Navigare Yachting

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A Scandinavian founded charter company that has run sailing yachts and catamarans since the late 1990s, with bases in Croatia, Greece, Italy, the British Virgin Islands, Thailand and the Bahamas. Much of the fleet comes from its yacht ownership programme, where private buyers place a new boat into charter management and the company handles maintenance and bookings.

Because the boats are recent Bavaria, Lagoon and Fountaine Pajot models, gear tends to be in good order, and the smaller scale means base managers are easier to reach than at the giant networks. The flip side is choice: only a handful of marinas, so a specific starting port may simply be unavailable. Bareboat charter requires a recognised licence and, in Croatia, a VHF certificate. Skippers and hostesses are available for hire but must be booked well ahead.