LeBoat Special Savings For CharterSavvy Readers!!

LeBoat, the specialist in European canal boating holidays that is the sister company to The Moorings and Sunsail, is offering CharterSavvy readers a 5% discount on their future charters.  

LeBoat features custom-built self-drive cruisers on the waterways of Europe in eight countries: France, Italy, Germany, England, Ireland, Scotland, Belgium and Holland.  They also offer Afloat In France, a luxury crewed barging experience.

To receive the discount, use the code SAVVY when booking your next charter.

For information, visit www.leboat.com/savvy or 800-734-5359.

BVI Yacht Charters Adds New Lagoon 450

One of the hottest charter yachts in the Caribbean, a new Lagoon 450 has joined the fleet at BVI Yacht Charters, which is based in Road Town on Tortola.  The yacht, named Catch the Cat, is a 2013 model with four cabins and four private heads, plus two single berths in the forepeaks.

The yacht is equipped for comfortable bareboat charters with generator, full air conditioning, quiet-flush electric heads, electric windlass with remote, electric sheet and halyard winch, and dinghy on davits. A hard top shades the cockpit with its dining area, while a Bimini top protects the raised helm.

Bookings are being taken at BVIYachtcharters.com or (888) 615-4006. 

Kiriacoulis Opens St Martin Bareboat Charter Base

Kiriacoulis has opened a new base in St Martin at the luxury marina, Port De Plaisance.  The fleet will include both monohulls and catamarans, and is growing rapidly.  The company is offering sizable discounts at this location for the remainder of 2013.

From St. Martin,bareboaters have an easy sail to Anguilla, can explore the harbors of the dual-island of St Maarten (the north half is French, south is Dutch), or to sail across to St. Barths.

St Martin also offers excellent airline access as one of the major Caribbean hubs for flights from North America and Europe.

For more information, contact the North American booking agent at: kiriacoulis@mindspring.com

Vinnie Jones & Your Heart

Knowing CPR is important for anyone on a bareboat charter, when you might be far from the nearest paramedic or emergency room.  

In this short and vastly amusing video, movie tough-guy Vinnie Jones shows you everything you need to know to save lives.  Click here to view. It's 90 seconds and worth a giggle.

Sunsail Opens Base In Mallorca

Sunsail has opened a new charter base in Mallorca, opening up bareboating in the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Menorca, and Formentera. The base is located in Palma, the capital and cultural center of the islands, at the Marina Naviera Balear, just a short walk from the old town of Palma.

The initial fleet will consist of Sunsail 47 monohulls and the new Sunsail 444 catamaran.  The 47 is a powerful and well-balanced yacht with a four-cabin, four-head layout, while the 444 is a Robertson & Caine design that features a unique forward cockpit with direct access from the saloon. 

Mallorca has numerous fishing ports to explore as well as several outstanding bays that are ideal of overnighting and the Cabrera National Park is just a half-day sail from the base, with great diving and snorkeling.  The islands of Ibiza and Formentera are known as jet-set party islands, while Menorca has a unique culture and cuisine.

Sunsail, (877) 630-7358, www.sunsail.com