Boat hire on Lake Garda

[dhutch]

I am going on holiday to Lake Garda for the first time with my partner and we are wondering which area to go and where the best place to hire a boat would be and or what we should look for, both to have fun with and to get around the lake.

It appears the for boats over 40hp you need an "International Certificate of Competence" which despite extensive experience I do not hold as yet.


Daniel

 

[Habebty]

This gets asked every so often, the main water sports area seems to be at the North end of the lake around Riva del Garda, and the S.E. corner with a few sailing clubs. Didn't hire a boat when we went, but still one of the best holidays we've had. Stunning area,

 

[Momac]

The north end for sailing. The south end for motorboats. Small day boat hire should be available most places . Bardolino is the best place to stay in my opinion.

 

[Cookie Jar]

Hi dhutch,

Do you have a licence (any) at all?
If you do, depending on where you are from or where or permanent residence is, they might accept your licence without an ICC, or you can maybe use that as a basis and be able to get your ICC with CEVNI endorsment really quickly.

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

Hi dhutch,

Do you have a licence (any) at all?
If you do, depending on where you are from or where or permanent residence is, they might accept your licence without an ICC, or you can maybe use that as a basis and be able to get your ICC with CEVNI endorsment really quickly.

My experience of chartering sailing boats on the Italian coast is that ICC is required.
Most sailing schools will offer an 2-day ICC course for sail or motorboat users . The price is probably in the area of £250. The first day is training, the second is assessment. The relevant textbooks required for the theory knowledge are available on the RYA website, and as you say, you have considerable experience, so the boat-handling aspect of it will not be a problem to you.

 

[MikeBz]

http://www.malcesineboat.it/english.html "Motor boat rent without licence 40HP" and "Without bail" apparently (I assume that means 'no deposit'). No experience of them, but I turned this up when I was out there last summer and contemplating a few hours on the water to watch some of the Foiling Week shennanigans. As it happened the sailing area was being heavy-handedly policed so didn't bother.