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Bareboat charters & cruising basics   
     
 
 

Bareboat charters & cruising basics

... online articles about hiring bareboats
and boating generally
 
  In this section we provide you with links to a variety of boating articles that deal with the organisation of bareboat charters, and the many details you need to know about cruising boats and cruising yachts... Also see Planning a yacht charter in the Whitsunday Islands


When you charter
a bareboat
    Bareboat cruising basics     Pre-charter bareboat briefing
             
Packing tips for bareboat charters & Whitsunday holiday resorts
Visiting a resort
On your feet
Pack the right gear
Specialty items


Your charter boat choices
Bareboat cruising
Cruising with a skipper


Bareboat yacht charter extras
Security bond
Boat inspections
Refund of bond
Fuel costs


Which skipper yourself bareboat is right for you?
The right bareboat
Sail or power


Boating holidays in Australia
What size is right?
Houseboats for the broadwater and open lakes


Charter the right bareboat


All about bareboat charters
Chartering skills needed
Handling your bareboat
Bareboat ratings
How long to charter
Mid-charter turnaround
Bareboats registered
Know your charter limits
Maine Park zoning
A bareboat briefing


Boating holidays with children
Preparing your crew
Picking your bareboat
Childproofing your boat
Safety on the water
Let children help
Sailing with baby


Boating First Aid

Basic First Aid instruction for those planning boating holidays in Australia
Your first aid kit
Seasickness
Sunburn
Dehydration


First Aid procedures covering common symptoms on bare boat sailing charters
Heat exhaustion
Fainting
Asthma attack
Drug overdose
Fish hook injury
Drowing


Living with Australian box jellyfish
Facts about box jellyfish
Where are they found?
Take precautions


First aid afloat... bites & stings
Snake bite
Red-back spider
Paralysis (bush) tick
Bees & wasps
Blue-ringed octopus
Box jellyfish
Sting-rays
Stonefish


Basic CPR techniques
Mouth to Mouth
Mouth to Nose
Mouth to Mask
Check for pulse
CPR - Adults
CPR - Child 1-8
CPR - Babies


   
Basic Rules of the Road for a bareboat yacht charter
The parts of a bareboat
Rivers & channels
Approaching bow on
Power bareboats crossing
Overtaking bareboat avoids
Sail and power bareboats
Two sailing boats meet
Intrusions on the fairway


Basic manoeuvres undertaken on a bareboat yacht charter
How to make a sailing yacht go
Techniques for tacking
Gybing under control
Taming a catamaran
Manoeuvring under power
The thrust for turning
How to handle your boat
Berthing your boat


Know your buoys, beacons & marks for bare boat charters
Lateral marks
Cardinal marks
Individual marks
Local navigation aids


Local weather: look at the small picture on bareboat sailing holidays
The small picture
Look at the clouds
Thunderstorms
Sea breezes
Using your knowledge


Parts of a bareboat sailing yacht


Look at how a bareboat sailing yacht works
All yachts have sails
All yachts have rope
All yachts have a mast


   
Basic inventory provided on a bareboat yacht charter
Staples
Galley utensils
Linen
Publications on board
Navigation equipment


Boating safety issues and life jackets
Be aware of dangers
Life jackets
Life buoy & light


Signalling devices used on bareboat charters
Distress flares
V sheet
EPIRB's
Portbale lighting devices
Marine incidents


Essential bareboat safety equipment
Spare anchor & tiller
Depth sounder
Fire extinguishers
Navigation equipment
Horn
Tools


Using a VHF Marine Radio on bareboat charters
VHF is line of sight
Operations of your VHF
Radio transmitting
Radio procedure
Daily radio schedules


Emergency calls by VHF Radio from a bareboat yacht charter


VHF Radio channels in the Whitsundays


Handling an Emergency during bareboat charters
Evacuate your boat
Water enters the bilges
Fire procedures
Total electrical failure
Engine overheating
Engine failure
First aid
Winch with the spare anchor
Fouling the prop
Distress signals


Your bareboat has run aground on a bareboat charter
If you run aground
Hull damage


Providing towing assistance during your bareboat yacht charter
Towing becomes necessary
Towing tips
Towing alongside


Rescue a man overboard during your bareboat charter


If your bareboat has marine diesel engines
Your dependable diesel
Before starting
Start engine
Overheating
Engine instruments
The sturdy diesel


Steering systems on a sailing yacht or motor yacht


The plumbing system on a bareboat
Fresh water system
Fresh water pump


About the marine toilet (head) on a bareboat


The bilge pump system on a bareboat


Electrical & refrigeration systems on a bareboat
Your 12V batteries
Refrigeration


Your bareboats L.P. gas system


About boat anchors & anchoring a bareboat
The whole anchor package
Types of anchor
Anchor winch


How to anchor your bareboat
Getting ready to anchor
How to anchor
Digging in for awhile
Other anchoring methods


Lifting your boat anchor on bareboat charters


How to pick up a mooring on bareboat charters


Bringing your bareboat into a marina


Basic boat knots, hitches & bends you'll use on bareboat charters
Types of line
Figure of eight
Bowline knot
Round turn
Clove hitch
Reef knot
Sheet bend
Rolling hitch


About lines, ropes and rope splicing
Eye splicing
Coiling rope
Coiling the halyard
Securing the end
Monkey's fist
Fisherman's bend
Trucker's hitch


About bare boat tenders and outboard motors
Watch the tide
Using your outboard
Towing the tender


Fixing small outboard engines during bareboat charters
A dunked outboard
Troubleshooting


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