{"id":197,"date":"2009-01-16T19:43:25","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T17:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=197"},"modified":"2009-01-16T19:47:05","modified_gmt":"2009-01-16T17:47:05","slug":"what-to-charter-in-2009-sailboats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/16\/what-to-charter-in-2009-sailboats\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Charter in 2009 &#8211; Sailboats!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" title=\"Tiara - sailing yacht\" alt=\"Tiara - sailing yacht\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/temp\/tiara---alloy-y-main4491.jpg\" \/>It&#8217;s obvious, and we&#8217;re seeing it very strongly in our enquiries &#8211; sailboats are going to be huge in 2009.\u00a0 In a year of concern about finances and the environment, what could be a better way to holiday than on a low-carbon-footprint sailboat? Sailboat charter is normally far less expensive than motor yacht charter &#8211; both the base price and the fuel consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Sailing Yachts have been steadily adding features and comfort, and we can find a model that offers you amazing amenities, style and grace. If you&#8217;re looking for a crewed sailing yacht, you can find some amazing boats where you will be pampered, fed gourmet cuisine, and experience the thrill of sailing.\u00a0 To give you an idea, look at some of these beautiful <a title=\"Crewed Sail Boat Super Yachts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_search\/search_luxury_yachts.php?lengthers=-1&#038;boattype=2&#038;cabins=-1&#038;locations=&#038;chartable=1&#038;sortprice=desc#yachts\">crewed sailing yachts<\/a> such as Tiara (pictured).\u00a0 And for true value, check out our <a title=\"Turkish Gulet Charter Yachts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/gulet_blue_cruise_turkey_charter.php\">Turkish<\/a> and <a title=\"Croatia Gulet Charter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/Charter_a_Gulet_in_Croatia.php\">Croatian Gulets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fuel prices are down by almost half, so it&#8217;s less expensive chartering Motor Yachts this year, but 2009 could truly be the year of the Sailboat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s obvious, and we&#8217;re seeing it very strongly in our enquiries &#8211; sailboats are going to be huge in 2009.\u00a0 In a year of concern about finances and the environment, what could be a better way to holiday than on <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/16\/what-to-charter-in-2009-sailboats\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  What to Charter in 2009 &#8211; Sailboats!<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yachting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.5.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What to Charter in 2009 - Sailboats! 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