A shared adventure not a dating service!
A SINGLE Sailing Holiday with Yacht Ibis – Is it Right For Me?
There are several different sailing holiday options open to you if you’re single or travelling solo. Here, we’ll try and explain what makes a vacation with Yacht Ibis special and you’ll find the answers to the following questions:
- What sort of people come with you?
- Why do people come with you?
- What can I expect? / What’s expected of me?
- What makes you different?
- How do I know if I’ll like sailing?
We can also help you narrow down our sailing holidays for the coming season so that you choose one that fits with your sailing abilities and aspirations, or the part of the world you’d like to see.
So let’s get right into it…
What sort of PEOPLE come with you?
Well the quick answer is “all sorts”! And “people like you” 🙂
Our guests come from many different walks of life and everyone has a personal story to tell of course, but we find they fall broadly into three different groups…
- many are busy professional or self employed people looking for a complete escape from their hectic lives and a cold grey winter to get in touch with sunshine and fresh air filled, active adventures;
- some are at a career or relationship crossroads and, for them, this may be the holiday of a lifetime to kick start a new phase in their lives;
- others have retired or semi-retired but aren’t ready for a sedentary life just yet! For them our trips are a way of fulfilling a dream of exploring new places under sail without making the full commitment to buying a boat and sailing around the world.
Here’s an extract from our crew list
Gender Split
We’re roughly 50:50 male to female, although in recent years we’re seeing more ladies joining our crew and on certain trips, e.g. our Christmas Extravaganza, we try and ensure an even mix – it does tend to keep the banter light!
Age Range
Age-wise, people range from mid 30’s to late 50’s on the whole, but we also welcome active older guests who want to pitch in on board. Other interests, apart from sailing, include photography, nature watching, fitness – we’ve had a number of triathletes on board!, gastronomy, hiking and diving.
Sailing Experience
Not everyone has prior sailing experience, and we welcome you if you’re a beginner sailor; our skippers are all experienced in helping new crew to learn the ropes and to feel a valued member of the team from the outset. Maybe you’ve sailed when you were younger, or have taken a sailing course a while ago but not put it to much use since. Our trips help to bring back those buried skills and memories and develop new ones. Some of our guests have a lot of sailing experience under their belt and some even own their own boats, if this is you, we provide a way of sailing a bigger vessel in a new part of the world.
Relationship Status
Many of our guests are single for one reason or another, either in between relationships, separated or divorced; others are happily married or partnered up but their other half would prefer to do something else on vacation or doesn’t have the amount of holiday time the other has. We do also accommodate couples, but they aren’t our main clientele. More than 90% of our guests travel solo, willing to throw themselves in with our other motley crew on arrival 🙂
WHY do people come with you?
People come with us because we offer an inclusive, comfortable environment of like-minded people, sailing beautiful, powerful boats in turquoise water and a warm wind. You’ll come with us because you need a total escape from 21st century living. You’ll come with us because you can come on their own without being or feeling alone, because you can have your own comfortable cabin with a big bed and its own bathroom, because we promise you adventures, exploration, activities, friendships, laughter and great food in safe, relaxed and conscientious company. You’ll come with us because we’ll take you sailing to amazing places and because we’ll show you another world, because we’ll show you our world.
Why do they come BACK?
They come back, and more than a third of our guests book with us again and again, because we care, because we fulfil all of our promises and often deliver more; but most of all they come back because they’re friends. Nothing about what we do at Yacht Ibis is false, choreographed or pretence.
All of our sailing trips are suitable for singles and solo travellers, and it’s important to note that it’s a shared adventure rather than a dating service….although who knows, you might just meet someone who ignites a spark! And if you don’t, you’re sure to take home some great memories and a hunger to sail more in this beautiful part of the world.
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What can I EXPECT? / What’s expected of me?
What makes you DIFFERENT?
Why Singles Sailing with Yacht Ibis
Mi casa, su casa! At Yacht Ibis we don’t expect you to sleep in pipecots or live out of a cubbyhole the size of a shoebox; we don’t ask you to share a toilet with 7 other people; we don’t ask you to take pot luck on your boat or your bed allocation! We won’t feed you soup and sandwiches and we don’t expect you to cook your own meals or provision the boat. We don’t add in any extra costs…ever.
We do offer you an escape to a different, simpler world; a world that’s more in touch with nature and the elements and we do ask that you embrace everything that goes along with that. We’ll sail every day, we’ll swim in the ocean, we’ll explore and discover; we’ll make new friends; we’ll feel alive and time will slow down.
You’re In Safe Hands
As Yacht Ibis owner and skipper, Sam has owned a boat since the age of 23. She’s sailed in many different weather conditions and in many different parts of the world. She’s had adventures at sea, and been through pretty much every gear failure scenario you can think of…for real! She loves and lives her boats. When you sail with her she’ll keep you safe, she’ll share her enthusiasm and love for sailing and the beautiful parts of the world we travel in; she’ll share her home and her heart.
Much MORE than A Holiday
A singles sailing holiday with Ibis is much more than a holiday; it’s an adventure, it’s a chance to get so far away from your life in the office that it fades into nothingness…at least for a little while. Time starts to slow down, and you can actually feel yourself blood pressure falling….relaaaax…..relaaaax….
Beginners are Welcome
So even if you’ve never been sailing before , why not give it a try? Surely it’s better to learn in paradise than a cold, rainy day in the northern hemisphere!
Get out of Your Comfort Zone
So what are you waiting for? Do something different next holiday…come sailing!
How do I KNOW if I’ll like sailing?
If you’ve never been sailing before and are worried it mightn’t be your sort of thing then it never hurts to give it a try before booking a longer trip half way across the world. There are a few ways to get started but bear in mind that the conditions you experience locally to you – in terms of the type of boat you might sail on or the weather conditions may very well not mirror those you might get in the Caribbean!
Find a Local Sailing Club
If you live near a body of water then there’s a good chance that there’s a sailing club or two not too far away either. Often, club members are on the lookout for someone to go sailing with them, and are more than happy to take you out on the water for a spin. Check on the club notice boards or call and speak with the Club Secretary for some possible contacts. Do take the time to get to know the boat owner a little bit before venturing out with him or her… it’s difficult to get off in a hurry once you’ve left the dock!
Sailing Schools
Many sailing schools offer weekend Try Sailing trips and these can be a great way of getting out on the water and learning a bit too.
Meetup Groups and Single Sailor Groups
There are sailing meetup groups in many bigger cities and most offer a social meetup too. This is a great way of connecting with sailors to begin with, and arranging group boat trips with meetup members. Single Sailor Groups are an alternative for some areas in the USA.
Do keep in mind that there are a number of different types of sailing holiday that cater to singles and solo travellers. We explore some of the alternatives in more depth on Sam’s Blog, here…
What Our GUESTS Say
ADVENTURES and Sailing
Adventure
Def’n: ad•ven•ture
(ad ven ′ c ̸ h ə r, ə d-)noun
1. the encountering of danger
2. a daring, hazardous undertaking
3. an unusual, stirring experience, often of a romantic nature
transitive verb
adventured -•tured, adventuring -•tur•ing
1. to put in danger; risk; venture
2. to be bold about; dare
intransitive verb
1. to engage in daring undertakings
2. to take a risk
Sailing…..
…by its very nature is adventurous; there is no predictability, just the age old battle of pitting your wits against the elements.
Throw in a smattering of historic sea battles, buried treasure & pirate stories, active volcanoes & wild, untamed rainforest and you have the recipe for a memorable adventure!
Sailing People
There’s something about sailing, if it gets into your blood there’s no looking back. And there’s something about people who sail, too…..they’re
- independent
- intelligent
- adventurous
- nature-loving
- a bit whacky
- adaptable
- fun!
Meet Like Minded People
If you think this describes you, then maybe you’ll discover your new passion…no, not a partner, Sailing!