How does a cruise usually run?
Arrival day:
Participants will travel individually (usually on Saturdays), carpooling can ideally be organized. We will meet in a local bar until we will take over the boat from about 4pm. "Welcome on board". Now the cabins can be occupied. During a following drink we discuss the shopping list. Afterwards, the provisions will be bought together and stowed on board. To round off the day, we recommend a visit to the restaurant, where we go over the trip and the route planning.
First sailing day:
After breakfast, there will be a safety and crew briefing, during which the knots can be practiced again. Once this is done, it's finally time to "cast off and set sail". All maneuvers on board are discussed beforehand by the skipper, so that everyone on board knows his task. We sail to different daily destinations along the beautiful coast and offshore islands until we reach our sleeping place (anchorage, buoy field or harbor). In the evening we cook together on board or we go to enjoy the culinary delights in the local restaurants.
Sailing days:
At the beginning of each sailing day we talk through the current weather situation and route planning. Individual program points and trip goals are gladly taken into account in the route planning. During a designated training trip, the various maneuvers and their variants are discussed separately and can be practiced extensively by each participant. Due to the time required for maneuver training, the distances to the final destinations of the day are shorter.
Last sailing day:
On the last day of sailing (usually on Fridays) we sail to our final port in the late afternoon and refuel the boat. We end our sailing week with a final drink and clean up the boat. A last dinner together rounds off the sailing week. Those who wish can already start their journey home now. However, an overnight stay on board until 9 am the following day is possible.
Board cash:
At the beginning of the cruise, a board fund is set up, into which each crew member pays in equal shares. This is used to pay for port and mooring fees at the individual stations, fuel, breakfast and small meals as well as other cruise-related costs. Common shore excursions and dinner in the restaurants should also be paid from the onboard cash, whereby attention should be paid to cost equality. The skipper is excluded from the ship's allowance due to his seafaring tradition and his job.