Easy Sailing Greece

Want to hire / rent a skipper or need information in hiring / getting a local captain along with the boat in the Greek islands? What is the skipper supposed to be doing during a skippered bareboat sailing charter holidays in Greece? Here you can check information and obligations and duties dos and donts of the skipper / captain in yacht charters in Greece.

Sailing charters with skipper in Greece

The SKIPPER (captain) can be more or less considered as the "driver" of the yacht, being responsible for the navigation and mooring of the yacht and at the same time of the safety of the vessel and the people (lets call them the "guests" of the yacht) onboard.
At this point, we should make clear that among other factors, the weather conditions (wind's force and direction) are to tell if the skipper can sail the pre-designed route or if changes should be made. For this reason the skipper gets the weather forecast once or twice a day and discusses all possibleoptions with his guests and makes recommendations for the next step each day.

Of course the skipper is there not only to sail the boat but to coordinate both the wishes of his "guests" and their safety and comfort by taking in serious consideration the reactions/behavior/tolerance/skills of his guests onboard.

Skippered sailing holidays in Greek islands

A typical day for the skipper is to sail from one island to another and include a 1 to 3 or 4 hour swim-stop to a beach/cove near or close to the direction of each day's destination. He should manage to do everything within his 8 working hours every day or so and after that to stay alert for the rest 16 hours of the day. Even during his 8-hour sleep, the skipper wakes-up and checks the position of his yacht and the whole situation (neighboring yachts, anchor chain, winds, etc.) - if required.
The yachts should stay overnight in port, though during one week charter, the skipper can agree and schedule one night "on the anchor" in a bay. He can also sometimes "teach" the basics of sailing and navigation to his guests and share his knowledge or give guidance about archaeological or other interesting sites in the vicinity.