The Best Sailboat Rentals Near Calabarzon

Crewed Cruising Catamaran Ready to Sail in Philippine Islands

We had a great 2 night 3 day trip with Alan. He took us to some beautiful private beaches and the best spots for snorkelling, to Yaught is well equipped with a couple of kayaks as well for people who don’t swim so well. Alan is very helpful and will even help you with the food shopping before you go. He knows the best places to shop if you keep in contact by WhatsApp. There were five of us in the party, which is a bit of a squeeze for the fifth person, but we managed to make up a comfortable bed.

Crewed Cruising Catamaran Ready to Sail in Philippine Islands

We enjoyed a unique and personal experience on the Maria! This is such a wonderful value to be able to avoid crowds and visit remote, untouched islands with your own private group. Sleeping under the stars on the water was so relaxing and peaceful! We also enjoyed kayaking, snorkeling and great food right on the boat! A definite must if visiting the Palawan area.

Crewed Cruising Catamaran Ready to Sail in Philippine Islands

Thank you to Alan for such a great time on his lovely catamaran. Truly felt like we were in paradise, cruising to different islands, exploring some of the more untouched beaches, kayaking to caves and snorkeling. Thank you again Alan, rest assured if we are ever back you’ll get a call!

Crewed Cruising Catamaran Ready to Sail in Philippine Islands

Captain Alan took us to the hidden beaches away from the crowds where we had a relaxing private experience and ended the tour in the perfect place to see the sunset. It was breathtaking.

Crewed Cruising Catamaran Ready to Sail in Philippine Islands

A super nice boat with an awesome captain who made us a wonderful day.

Beneteau Oceanis 48 in Coron, Palawan

Great luxury island hopping, but not a sailing charter. The boat was very well set up and equipped (although some important equipment didn't work properly). The crew were friendly and helpful and cooked great Filipino meals for us. They knew all the local tourist spots and went out of their way to try and help us enjoy them. But they did not know how to sail. I blame the owner not the crew for this, but if you are looking for a sailing charter, whether to learn to sail (big mistake with crew that don't know how) or you are as ailor (you will be very frustrated) this is probably the wrong boat for you. Despite my request for a charter oriented to sailing, the crew was uncomfortable sailing in less than 10 knots or more than 15, and only on a reach. They said the boat wouldn't perform in less than 10 knots. Admittedly the sails were in terrible shape, but properly trimmed the boat would absolutely be capable of sailing in anything over 6 knots. They were afraid to short tack and couldn't conceive of sailing off the mooring even in ideal conditions and wind headings. None of this may matter to you, but you should know that this is essentially a power boat charter where you might be lucky to put up the sails for one or two brief periods. Also, the boat seems to have a serious problem with its electrical system. I don't know if it's insufficient or if the batteries are old, but despite 4-6 hours a day of motoring PLUS 4-6 hours a day of running the generator the crew said there wasn't enough power to run the WiFi (Starlink) when the generator was off. They were even concerned about running my 19 watt mini CPAP at night. I have owned multiple boats between 34 and 48 feet and crossed several ceans and I have never seen this sort of issue with an electrical system. It shouldn't exist on a fancy charter boat. (Also the GPS/Chartplotter was going on and off and the crew weren't confident navigating close to shore without it). If you just want to be on a sailboat but don't care at all about sailing this all may not matter to you. But as I stated at the beginning, this is not an opportunity to learn how to sail, nor is it an opportunity to do serious sailing (what I was hoping for). It is a chance to go to the tourist spots (sometimes at hours when others aren't there) with local guides and an excellent RIB.