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If you would like access to a large database of the newest bareboat charter vessels and the world’s best cruise destinations, then look no further than SEAMAJOR.

If you’re an independent sailor who would like control of your own boat, sailing at your own pace and along your own route, then a bareboat charter could be just the thing for you. Apart from the point of embarkation and return, the choice of route will be yours, with one-way charters sometimes possible too. Meet the criteria, follow an initial briefing, and away you go!

With such freedom and independence on offer, a bareboat charter is so very tempting, giving you access to the best yachting destinations in the world. Unrestricted by any outside influence, you and your friends can enjoy your own sailing experience aboard the vessel of your choice, sailing in your own time to your chosen locations along your own routes. Swimming and snorkeling in the sea, sunbathing on deck and on the beaches of isolated bays, and finding some of those idyllic harbor and seaside villages – it’s all up for grabs on a bareboat charter.

You will, of course, need someone among your party with sufficient experience to skipper the boat. That person will need to have a skipper license or certified sailing experience – check with SEAMAJOR for details. As long as you are in that position, then it’s “aye, aye, cap’n”, and away you and your friends go! Don’t forget – as there is no crew – that you will also be responsible for cooking and cleaning, but the choice of meals and eating times will all be yours.

If you can’t provide your own skipper, then SEAMAJOR can provide you with one to go with the charter yacht you choose.

Skippered Bareboat Charters
If you or your party have no sailing qualifications to charter a yacht yourself, then you are welcome to charter a bareboat yacht with an optional professional skipper. You may also gain some sailing experience as the skippers are more than happy to teach you the basics and let you take the wheel for a while for those that are interested. It’s all part of the fun.

With our friendly team of experts in the bareboat charter business, we will ensure that you get a quote within 24 hours of your enquiry, and we also offer a BEST PRICE GUARANTEE so you will know you’re getting the best value for money boat charters can offer.

Is your choice of boat a sailing catamaran, a large motor yacht or a mono-hulled sailboat? No matter! SEAMAJOR can provide them all. Get in touch now and begin arranging your perfect vacation.

If you prefer a more luxurious cruise with a captain, hostess and crew to wine and dine you, then visit Royalty Yachts which can offer you a wide range of fully crewed luxury motor yachts, catamarans and sailing yachts.

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The Canary Islands (The Happy Islands)

Canary Islands are a volcanic archipelago located in the Atlantic off the north-western coast of Africa, 100km (62mi) west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara, but became part of the Kingdom of Spain in 1496. The islands' original population, commonly called Guanches, is tall and of white skin. Besides being called the 'Happy Islands', they have also been referred to as the 'Garden of the Hesperides' and Atlantida by the ancient Greeks and Romans. They are characterized by a subtropical climate with constant mild temperatures of 20°C (68°F) throughout the year. There are 7 larger islands (Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro) and a few smaller ones (Alegranza, Graciosa, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este, Roque del Oeste and Lobos). The landscape of each island is radically different from one another. Christopher Columbus stopped here on his way to discover the New World.

These islands are a modern paradise, with good infrastructure, that attracts many tourists all year round due to their vast sandy beaches, reefs, capes and wonderful bays. Sailors need to pay attention to strong winds as the Canary Islands are an extremely challenging sailing area and only for experienced sailors. Sport fishing is BIG here, especially for Marlin.

The largest of the Canary Islands, Tenerife, attracts over 10 million visitors a year with a range of activities and entertainment. The island has a 350km beautiful coastline of sandy beaches, mountainous terrain, fertile valleys and tropical-forests. At 3,718m (12,198ft), the Pico del Teide is the Archipelago's and Spain's tallest peak and can be hiked or ascended via cable car. The most commercialised towns on Tenerife are the resorts of Las Americas and Los Cristianos.

Siam Park (2008) is a Thai themed water park with many slides and family entertainment at Adeje. It has the largest Thai village outside Thailand. Loro (parrot) Park, from its humble beginnings of 150 parrots, has developed into a full zoo now housing some 3,000 parrots, the largest dolphin pool in Europe, the world's largest penguin exhibition, the longest shark tunnel in Europe and the only whale ocean in Europe. You can also see sea lions, alligators, exotic fish, piranhas and sea horses, all in the aquatic section. The non-aquatic section of the zoo features chimpanzees, gorillas, marmosets, pelicans, iguanas, flamingos, jaguars, giant tortoises and tigers. 'Katandra (aboriginal for song birds) Treetops' is a 17,000m³ (600,000ft³) mesh enclosed free-flight area for exotic birds with a tropical jungle setting, where the birds can fly freely. Within the park you will find the Orchid Garden, the Dragon Tree Garden (indigenous to the Canaries), the Cactus Garden, Palm Trees dotted around the park and the 'humid Jungle'. Other Tenerife attractions include Aqualand, Jungle Park, Monkey Park and Camel Park. From San Miguel marina you can go on a real-life, yellow submarine tour! Step back in time as knights' joust and fight battles at the medieval castle at San Miguel. Go BOB Diving on an underwater "scooter". Go-carting, quad-biking and many other activities are available on the island.

Fuerteventura (big wind) is the closest Canary Island to the African coast (100km/62mi separates the 'Punta de la Entallada' from Cape Juby in Morroco) and the second largest of the Canary Islands whilst being the least populated. Being on the same latitude as Florida and Mexico, the weather conditions of Fuerteventura are very similar. It is a beach lover's dream offering over 150 separate beaches to choose from. There are enormous sand dunes and long sandy beaches making the island popular with sailors and divers alike due to the many caves, tunnels, overhangs and rock formations to be found on its ocean beds. Surfers and especially windsurfers, hold several competitions throughout the year on the island. The nightlife is a lot quieter than that of Tenerife or Gran Canaria.

Gran Canaria has a varied landscape of lush pine forests and plantations in the north, the centre is a rugged collection of desert land, massive mountains, ravines and cliffs and the south has long sandy beaches backed by huge sand dunes wide sandy beaches. The capital, Las Palmas, has original and individual architecture showing influences from all the continents, historic museums, galleries and shops giving it a cosmopolitan feel. There are plenty of restaurants, bars and clubs to party the night away. If you love the sea, a sailing enthusiast, diver, fisherman, surfer, kite-surfer or windsurfer, you will enjoy Gran Canaria.

Lanzarote is an island of volcanic mountains mostly covered with ash and lava, lunar landscapes and at 'fire mountain' you can see the 'hissing' volcanic activity of a dormant volcano. The longest Volcanic Tunnel in the world is found here, the Atlantida Tunnel which is over 7km (4.3mi) long and includes the La Cueva de los Verdes and Jameos del Agua. A mild dry climate influenced by weather systems from the Sahara, make this a perfect year-round destination. Most resorts are on the quiet side and cater particularly for beach and water sport enthusiasts. Lanzarote is situated just 127km (79 mi) off the coast of Africa and is the most easterly and the fourth largest of the Canary Islands.

La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands and the fifth largest of the seven main Islands. The island's northern part is dominated by the world's largest erosion crater and is a rocky mountainous island surrounded by cliffs. Nonetheless, it is an island of extraordinary natural beauty and often referred to as the 'Green Island'. The resorts here are small and peaceful with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There are a few coves with small beaches of pebbles or black volcanic sand. Santa Cruz de La Palma (the island's main port) retains many elegant 17th and 18th century houses and produces high quality handmade cigars made from locally grown tobacco.

La Gomera is the second smallest island and home to the Garajonay National Park which offers an unprecedented ecological treasure of crystal clear waters and lush laurel forests. The island displays a fantastic variety of landscape with rocky peaks, impressive gorges, fossils, grand rock monoliths and volcanic chimneys like "Roque de Agando" and marvellous palm groves. The whole island is a place of unspoilt natural beauty with dense forests, natural parks, mountains and Mediterranean and subtropical ecosystems. This is mainly due to the gentle trade winds and cool Canary currents which bring welcome rains and have generated a lush vegetation of interesting native species that in turn encourage the formation of clouds that give its forests a certain charm. The original inhabitants of the islands were Guanches, Berbers from the mountains of Northwest Africa, who invented a completely unique method of communication called "Silbo" (whistling) comparable to the "yodelling" in Central European Alps. La Gomera has some excellent black-sand beaches including San Sebastián, La Cueva, Avalos and Playa del Inglés. There are also several natural swimming pools on the island. It is only 35 minutes away from the hustle and bustle and crowded beaches of Tenerife, but La Gomera is a completely different world. It's like stepping back in time to a wild and wonderful, untouched natural paradise, completely devoid of all commercialism.

El Hierro is the smallest and farthest south and west of the archipelago. It truly is a natural paradise. More than half of its beautiful landscape is protected by the Natural Spaces Act. El Hierro has spectacular cliffs (up to 1,200 metres), lush green vegetation, large forests, protected species, gentle rolling hills, stunning lava formations and coves with natural pools for swimming. Scuba diving or snorkelling in the waters surrounding the island is an amazing experience; you'll see some spectacular colours, marine life and underwater landscapes. You can also go surfing, windsurfing, paragliding, walking, caving, rock climbing and mountain biking amongst others.

Costa Verde (Green Coast), set on Spain's northern coast, stretching from the French/ Spanish border town of Irún till the river Miñoat on the Spanish/ Portuguese border. Beginning on the Portuguese side you find the friendly area of Galicia, which even has its own language. The western coastline of Galicia is known as Rias Bajas, Europe's most westerly point. The Galician 'Rias' are the broad estuaries which break up the coastline in this northwestern corner of Spain. Lined with fantastic beaches with Atlantic Ocean waves makes this area a haven for all sorts of watersports like sailing, windsurfing or plain surfing. Starting close to the Portuguese border, you have Europe's largest fishing port, Vigo. Due to the abundance of plankton from the Atlantic Ocean, there are few places in the world that offer better volumes and variety of shellfish as Galicia does. The well-kept old town of Cambados is the centre of the Alabriño wine region and is situated on the coast between the O Grove peninsular and the Isla Arousa. One of the most beautiful selections of beaches for family holidays or a honeymoon starts at Carnota bay, with its fine white sand bordering the Atlantic Ocean, then Playa de Nemiña, Playa de Lago and many more like them that grace this area.

The Costa de la Muerte & Rias Altas in Galicia boasts little fishing ports such as Malpica with nesting seabirds and Laxe with its sandy beaches and old granite walls. Here you will also find Finisterre, "the end of the world", although it is not the most westerly point of Spain. This dangerous coastline has led to a large number of shipwrecks earning it the name of Costa de la Muerte (Coast of Death!). La Coruña has an aquarium, museums, a charming old quarter and the world's only functioning Roman lighthouse.

Costa Lucense on the northwest coast has wild headlands and deep estuaries with superb beaches backed by wooded hills. Viveiro is a traditional fishing port, while the Beach not far from it, Ribadeo gets its name from amazing rock formations sculpted by the wind and the waves which form buttresses and arches resembling a Gothic cathedral. These hide a most spectacular rosary of sea "furnas" (caves). The Playa de Los Catedrales is a place not to be missed. Mondoñedo has a fascinating church with Romanesque paintings.

West of Aviles is the Western Asturias coastline of high cliffs and beautiful coves and bays. Farming villages like Ballota and Novellana are edged by cliffs and bays and little fishing ports such as the picturesque Cudillero which cling to the hillsides. Further west are the ports of Navia and Luarca 'La Villa Blanca de llla Costa Verde' (the white town of the green coast) where historic 'mansiones de los indianos' mingle with modern buildings. Inland is the Parque Natural de Somiedo, home to brown bears and capercailies.

The East and central Asturias coast are surrounded by the foothills of the western Picos de Europa.

Here wooded slopes give way to sandy bays and hidden coves. To the west are the bustling historic cities, of Gijón, Oviedo and Aviles. Llanes, a traditional medieval fishing town, sits on the craggy coastline nestling beneath the mountains of the Sierra de Cuera.

The Cordillera Cantabrian Mountains form an impressive backdrop to the entire Costa Verde with high peaks, clear lakes, deep ravines, beautiful river valleys, narrow passes and extensive lush forests. West of Cantabria's stylish capital Santander, are the wonderful sandy beaches of Oyambre, the dramatic Pechón, Meron and Cobreces. There are green fields, red-roofed villages, the pretty resort of Comillas, the port of San Vicente de la Barquera and the historic Santillana del Mar. The snow-capped Picos de Europa rising in the distance, are just a day trip away.

At the heart of Cantabria is the beautiful bay of Santander with its natural harbour and sheltered beaches. Santander is a beautiful, lively, historical city with a fine maritime museum, plenty of great tapas bars and great shopping too! The coast to the east has spectacular cliffs at Cabo Ajo and is popular with surfers and families. Inland are the wooded hills and rushing rivers of the Pasiego countryside with their original cave paintings. Noja, located between the Brusco point and the Quejo estuary, is an extremely attractive little town with buildings that date as far back as 978AD.

The Bilbao & the Basque Coast have long been recognized for their wine and food and more recently for the amazing Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. The Guggenheim contains some famous artworks but the museum itself is as striking a piece of modern architecture as you ever will see. Basque country is a mountainous region with a rugged coastline of wonderful beaches, little fishing ports, and great surfing.

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