Welcome to Sail Boat Guide
Sail Boat Photo Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
SAILING OFF INTO THE SUNSET - THE SAIL BOAT CRUISE
from: It’s evening. The sun is slowly sinking into the sea, its light bounces off the water in a myriad of colors. In just a short while, the moon is shining high above, its cold orb reflected back by the deep waters of the bay. It is a summer evening – the perfect time to take a sail boat cruise.It is a simple matter to arrange a sail boat cruise. Book the trip in advance through an agent ( to avoid disappointment), pick up the tickets and, on the day specified, check in on board. From then on, the rudiments of sailing are out of your hand. You are there to enjoy yourself; the rest is up to the competent crew.
How intimate the experience will be is dependent upon the size of the sail boat. Some are 38 footers, others 57’, still others as large as 90 feet. They are schooners, yachts, ketches, catamarans and sloops. Some are meant to cater to only a few passengers; others are intended to provide more people with a grander sense of a sail boat cruise.
As well as a difference in size, there are a variety of sail boat cruises to be had in port towns. In New York, California, Mexico, Florida and the Islands sunset cruises, dinner sailboats, and full moon evening sails are common if seasonal. Some places offer cruises along water fronts or sail out to various landmarks and along the shoreline. As part of the day time or daytrip experience, the companies may include such activities as snorkeling, diving, swimming and fishing.
Europe, New Zealand and Australia also provide the chance to take a sail boat cruise. You can sail across the Mediterranean, feeling like one of the early Greek traders. It is an excellent means of seeing a different side to a new country, of gaining a new perspective. It can make a vacation memorable in more ways than one.
In fact, some sail boat cruises are not island hops, coastal cruises or sunset viewing. There are a few sail boats that are equipped to take you on a sail boat cruise that will last days, rather than hours. These are boatswith several cabins for roomy accommodations, more than one head (bathroom), and various amenities, including satellite television, VCR/DVD players, CD players, Radios, cell phones, air conditioning and heating. Such sail boats have ice makers and barbecues. They provide fishing equipment, surfboards, kayaks and other means of providing entertainment to the passengers.
Below decks, there is accommodation for a crew made up of a seasoned skipper and professional cook. Those who run this type of sail boat cruise, know the waters and their market. It is an alternative worth considering, but don’t ignore the short-term, exhilarating and oft-times romantic offering of the sunset or full moon sail boat cruise.
Sail Boat Photo Specific links
Sail Boat Photo News
Bodacious Dream wins second leg of race, sits in second overall - Jamestown Press
Bodacious Dream wins second leg of race, sits in second overall Jamestown Press The boat's skippers during the first two legs were Dave Rearick and Matt Scharl of Illinois. PHOTO BY BILLY BLACK Bodacious Dream came home in high style late Sunday night. The Class 40 racing sailboat was the first to arrive in the area, ... |
Fleet Week in New York - Ct Post
Fleet Week in New York Ct Post Photo: DON EMMERT, AFP/Getty Images / AFP The tall ship from Spain, Elcano, is saluted by the fire boat as she sails up the Hudson River May 23, 2012 in New York. The tall ship is participating in Fleet Week events in New York. Photo: DON EMMERT ... |
No sign of distress before sailboat wreck is found - Seattle Post Intelligencer
 ABC News | No sign of distress before sailboat wreck is found Seattle Post Intelligencer The 37-foot racing sailboat Aegean, carrying a crew of four, was reported missing Saturday, the US Coast Guard said. The yacht appeared to have collided at night with a much larger vessel, leaving three crew members dead and one missing. Photo: USCG ... Few answers in sailboat race deaths Sailing race ends in tragedy Yacht Crash off Mexico Coast Leaves at Least 3 Dead |
Can a Surfboard-Sized Watercraft Cross the Pacific on Wave Power Alone? - Wired News
 Wired News | Can a Surfboard-Sized Watercraft Cross the Pacific on Wave Power Alone? Wired News This is roughly 15 times longer than it would take a very fast sailboat. The author swims with a Wave Glider off the coast of Hawaii. Photo: Brian Lam To bystanders, a Liquid Robotics Wave Glider looks like a buoy, hardly moving at all. |
Authorities recover sailboat in lake - Bemidji Pioneer
Authorities recover sailboat in lake Bemidji Pioneer The Sheriff's Office used sophisticated sonar equipment to locate the boat, which sunk April 6, about 300 yards east of High Island. Submitted photo BAGLEY – More than a month after a fatal sailboat accident, the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office has ... |