Diversity is the key to a good sailing area and Croatia has it in spades,
with excellent marinas as well as secluded, deserted anchorages. Like a
setting from classical antiquity, the quintessential cruising grounds of the
Dalmatian coastline are ludicrously perfect.
The notion that the Mediterranean was discovered, popularised, exploited and,
in many cases, ruined does not run true for the Dalmatian Coast, where
hundreds of islands scattered along the Croatian Adriatic remain beautifully
preserved. We have, at least in part, Communism to thank for this. In
Tito’s Yugoslavia, foreigners were barred from owning property so there
was no opportunity for outsiders to blight the coastline with holiday villas
or hotels catering to mass tourism. Having faced their share of... (more)
After a week you can tire of even the most picture-perfect setting, so
spontaneously flitting from idyll to idyll along a string of over 100 islands
ensures the stimulation of ever-changing scenery. All you need is your own
private yacht
The Windward Islands stretch down the eastern Caribbean from Martinique, St
Lucia and St Vincent to the Grenadines – a chain of islands abundant
w... (more)
Nowhere on earth does ‘tropical’ quite like the islands of French
Polynesia. There is nothing to top their jagged mountains dripping with
rainforest, no coral reefs to match the underwater magic of their lagoons,
and even the cultural richness of their ceremonies cannot be found anywhere
else.
Tahiti and her accompanying chain of Society Islands are at the cultural
heart of F... (more)
Replete with history, the land that gracefully extends along the warm waters
of the Amalfi Coast has seen the birth of empires and cradled the growth of
civilisations. Arguably the best way to explore the west coast of Italy is by
boat, providing easy access to quiet backwaters and anchorages far from the
madding crowds of landlubbers.
The beauty and tranquillity of the Amalfi coastline st... (more)
A behind-the-scenes look at the services offered by a charter manager and
how they can be worth their weight in gold.
Anyone who has ever owned a company will no doubt agree that a PA, an
advertising agency and a marketing agency figure significantly in day-to-day
operations. After all, every company needs to be managed, promoted and
coordinated: staff need to be employed, meetings arrang... (more)