Sailing 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 · 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.
Catalonia · Crewed.
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.
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.