Summer Issue Of CharterSavvy Now Online And Free!!

The summer issue of CharterSavvy is now online and you can read it just by clicking on the cover image to the left.  Or you can go to www.CharterSavvy.com and read it there, along with all of our archived back issues.

So, what's in this issue?  First, a glorious feature on bareboating the canals of France.  Canal boats are rented just like bareboats, but you get to explore wonderful French villages, slide along quiet canals surrounded by meadows and castles, and drink lots of great wine, too!

Also in this issue is a feature on bareboating Lake Champlain, up on the New York/Vermont border.  This is beautiful country for sailing and, since the water is fresh and pure, there's no salt on either you or the decks.  Take a look at the photos, and you'll want to leave tomorrow.

Plus, the Summer issue has a wealth of great departments: the BVI Insider on where to hear great music in the islands, Health with a truly funny video on CPR, Money on keeping bareboat costs under control, and CharterSmarter with tips on hand signals to avoid yelling.  

Footloose Power Cats 15% Off In BVIs

Footloose Charters, a sister company to The Moorings and Sunsail, is offering a fantastic deal on their Footloose 474PC powercats in the BVIs.  The 474 has four spacious staterooms and each has its own private head with stall shower!!  Power cats not only provide great stability, but the salon (with galley) opens onto a large after deck.  But you'll spend a lot of time living on the flybridge, which has seating areas with cocktail tables and a wet bar. 

Here's the deal: you must book between April 14 and May 11 of this year, and the departure dates can be from May 30th to August 31st of 2015.  You get the discount on any booking of five nights minimum, so call a Footloose vacation planner today at 877-384-3930 or go to www.footloose.com.  

Don't miss out!

25% Off On Sunsail Reef Weeks--Don't Miss Out!!!

Reef Weeks are your chance to bareboat through the summer from either the Sunsail St. Martin or British Virgin Islands bases, and take advantage of up to a 25% savings!  

Availability is limited on certain yachts, and you must reserve no later than April 27 while the yachts last.  You can choose from one week or two week bareboat charters, and still get the big discounts.  

Yachts available include both catamarans and monohulls.  

Book online at www.sunsail.com or call 877-651-8661.

Two BVI Pubs Make Top Ten List!!

Every year, Wight Vodka (made on the Isle of Wight, of course) runs a contest for Favorite Yachting Bar, and two famed pubs in the British Virgins made the top ten list.  Bitter End Yacht Club on North Sound was one (see photo), and Foxy's on Jost Van Dyke was the other.  One comment about Bitter End was "location, location, location", while a comment about Foxy's was "Has to be on everyone's Bucket List.  You haven't been to the Virgin Islands until you visit Foxy's".  

Voting remains open until midnite on December 29, so now is the time to vote for your favorite watering hole.  Go to:  http://scuttlebutteurope.com/sailors-bars.

Both pubs were in the Winter Issue feature of CharterSavvy on Holidays In The BVIs.  Click HERE for the story.

Annapolis Bay Charters Offers 15% Early Booking Discount

Annapolis Bay Charters, part of the Dream fleet and located in Annapolis, is offering a 15% discount for early booking for 2015.  Here's the deal:  A $500 deposit will lock in the special rate and you can choose your boat (like the Jeanneau 42DS below) and dates when you're ready to go sailing.  The deal ends on December 19, 2014, so don't wait.  This deal is available on new bookings only, and excludes holiday and boatshow weeks.  Call 800-991-1776 or email chris@annapolisbayyachtcharters.net.  Don't miss out!