Finding The Right Catamaran Charter

By Lisa Davis


You and your group of friends had planned a vacation tour to that wonderful and amazing Caribbean island you have been hearing about. Your means of transport for your island hopping was a yacht. You enjoyed the complete amenities that marine vessel have. What you rode before was a BVI Catamaran charter.

Also known as Natures Little Secret, the British Virgin Islands are composed of small and large islands. The main islands are some of its well known tourist destinations, namely, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke. You can download travel guides from travel websites available like Online Cruising Guides. Those can be your basis on where you want to go.

Traveling would be most convenient if you avail a sea transport. The company has available yachts called the bareboat Catamaran fleets. Shortened to Cat, this is derived from the Tamil word. Logs tied together is what it means in its native tongue.

This type of fleet is a watercraft that has two parallel hulls in equal lengths. The hulls are connected to the boat deck. For larger vessels, cabins are found on the deck and in the hulls. Some of them have a trampoline for a deck which makes the hulls go forward.

Your chosen vessel varies in length and in accommodation. The number of people in your group will depend on the size of the sail boat you are using. One vessel can hold two people while another can hold fourteen. In terms of sizes, a small one has 39 feet in length, medium ranges from 40 feet to 44 feet, and large spans 45 feet or more.

Amenities and facilities need to be naturally installed inside in order to be habitable. As long as your group has a maximum of ten people, the small Cat can accommodate you all. Available rooms are only four double cabins. It has two comfort rooms on each side of the hull. However, air conditioning is unavailable. Shore side air conditioning is only available on certain models.

You can stay in a medium Cat if you have more than ten but do not exceed twelve people. A generator is installed in order to power the air conditioning system. It comprises of four double cabins, one bunk cabin, and four comfort rooms placed at each corner.

If you have a maximum of fourteen people, then it is better to avail the large Cat sail boat. Like the medium sized one, its air conditioning is powered by a generator. It has four double cabins and two bunk cabins. Comfort rooms are composed of five to six which are spaced apart within the boat.

Each of those sizes has a bonus feature included and given. Chart plotter, cellphone, autopilot, VHF, GPS, snorkeling gear, chart and cruising guides, and safety gear are the additional inclusions in small Catamaran sail boats. Meanwhile, underwater lights, ice maker, cockpit fridge, saloon TV, and fusion DVD sound system are inclusions in the medium sized ones. Lastly, GPS with autopilot, wind instrument, transom gas barbeque, and water maker are in the large sized ones.




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