Yacht chartering is the practice of renting, or chartering, a sailboat or motor yacht and traveling to various coastal or island destinations. This is usually a vacation activity.

Companies that provide yachts for charter usually require guests to demonstrate that they have a qualified skipper and at least one skilled crew member. If the guests cannot provide their own skipper (bare-boat charter), most companies will provide a paid professional skipper. This is known as a "skippered" or "crewed" charter.

Luxury yachts are also chartered out to paying clients per day or week. These are larger charter yachts and will not only include the services of a professional captain but also the services of a full crew. The crew may include a chef, steward and stewardess, engineer, boson, first mate, deck hand and other 'exterior crew' such as scuba dive masters or luxury yacht tender operators.

See also

• Yacht charter broker
• Bareboats
• Luxury yachts
• List of motor yachts by length

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