First time chartering a yacht in Greece?
We can help you navigate your way to have the right qualifications and experience for the yacht you want to charter.
Licensing requirements for bareboat charters in Greece are summarised to those applicable for offshore, open sea sailing (>12nm) during day & night and any certification must be in English. The skipper should be competent at handling a yacht in confined quarters, anchoring, berthing and mooring in varying conditions and be able to use navigation and pilotage skills to ensure safety of yacht and of all passengers and equipment into account, at all times.
To sail a yacht bareboat in Greece the Greek authorities require the skipper to be over 18 and have a sailing licence issued by a statutory authority. Currently this would be the ICC (International Certificate of Competence) for sail or an IPC (International Proficiency Certificate) or the equivalent from your country. The co-skipper should also be competent to assist the skipper to sail the yacht you are chartering and be over 18 years old.
If you have sailing experience but no sailing certificate experienced sailors can take the short ICC assessment at a sailing centre before you come to Greece. Most will offer pre-ICC training and/or refresher options as well. Most countries internationally offer equivalent courses and assessments. We can recommend sailing centres in the UK as well as further afield in Europe and beyond so please ask us for more information.
Skippered Yacht Charter or Crewed Yacht Charters are ideal for those with little or no sailing experience or qualifications. If you do want to learn about how to sail during your yacht charter you can learn as much or as little as you wish with your friendly and professional skipper. For those wanting to sit back, relax and enjoy the beautiful Greek islands then a skippered or crewed yacht charter is the way to go.
