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ICC in Greece
Tuesday, May 14, 2019End of April Greece implemented new rules for the bareboat charters. From now on any sailing licenses with the limitation of “daylight hours” are no longer accepted for the bareboat charter in Greece. (More)
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BBB accredited
Sunday, October 22, 2017The Better Business Bureau (BBB), founded in 1912, is a nonprofit organization focused on advancing marketplace trust, consisting of 106 independently incorporated local BBB organizations in the United States and Canada, coordinated under the Council of Better Business Bureaus. (More)
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12 Knots is an official charter broker of Sunsail & Moorings
Friday, August 18, 201712 Knots recently signed contract with 2 major charter companies: Sunsail and Moorings. From now on all boats from these companies will be available for bookings on 12 Knots web site in real time. (More)
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Spring Regatta 2017
Friday, May 26, 2017This year sailing regatta gathered 120 guests, 16 teams and was held in Greece on mono-fleet boats – Bavaria 41 (2015-2017 year). We sailed 180 nautical miles and made 6 navigation and technical races. Start and finish of the regatta was from Athens – Alimos Marina, while during the week we visited the most beautiful islands of Saronic Gulf: Hydra, Methana, Poros and Aegina. (More)
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Map your next sailing vacation
Wednesday, September 14, 2016August 2016 “12 Knots.com” launched an interactive yacht charters Map. From now on you can easily spot over 11 000 professionally maintained boats listed on the screen of your computer or smart phone. Set up search criteria and number of boats available for the period will immediately appear on the map. (More)
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HM Customs makes ‘unpopular’ move to protect VI
Friday, September 02, 2016Until now, the captain could go to customs and check in everybody. But what this means is, that if you board your charter yacht in the USVI and go to the BVI - which most people do - all and everyone will have to go ashore to be checked in and it will take forever and a Sunday. The boats will typically check into West End and customs premises there don't even have room for a 6 - 8 guests and crew. Said another way, I don't think this is doable and a wonder how long it will take before they will have to change it again. For a country that is crying out for tourists, this seems like a strange thing to do and for one, it obviously doesn't apply to cruise ships (More)
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Book your sailing vacation from your mobile device!
Wednesday, April 20, 2016Many of us often use booking.com, or Expedia.com to make air tickets and hotels reservation online. It's easy and convenient. Information is available from different devices, offering you great selection practically within no time. And what about renting a sailing boat? No doubt, experienced sailors do know the procedure: where to send a request form, how long to wait for a response, etc. It's understandable - because there was no other service for yachts rentals. (More)
