Sharon Bahmer named Charterwave Broker of the Month

We’re proud to announce that Sharon Bahmer, our Charter Director for the Caribbean and Americas, has been named “Broker of the Month” by Charterwave – the most prestigious online charter news site. You can read the entire article here. Sharon specializes in crewed motor yachts and catamarans, and knows virtually every key yacht that charters in Florida and the British Virgin Islands. Recently, she has been also exploring charter opportunities in exciting new areas such as Brazil and Mexico.

Congrats Sharon!!

New Year, New Charter opportunities!

Morning in the CaribbeanThe mince pies have nearly all gone and the turkey dinner is a distant memory however it is never too early to start planning for your next charter! Avoid disappointment and take advantage of special early charter booking deals, discounts for longer charters as well as discovering some of the hottest up and coming destinations for summer 2009, such as Croatia, Greece, the UK and Scandinavia. Always hot to trot, the French Riviera is also sure to be a popular charter destination so get booking early to avoid disappointment!

It is never too early to start planning ahead, and for the best deals contact the Boatbookings team! With expertise in all the major charter destinations worldwide, we are bound to find the perfect yacht charter for you, whether you are looking for a day charter on a power boat or a three week tour in a stunning sailing boat, we can find the right boat at the right price for you.

There are also still plenty of last minute extravaganzas in the winter charter hotspots; the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Asia. Enquire now to find out more about a perfect personalised yacht charter in any of our winter destinations.

Wishing all our boatbloggings a very Happy New Year, we look forward to hearing from you in 2009.

Yacht Charter Videos…try before you buy!

boat in actionThe team Boatbookings try our utmost to bring you the latest and best in chartering information, yachting destinations and exciting things to do and our new favorite way to bring you closer to your potential chartering experiences is through the medium of video. We proudly bring you six videos from various locations across the globe and hope you enjoy watching them in your spare time!

As much as we would love to spend our time cruising the coastlines of the world to bring you fantastic footage of the beauties and delights that yachting can bring you, there isn’t the time in the working day for us to cover everything, so if you have been somewhere that is worth shouting about and want us to feature it on the site please feel free to send us any photographs or videos of where you have been on your favorite charters! We look forward to hearing from you!
Please note, we will not show anything that shows recognisable faces or nudity and we reserve the right to edit any footage sent to suit the marketing restrictions of our website.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Caribbean ChristmasHere, at Boatbookings, we love Christmas, and hope that you have all had a spectacular one, especially if you have been floating around on a fantastic yacht enjoying the thrills of Christmas on board;  The wonderful views, the ever attentive crew, the excitement of a Christmas Day cruise and the feeling of the sea on your toes as you dangle them over the side.

If you didn’t manage it this year, you can always arrange for New Year or for next year, we have boats all over the world, but our favourites for Christmas and New Year’s are the Caribbean and Singapore.

Here’s to a bright New Year from all the team at Boatbookings, and to finding you a boat, anytime and anywhere!

Third Leg of Volvo Ocean Race won by Spanish team

performance sailing photoThe third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, between Cochin in India and Singapore, has been won by Telefonica Blue of Spain. The favorites to win, Ericsson 4 of Sweden, came into Singapore in fourth position closing the ranks on the points table. The 1,950 nautical miles of the leg sawthe US Puma Ocean Racing team come in second and Sweden’s Ericsson 3 team come in thrid only 4minutes and 40 seconds ahead of their compatriots.  Whilst in Singapore the teams will undertake one of the 5 in-port races scheduled into the race before heading off to Qingdao, China on January 18th.

Some information courtesy of the New York Times online.