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You Pays Your Money...
and you takes your chances. This axiom was amply reinforced during a glitch-filled cruise through the Grenadines by Practical Sailor's publisher and his family, with a charter firm previously recommended by this magazine.

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Duet, a South African-built Wildcat 350, had ūmore than its share of problems.
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Serious sailors often have line items in their annual sailing budgets for winter chartering. Nothing quite makes the blood flow like the anticipation of shaking off winter's chill with a sail through the islands for a week or so. But it's pricey. Throw in airfare, boat, provisioning and "incidentals," and the price of a Caribbean charter for a family of five can spike close to $10,000. Choosing a charter company that offers some semblance of quality therefore becomes an imperativeand also a dilemma for those of us in the business of purveying competent advice on how to spend your money.
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