For many skippers, chartering is the easiest way to go on a boating holiday. The advantages are obvious: the choice of areas and boat types is huge and you don't have to worry about almost anything. The usual owner issues such as maintenance work, repairs, finding a berth or winter storage are foreign words for charterers. Disadvantage: You always have to get used to other boats and their sailing characteristics. It often takes several days to get to grips with the boat and its equipment. In the run-up to the holiday, there is therefore often a residual feeling of uncertainty as to what you will actually find on site and whether you will really be able to cope with the "new" boat.
Motorised catamarans in particular pose a particular challenge for many charter customers due to their sheer size alone. In addition to the size, it is also the unfamiliar handling characteristics that cause headaches, especially for beginners
This is exactly where the BOOTE-Cat-Experience from 10 October to 14 October in Croatia comes in. The multi-day practical training on site is designed to provide confidence in handling the boats and thus strengthen the self-confidence and experience of future charter skippers.
The training content:
- Charter instruction: Acceptance of charter yacht, check-in, area briefing
- Driving technique: Ship handling at sea, harbour manoeuvres, mooring and casting off, anchor manoeuvres, going alongside, mooring at a mooring. Things to know about the dinghy
- Boat technology: Instruction in electrics/electronics, operation of the comfort equipment
- Navigation: Introduction to terrestrial and electronic navigation
- Click here to book: Catamaran training for motorboat fans | The Moorings
Torsten Moench
Editor in Chief BOOTE
