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Boat rental guides

Real prices, licenses, skippers, platforms, itineraries: concrete answers before you book.

• The Cassis calanques by boat: En-Vau, Port-Pin, Port-MiouVisiting the calanques from Cassis by rental boat: the three legendary inlets, the National Park rules, the best hour and the budget.
• Anchoring right (and anchorage etiquette): cove mannersPicking your spot, avoiding the seagrass, respecting your cove neighbours: anchoring technique and the unwritten rules that keep everyone happy.
• Chartering a crewed yacht: what it costs, what it changesA motor yacht with skipper and hostess, by the day or the week: how crewed charter really works — APA, tipping, itineraries and budgets.
• Sailing with kids: the day at sea that goes wellLifejackets, seasickness, pacing, swim stops: the simple rules that keep a boat rental with children a happy memory — for them and for you.
• Which boat for your group? The guide by situationCouple, family with kids, group of friends, stag/hen party, three generations: the boat type that truly fits each crew, with realistic capacities and budgets.
• The Amalfi coast and Capri by boat: dolce vita, earnedPositano, Amalfi, Capri and its grottoes: renting a boat in Sorrento or Naples, what the day really costs, and how to dodge the August crush.
• Arcachon Bay by boat: the Arguin sandbank and stilt cabinsRenting a boat (often license-free) on Arcachon Bay: the Île aux Oiseaux, the Arguin sandbank, the Pilat dune seen from the water — tides and good practice.
• The Gulf of Morbihan: Brittany's little sea by boatVannes, La Trinité, Quiberon: sailing the Gulf of Morbihan and its little sea of forty islands — currents, tides, license-free boats and sailboats.
• Northern Croatia: Kornati, Zadar, Šibenik — the other DalmatiaAway from the Split crowds: the Kornati national park, the Krka falls and the Zadar archipelago — Croatia's wilder, cheaper northern itinerary.
• The Ionian islands: gentle Greece, perfect for a first charterCorfu, Lefkada, Kefalonia, Ithaca: why the Ionian Sea is Europe's best cruising ground for a first sailing holiday — itinerary included.
• Sardinia: the Costa Smeralda and Maddalena archipelago by boatOlbia, Porto Cervo, the Maddalena archipelago: northern Sardinia by boat — emerald anchorages, national park rules, budget and season.
• Ibiza-Formentera by boat: the clearest water in EuropeThe Balearics by day or by week: Ibiza-Formentera, the bay of Palma, Menorca — where to rent, when to go, what it really costs.
• Corsica by boat: Lavezzi, Scandola, and where to rentAjaccio, Bonifacio, Calvi, Porto-Vecchio: Corsica's finest waters by the day or on a cruise, and the traps to avoid (wind, nature reserves, anchoring rules).
• Why sailboats charter Saturday to Saturday (and how to use it)The Saturday-to-Saturday week is the ruling convention of charter in Croatia, Greece and the Caribbean: where it comes from, its exceptions, and how to search around it.
• The pre-departure checklist (and the one for the return)Handover inspection, safety, fuel, weather: the complete checklist for taking over a rental boat, point by point, to leave relaxed and get your deposit back.
• Renting a boat off-season: 40% less for the same seaJune, September, October: why the shoulder season is the best time to rent a boat in the Mediterranean, and what really changes compared to summer.
• Mistral, meltemi, bora: a guide to the Mediterranean windsUnderstanding the Mediterranean winds — where they blow from, when, what to expect — to choose your charter destination and dates with open eyes.
• Deposit, excess, insurance: what you actually risk when renting a boatBlocked deposits, excess waivers, cancellation cover: how the guarantees of a boat rental really work, and the traps to avoid.
• One week under sail in the Cyclades: the realistic itineraryAthens, Kythnos, Paros, Naxos: a one-week Cyclades itinerary that works with the meltemi instead of fighting it.
• Martinique to the Grenadines: the star itinerary of the AntillesLe Marin, Saint Lucia, Bequia, the Tobago Cays: the run south to the Grenadines — customs, anchorages and budget, week by week.
• French Polynesia: chartering a catamaran from Raiatea to Bora BoraRaiatea, Tahaa, Huahine, Bora Bora: sailing the Leeward Islands, the Pacific's most spectacular cruising grounds — seasons, budget, skill level.