How realistic is part-time occasional self-crewed chartering your
boat?
Ciao everyone.... Getting my
head around my first
boat purchase still, and wondering about occasionally taking people out as charters. Any of y'all have sailboats that you take people on for day trips or weekend kind of things, skippering and
crewing yourself? The boat would be a nicely equipped 53 foot Super Maramu with room only for 1 king
bed bedroom (aft cabin) with private
head, and a
single bed in the corridor room adjacent. So basically for a couple or a couple with a kid, if overnights, otherwise as many as 6 or so for daysailing. This would be on the northwest Italian coast, next to the very famous (and very daysailable) Cinque Terre coast.
Is it realistic to hang a sign on the boat at the marina and get enough takers to make it worthwhile? Or where else to advertise? How much to charge per person for a day long tour? Overnight? Gads!!
For those who don't know, the pic is one of the towns along the Cinque Terre coastline....tons of tourists.