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Let’s say a group of four sailing friends from the States fly off to the U.S. B.V.I.’s for a week-long wonderful charter of a 42 foot monohull, touring islands and discovering legends. It sounds perfect, right? How could it go wrong? Exactly 8 days later, the group arrives home. One had just a so-so time, and the rest had a terrible time. Why? Captain Fred gives you some things to consider that may just save your chartering experience.

I have built so many boats and caused so many boats to be built I struggle to remember  them all.  I  can’t  remember where they went.  I never scrapped one, or sunk one, or left one on the rocks.   Where did they go?
I remember the experimental ones and how much work it was to create [...]