How-To & First-Time Guides — Page 12
The end-to-end process of booking a crewed yacht charter, written for first-time clients: how brokers work, what to ask, and how the best weeks come together.
- 30 Jul 2026 · Blue Ocean Club EditorialPula Yacht Charter Cruising Guide: Istria and Kvarner
Command the waters of southern Istria and the Kvarner Gulf with this definitive cruising guide to anchorages, winds, passages, and navigation from Pula.
- 30 Jul 2026 · Blue Ocean Club EditorialCruising Niuatoputapu: The Guide to Niuatoputapu Yacht Charter
Navigate the remote waters of Niuatoputapu with our definitive cruising guide, detailing pass navigation, anchorages, trade winds, and passage planning.
- 30 Jul 2026 · Blue Ocean Club EditorialLuxury Yacht Charter Hvar: The Definitive Timing Guide
Discover the ideal month to charter a yacht in Hvar, from May weather and summer nightlife to autumn sailing routes and booking lead times.
- 30 Jul 2026 · Blue Ocean Club EditorialLuxury Yacht Charter Hvar: The Definitive Captain’s Cruising Guide
An authoritative navigational and anchorages guide to Hvar, the Pakleni Islands, and the surrounding Dalmatian waters for luxury yacht charterers.
- 9 Jul 2026 · Blue Ocean Club EditorsThe 2026 Shortlist: Our Ten Favourite Yacht Charter Destinations
An editorial, honestly opinionated tour of the ten destinations Blue Ocean Club is actively booking for 2026 — from Croatia and the Cyclades to the BVI, the Exumas and the Maldives.
- 27 Jun 2026 · Blue Ocean Club AtelierMedEvac at Sea: Our Standing Medical-Evacuation Partnership for Every Charter
How our partnership with MedEvac gives every Blue Ocean Club charter a 24/7 dedicated medical-evacuation team — ICU jets, helicopter winch, and dispatchers who actually understand yachts.
- 25 Jun 2026 · Blue Ocean Club AtelierJamaica Yacht Charter: Montego Bay to Port Antonio and Why It's Underrated
While the BVI processes thousands of charters, Jamaica’s north coast remains a frontier for discovery. Our 2026 guide covers pricing, itineraries from Montego Bay to Port Antonio, and the logistics of an authentic charter.
- 20 Jun 2026 · Blue Ocean Club AtelierFounder Retreats on Superyachts: The Format That Replaced the Napa Offsite
Late-stage founders are running board offsites, M&A diligence weeks and strategic pause-and-reflect retreats on chartered yachts. Why the format works for founders specifically, and how it differs from a PE LP week or a family office gathering.
- 20 Jun 2026 · Blue Ocean Club AtelierYacht Charter Tax Considerations for UHNW Families: A Plain-English Brief
VAT, French commercial exemption, Italian leasing schemes, US passive activity rules, charter-versus-ownership crossover points — the structuring questions UHNW families should ask before their 2026 Med season, written for the principal rather than the tax counsel.
- 20 Jun 2026 · Blue Ocean Club AtelierThe Private Equity Offsite Has Quietly Moved Onto a Yacht
GPs are replacing the Lake Como hotel week with a chartered superyacht — not for the optics, but because it solves a specific governance problem about how to spend unstructured time with LPs without it feeling like a lobbying exercise.
