"Green" cruising

Think Green Boats and Sustainable Travel

More and more travelers are concerning themselves with sustainable travel, carbon offsets and reducing the carbon footprint of the travel industry. We are pleased to feature the Gato Verde, a beautiful and sustainable catamarran that is the first plug-in diesel electric hybrid charter boat on the West Coast of North America!
The owners [...]

A Few Good Reasons

Here are just a few good reasons to choose a private yacht charter over a commercial cruise ship….

Private Yacht Charter Vacation

Commercial Cruise Ship Vacation

Light environmental footprint
Huge environmental footprint

Personalized vacation – you choose where you want to go & what you want to do.
Impersonal – prearranged itinteraries; you go where they [...]

Gato Verde – The Name Says It All

Gato Verde means Green Cat…and that’s what she is…a Green (tending to preserve & improve environmental quality) Cat (short for catamaran).
At Gato Verde we provide clients of all ages and abilities with a fun and unique outdoor sailing adventure. Customized sailing instruction or carefree skippered sailing charters can run from 1.5 hours to seven [...]

Ashoka Changemakers Geotourism Challenge

Waypoint Yacht Charter Services and Sherri Backstrom have been honored with a nomination for the National Geographic and Ashoka Changemakers Geotourism Challenge for our efforts to promote accessible, eco-conscious private yacht charters worldwide. Please take a moment to click on the title below, read our entry and post any comments or questions you may have [...]

Private Charter Yacht vs. Cruise Ship – Clearly The Better Choice

“Private Yacht Charter” = Peace, intimacy, family, relaxation, quiet anchorages, exclusive, personal, customized, tranquility……
By choosing a private yacht charter for your vacation on the water, you are choosing these. Become one of the growing number of “happy cruisers” who are realizing that a vacation on the water does not have to be on a floating [...]