I truly love all aspects and dimensions of sailing. I'm as happy on a cold, long-distance delivery as I am on a Wednesday night beer-can race (well - maybe a little happier on a Wednesday night...). And, nothing beats a mid-winter escape to warm wind and water like a charter.

I continue to hear great stories about chartering for regattas. Since I like to either cruiser seriously or race seriously, it might take me a while to get comfortable racing a cruising boat with bagged-out sails and (I'm guessing) a less-than-perfect bottom job. But, I'm sure I could get past that issue pretty quickly... ;-)

Here's another great story about pulling a crew together and hitting a regatta. In this case, it's Hahn Premium Hamilton Island Race Week in Australia. In this case, a group of women left the family behind for a week of girls fun and sailing. Good on ya, girls!

Check it out. And, you might want to give Sunsail Australia a call if you want to learn more - it appears they have some decent experience with this event.

Tags: sailing, yacht charter, bareboat charter, hamilton island