goeasy123
Active member
This is what me and the wife did. Would something like this work for you?
.... A week skippered charter in the Ionian followed by a 1 week flotilla and then 1 week bare boat with close support from the charter company. Then a Day Skipper course in the Solent. To get experience in the places you want to sail (and a ton of advice) use the Cruising Association's crewing service.
After that (about 10 weeks in total) we bought a boat in Lymington, retired and headed off down the EU Atlantic coast for the Med. Before we left we did a few trips up and down the Solent to get to know the boat . That was in March 2019. We're now in Sant Carles, Spain.
If you want to sail in the Med don't go for a long keel. You need something that goes backwards easily.
.... A week skippered charter in the Ionian followed by a 1 week flotilla and then 1 week bare boat with close support from the charter company. Then a Day Skipper course in the Solent. To get experience in the places you want to sail (and a ton of advice) use the Cruising Association's crewing service.
After that (about 10 weeks in total) we bought a boat in Lymington, retired and headed off down the EU Atlantic coast for the Med. Before we left we did a few trips up and down the Solent to get to know the boat . That was in March 2019. We're now in Sant Carles, Spain.
If you want to sail in the Med don't go for a long keel. You need something that goes backwards easily.