Prepare Your Yacht for a Major Storm
An active season is once again predicted for 2006. Help us protect your yacht before and after the storm!
Do you have the correct inventory to prevent major damage to your yacht?
Hurricane Kit Check List
2 x anchors with 150 ft. of line
4 x dock lines 35 ft. long
4 x dock lines 60 ft. long
8 x fenders
Functioning batteries/bilge pumps Fuel
At our docks all the gear onboard needs to be stored inside or taken off. Spinnaker and whisker poles, cushions, cowl vents, LP tanks, life raft, winch handles, flagstaff, gas jugs, surfboards, potted plants, life rings, overboard pole, rail-mounted barbecue grill, line coils, and sail bags must be removed or stored inside your yacht.
Batteries & Bilges Must be Operational
Do leave your batteries charged and even add some to provide backup power for your bilge pump. Also top off your fuel tanks because you’ll need to be able to charge batteries. Power will most likely be non existent and expect it to be out for a couple of weeks.
We Can Help Prep Your Yacht
We offer assistance to tie up your yacht effectively during a named storm for a fee. For us to be efficient and ensure enough manpower is arranged, the correct hurricane equipment needs to be placed onboard your yacht prior to any tropical wave approaching. In the event of a hurricane and your yacht is at our docks and the necessary items are missing, we will need to purchase them at your expense. The service fee will also apply to effectively prep your yacht. We hope you understand our urgency in this matter. We are here to assist in you any way we can and to protect your yacht and our property.
Hurricane Inventory Checklist
If you decide to remain at our docks during Hurricane Season, we ask you to purchase hurricane items by August 1, 2006. Annually, we do a mandatory hurricane inventory check for $75 to ensure that all items are onboard to prepare for an approaching named storm.
We do suggest the following items to be onboard:
2 anchors with 150 ft of line
5 dock lines 35ft long
4 dock lines 60ft long
8 fenders
Our Service Department will ensure that enough manpower is arranged to spend 2 4 hours tying up your catamaran and storing gear inside your yacht. You may collect your personal items if you prefer it not to be stored inside.
For additional information, please visit www.catamarans.com
Caribbean Yacht Charters
The Bahamas and the Virgin Islands are two of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean for yacht charter vacation seekers, particularly during the winter.
The Bahamas contain 700 islands covering 150,000 square miles of tropical sea with approximately 5,000 square miles of land. The islands have flat coral formations and some low rounded hills.
Each island of The Bahamas has a unique personality. The cosmopolitan Nassau city has duty free shops, golf, museums and restaurants. There are bright, white sand beaches on the island.
If you love sea diving, the coast of San Salvador offers challenging and exciting adventure. The Inagua National Park offers the spectacle of nesting flamingos and other exotic wildlife. The Exumas offers a 100-mile-long cruise along a string of pristine cays.
The main cruising islands in The Bahamas are: The Abacos Islands, Bimini and the Gulf Stream Islands, the Berry Islands, the Exuma Cays chain, Harbour Island, Eleuthera and Cat Island, the Out-Islands, Grand Bahama, Freeport and Port Lucaya, Nassau and Paradise Island.
With more than 40 islands and cays, the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean archipelago are ideal cruising ground, particularly for the honeymooners. They are ideal for yachting and water sports as well.
To 60 miles east of Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands comprise of rugged mountain peaks silhouetted against blue Caribbean Sea. The islands have such unusual names as Prickly Pear, Fallen Jerusalem, Great Dog and Pelican Island.
Many of these islands are uninhabited and reachable only by boat, idyllic exploration grounds for those who seek solitude.
Christopher Columbus discovered the Caribbean islands in 1493, who named them after St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgins slain by the Huns in the 13th century.
Honeymooners prefer the Virgin Islands mainly because of their quiet, pristine beaches. The yachts chartered by the honeymooners offer personalized and discreet service, magnificent accommodations and excellent dining.
Some couples even prefer to have their weddings aboard the yacht or on the Virgin Islands.
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