Sailing catamaranSail Dodecanese.
The Charter Desk arranges bareboat, skippered and crewed yacht charters across the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, with live availability and a real person on the other end of every enquiry.
Dodecanese · Crewed
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Sailing catamaranWhat does the hostess do?
Plans meals (from your preferences), provisions ashore with the captain, cooks 1-2 meals/day, makes beds, services cabins, cleans the saloon. Bigger boats have dedicated chef + separate hostess.
Can we have specific food preferences?
Yes — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies, kid-friendly: tell us when you book. Last-minute requests are easy too.
How much do we tip?
5-15% of charter fee, end of week, in cash. The captain typically distributes.
Can we drink the bar dry?
Within reason. Standard wine + beer comes with the trip; for top-shelf gin or specific Burgundy, factor it into the APA.
Is the crew always around?
They give you privacy. Captain on watch at the helm, hostess in the galley or her cabin. You get the cockpit and deck to yourselves outside of meals.
Dodecanese · Crewed.
The Dodecanese hug the Turkish coast in Greece's south-east corner, and they sail differently from the Cyclades or Ionian. Distances between islands are short, the water is clear down to the anchor chain, and the mix runs from busy harbour towns to islets where the only sound at night is your own halyard tapping the mast. Rhodes and Kos are the anchors, with Symi, Tilos, Nisyros, Kalymnos and Leros filling the gaps. It suits sailors who want variety without long open-water legs, and who like tying up on a town quay for dinner rather than living at anchor all week.
Living aboard — the skipper does the work
A crewed charter is the full sailing holiday with none of the workload: a professional skipper (and on larger yachts a hostess and chef) handles the sailing, the cooking and the logistics while you relax.
It suits families, groups and anyone who wants to wake up in a new bay each morning without lifting a winch — multi-day, sleeping aboard, the itinerary shaped around you.