Hi there everyone,

My first post to this forum. Friends and I are doing a bareboat charter through Moorings next month. I’m concerned that our captain may not really have the experience needed. He completed the perfunctory resume on their website, but how do they actually assess his knowledge and skills? If they determine he’s not truly qualified, do they have a captain available at the ready who can go for the whole trip?

I’m not involved with the booking process so am getting all the information about this trip second hand.

What I would like to do is book a captain for the full week in advance, rather than wait until we get down there and then potentially be in a tough situation where Moorings won’t release the boat to us. But if they have captains on hand who are available last minute, I won’t worry about it so much. Of course our friend, the would-be captain, is confident of his skills.

Just looking for any information about the process Moorings follows. Thanks in advance.