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.

The British Virgin Islands, or Natures Little Secret as the locals calls it, is composed of both large and small islands. Its main islands, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda, are among the most popular island destinations by tourists. There are travel guides that are available at online travel sites like Online Cruising Guides which can readily be downloaded. These will serve as your basis on where to go and what to do in each isle you are visiting.

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.

The sailing boat has two hulls parallel to each other and is of the same lengths. The boat deck connects the two hulls together. Cabins in larger vessels can be found at the deck and inside the hulls. At times, there is a rigid deck that has a trampoline making the hulls face forward.

Your vessel may be small, medium, or large, depending upon the size of your group. The vessel can accommodate a minimum of two to a maximum of fourteen people. Small ones have lengths of up to 39 feet. Medium, on the other hand, spans between 40 feet to 44 feet. Large sailing boats span for more than 45 feet.

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.

Meanwhile, a large Cat can hold for up to fourteen people. This also has an air conditioning which is powered by the installed generator. Sleeping rooms available are two bunk cabins plus four double cabins. There are fix to six comfort rooms widely spread in the sail 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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