Book Your Private Yacht

Your advantages when booking a group tour for young people with JTC:

Strong brand behind you

• The largest sailing provider for young people in German-speaking countries (since 2007).
• Rated 4.9 on Google.
• In case of problems on site, you always have a strong partner with years of relationships behind you.

Great concept

• Our concept is perfectly adapted to beginners.
• Over 300 trained skippers: young, English-speaking, experienced, and above all: incredibly excited about meeting you and your group :-)
• You can reserve any yacht for 5 days up to 6 weeks before the sailing tour.

Relaxed and smooth on site

• Local connections and insider knowledge in each port.
• Most yachts are from Dream Yacht Charter, the largest and most reputable charter company in the world.
• No yacht deposit! You are only responsible for max. 50 € per person in case of damage.

• The area, the date and the yacht are completely flexible.
• We will find your perfect match from 1000+ yachts worldwide.

How it works

1. Write an email to hello@join-the-crew.com to ask for available yachts.
2. We'll hold your reservation for up to 5 days free of charge.
3. The yacht is booked by your "group leader".

You've got time

• Reservation: We'll hold your reservation for up to 5 days free of charge.
• Booking: Pay a 30% deposit when you book
• Final payment: Pay the remaining 70% up to 6 weeks before the trip
• Convenient payment with PayPal, credit card, or bank transfer

You've got options

• Option 1: Pay for the yacht and settle it with your group afterwards.
• Option 2: Send each crew member an invitation link and everyone can pay for themselves.
• You can track your group's payments in the online area. 
• Lots of helpful information for download in the online area.

Organize your own arrival and departure

• Chat with your skipper before the trip and exchange tour information.
• Tips on flights, local accommodation, and check-in & check-out times can be found in each tour offer, in the "Arrival" FAQs.
• Immediately after booking, you will receive key information for the sailing tour.

If you join one of the JTC flotillas (for a day or for the entire trip), you'll naturally sail the flotilla's route. But, if you sail solo, you can choose any route you like, as long as your skipper has no safety/weather concerns. Our skippers have a lot of experience, so it’s definitely worth listening to them ;)

Book Online
On our website, you can browse the available yachts and prices, as well as make your booking.

Hot Tips

• If you book before the sailing season, we can get you a great price.
• There's even more availability if you join one of our flotillas.

Request a Yacht

1. Use the "custom request" tool.
2. Enter your preferred area, date, yacht type, and flotilla connection.
3. We'll find the perfect yacht with a JTC skipper for you.

All JTC skippers speak English. They've been sailing with global citizens for years, so communication is as smooth as a breeze.

• At sea, you'll have a kitchen adventure cooking on the boat, whereas in port you'll enter a world of cultural delights at the local restaurants.
• On your big grocery run our JTC shopping list is a great starting point.
• En route, your skipper can recommend great local restaurants.

The yacht's casco insurance has an excess called "deposit," which ranges from €1,000 to €8,000 depending on the yacht. For all shared sailing trips and most JTC group bookings, this deposit is limited to a maximum of €50 per person if the yacht is fully booked, through the "deposit coverage".

However, if you choose a yacht that is not from our main charter partner, things work differently. The deposit will be reserved on your credit card (similar to renting a car).  You also have the option to book a separate deposit insurance (please mention this when booking).

Charter your own private sailing yacht and skipper if

• You've got a really big group of friends.
• You don't want to change your group's special vibe.
• You want to share a special experience together.
• After socials on shore or with the flotilla, your group wants its own private home base to unwind.

Join a shared sailing trip if

• You're traveling solo or with 1-3 friends.
• You love meeting new people.
• Making new friends is one of the big attractions of the trip.

Sailing in a JTC flotilla is pretty cool: You’ll meet plenty of friendly people while swimming in the bays or going out in the harbor towns. But, if you’re looking for quieter time just for yourselves, then it’s better to choose your own route.

Joining JTC flotilla yachts is only possible for participants aged 18-39.

Our yachts have 3 to 6 cabins and can accommodate 6 to 12 people. The most popular yachts have 4-5 double cabins and sometimes a small skipper cabin. When you're choosing your yacht, remember that the skipper needs a private cabin, and a typical double cabin holds up to 2 people.

If you have more than 12 people, you can book multiple yachts. Thanks to our pool of over 600 skippers and 20,000+ yachts, we can make almost any dream come true :-)