Regarding provisioning, it depends on your timeframe. We usually do an evening start and provision on our own at leisure, however if you plan on arriving the same day as boat departure, many companies (moorings), will not let your provisions on the boat until you take possession of it (usually noon)unless you go through them...a big hold up if you are trying to get off the dock asap..kind of a cost vs convenience thing...I feel the extra cost of the charter company provisioning and everything on board at check in (hopefully..not always) outweighs the cost savings, I like to get on that water NOW. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />