The Moorings Yacht Charters, Tortola

The Moorings is perhaps the world’s premier yacht charter company, having been operating  in most of the world’s top sailing locations since 1969.  Their stated aim is to offer ‘The best sailing vacations in the world’ and they certainly do provide a totally comprehensive package, covering every aspect of the chartering process.

A Moorings bareboat charter can enable sailors, even those with limited experience, to plan their own itinerary, sail at their own pace and be their own skipper.  Moorings appreciate that the British Virgin Islands, with their clear waters, easy island hops, consistent breezes, line-of-sight navigation and numerous safe anchorages, provide the perfect seas for newcomers to yachting and can, therefore, enable novices, with no formal certification of any kind required, to safely charter.  They are able to provide a full briefing, before you sail, about all the details of your yacht and its equipment,  give you a detailed chart briefing about your cruising area and will even, if required, let you have the complimentary services of a Moorings ‘Friendly’ Skipper on your first day of sailing.

The Moorings will also take care of all the provisioning of your boat, to make your life a little less stressful at the start of your charter.

The Moorings can additionally provide a Skipper for the entire duration of the charter, if you have never sailed before or feel a little hesitant about the total responsibility for your vacation.  All the skippers have a wealth of sailing experience and local knowledge and will enable you to relax while learning more about sailing and the Virgin Islands’ waters.

It’s also possible to supplement the skipper by adding a cook to your Moorings bareboat charter.  The cook will help not only by preparing meals but by stowing provisions, serving meals and even washing up afterwards.  With the help of a Moorings cook, everyone can be sure to get the maximum time relaxing, snorkeling and doing the other things you want to do on holiday instead of food preparation.

The Moorings Rendezvous.

The Moorings have recently developed a new concept of cruising which they refer to as the Moorings Rendezvous.  Here, you’ll sail on your own yacht but be in a flotilla of others, led by a Moorings boat, with a professional captain, technician and host.  The week long adventure will include a mixture of organized and informal activities outlined at the daily skipper briefings.  This is proving to be a popular way of sailing round the islands and meeting new friends.

Finally, for the ultimate charter experience, The  Moorings can offer a Signature Crewed Yacht vacation, where you can relax totally, whilst the crew takes care of everything.  This is like having your own private cruise on a luxury yacht.

Furthermore, The Moorings can give their clients the chance to take One-way charters, which give you the freedom to drop off your yacht at one of the other Moorings locations in the Caribbean – namely St Martin, Martinique, St Lucia, Canouan or Grenada.

Needless to say, the quality of The Moorings’ yachts reflects their high standards, having been custom-designed by the world’s leading manufacturers for both comfort and easy handling.  All the boats – monohulls and catamarans – are meticulously maintained and comprehensively equipped and, as befits one of the industry’s youngest fleets, under three years old.

The British Virgin Islands is the most popular of the areas that The Moorings operates its charters in and, from its base in Wickhams Cay II, they will do everything they can to provide you with ‘the best sailing vacation in the world’.

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