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Discussion of places you should consider boating.

Boat Rental Destination: Catalina Island

May 7, 2023August 2, 2023 Matt Mroczek
Two Harbors as viewed from the Isthmus Cove moorings on Catalina Island

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

Charters and Rentals, Cruising Grounds

Narrowboat Rental Destination: British Canals

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 Matt Mroczek
Narrowboat moored at Rugeley

Narrowboat waiting to enter Shadetree Lock at Rugeley Junction

Charters and Rentals, Cruising Grounds

Exploring the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Matt Mroczek
Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park Mooring Buouy

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

Cruising Grounds

Exploring the Exuma Cays: North of the Park

May 4, 2022May 29, 2022 Matt Mroczek
View from the port wing of the sunken C-46 plane wreck at Norman's Cay

Let’s explore the Exuma Cays that lie north of the Land & Sea Park in this first of a three-part series on bareboat yacht chartering in the Exuma Cays of The Bahamas. This area we cover here includes the following… Read moreExploring the Exuma Cays: North of the Park

Cruising Grounds, Preparations

Swimming With the Exumas Pigs in The Bahamas

April 10, 2022May 25, 2022 Matt Mroczek
Pig on the Beach at Big Major Cay, Bahamas

Yes, there really is a drift of domestic pigs living on the beach of an uninhabited island in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas. After years of boaters coming to the beach with food, the pigs have learned to swim out to… Read moreSwimming With the Exumas Pigs in The Bahamas

Cruising Grounds

Yacht Rental Destination: Exuma Cays, Bahamas

March 28, 2022June 10, 2022 Matt Mroczek
North Mooring Field at Warderick Wells

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

Charters and Rentals, Cruising Grounds

Boat Rental Destination: Oahu, Hawaii

March 13, 2022January 2, 2025 Matt Mroczek

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

Charters and Rentals, Cruising Grounds

10 Things to do in the British Virgin Islands (and 4 not to do)

February 20, 2022March 14, 2023 Matt Mroczek
Sunset from Cane Garden Bay, British Virgin Islands

Top planning tips for things to do on your bareboat charter yacht in the British Virgin Islands; including a few things not to do.

Cruising Grounds, Preparations  1 Comment

Boat Rental Destination: Maui, Hawaii

February 8, 2022March 14, 2023 Matt Mroczek
Maui Boat Rental

With the right experience, a sense of adventure, and a major credit card, you can head into the ocean from Maui in someone else’s rental boat.

Charters and Rentals, Cruising Grounds

Here Comes the Rooster: Boating in Kauai, Hawaii

January 11, 2022February 15, 2022 Matt Mroczek

What opportunities does the island of Kauai, Hawaii offer to get out on the water with somebody else’s boat?

Charters and Rentals, Cruising Grounds

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