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Originally Posted by NoahTreat
This is interesting. Can anyone else confirm this statement?
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I just rented a 44' Cat from Dream Yacht in
Martinique for 30 days and got off the
boat this last weekend. For example, in this case, they asked specifically for both my "credentials" and my sailing resume. Why?
Martinique and the area is much different than sailing in the BVI's. I would say that I would be able to have had rented without a significant amount of experience but with the 101 and 104. I do have the 114. But, they really looked at the resume for what I was going to do. Would they have rented to me without significant experieince? I would say yes but as they asked also for my itinerary, they would not have let me and required for me to stay just around the island. Instead, they gave me a waiver and I could sail at night, overnight, and went to
Grenada and back up to
Guadeloupe.
In the BVI's for example, I know that they almost let anyone rent with minimal experience and no certificates. It is obvious when you are around the waters and see the shenanigans at a
mooring field, or where most people are simply motoring with no
sails.
Do yourself a favor and understand the importance of developing a level of competence and
safety for what you want to do with a
boat that you can handle. These are
boats the size and weight of big trucks. A lot can go wrong if handled incorrectly. Get some
training, volunteer to be on a yacht
delivery with a good
captain, get some serious sailing under your
keel, and
anchor and
dock a few dozen times with supervision. Then, take your
family with you when you are ready.
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