacht in Greece, can be more than a full time job, with serious responsibilities. The lack of marinas in most destinations and the lack of mooring space, oblige many skippers to be vigilant on a 24/7 basis. The lack of skilled technicians at the islands and other remote locations, make repairs a difficult task, which is usually solved by providing remote instructions to be executed by the skipper. The sea environment itself, provides continuous challenges that minimise rest and leisure time for the skipper. You will find it difficult to relax (in a holiday sense), while being the skipper of a bareboat charter (unless you hire a professional sailor to do the hard work for you…!).
Hint: If your experience as a skipper has been earned on motor boats, you might get yourself into serious trouble, by skippering a sailing yacht. Sailors with a motor boat licence (which is often accepted as a qualification for skippering a sailing yacht) quite frequently try to handle a sailing yacht as a motor boat, with detrimental consequences.
Therefore, we kindly request that you do not charter one of our sailing yachts, if you are a motor boat enthusiast.
On the contrary, you are very welcome even as a beginner (with zero experience), if you have developed a nautical culture, received appropriate nautical training and been certified for your licence aboard sailing yachts (not motor boats).
Some Charter Operators point to the financial benefit of a “bareboat” charter of a sailing yacht, as an alternative to renting land based accommodation. Be cautious, it might make sense financially, but the sea environment is not very friendly to most of the people who are not accustomed to it (according to Wikipedia, “around 80% of the general population is susceptible to cases of medium to high motion sickness”). Do not risk your expectations of joyful holidays, for the sake of some financial benefits.
The sea delivers its beauty and its greatness mainly to those who feel an unconditional love for it!
We serve two sailing areas in Greece – the Saronic and Argolic gulfs, and the Cyclades.
The waters of the Saronic and Argolic gulfs are relatively protected from the strong prevailing northerlies and develop much lower wave activity. Beginners and seasoned sailors can have a great time, almost anytime!
The Cyclades can be one of the most difficult sailing destinations in the world and when the weather is strong, visiting the Cyclades should be limited to very experienced sailors (people who master and prefer propulsion by sails). It is certainly not recommended as a destination, if someone (regardless of previous experience gained elsewhere) has not sailed in Greece before and gained significant experience of the local conditions. However, it is one of the most beautiful and characteristically different destinations, too.
Choose one of our yachts from our base in Alimos and start planning a wonderful holiday.
A good quality, well maintained and well equipped yacht forms the basis for your holiday. It will safely move you from one place to another, you will be sleeping in it, you will be eating and drinking in it and use it as a sea platform for your entertainment.
Pricing depends on the type and size of a yacht and the time of the year.
List of yachts in Alimos Marina
Our co-operation with many brokers all over the world make it easy for you to book one of our yachts in your country of residence and in most cases, in your native language.