Many times the question where to sail to, is something that confuses people. The fact that we hear other people’s experiences (land travelers and not sailors) is not always helpful. We have all seen great photos of many islands in the news, at travel guides; commercials etc, but are they really a sailing friendly destination? What is the wind like in the area? Are there nice beaches reachable and sheltered that we can visit? Are there other islands closes by that we can visit? Those are some of the questions most of us may have.
But these are not the only ones. Is there a sailing base nearby? Why not?
Not all islands can support sailing bases. This is mostly because of the size of the ports, and the number of yachts that they can host. You can’t have a sailing base with 4 and 5 yachts because you can’t cover the demand of charterers but at the same time cover the expenses to support people to be working in a base. In order to have a base on an island there has to be easy and frequent access by ferry and flights, not only for people to reach but also for spare parts that are needed daily in yacht maintenance areas and sailing starting base. There have to be technicians of all kinds, sail makers, divers etc. People that the charterer may never see, but they are always standing by to support the charter base when needed.
