Welcome aboard! The most important thing to bring on board is a fun loving smile and sense of humour, the serious stuff can be summed up with “as little as possible” in a soft sided bag, no knapsack frames or hard luggage.

Storage space on yachts is always in high demand. Clothing; Be prepared for all conditions from a swimsuit to a suit of rain gear, pants and jacket.

Dress in layers so you can easily add or remove, It can cool down surprisingly when out of the sun and evenings. Cotton clothes should be avoided when possible.

Cotton is harder to keep dry than polyesters and blends, fleecy jackets sweater, sweatshirt, vest, and pants are all very useful. A sweat top and bottoms can double for bed attire T-shirts and or golf style shirts for every second day you are on board is a good rule of thumb for quantity.

Windbreaker Pants of casual blended fibre are superior to jeans. A couple pairs of jeans are useful to have aboard but in general they can restrict your movement a little on board and stay wet longer Running style shoes, light hiking shoes for walks ashore.Sandals can be also being useful for quick runs ashore.

Note: All foot gear should not be black soled if it can all be helped, It keeps the crew from grumbling so loud about scrubbing of all those deck black marks everywhere.

Even sandals can be found with white or grey soled, Teva makes good ones. Baseball style hats, sunglasses with clips and or straps to keep them from going overboard!

Ol’ Davy Jones owes us hundreds of hats and a couple of pairs of very expensive prescription glasses. Best to leave expensive jewellery at home, a timepiece of some sort is all you really need. Bracelets, rings and necklaces can get in the way of deck gear. Foul weather jacket and pants again, be prepared for all conditions.

The best sailors charm against it raining is having a rain jacket. Gloves, Synthetic one dry faster Bedding; Sleeping bag, bottom sheet and pillowcase. If it is unpractical for you to travel to us with your own bedding please let us know several weeks in advance and we will provide for you.

Personal toiletries and washcloth, 2 towels Medications, Please do not forget any prescriptions, if you are worried about seasickness, which is extremely unlikely in these coastal waters, ask your pharmacist about travel sickness, behind the ear stick on patches, they work the best very slowly with no usual side effects.

Sun Screen, Umbrella brand spray on Sun Screen or equivalent on is the best as there is no greasy mess and it is quick to apply and re- apply. If you burn easily please have long sleeved light t-shirts packed with light pants and socks to cover up but not overheat. Cd’s of your favourite music. A different collection always makes the Captain very happy.

Reading material can be useful for quiet times. Alcohol on board is allowed for guests. That about covers the “What to bring aboard” Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.