FAQ

To rent the yacht, you need to have the license of the skipper that allows sailing on such vessel in this region, for example, IYT, RYA, MYA, ISSA or any other certificate of the skipper that is valid in the state you are planning to visit.

Attention! Sailica recommends: If you have recently obtained the license, you shouldn’t tempt fate and take control over the boat; it will be better if you go sailing on several flights with the skilled captain and gain some experience. The sea is not something you should joke with.

Standardly the charter begins and ends on Saturday. Thus, you get the boat on Saturday after lunch, and then you return it exactly a week later, early in the morning. It should be noted that most charter companies strictly recommend returning the yacht in the evening on Friday.

During a low season, such as April or October (when it comes to the Mediterranean, the charter is possible for 8 or 10 days). There is no such opportunity during the busy season. Yachts are available only for one or two-three weeks and so on.

At this moment, boats which are leased in the charter are about from 26 to 62 feet long, with a capacity of 2−13 people. Just decide the number of people, and leave the rest for the manager of Sailica.com.

Three types of vessels are available for charter: sail vessels, single-hulled boats, sail catamarans and motor yachts.

That is not as difficult as you may believe.

The first thing to focus on is the purpose for which the boat was selected. It all depends on whether you want to race or drink prosecco from ice glasses, quietly going into the sunset, armed with a mainsail with a twist into the mast. Most likely, you will have to choose between the “second refrigerator”, which embodies comfort and asceticism, which will allow you to perform no worse than rivals in any regatta.

Of course, the second thing is the region of swimming. The boat for offshore swimming differs from the boat intended for coastal walks. The same can be said about yachts which are intended for cruises in northern and southern latitudes. They are different in the equipment, safety and so on. For example, on the yachts which are intended for a coastal cruising the cockpit is opened, but on offshore yachts — on the contrary.

The following step is to decide the size and number of places. Everything is very simple here, and you should reverse the science: we have 8 people, which means that they need 4 cabins. And, of course, personal preferences.

Try to book the yacht beforehand (for half a year). In that case, you would have a wider choice, everything is just like with hotels. One more undeniable plus of this booking is a discount. Pay attention to what is included/ what isn’t included in the price.

In general, in questions concerning choosing the yacht and general organization, we advise trusting professionals. Consult the captain, friends who understand basic things, or with the Sailica team, eventually.

The price that you see on the website includes only the rental of the yacht. Such options as the services of the captain, the suspended motor, an additional gas cylinder, or bedding sets will be charged additionally. Also, it should be noted that there are also obligatory services, such as the final cleaning of the yacht.

When you have finally chosen the yacht and the region, you should submit the application for booking. Point out as many details as possible and ask as many questions as possible; it is necessary to facilitate the work of the manager and to accelerate the booking process.

Details worth attention are the dates of travel, boat model and presence of the skipper. To promote better circumstances, you can give your phone number, so the manager will be able to contact you quicker and discuss all trifles personally.

Skipper service on average costs 130−150 euros a day + food. Perhaps it could be more or less, depending on which yacht you choose. Most likely, you or your acquaintances have a familiar skipper, but if you don’t, leave it to us.

If you want to fully enjoy your vacation without worrying about what to cook for breakfast, hire hostesses. This is a member of the team who is called upon to keep the yacht in order and help the crew (passengers) in any matters related to the boat and the organization of life. Also, the hostess can play the role of a cook.

Sailica carefully chooses partners and cooperates only with highly qualified charter companies, which take the leading roles in the workforce and whose experience and quality of service is confirmed with time and thousands of happy clients around the world.

When you book the yacht, you either pay the full amount or 50% of the value. The remaining 50% can be paid in one month before a charter, this term is dictated by the conditions of the charter company.

If suddenly there is a situation at which you won’t be able to go to a travel and it will be required to return money, a part of the sum will be returned to you, it is similar to the system of refunding airlines. Thus, if something happens, let’s just say, in six months before charter, you have a chance to return a large proportion of the raised amount.

1. You go to sailica.com and then you select the ideal yacht according to all your requirements.

2. Further, it is necessary to send the application for booking, and then our manager contacts you to go over the details.

3. Signing the freight contract and paying for the services, partial or full, will be the last step. Payment can be made straight from your cash card or in any other way, that is suitable for you (SWIFT, Western Union, etc.)

4. You enjoy the rest, give us positive feedback about the work of our service and tell all your friends about us:)

Before embarking on a journey, the skipper must make sure that the yacht is fully operational and ready to take on board the crew. Check is a complex inspection of the vessel, all material, documents and details which are worth attention. After the skipper is convinced that the yacht complies with the standards, he will sign documents and the crew will be lifted on board.

The previous crew leaves the yacht at 09:00 on Saturday and it takes a while to clean the yacht and to prepare it for the next charter. It is usually possible to begin a check of the boat at 3−4 p. m., however, if you order service "early verification", the charter company will make the best efforts to prepare your yacht to the verification by noon.

No, if the captain is hired, the experience isn’t necessary. Only your wishes about the route and organizational questions are needed.

Yes, you need standard tourist insurance for 30000 euros for EU countries, in other cases, it is better to find out the conditions for entering the country where you plan to spend the weekend.

Sailica recommends: take sport insurance, it is not much more expensive, however, it covers much more cases.

Children and yachts are fully compatible. Of course, everything depends on the temperament of the child, how active he is and so on, but in most cases, children like yachting. The most dangerous thing in such situation (for a parental purse) is that, probably, your child will want to enroll in sailing school immediately after the trip. As they say: "Bring the child to the sailing sports section, and he will never have money for alcohol and drugs, all of it would be spent on the main hobby".

Also, for children up to 5 years, it is possible to order special mesh protection on a handrail as an additional option.

It is important to understand that yachting is an ordinary trip, just by the sea. All laws that are applied to any tour work here too. Yes, you will need visas, insurance, routes, and so on.

It is the first question that is asked by everyone. Here, everything is personal. Everything depends on the country that you are planning to visit, the type of yachting, the company with which you travel, and a bunch of other factors.

Sailica recommends: Take as much money as the embassy of the country where you are planning to go recommends. For example, for Greece, it is about 50 Euros a day. All information is in the public domain on the websites of the states and on the infinite number of forums.

If you are the captain, you may skip this point. You can totally plan routes.

If you are intended to employ the captain, you should surf the Internet, read guides and advise of skilled tourists, to walk along the streets via Google Maps and read articles about the regions on Sailica.com in the section "Directions". Further, to make the list of the wishes and to show it to the captain, he will plan a route according to his knowledge and your list, and he will make it the most comfortable for you.

Each charter yacht has a completely equipped kitchen. Usually, breakfasts and lunches are cooked onboard, and dinners served in restaurants. And, however, it is an acquired taste, there are companies which don’t cook at all, and there are other companies, which prefer to eat only on the yacht.

Yes, totally. Ask the captain, he certainly knows the best fishing places.

Still depends on the company, but usually, everyone does it in turn. In general, it is accepted to keep the yacht clean, so the cleaning will not be necessary. However, it not always turn out this way.

It is also possible to employ the hostess who will deal with all life issues.

During the travel, you will stop in several yacht-clubs or marines, and it is natural that you will have to pay for it.

Spending the night in marine can cost differently, for example, in Greece the majority of harbors and moorings are free, and the average price of comfortable marine for 14-foot-high yacht will be 30−40 euro. At the same time, in some marines you can pay 10 times more, for example, the marine on the Italian island of Capri will cost 800 euros for monohull yacht, and 1400 euros for a 13−14-foot-high catamaran. Also, in the Mediterranean sea, there are a lot of private marines which are located directly near the coastal restaurants. Just order a dinner for all team in the restaurant, and you will be able to spend the night at the pier.

Parking on the first and the last day of the charter in a "house" marine is included in the price.

There is a large supply of fresh water on the yacht so that will be enough for transitions between marines. Also on some yacht, a desalination device is installed, so it will allow you not to depend on the water supply. In 90% of marines, you will be offered a water refilling.

The situation with electricity isn’t so unambiguous. On the yachts, there are sockets with a voltage of 12 V for charging all electronic devices and work of the internal equipment of the yacht, but to use a hair dryer, you have to wait for a connection to the coastal power source in marine. However, there are some exceptions too. The consumer makes the rules, that’s why the appearance of diesel generators and inverters 220V has been most frequent on the modern yachts. Everything is for the best half of our human beings. Although, there’s always a working beer fridge throughout all transition.

Electricity and water (with rare exception) are always included in the price of parking in marine, so you shouldn’t worry about that.

The yacht is provided with a full tank of fuel (but you still have to check it), and at the end of a charter, the tank needs to be filled. This can be pulled off in a "house" marine where you will return at the end of a travel.

If you deal with the sailing vessel, don’t worry, the wind is at your disposal, but it is not proven… Thus, everything depends on the weather, if it would deign to you, it will be minimizing fuel consumption.

If it’s a motor yacht, the math is simple: fuel consumption an hour we multiply by the number of engine hours and then we get a pretty penny and curses from worldwide ecologists.

To conclude, travel on sailing vessels.

The Sailica team has made the detailed list of things which can be necessary for travel for you!

The only taboo on the yacht is rigid suitcases. One of the precepts of a charter says: "Don't occupy with the suitcase a cabin of the neighbor" or "who has taken a suitcase, also sleeps with him". Here everything is simple. On the yacht, space is organized very reasonably and any large thing, like your huge suitcase, would hamper all of the crew.

Yes, there are all things which are necessary for life on the yacht, as well as in hotel: kitchen, refrigerators, generators, bathrooms and so on.

Modern yachts are extremely safe because producers and regulators make an effort to do it. Today on any charter yacht maximum of safety is provided, which correspond to the boat and swimming region. For example, you will always find EPIRB-radio buoy, which is activated in case of disaster and gives the corresponding signals to all rescue services and satellites, the liferaft, life jackets, a set of pyrotechnics and many other things.

Anyway, it is necessary to remember, that chief on the yacht is a captain. He is responsible for the safety of crew and the vessel, it should be remembered firstly in all stressful situations when you think that the captain isn’t right.

Sailica recommends: don’t get into situations in which all above-mentioned measures will be necessary.

The charter company has to be sure that you will not damage the expensive yacht, which has been given to you for rent, and if you will, you would compensate the cost ofrepair. For this reason, the security deposit is raised, but then it will be returned, but only if you have not damaged the yacht during your trip. If you have broken any detail of the yacht or the equipment, or you have undermined the yacht, and you were not able to correct them, a great part of the deposit will be seized for repair.

Everybody, who first time got on the sailing yacht asks a question — "Can the yacht turn over?". People who ask this question can be classified into two groups: squints who overheard from "skilled seamen" that sailing yacht is "unsinkable!" and people who are really interested in it and a little bit scared.

The first always asks this question with a raised eyebrow, an easy grin and sense of superiority over people from the second group, inspecting them a little highhanded, they are easy to recognize. In 99 percent of cases, they begin to argue on this subject and answer a question, but they do it wrong

The second really want to understand that they are safe, and their week won’t end with a shipwreck.

The answer to this question sounds like this: "The sailing yacht, just as a catamaran, can turn over at certain circumstances, such as very bad weather conditions (a huge wave and a storm wind) in a complex with the wrong actions of the captain and his team. However, even when the mast touches water, the correct actions of a team can return the vessel to its original position because of a special design of the case (The ballast which is located in the false-keel under the bottom of the yacht provides the maximum stability).

• Seasick is a personal business. Everyone could get carsick differently from a different wave, and there are no people who don’t get carsick. Anyway, you don’t have to be afraid of getting seasick and swallowing a dozen of pills from motion sickness if this is your first time on the yacht. First, check, and then take measures (if need be).

• Ginger. As far as we know, tablets were invented not so long ago, but people had scoured rough plowed waters of the World Ocean. Very famous and tested by generations way is ginger. Take a small piece of ginger and begin to chew it. Usually, it helps to get rid of motion sickness entirely.

• Pills. If you really feel sick and even ginger hasn’t helped, more pills which help from seasick had been invented for you, all of pils are on sale in the tablet form and work roughly the same: it is necessary to take a pill before 2−3 hours before the voyage starts.

• Figure out where you get sick more, on the deck or in a cabin. There is a misperception that you may feel better on the deck and leave a cabin is a panacea. And really, most of the people get sick less on the desk, because of a large amount of fresh air and visibility of the horizon. However, there is not a large number of people who are ready to argue with that.

• After measures have been taken make yourselves useful Seriously. It is not clear, but when you are doing something useful, don’t remember about a motion sickness at all. No, don’t ask a captain to swim up close to sunset, it isn’t useful, it is dangerous.

Each crew member, if he wants and has the permission of the captain, takes part in control of the yacht.