Yacht Charter Planning Mistakes: Skills, Logistics & Provisioning

Plan your next charter with NauticEd Yachting Charters—we’ll match you with the right destination and boat, handle the details, and make sure you’re set up to charter with real confidence - https://www.nauticed.org/yacht-charters Planning a yacht charter (bareboat or crewed)? In this NauticEd video, a charter agent breaks down the most common charter mistakes that ruin trips—choosing the wrong destination, overestimating skill level, picking the wrong boat for your crew, under-budgeting, missing logistics, overpacking, overprovisioning, and poor crew leadership. You’ll learn how to match destination + difficulty + vacation vibe, reality-check your competence (not just your license/resume), choose the right layout/amenities for the people onboard (catamaran vs monohull, heads, A/C + generator), and plan the full trip cost (airfare, transfers, food, activities) so you’re not stressed on vacation. 00:00 - Intro 00:10 - Mistake #1: Choosing the wrong destination 00:51- Mistake #2: License ≠ competence (confidence for the Med / tight marinas) 01:34 - Mistake #3: Picking the wrong boat for your crew (comfort + layout) 02:48 - Mistake #4: Budgeting wrong (total trip cost: airfare, transfers, food, tours) 03:35 - Mistake #5: Logistics failures (passport/visa, arrive early, baggage risk) 04:13 - Mistake #6: Overpacking & Over-provisioning 04:58 - Mistake #7: Crew expectations (roles, workload, sailing hours) 05:34 - Bonus: Leadership as skipper (people management + trip success) #bareboat #sailingcharter #bareboatcharter #catamaran