Sailing catamaranSail Tanzania.
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.
Tanzania · Bareboat
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
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.
Tanzania · Bareboat.
Tanzania here means Zanzibar — the archipelago off the Swahili coast where the water runs from milky jade over the reefs to deep indigo in the channels. You sail past dhows that still carry cargo under lateen sail, anchor off sandbars that surface at low tide and vanish at high, and smell cloves on the wind coming off Unguja. It is warm-water sailing on steady trade winds, with short hops between islands and long stretches of empty reef. Fewer boats than the Med, more silence at anchor. Right for warm-water cruisers and snorkellers; less right for anyone chasing big-mileage passage sailing.
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.