One thing I have not seen mentioned is to get a temp captain for the first day or so. If this is your first time on a relatively big boat, with no others having experience, this can be very helpful. It's kinda like trying to teach your kids how to ski...much better to leave that to someone else. This is not meant to be an assessment of your skills. I will never regret the first time (almost 20 years ago) where we hired Tim for the first 2 days on our first bareboat.