Motor yachtSail Catalonia.
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.
Catalonia · Bareboat
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Sailing catamaranCan I bareboat without a licence?
No. ICC, RYA Day Skipper or equivalent + VHF is required. If you don't have one, book skippered — same yacht, our captain drives.
What if something breaks?
Call the base. Minor stuff (a winch, a marker buoy) you fix yourself; major stuff (engine, rig, sail damage) the base handles. Damage deposit covers your-fault; insurance covers everything else.
Do I get a briefing?
Yes — 90-minute walkthrough on Saturday morning. Boat systems, chart pack, local rules. Bring all licensed skippers.
How much should I budget on top of the week-rate?
Plan for +25-40%. Damage deposit (refundable, ~€2,500), fuel (~€250), marina fees if you berth (€80-180/night), tourist tax (€2/person/night), food + drink. Frugal week +20%, luxe week +60%.
Can I one-way?
Sometimes — there's a one-way fee (€200-€600). Croatia and Greece have good one-way options; Caribbean rarely.
Catalonia · Bareboat.
Two coastlines in one charter. North of the Golf de Roses the Costa Brava is rock — pine-topped headlands, water that turns from green to deep blue over 10m, coves you can only reach by boat. South of Blanes the land flattens into beach towns and then Barcelona, where you berth a ten-minute walk from the old city. Legs are short, mostly 10 to 25 nautical miles, so the pattern of the week is sail in the morning, anchor and swim after lunch, eat ashore. That suits crews who want the boat to be transport and shade rather than an endurance test. It suits distance sailors less: if you want 60-mile days you will spend the week going back and forth.
Sailing it yourself — licences, navigation and anchorages
Bareboat means you skipper. You'll need a recognised licence (ICC + VHF, RYA Day Skipper or ASA 104+) and a confident hand aboard — if no one on the crew is qualified, take the same yacht skippered and our captain drives.
We brief you on the local navigation: the channels and headlands that funnel the wind, where to anchor versus take a mooring, provisioning ports, and the best first-timer route versus the longer run for experienced crews.