Jay Lloyd's Getaway: Warm Charter Getaway
By Jay Lloyd
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As a winter chill settles over home, Caribbean and Mediterranean waters beckon.
KYW's Jay Lloyd reports you can charter your own boat and chart your own course on a getaway sailing adventure.
Imagine chartering a sailboat big enough for two-to-eight people and then sailing off to island adventures.
Unlike cruise ship schedules, you can pick up and go - or stay on a whim.
So how can you qualify to charter? With a Captain's license both U.S.-based and European charter companies welcome you aboard.
License courses for experienced boaters are given around the region including Rock Hall, Maryland where Robin Kurowski says the ticket becomes a great asset.
"To show that you are capable of navigation and operation of a vessel in any kind of sea," Kurowski said.
No license? Here's what you need:
Recommendations from other charter companies, sailing school certificates, and letters from boat owners detailing your experience as a working crew member.
Then, a check out test before casting off. Or you can hire a licensed Captain - even a cook.
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