Exploring boating from a renter's perspective
My experience with rental companies to help you find the right partners.
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
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
From pigs, to plane wrecks, to white sand beaches and turquoise water, Bahamas’ Exuma Cays are packed with wonders of all sorts with one exception: it is not packed with people. Best accessed by private boat, how easy is it… Read moreYacht Rental Destination: Exuma Cays, Bahamas
What kind of boat is the Nordic Tug 26? Is it a yacht? A tugboat? A trawler? At only 26 feet, how could it be any of those? In many ways it defies convention. It has a full keel trawler… Read moreYacht Rental Review: Nordic Tug 26
Oahu is the most populated island in the chain of Hawaiian islands. Let’s see how it ranks in terms of getting out on the water in other people’s boats with an Oahu boat rental. What’s Hot What’s Not Boating Conditions… Read moreBoat Rental Destination: Oahu, Hawaii