A question that is commonly asked by people who have never chartered before is, "Am I qualified to bareboat?
In terms of qualifying, there is no particular licensing or certification required to bareboat charter in the Caribbean. What the charter companies primarily look for is skippering experience on a boat similar in size to the one you are chartering. A "bareboat certification" or "live-aboard cruising" course by ASA or other credible standard, is valuable, but without additional skippering experience, is not normally sufficient qualification. Prior “bareboat” experience is good. If you have a reference or documentation showing that you have “bare-boated” before, by all means include it.
If you would like to get a preliminary evaluation of your experience, please complete the form below and submit it to us. We can give you a good idea of the size boat you would be qualified to charter but of course each charter company has its own form for you to complete, and the charter company always has the final word on qualification.
|
Boating experience
|
| 1. In what geographical area(s) do you usually sail? |
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| 2. What is the largest boat you have skippered? |
______________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| 3. # of days experience: |
______________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| 4. How recently |
______________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| 5. How many years have you been actively boating |
______________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| 6. What boats have you frequently skippered |
______________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| 7. How many times have you: |
Picked up a mooring _______________________
Anchored a boat over 30'___________________
Docked a boat over 30' ____________________ |
| |
|
8. Do you have a working knowledge of: |
Coastal navigation? ______________________________
Planning a passage?______________________________ |
| |
|
| 9. Please enter any additional comments that would help us: |
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
Your name: |
____________________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| E-mail address: |
____________________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| Street address: |
____________________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| City, State and Zip: |
____________________________________________________________________________ |
| |
|
| Phone Numbers: |
Day______________________________________
Evening___________________________________ |
|
|
| Signature: |
____________________________________________________ |
| |
|
Please print this form off your computer, fill it out and sign it. Attach copies of any relevant documentation and mail or fax to us:
416A Craven Street,
New Bern, NC 28560
Phone: 252.672.8747
Fax Number: 252.672.8748
|
