Go2Boat Magazine
What you want to know before you book – with figures only we have: week prices, free boats and how fast dates fill up, read fresh on every visit. Plus regions, winds, deposit, payment plan and the rules of protected areas, with sources.
Guides
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When to book? The best time to book your boat, measured rather than guessed
How early to book for July and what happens to prices of free dates shortly before departure – from our own measurements, region by region.
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A day, a few days or a week on board? How to choose the right length
Day trip, short stay or week: what each length offers, which boat suits it, why many boats run Saturday to Saturday and how to find the right dates.
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Group payment: one boat booked, everyone pays their share
How group payment works at Go2Boat: organiser, shares, reminders, what happens when shares are missing and where refunds go.
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Deposit and balance: how the payment plan works when you book a boat
When you pay what, why the payment plan comes from the provider, what «instant booking» and «on request» mean and when you get the provider's contact details.
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The security deposit on a boat: how much, when it is due, when you get it back
What the deposit is, why it sits with the provider and not with Go2Boat, how check-in and check-out work and how to avoid trouble at return.
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What is included and what costs extra? Mandatory extras, options and costs on site
Final cleaning, linen, skipper, fuel, berths, tourist tax: what is in the final price, what is added on site and what to ask before you book.
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Sailboat, catamaran or motorboat: which boat suits your group?
How many cabins you really need, when a catamaran is worth it and when a motorboat – an honest comparison for families, couples and groups of friends.
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Boat with or without a skipper? Licences, costs and what a skipper really brings
When you may drive a boat yourself, what countries and providers ask for, how the skipper shows in the price and who it is worth it for – an honest guide.
Balearic Islands
French Riviera
Corsica
Sardinia
Region · Sardinia
Motorboat rental on the Costa Smeralda: a day, a week and what to know
The Costa Smeralda by motorboat: which size for which group, with or without a skipper, fuel and berths – with prices read live.
Region · Sardinia
Boat rental in Golfo Aranci: Tavolara, Molara and the Costa Smeralda
From Golfo Aranci to Tavolara and Molara: day trip, four days or a week? Marine reserve, wind, boat type and live prices.
Region · Sardinia
La Maddalena archipelago by boat: national park, wind and best months
What to know before your time on board in the La Maddalena archipelago: park rules, the mistral, departure ports, boat type and live prices.
Amalfi Coast
Sicily
Croatia
Greece
Every figure in the articles is read from our own data when the page opens: for whole regions only, never for single boats or providers, and only when enough boats stand behind it. Where a figure is missing, the data are not enough yet.