Bareboating is hiring a yacht, catamaran, or launch and heading off on a high-seas adventure, with yourself as skipper, and your friends and family as crew, even if you have no kind of boat licence or don't own a boat.
There's a thorough briefing and a few tests in the harbour to make sure you have things under control but, once they feel you have the general idea and you've proven you have some sailing experience, the boat is yours to sail away in. You choose your route, anchorages and desired locations, and you have the freedom to change plans as you go.
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