{"id":43207,"date":"2021-05-26T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=43207"},"modified":"2023-05-06T17:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:36:04","slug":"may-2021-chartering-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/story\/charter\/may-2021-chartering-update\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2021 Chartering Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n One of Dream Yacht Charter\u2019s newest bases is located at Marina Las Velas, on Isla Mujeres, about 8 miles from Cancun.<\/span>\n Courtesy Dream Yacht Charter<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

Sail Mexico\u2019s Riviera Maya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dream Yacht Charter has opened a base at Marina Las Velas, on the island of Isla Mujeres, off Mexico\u2019s Yucatan Peninsula. Bareboat and skippered yacht charters are available through 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Situated at the intersection of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, Isla Mujeres\u2014about 8 miles from the peninsula\u2019s internationally renowned city of Cancun\u2014is an ideal starting point for exploring remote islands, diving and snorkeling reefs, and swimming with whale sharks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The destination marks the fourth base opening in a year, following St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, Key West in Florida, and La Spezia in northern Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent fleet expansions include St. Thomas, with 69 total bareboat catamarans and monohulls and three crewed yachts (a Jeanneau 64 monohull and two Bali 4.8 catamarans); Key West, with 31 total power cats, catamarans, and monohulls for bareboat and skippered charters; and La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a total of 25 power cats, catamarans and monohulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reopening of the Marsh Harbour base at Conch Inn Yacht Club & Marina on Great Abaco in the Bahamas is set for July 2021. For details, contact the company (dreamyachtcharter.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Learn new skills\u2014and make\u00a0new friends\u2014on a Colgate Sailing Adventure.<\/span>\n Courtesy Offshore Sailing School<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

Flotillas, Instruction with Offshore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A handful of cabins and berths remain in the 2021 Colgate Sailing Adventures schedule, and bookings for 2022 trips are available. The long-running popular flotilla program is open to Offshore Sailing School graduates and guests, and other experienced sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2021 schedule is Exuma, Bahamas\u2014May 9-16 (sold out, waitlist); Corfu, Greece\u2014June 12-19; Tahiti\u2014September 4-14; and British Virgin Islands\u2014November 6-13 (sold out, waitlist).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022 the lineup includes St. Martin\u2014January 22-29; Croatia\u2014June 18-28; and Seychelles\u2014August 20-30. For details, contact Offshore (offshoresailing.com\/flotilla-holidays\/<\/a>). Offshore has also resumed a full instructional schedule at its four locations in Florida and in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incorporated into the curriculum are private couple instruction and family \u201cBuy the Boat\u201d reservations (private for one party with instructor). Courses are taught to a maximum of four students. Classes\u2014including the Fast Track to Liveaboard Cruising\u2014are offered aboard the Colgate 26, and Moorings and Sunsail fleets in Florida and at Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands. A Jeanneau 479 and Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 catamaran have been added to the Offshore fleet in St. Petersburg, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sail Croatia for Less<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take advantage of a 15 percent discounted rate to sail a Neel multihull in Croatia from Trimaran Yacht Charter of La Rochelle, France. The offer applies to charters taken by July 3, 2021. For details, contact the company (trimaran-yacht-charter.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monthly news and notes from the charter and vacation sailing industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Elaine Lembo","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"20210526","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"161","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"An May 2021 charter and vacation sailing update.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"HY4MSTS7LNEM7EXYDIEKX5CARE","arc_website_url":"story\/charter\/may-2021-chartering-update\/","custom_permalink":"story\/charter\/may-2021-chartering-update\/","arc_subtype":"right-sidebar","arc_exclude_from_feeds":true,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","sponsored_url":"","social_share":true,"ad_targeting":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true},"categories":[161],"tags":[169,268,258],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43207"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}