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Getting started - See our guide on learing to sail
Buying a boat? - See our Directories for Brokers, Surveyors and Insurance

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Yacht Charter

Marine Directory

In addition to Bareboat Yacht Charter we can offer Diving Charters, Fishing Charters, Flotilla Sailing, Crewed Charter, Skippered Charter

In some of the world's most exotic locations:

waribbean Sea - Bahamas, British Virgin Islands

Mediterranean Sea - Balearic Islands, Croatia, Greece, Sardinia, Sicily, Turkey

Indian Ocean - Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Thailand

South Pacific - French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Tonga, Whitsunday Islands

In February we added reports on the following boats;

Catamarans - Fountaine Pajot Mahe 36, Fountaine Pajot Athena 38, Broadblue 385

Monohulls - Bavaria 30, Hanse 342

Motor Yachts - Sea Ray Sundancer 335, Beneteau Monte Carlo 37, Beneteau Antares 12

And in March;

Catamarans - Lagoon 420, Leopard 43, Fountaine Pajot Orana 44, Leopard 45

Monohulls - Bavaria 37 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 36i, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49DS

Motor Yachts - Fountaine Pajot Maryland 37

See all our charter yachts here

Our Global Marine Directory has over 22,000 Listings with 400+ Products and Services Categories and 260 Geographic Locations

We have over 500 listings for Yacht Charter in the USA. In the Mediterranean we have nearly 700 companies offering Charter Yachts with extensive listings in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey. Yacht Charter in the Caribbean is also well covered with a further 150 listings.

And we are not short of Sailing Schools. Do you want to do an ASA course in the USA? We have nearly 300 Sailing Schools listed with 70 in California alone. In the United Kingdom you will be looking at RYA courses and we have over 600 establishments.

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To make searching easier and faster try one of the following specialist directories

Boat Chandlers Directory
Boat Insurance Directory
Marine and Yacht Surveyors Directory
Marine Electronics Directory
Sailing Schools & Courses Directory
Rigging, Sails & Spars Directory
Yacht Brokers Directory
Yacht and Boat Charter Directory

Marine Electronics

Gear Guide

A Database of independent reports on boat gear

Review reports from people who have used this gear

Post your own experiences. Why you won't sail without it or where on the sea bed you left it

Cruising & Marina Guide

Sailing Schools & Courses

We want your help to build a database of Harbours, Marinas, Anchorages & Moorings that will assist sailors and mariners around the world

How sheltered is that anchorage with a south westerly blowing? What are the facilities like in a certain marina? Are the pontoons open to the public or is access by key? Are there any other security issues. It's an online pilotage really so we'd like information on the approach to the area, customs and immigration procedures, facilities available, recommendations for eating out and local places of interest

This global Cruising Guide several thousand reports on marinas, harbours, yacht clubs and anchorages

In December we added 200 reports on marinas in Washington, Oregon and California on the western seaboard of the USA

And in the Caribbean; Anguilla (11) Antigua and Barbuda (31) Aruba (3) Barbados (3)

In April we finished the Bahamas with over 70 marina reports in total for that area

May; British Virgin Islands (31) Dominican Republic (13) Grenada (30)

June; Guadeloupe (29); St Lucia (18); St Vincent & the Grenadines (36)

Most courses are run by independent companies, schools or organisations under the auspices of national associations such as;

Canada - CYA - Canadian Yachting Association

United Kingdom - RYA - Royal Yachting Association

USA - ASA - American Sailing Association

IYT - International Yachtmaster Training

There are a wide variety of sailing courses to choose from including:

RYA Competent Crew | RYA Day Skipper | RYA Coastal Skipper | RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance | RYA First Aid | RYA Radar | RYA Radio | RYA Sea Survival | RYA Yachtmaster

ASA Basic Small Boat Sailing Standard | ASA Trailerable Multihull Standard | ASA Basic Keelboat | ASA Basic Coastal Cruising | ASA Bareboat Chartering | ASA Coastal Navigation | ASA Cruising Catamaran | ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising | ASA Celestial Navigation | ASA Offshore Passage Making

Find a School or Course in our Directory of Sailing Schools

Nautical Gifts & Presents

Crew Swap

Find Great Gifts for Sailors, Divers, Yachtsmen, Boaters & Fishermen

Packed with ideas for Christmas

Want to sail more but haven't got your own boat or short of crew for your next trip - crew swap will solve the problem

Skippers and owners can post their requirements, give details of the boat with dates and destinations of their planned trip

Prospective crews can leave a CV and advise dates they are available

Boat Jumble

Living Aboard

Buy or sell used gear with sail-the-net's boat jumble

Just bought a new one - well don't throw the old one away it might be worth some money

You can sell your used gear at our boat jumble
and give those of us on a budget the chance to pick up a bargain

Living Aboard

Nautical Terms Translated

Marine Conservation

A look at different aspects of Marine Conservation;

Global Warming and climate change, rising sea levels and rising sea temperatures and their various effects on coastlines, wetlands, coral reefs and feeding grounds for marine wildlife.

Marine wildlife, a look at some of the different species, the threats they face and their current conservation status.

There are many conservation organisation from giants such as the World Wildlife Fund to small groups of volunteers perhaps focusing on a small local project. We will aim to build a list with general information on their aims and a link to their website. If you would like to see an organisation listed please let us know. Our email address in on our contact page.

Sailing Links

Marine links, sailing links, cruising links, boating links, yachting links, wind surfing links, fishing links & diving links

This is surely the most comprehensive list of marine links anywhere - over 5,800 categorised links, updated each month

Stored in a database, they are searchable by category and location