Exploring boating from a renter's perspective
The Internet sailors love to hate on Hunters. I’ve always thought they were beautiful sailboats. So we rented one from Harbor Yacht Club for a sail to Catalina Island to see get to the bottom of the debate. Whomever named… Read moreYacht Rental Review: Hunter 36
Do you have what it takes to sail the 22 mile escape from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles to Catalina Island? We took a four day charter to find out how challenging, expensive, and worthwhile this trip can… Read moreBoat Rental Destination: Catalina Island
The Jeanneau 43 DS introduced a “deck saloon” layout to the Jeanneau cruising sailboat line. Does this design offer any worthwhile advantage? We chartered one, named Cupcake, for a four day romp through the San Juan Islands to find out…. Read moreYacht Rental Review: Jeanneau 43 DS
How hot is deep sea fishing in Hawaii? We chartered with Finest Kind Sportfishing in Lahaina, Maui to find out. What’s Hot What’s Not Our Charter Boat Finest Kind is a 37-foot Merritt. Similar to an old Bertram, this is… Read moreMaui Fishing Charter Review
When it comes to gifts for birthdays or holidays, give your crewmates something they’ll need on the water. You and your friends have dropped some serious coin to book a bareboat charter. A boating gift will keep everyone excited about… Read moreBusy Boater Gift Ideas
What’s it like charter fishing off the Oregon Coast? We went out with Dockside Charters in Depoe Bay to find out. Our boat was the Surfrider, the newest of four 50-foot Delta Marine pilothouse trawlers that run for Dockside Charters…. Read moreOregon Coast Fishing Charter
What advantages does a power catamaran have over a sailing catamaran? To find out, we bareboat chartered the Leopard 43 Powercat (aka 43 PC) from The Moorings in Nassau, Bahamas to cruise the Exuma Cays for a week. Let’s see… Read moreYacht Rental Review: Leopard 43 Powercat
Narrowboat waiting to enter Shadetree Lock at Rugeley Junction
In this final part of our three-part series from the Bahamas where we discuss bareboat yacht chartering in the Exuma Cays, we are exploring the top things to see and do in the central Exumas between Compass Cay and Staniel… Read moreExploring the Exuma Cays: South of the Park
Let’s explore the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park in the second part of our three-part series on bareboat yacht chartering in the Exuma Cays of The Bahamas. The park is a collection of cays or islands, and the surrounding… Read moreExploring the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park