Frequently Asked Questions

Yes we do! Here is how the discount works:

• 1st week = regular price
• 2nd full week = 10% discount off the charter rate and 25% off the daily damage waiver for the second week.
• 3rd full week and beyond = 15% discount off the charter rate and 50% off the daily damage waiver for the third week and beyond.

Partial week charters are offered on a space available (bookable within 2 weeks of departure date) basis during Spring, Summer and Fall Seasons. During Early Spring Season and Late Fall Season 4 to 6-day charters may be reserved in advance. (We have a 4-day minimum for charters occurring during Early Spring Season and Late Fall Season.)

Partial Week charter rates:

1 day = 30% of the standard week rate, plus insurance and sales tax.
2 days/1 night = 45% of the standard week rate, plus insurance and sales tax.
3 days/2 nights = 60% of the standard week rate, plus insurance and sales tax.
4 days/3 nights = 75% of the standard week rate, plus insurance and sales tax.
5 days/4 nights = 85% of the standard week rate, plus insurance and sales tax.
6 days/5 nights = 95% of the standard week rate, plus insurance and sales tax.

Single handing (sailing or cruising solo, without any crew) is not permitted without the express written approval of San Juan Sailing.

Our week-long charters start at 9am on Saturday and end at noon on Friday. Off-Pattern Charters (charters that do not begin Saturday at 9am and end at noon on Friday) may be available by special arrangement in non-peak periods of the season. ($150 off-pattern charter handling fee applies.) Please contact us to discuss partial week and 10-day charters.

The heart of our season is April 15 to October 1. Our winter weather can be unpredictable and severe so we end our charter season in mid October and begin it again mid March. However, in certain circumstances, based on experience and training, we may allow charters to be scheduled year round, provided the boat of your choice is not winterized or in the process of its annual winter maintenance. For consideration charters must be at least 4 days in length and requested at least two weeks in advance.

There are several excellent grocery stores in town but if you would like to have someone else provision for your charter, provisioning services are available through Brinda Honcoop at "To Do For You" (360-224-4225, todoforyou.biz), Sharon Steinbach at “Sharon’s Errand Service” (360-510-9850), or The Galley Girls (galleygirls.net). You can also pre-order online and pick up at Fred Meyer or order online for delivery to the harbor at Instacart.

Sheets, blankets, towels and pillows are included on all charters. Your charter agreement will show an order for linen sets and for towel sets. A towel set is one bath towel, one hand towel, and one wash cloth. We default the towel set order number to match the number of people that you've indicated will be aboard. The linen order will match the number of beds that you have indicated you will use and will include sheets and a comforter. For example, if you will have two couples aboard, using two beds, your linen order would be 2 and your towel order would be 4. Regardless of the linen order we will match the number of pillows to the number of people aboard. If you would like us to double your order of linen and towel sets for charters of two weeks or more, please let us know at least two weeks before your charter starts.

We have several fishing sets (1 tackle box and 2 fishing poles each) available to charter guests at no charge on a first-reserved basis. (The tackle boxes are maintained by the guests who use them.) Crab rings are standard equipment on all boats. Licenses for both crabbing and fishing are available in the harbor at LFS (360-734-3336).

There is free parking in the harbor, with 24-hour surveillance. The Port does not allow parking of motorhomes or travel trailers in the harbor. If you will be traveling with a motor home or travel trailer please contact us for suggestions.

Laundry, showers, two chandleries, one hotel, and many restaurants are within walking distance of our dock and office.

In most cases you are welcome to preboard the night before your charter for $50. However, if you do not schedule the preboard at the time of booking, you will need to add the preboard at least one week before your charter starts or we may not be able to accommodate you.

We leave the decision about whether to allow pets up to each individual boat owner. Most owners will ask us to provide some basic information about your pet (size, age, breed, boating experience, etc) to help them make their decision. When pets are allowed we do require a $500 refundable "pet damage and cleaning deposit". If your pet is a shedding breed please expect to have approximately $50 withheld from the refund for the extra cleaning time required to thoroughly remove pet hair.

Our standard damage protection plan is a Daily Damage Waiver that varies according to the size and value of your boat. For your liability protection, a standard flat rate of $20/day provides you a minimum of $1 million coverage. Both the Daily Damage Waiver and Liability Coverage are discounted for multiweek charters.

To reserve your charter we require a reservation deposit that is 30% of the charter rate. If you have to cancel your charter and it is more than 60 days before your charter starts then we would refund your reservation deposit less a $100 cancellation/rebooking fee. Between 60 days and 31 days before your charter starts we are only able to refund your reservation deposit if we are able to rebook the charter dates. In that case we would refund the reservation deposit less the $100 cancellation/rebooking fee. Thirty days before your charter starts your balance is due and at that point if you had to cancel we would retain the full balance unless we were able to rebook the charter dates. If we were able to rebook the charter dates we would refund you for whatever portion we were able to rebook, less the $100 cancellation/rebooking fee.