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Boat rental guides

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

• Rafting Up: Mooring Alongside Another Boat Without DramaCrowded harbours, lock waiting quays, festivals: mooring alongside another boat is routine. Technique, crossed lines and the etiquette of rafting up.
• Tacking: Mastering the Basic Manoeuvre on a Charter SailboatCalls, the helm’s role, working the genoa across, the mistakes that stall the boat: sailing’s fundamental manoeuvre explained for a charter crew.
• Where to Rent a Boat in the Ionian Islands: Corfu, Lefkada or Further South?Gentle seas, steady breezes and anchorages every five miles: the Ionian is first-charter paradise. Corfu or Lefkada — the guide to choosing your base.
• Where to Rent a Boat in the Cyclades: Which Departure Island?Central Paros, big Naxos, pricey Mykonos, spectacular Milos — and Athens as the gateway: the guide to choosing your departure base in the Cyclades.
• Göcek or Fethiye: Which Base for a Boat Rental on the Lycian Coast?The marina village with all-weather anchorages versus the real Turkish town facing Ölüdeniz: two departures for the same gulf. The comparison to choose your Lycian base.
• Menorca or Mallorca: Which Island for Your Boat Rental?Deep fleets and huge bays on one side, a biosphere reserve and wild calas on the other: the duel of the two big Balearics to pick your rental island.
• Renting an Electric Boat Without a License: Range, Price, and the Waters That Require ItQuiet, often license-free up to 4.5 kW, and sometimes the only boat allowed on a lake or nature reserve: what to actually know before renting an electric boat.
• The Boat Isn't Ready on Time: What to Do About an Operator's DelayEmpty dock, cleaning not finished, boat still under repair: the mirror image of a late return exists too. What contracts provide for, and how to react on the dock.
• Sunglasses on a Boat: Why UV Hits Your Eyes Twice as Hard on the WaterGlare, pterygium, photokeratitis: what the research says about UV exposure to the eyes at sea, and how to actually choose the right sunglasses before a boat rental.
• Does a Boat’s Rocking at Anchor Really Help You Sleep? What the Science SaysDeeper sleep, gently rocked by the waves: what Geneva researchers actually measured about rocking and sleep, and how to get a good night at anchor.
• Renting a Boat at Monte Argentario: Porto Santo Stefano, Porto Ercole and the Island of GiglioSouthern Tuscany's best-kept secret, long favoured by Italy's own jet set: where to rent a boat at Monte Argentario, how to reach Giglio and Giannutri, and what to check before booking.
• Sailing with Seniors Aboard: Renting a Comfortable, Safe BoatBoat choice, boarding, fall prevention, heat and medication: the right reflexes so a day at sea stays a pleasure at 70 or 85.
• The Île d’Aix and Fouras by Boat: the Wild Roadstead Between Ré and OléronA car-free island, Fort Boyard on the horizon and the currents of the Charente straits: reaching the île d’Aix and Fouras on a rental boat from La Rochelle.
• Crossing Shipping Lanes (TSS) on a Rental Boat: the Rule and the MethodUshant, Gibraltar, the Bonifacio strait: how a traffic separation scheme works, what COLREG Rule 10 says, and how to cross the cargo ships’ route safely.
• Crossing a Bar on a Rental Boat: Atlantic Passes and River MouthsThe Arcachon passes, the Maumusson strait, the Étel bar: why these entrances break, when they can be crossed, and what your rental contract says about them.
• Draft, Under-Keel Clearance, Air Draft: Three Heights to Know Before You RentHow much water under the keel, how much safety margin, how much height under bridges: three simple notions that prevent groundings and bad surprises on a rental boat.
• La Rochelle or Les Sables-d’Olonne: Which Base on France’s Atlantic Coast?Sheltered straits and islands on one side, the Vendée Globe town and the open ocean on the other: two major Atlantic bases compared for your boat rental.
• Sardinia or Sicily: Which Big Italian Island for a Boat Rental?The emerald water of the Costa Smeralda versus the Aeolian and Egadi islands: two visions of boating in Italy. Bases, waters, season and budget compared.
• Crete or Rhodes: Which Greek Island for a Boat Rental?Day trips out of Chania or Dodecanese cruising out of Rhodes: two very different big Greek islands for renters. Waters, wind, season and budget compared.
• Where to Rent a Boat in the Balearics: Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza or Formentera?Four islands, four moods: Mallorca’s deep fleets, Menorca’s unspoilt calas, the translucent water of Ibiza-Formentera. The guide to choosing your Balearic departure island.
• Where to Rent a Boat in Portugal: Algarve or the Lisbon Coast?Vilamoura, Albufeira, Portimão and Lagos on the Algarve; Lisbon and Cascais on the Tagus: Portugal’s rental bases compared so you can pick the one that fits your plans.