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If you are a first time sailor you might be wandering what to take with you on board. Here is a detailed list of items you may need during sailing, i.e., items that may come handy in time of need. However, most suggested items are of personal nature. We consider it our duty to point them out to you but the final decision rests with you.
For those of you that are experienced sailors this will be a good reminder and check list, so you will take everything you need with you.
To start, if possible, take soft luggage or duffel bags instead of suitcases, since they do not take up as much space on board as suitcases, and they’re easier to put aside.
Documents, telephone address book and means of payment
• boarding pass
• the contact details of the departure base
• personal ID documents (passport, personal ID card, driver’s license and a health ID card)
• skipper’s license (if you are navigating the vessel yourself, without hiring our skipper)
• personal insurance policy
• other ID documents (diving, fishing, etc.)
• personal telephone address book with a special emphasis on the numbers you can contact in case of need, regardless of the working hours. These should include the contact details of port authorities and your charter agency.
• money (credit cards, checks, cash)
Clothes and shoes
• waterproof clothes (in case of rain or/and strong winds)
• set of warm clothes (even in the summer nights at the sea can be quit cold)
• set of light clothes (Casual clothing is best for everyday cruising. Pack shorts, light cotton jeans and shirts, T-shirts, and a light windbreak. Take a dress-up if you are planing evenings out.)
• a hat with brim for protection from the sun
• soft rubber-sole shoes, boat shoes, or sandals
• swimming suit
Personal belongings
• sunglasses
• spare contact lenses, if you wear them
• mask
• fins
Personal hygiene
• set for personal hygiene
• towels
• beach towels
• paper towel or tissues
• toilet paper
• sun-lotions with the high SPF – light, skin-absorbing lotions and creams are preferred. Avoid oily, greasy products that can be dangerously slippery.
• insect repellents
First aid and medical supplies
Along with the medications you take on daily bases, it would be useful to have onboard medications
for:
• nausea
• stomach sicknesses
• intestine problems
• throat inflammation
• coughing
• high temperature
• allergies
Other
• fishing permit and equipment (you need a permit for your underwater gun)
• guide books
• dish washing accessories
• scissors
• Find more information about sailing and yacht charter
• sewing accessories
• rubber gloves (to handle the anchors easier)
• flashlight
• matches and/or lighter
• candles
• alarm clock
• clothes peg
• cell phone with a 12V charger
• camera or a video-camera
• small radio-cassette player (although charter yacht usually have a CD player)
• audio cassettes or CDs
• board games and cards
